Lately, there has been an uptick in the number of cannabis farms holding either a local or state license being bought and sold throughout the County. From a regulatory perspective, purchasing a cannabis farm presents issues with respect to business continuity, disclosure requirements, and other responsible agency requirements for transfer of required permits and authorizations. The following is a brief … Read More
A Full Toolbox to Investigate Your Personal Injury Claim
You pick yourself up off the ground and assess your injuries. You will surely need medical attention, which is rarely cheap in 2018. Who is responsible? When you fall prey to a dangerous condition on public property, whether it is an improperly maintained street, a hole in the sidewalk, or one of many dangers associated with public utilities, it is … Read More
Eye Can See Clearly, Now with AB 443
This legislative session resulted in changes to California’s Optometry Practice Act, which regulates the practice of optometry. New law in the form of signed and enrolled AB 443 means that California optometrists can now provide habilitative optometric services, use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents for certain purposes, perform intravenous injection for the purpose of performing ocular angiography under limited circumstances, and treat … Read More
Cow Collisions: Liability of Livestock Owners
Rural areas like Humboldt County have ranching and cattle production as part of the local economy, but most motorists don’t reasonably expect to encounter livestock loose on Highway 101. But that is exactly what a current client of Janssen Malloy LLP partner Michael Crowley faced late this past summer, when a large black shape suddenly appeared in front of her … Read More
Developing a Wage Loss Claim in a Personal Injury Case
One type of damages that is very common in personal injury cases, such as in a motor vehicle collision, is lost wages. Unfortunately, employers are inconsistent about the type of records they keep and therefore what might be readily available for an employee who has been injured outside the course and scope of employment to provide to document their losses … Read More
Janssen Malloy LLP Honored for 40+ Years of Pro Bono Representation
Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC) on October 5, 2018 honored the law firm of Janssen Malloy LLP for its forty-plus years of commitment to pro bono representation of citizens who are unable to afford legal services. Since the firm’s founding in 1976, the lawyers of Janssen Malloy LLP have been the steadfast anchor of the prop bono Civil Clinic … Read More
Can Counties Really Charge $10,000 Per Violation of County Zoning Ordinances?
As you may or may not be aware, Humboldt County is charging $10,000 per day per violation of County Codes related to unlicensed cannabis cultivation. Such violations include grading violations, building permit violations, and violations of the cannabis ordinance. The question is whether the County can really impose such a stiff penalty and what statute authorizes such a penalty? The … Read More
Employment Arbitration Agreements May Be Shown the Door
If the Governor signs AB 3080, 2019 will usher in a new era for employees in California. Initially intended to address “lawyer tactics” in response to workplace sexual harassment claims, the bill (1) makes it unlawful to require arbitration agreements as a condition of employment (and to retaliate against an employee who does not agree to arbitration) and (2) limits … Read More
Is There an Umbrella?
Most people would think I am referring to the kind of umbrella that protects you from rain, but today’s discussion is about the kind of “umbrella” or excess liability insurance that provides an additional layer of insurance coverage on top of an underlying policy. For example, automobile drivers are required under California state law to carry auto liability insurance coverage … Read More
Civil Code Section 813 – Protect Your Real Property!
California Civil Code section 813(link is external) provides a simple means for landowners to protect themselves from someone asserting prescriptive rights or adverse possession. It states, in relevant part: “The holder of record title to land may record in the office of the recorder of any county in which any part of the land is situated, a description of said land … Read More