Ha presentado su demanda civil y ha comenzado sus procedimientos legales para obtener daños del acusado; sin embargo, ahora se le ha informado que el acusado se declaró en bancarrota, ¿y ahora qué? Cuando un acusado se declara en bancarrota en medio de un litigio, le...
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What Happens When A Defendant Files for Bankruptcy in The Middle Of Your Civil Lawsuit?
You have filed your civil lawsuit and have begun your legal proceedings in order to obtain damages from defendant; however, now you have been informed that the defendant has filed for bankruptcy, now what? When a defendant files for bankruptcy in the middle of...
Talk it Out: Negotiate Your Lease
So the governor has given you a break. Your landlord cannot evict for until the end of May. But rent is still due. So what do you do? Negotiate. While tenants may be dancing in the streets about a moratorium on evictions, the moratorium is only for a few months,...
What is mediation and can I Participate in mediation while social distancing?
With the courts current closure and the California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Stay at Home Order, issued on March 19, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many parties are left thinking that their case is on hold until further notice. However, this is not necessarily...
Financial Impact COVID-19 will have in the legal field
During these unprecedented times as the bustling world around us comes to a screeching halt what does this mean for the legal system? In response to the spread of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), California Governor Issues a Stay at Home Order to California’s...
Repercussions of Eviction Moratorium on Residential and Commercial Leases in San Diego
On March 27, 2020, Governor Newsome signed Executive Order N-37-20[1], which provided a moratorium on evictions until May 31, 2020. But what does that mean? The order provides two protections: (1) it conditionally extends the time to respond to an existing eviction...
Force Majeure During COVID-19
Force Majeure is a French term meaning “superior strength,” and is the concept that something of superior strength caused one party to a contract to be unable to perform the terms of the agreement. With the entire state being shut down due to COVID-19, hundreds of...
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