Is it mandatory practice to meet and confer before a trial?

The local and state rules require that the parties meet to put together trial exhibits and to discuss other matters that could be resolved prior to...

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In CA Claim/Deliver, can a defendant really pay a bond and gets the property back?

This really is not something you should do yourself and you should hire an attorney to consult or advise you.

Can a Cross-Complaint be defensive in nature in an attempt to limit or defeat liability?

I am not sure what you are asking. Cross complaints are claims that you have against the plaintiff or another party for which you seek affirmative...

Should the Plaintiff use the Second Amended Complaint to correct the Defendant's Demurrer and add a second Defendant?

If you are the plaintiff and you were granted the right to file a second amended complaint, and you had doe defendants, you can add a new...

Am I legally responsible? What are the implications of a small claims suit?

If you sold the product as is then you would have no obligations. Otherwise, if you sold a brand new item that does not work, it is your...

If something happens to me, how can I protect my wife and make sure she receives either my shares or the value of the business?

You have to take care of this now. You need to see an estate attorney and a business attorney, or preferably one who can do both. It is very...

Filing an action to stop the use of our corporate name

Can you stop them? Maybe. Under trademark law, there must be consumer confusion. If the services and products you provide are different, then you...

You will have to file suit for defamation against her and obtain a court order ordering her to take it down. Then, and only then, will yelp,...

If I document an idea in an inventors journal, can this entry be used to protect my invention ?

No, it is the first to file a patent application and reduce it to practice that protects you.

As with any lawyer you hire, you have every right to question the bill and have it reduced. The fact that you were not told this very important...