Category: Courtside Newsletter


December 2016 Courtside Newsletter: New Laws Affecting REALTORS®

January 23rd, 2017 by

Available for download in PDF. BY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAW ASHLEY A. PLANCHON, LAW CLERK CASEY MCINOTSH, PARALEGAL The California Legislature has enacted several new laws that may affect REALTORS® and their practices over the next two years. This month’s Courtside Newsletter provides an overview of those laws and their potential impact. Uniform […]


July 2016 Courtside Newsletter: Uber Class Action Lawsuits: How Proposed Settlement Affects the Independent Contractor v. Employee Debate

July 26th, 2016 by

PDF: July 2016 Newsletter_Uber Settlements BY: SYLVIA J. SIMMONS, ATTORNEY AT LAW CASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL This month’s Courtside Newsletter will discuss the recent settlement of the California and Massachusetts class action lawsuits against Uber Technologies, Inc. and how it potentially impacts the classification of workers as either employees or independent contractors. As an article in the […]


May 2016, TGLG Reports: The C.A.R. Spring Business Meetings

May 27th, 2016 by

Click here to download the PDF version of the newsletter. Several weeks ago, our Team attended the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) Spring Business Meetings in Sacramento. This month’s Courtside Newsletter will discuss some of the news and information picked up in the Member Legal Services portion of those meetings. Legal Q&As C.A.R. has revised […]


February 2016: Additional New Laws Affecting REALTORS® in 2016

February 23rd, 2016 by

Click here to download the PDF version of the newsletter. BY: KELLY A. NEAVEL, ATTORNEY AT LAW CASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL Our January Courtside Newsletter covered many of the new laws that would affect real estate practitioners in the coming year. However, there were a few more that we felt deserved coverage, as outlined below. Team […]


January 2016: Several New Laws Affecting REALTORS® in 2016

February 2nd, 2016 by

Click here to download the PDF version of the newsletter. BY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAW CASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL California’s Legislature once again boasted of a busy year in 2015, preparing and passing numerous new laws. Many of these laws may have an effect on the practice of real estate. Brokers and agents would […]