Marina Manoukian
Robots Have Been Buying Your Hamilton Tickets!
On October 2, 2017, Ticketmaster, LLC with headquarters located in West Hollywood, filed a federal lawsuit against Prestige Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. In the action, Ticketmaster claims that Prestige Entertainment used computer programs (robots) to scoop up large amounts of the tickets available for hot events such as…
Can My Child Decide Who He/She Wants to Live With?
Child Custody is one of the most important issues to be decide in a martial dissolution matters. Indeed, parents going through divorce may end up spending tens of thousands of dollars and countless sleepless nights fighting over child custody and visitation. The issue of child custody has two components: (1) legal custody; and (2) physical…
Court of Appeal Affirms LA Superior Court’s Decision Not to Allow Husband to Modify Support Obligation Based on a Transfer of His Business to Current Wife and Claimed Retirement
The Second District Court of Appeal affirmed Judge Larua L. Siegle’s denial of a request for modification of support in the case of In re Marriage of Kevin J. and Cathy Berman (http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B272324.PDF), wherein the husband who owned a private investigation firm, had remarried and when he turned 65 years old, he handed the business…
Who Gets the Dog in the Divorce?
In a time when more families own dogs, the question of who gets the family pet is a real question for some parties going through divorce. Last year, the Washington Post reported that three-fourths of Americans in their 30’s have dogs. Apparently, Millennials are more likely to have a pet than own a home, a car…
Nanny Cam Recordings Ruled Admissible by California Court
In case you did not know, California is one of the few states that requires consent of all parties to a recorded conversation before the recording can be admissible as evidence. In fact, if there is no consent, the recording can actually be considered a crime. This means that if you record a spouse, significant…
Priority of Mechanic's Liens
One of the most important aspects of the power of mechanic’s lien is its priority over other liens or deeds of trust. Generally, liens on property follow the rule of “first in time, first in line” meaning that the priority of liens are determined based on the timing of the recording of the lien. To…
General Contractors: What to Include in a Home Improvement Contract
You have agreed to do some remodeling work for a homeowner. They seem really nice and innocent. So, you decide not to waste time with a written contract. Worse yet, you don’t even have a basic home improvement contract. You think, these are nice people, what can go wrong? Short answer is, a lot can…
What Contractors Need to Know Under the California Right to Repair Act
The California Right to Repair Act, commonly known as SB800 is a bill that became effective as of January 1, 2003 establishing a mandatory procedure that must be used by homeowners who have construction defect claims against the builder, subcontractor, product manufacturer or design professional of a new construction (for the purpose of this article,…
Solar Contractor Do's and Don'ts!
In recent years, installation of solar panels has become a lucrative and growing business. Many contractors have chosen to forego their conventional construction projects and get into the business of selling, financing and installing solar panels. As solar panel installations on homes have increased, so have complaints to the Contractor’s State License Board (CSLB). In…
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