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Construction and Real Estate Risks and Law

Palm Springs construction and real estate laws account for developers, contractors, and landlords in control of inadequate maintenance, inspection, design and construction of buildings for residential, commercial, and industrial use. Typically, real estate litigation arises out of contracts that have gone wrong. Typical examples are insurance firms that will not

The Legal Representation Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a standard public pathological hazard that affects many. STDs, conjointly referred to as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) effect one in 2 sexually active persons by age twenty-five. Once it involves lawsuits, the cases that often find a presence in court are typically those that involve

2018 SBEMP Awards

Guidelines SBEMP BUSINESS AWARDS – SELECTION COMMITTEE GUIDELINES 2018 Congratulations and thank you for participating on the Selection Committee for the SBEMP Business Awards. Please save the evening of October 10, 2018 to attend the Awards Ceremony and be honored for your contribution to this year’s Awards. The purpose of

CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL RETURNS DEFAMATION CASE TO SUPERIOR COURT

[googlepdf url=”https://sbemp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/release-and-opinion-2.pdf” width=”100%” height=”600″] SBEMP, LLP announced that the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, rejected the defendants’ special motion to strike the complaint in Chyssikos v. MCC Radio, LLC, et al (Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. INC1109827). The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s

Court Decision Reaffirms Rate-Setting Powers of Water Districts

By Arden Wallum and John Pinkney Mission Springs Water District (“MSWD” or “District”)— encompassing North Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs and some unincorporated areas of Riverside County — experienced robust growth for a decade until 2007. During the growth spurt, MSWD significantly expanded its facilities to keep up with the

SLOVAK BARON EMPEY MURPHY & PINKNEY LLP EXPANDS PRACTICE

FIRM ADDS FULL-SERVICE ESTATE, TRUSTS, PROBATE & LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP By: Valerie A. Powers Smith, Esq. Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP, founded in 1994, and with offices in Palm Springs and Costa Mesa, California, and New Jersey, New Jersey, concentrates on providing

MYRON “MIKE” MEYERS

Mike Meyers was at the forefront of California Real Property Law for the last 55 years. Before joining SBEMP more than a decade ago, Mike chaired the real estate department at Jeffer Mangels Butler and Marmaro in Century City.   A graduate of UCLA, Mike became an adjunct professor teaching a