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Give the Corporate Director a Serpent Deflector: Reinforcing an Absolute Right to Inspection under the California Corporations CodeBy: Ethan J. Birnberg, Esq., Porter Simon, P.C., Truckee, California [Article originally published in the Vol. 45, No. 3 of The Writ (Washoe County Bar Association)]   California is no stranger to litigation between corporations and their board of directors. Directors are provided the tools and ability to meaningfully participate in management, and an absolute right to certain information under Section 1602 of the California Corporations Code:        Every director shall [...]

            As a new Grandparent I can fully appreciate a Grandparent’s desire to see their grandchild as much as possible. We are fortunate. In our case, visiting little June Thomas is welcomed by his mom and dad. Grandparent’s Sue for More Visitation             That is not the case with the Balandran family. David and Felicia Balandran had two young kids when David contracted Covid-19 and died. After David’s death, Felicia continued to allow David’s Grandparents to visit with the girls - multiple times each month with visits particularly frequent in [...]

            The Second Amendment provides that “a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”             That seems pretty simple, a militia, presumably military, has the right to own guns. Those few words have generated as much controversy as any other in our Constitution. In recent years our US Supreme Court has favored the unregulated ownership and use of firearms. Government regulations restricting gun use are generally found [...]