Contract Termination Complaint Due to Coronavirus Pandemic [Free Draft Lease Cancellation Lawsuit Template Example]
Are you are trying to get out of your lease or otherwise breach and terminate a contract?
Frustration of Purpose Doctrine in California Due to Coronavirus? [Cases Definition Example Defense]
What is Frustration of Purpose Under California Law?
Lange v. Schilling – Refusal to Mediate Before Litigation Sacrifices Right to Attorney’s Fees in CAR Contracts
Lange v. Schilling (2008) 163 Cal.App.4th 1412 – Refusal to Mediate Before Litigation Sacrifices Right to Attorney’s Fees Under California Association of Realtors (CAR) Form Lease and Purchase and Sale Agreement Buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords should beware of filing a lawsuit before attempting to mediate under the CAR form purchase and sale and lease agreements. … Read More
Coronavirus Force Majeure Cancellation of Contract Sample Letter [Free Template]
Force Majeure Letter Requesting Termination of Contract due to Coronavirus Pandemic Updated Letter – Lease Termination Letter [Free Sample Template Coronavirus Force Majeure Frustration of Purpose Impracticability] – Click Here. Are you trying to get out of your lease or otherwise breach and terminate a contract due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic? Luckily, the Coronavirus … Read More
Coronavirus Defenses to Breach of Contract Under California Law
Does the Coronavirus Pandemic Excuse Performance of Contractual Obligations? The Coronavirus pandemic will make it more difficult for many parties to perform their obligations under various contracts, including breach of a real estate lease, a purchase and sale contract, a mortgage, a promissory note, and various business and real estate contract. If one of the … Read More
Coronavirus Negligent Transmission Lawsuits Have Become the Next Big Thing
Can You Sue Someone for Transmitting Coronavirus? California Supreme Court seems to suggest negligence cause of action is possible. UPDATE March 9, 2020: Princess Cruise Line gets hit with lawsuit for exposing passengers to Coronavirus (Source: TMZ). With Coronavirus transmissions on the rise, lawyers will start asking whether someone can be sued for negligently transmitting … Read More
Government Code Section 6000 & 6008 – Newspaper of General Circulation Law California
California Government Code sections 6000 and 6008 are the two statutes that allow a publication to become adjudicated through a newspaper of general circulation attorney in California. This entitles the newspaper to publish legal advertising in its particular jurisdiction of adjudication. This article outlines the general parameters of these two statutes. California Government Code Section … Read More
Contesting a Petition for Adjudication as a Newspaper of General Circulation – Cal. Gov. Code § 6022
When a publication believes it meets the requirements to be adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation (NGC) in California, it can file a petition with the California Superior Court requesting the right to run legal notices in compliance with various statutes (e.g., publishing fictitious business name statements). However, what happens when a newspaper files for adjudication, but it … Read More
California Government Code Section 6041 – Which Newspaper is Required for Publication of Official City Legal Notices?
One of the most contested issues for newspapers of general circulation in California is what newspaper a city, county or other government entity must use to publish to meet the legal requirements of notice by publication. The relevant law in Government Code Section 6041 provides as follows: Whenever any publication, or notice by publication, or … Read More
Beware: CCP § 664.6 Settlement Must be Attached to Request for Dismissal Form for Court to Retain Jurisdiction
Mesa RHF Partners, L.P. v. City of L.A. (2019) 33 Cal.App.5th 913 Sets Forth Strict Requirements for Court to Retain Jurisdiction Under CCP § 664.6 Attorneys commonly believe that settlements calling for the court to retain jurisdiction automatically do so. However, strict compliance with Code of Civil Procedure § 664.6 is required for court to … Read More
