Category: Courtside Newsletter


ADA Website Compliance: Changing Case Law Imposes New Responsibility for Agents & Brokers

October 1st, 2019 by

BY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAWCODY J. BELLMEYER, ATTORNEY AT LAW The California Court of Appeal recently decided Thurston v. Midvale Corp which addressed website compliance as it relates to ADA and the Unruh Civil Rights Act. In summary, the Plaintiff, Thurston, was blind and used a screen reader software to access the internet. […]


AB 5 Passed Out of Senate as Ninth Circuit Depublishes Vasquez Decision

August 23rd, 2019 by

BY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAW | OF COUNSELASHLEY A. RICHARDSON, LAW CLERK Assembly Bill 5 (Gonzalez) has passed out of the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee, bringing those in the employment industry and employees one step closer to clarity regarding independent contractor status. AB 5 is in response to Dynamex Operations […]


Courtside Real Estate Newsletter: June 2019 New and Revised Forms

June 10th, 2019 by

Download PDF BY: JOHN G. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAW | OF COUNSELASHLEY A. RICHARDSON, LAW CLERK Recently, the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R) released its list of proposed new and revised forms scheduled for release in June 2019. This list includes three new forms and thirteen revised forms. This Courtside Newsletter will discuss what real […]


Courtside Real Estate Newsletter: Fair Housing Laws You Need to Know

May 1st, 2019 by

Download PDF BY: JOHN G. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAW | OF COUNSEL ASHLEY A. RICHARDSON, LAW CLERK In recent years, fair employment and housing laws have continued to expand in an effort to protect persons from discrimination in the employment and housing process. California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) was created to protect […]


Courtside Real Estate Newsletter: The Latest from the 2019 California Association of REALTORS® Winter Business Meetings

March 28th, 2019 by

Download PDF BY: ROBERT H. TYLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW ASHLEY A. RICHARDSON, LAW CLERK LINDA CONAWAY, LEGAL ASSISTANT January 31, 2019 to February 1, 2019, the associates at Tyler and Bursch, LLP had the pleasure of attending the 2019 California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) Winter Business Meetings in Indian Wells. Below isour report on the […]