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It's unlikely the U.S. Supreme Court would agree to review the constitutionality of Proposition 8, following Tuesday's narrowly crafted decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, according to local law professors.
Arlene Prater has been appointed to serve as office managing partner of Best Best & Krieger's San Diego office. She will oversee the office's strategic direction, general operations and business development.
Best Best & Krieger partner Paula de Sousa has been selected to serve on the California Special Districts Association's 2012 education committee.
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Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP partner John T. Brooks was recently elected as a member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers.
Last week Punxsutawney Phil made it official – San Diego businesses have to cope with six more weeks of winter. In the coming week there are numerous speakers and activities that will help us make it through the dreary days ahead.
Upon entering Andrew Skale's office, a visitor is just as likely to be treated to a magic trick as to receive legal advice.
The University of San Diego School of Law will host a special sitting of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, Feb. 6
U.S. District Court Judge Joseph L. Tauro ordered the complete dismissal on Jan. 30 of a whistleblower suit against San Diego-based Millennium Laboratories brought by a former Calloway Laboratories' senior officer.
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In 2004, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 728, changing the statutory framework surrounding liquidated damages clauses in purchase contracts for new condominiums. AB 728 added a subdivision (f) to Civil Code section 1675. Section 1675(f) did away with the existing presumption that purchase deposits for newly constructed condominiums were unreasonable as liquidated damages if they exceeded 3% of the purchase price. As originally conceived, the aim of 1675(f) was to encourage developers to build condominium projects. The Legislature figured that if developers could take larger deposits from buyers, they could more easily finance their projects and would be incentivized to build.
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