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Legal Updates/E-Alerts

New Law Extends Tentative Subdivision and Parcel Maps by One Year July 17, 2008 Todd Williams

Ninth Circuit Restricts Copyright Remedies for Delayed Registration June 16, 2008 Josh Cohen and Katherine Wenger

Careful Drafting Needed to Ensure that Purchase Agreements are not Found to be Revocable Option Contracts June 13, 2008 Monica Sloboda and Katherine Oberle

Trade Secret Owners Should Look Both Ways When Suing for Misappropriation June 5, 2008 Josh Cohen

Expiration of Tentative Map Does Not Require New CEQA Review for Resubmission of Same Project May 28, 2008 Todd Williams

Appellate Courts Hold that Arbitration Provision in HBW 2-10 Warranty is Unenforceable March 28, 2008 Chris Monahan and Steve Holland

MMB Proposition 90 Resource Center October 26, 2006

Planning for Conflict in an Uncertain World October 5, 2006 Steven N. Holland and Katherine Wisinski

Proposition 90 September 1, 2006

Sixth District Court of Appeal Holds Local Agencies Are Not Required to Give Private Open Space Credit Against Park Dedication Requirements May 2, 2006 Christian M. Carrigan and Daniel A. Muller

In 2006, Builders Must Provide Buyers with Additional Disclosures, Options, and Designs to Accommodate People with Disabilities March 27, 2006 Christopher G. Monahan

California Assembly Bill 758 December 21, 2005 Kenneth M. Miller and Chris G. Monahan

Managing the Risks of the Housing Bubble November 1, 2005 Christopher G. Monahan

Security Deposits Not Applied to Unpaid Rent Obligations October 6, 2005 Christopher G. Monahan

San Remo Hotel, L.P. v. City and County of San Francisco (2005) 125 S.Ct. 2491 September 1, 2005 Patricia E. Curtin and Daniel A. Muller

Kelo v. City of New London, Conn. (2005) 125 S.Ct. 2655 September 1, 2005 Patricia E. Curtin and Daniel A. Muller

Lingle v. Chevron USA (2005) 125 S.Ct. 2074 September 1, 2005 Patricia E. Curtin and Daniel A. Muller

Mejia v. City of Los Angeles (California Home Development LLC) 2nd District Court of Appeal; May 27, 2005; 05 C.D.O.S. 5264 September 1, 2005 Patricia E. Curtin and Daniel A. Muller

California Supreme Court Strikes Down Contractual Jury Trial Waivers August 12, 2005

New UCC Article 9 Requires Action Before July 1, 2002 January 24, 2002 Steven R. Harmon

In The News

Morgan Miller Blair Files Federal Amicus Brief for Wireless Technology Companies; Court to Interpret eBay Patent Decision October 22, 2007

Apple, Cisco Gird for Battle over iPhone January 12, 2007

40 Under 40 - Steve Harmon July 28, 2006

Predators feeding on homeowners June 24, 2006

New Cross Exam June 23, 2006

Handheld Devices Make the Leap From Experiment to Everyday Use January 1, 2006

20th Anniversary September 22, 2005 Morgan Miller Blair

Marilyn Morris of Morgan Miller Blair Leads New East Bay Chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women June 24, 2005

Morgan Miller Blair Named One of the 100 "Best Places to Work in the Bay Area for 2005" April 30, 2005

Don't Get Sued March 25, 2005 Interview with Rich Vasquez

Trailblazing Law Firm Leads with BlackBerry Legal Applications March 24, 2005 BlackBerry for the Legal Community

Darryl Ott NPCG Program Chair September 24, 2004

Real estate: homebuilders face renewed tort actions June 18, 2004

Law firm builds on development issues June 11, 2004

Venture firms build up 'overhang' April 2, 2004

Ken Miller breaks out of the legal box by helping builders find novel solutions September 1, 2002

Can Judgments Against Homeowners Associations Nab Homeowners? May 17, 2002 Kenneth M. Miller

Lawyer helps boot up tech ventures February 8, 2002

VC Investment Has Only One Way to Go January 2, 2002

New Venture Capitalists Looking East October 19, 2001

Articles

The Profound Impacts of Proposition 90 October 31, 2006

Lawyers Tap Technology to Increase Their Firm's Effectiveness August 25, 2006 Richard Vasquez

Remote network access creates opportunities for remote sabotage May 19, 2006 Joshua D. Cohen and Jeffrey T. Lindgren

Business and Technology Quarterly May 15, 2006

Manage Intellectual Property, Stay Out of Court February 24, 2006 Jeffrey T. Lindgren

Inside Issue: The Importance of Pro Bono Work February 1, 2006 Geoffrey Steele

The Inherent Uncertainties of Civil Litigation August 1, 2005 Geoffrey W. Steele

Business: Call To Action on Housing June 10, 2005 Michael K. Brown

A Lie is a Lie; California Supreme Court allows tort recovery for fraud during the performance of a contract June 1, 2005 Kevin R. Brodehl

Succession Planning March 25, 2005 Darryl D. Ott

Today's Tools for a Jury Trial June 29, 2004 Richard C. Vasquez

Federal CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 December 29, 2003 Jeffrey T. Lindgren

Venture Capitalists Catch a Break in California November 3, 2003 Steven R. Harmon

Print Advertising October 1, 2003 Jeffrey T. Lindgren

Compensating Employees with Restricted Stock - Should You Follow Microsoft's Lead? August 12, 2003 Steven R. Harmon

The Ten-Year Statue of Limitations August 8, 2003 Kenneth M. Miller, et al

Don't Let Your Corporate Charter Documents Go Out of Style July 3, 2003 George S. Cabot and Steven R. Harmon

Do It Wright June 6, 2003 Marilyn Morris and Christopher G. Monahan, et al

Dividend Taxation Redux June 2, 2003 George S. Cabot

Securities Fraud March 8, 2003 Richard C. Vasquez

Frozen Computers March 3, 2003 Kevin R. Brodehl

Excluding Dividends from Taxable Income January 22, 2003 George S. Cabot

The "FIX IT" Bill: Senate Bill 800 September 13, 2002 Kenneth M. Miller

Historic Redesign of Securities Law Should Be of Interest to All August 30, 2002 Steven R. Harmon and M. Greg Allio of PremierCounsel, et al

A Case of Corporate Identity Crisis? July 15, 2002 Steven R. Harmon

Avoid the Suspense of Corporate Suspension July 15, 2002 Steven R. Harmon

When are contractual obligations created? May 17, 2002 George S. Cabot and Steven R. Harmon

Copeland v. Baskin Robbins May 17, 2002 George S. Cabot and Richard C. Vasquez

Effectively Representing Emerging Companies December 1, 2001 Jeffrey T. Lindgren

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly November 19, 2001 Christopher J. Hunter

City-Sponsered Ballot Initiatives Must Comply with CEQA June 13, 2001 Kenneth M. Miller, Bruce E. Ring and Daniel A. Muller

New California Usury Exemption Should Facilitate Bridge Loans May 24, 2001 Steven R. Harmon

Boilerplate Basics, or Why Should I Care about That Stuff at the End of My Contract? March 2, 2001 Marilyn Morris and Steven R. Harmon

Avoid Being Snukal-ed: Lack of Signing Authority as a Corporation's Defense to a Breach of Contract Suit March 2, 2001 Steven R. Harmon

Office Leasing with Your Equity February 9, 2001 Steven R. Harmon

Library

Equity-Based Compensation: The Currency of Choice for Technology Companies April 1, 2000 George S. Cabot

Case Studies

Complex Litigation Case Study #1 November 1, 2005

Complex Litigation Case Study #2 November 1, 2005

Complex Litigation Case Study #3 November 1, 2005

M&A Case Study #1 November 1, 2005