Recently, I wrote about the Nevada Secretary of State's proposal to adopt regulations implementing legislation that imposes a fiduciary standard on brokers. See Nevada Secretary Of State Unveils Proposed Broker-Dealer Fiduciary Rules. This rule...
Under Nevada's Constitution, Nevada's legislature meets biennially (i.e., every other year), a schedule not to be confused with with California's legislative biennium (i.e., lasting two years). Nev. Const. Art. 4, § 2(1). Nevada's current...
As are result of legislation enacted last year, California corporations and limited liability companies may now apply to the Franchise Tax Board for administrative dissolution/cancellation. 2017 Cal. Stats. ch. 679 (AB 2503). The FTB, moreover,...
In an en banc decision issued yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed U.S. District Court Judge Edward M. Chen's denial of a preliminary injunction in an action challenging a San Francisco ordinance requires health warnings on...
As a general matter, a parent company will not be liable on a contract signed by its subsidiary simply because it is a wholly-owned subsidiary. Sometimes, however, it is possible to establish some other basis for binding a parent to its...
Doing Business - Chapter 80
Before commencing or doing any business in Nevada, NRS 80.010 requires a foreign corporation to file with the Nevada Secretary of State:
- Qualification to do Business in Nevada form.
- A file stamped copy of the document...
When settling claims, California lawyers will typically include a waiver of Civil Code Section 1542. That statute generally provides that a general release does not extend to claims not known or suspected to exist at the time of executing the...
Old and In the Way?
A recent study by four professors finds quite a few faults with older directors:
"Specifically, older independent directors are more likely to miss board meetings and less likely to be a member or chair of important board...
NRS 628A.020 imposes a fiduciary duty on financial planners. In 2017, the Nevada legislature enacted legislation prohibiting broker-dealers and sales representatives from violating the fiduciary duty imposed by NRS 628A.020. NRS 90.575(1). This...
Several prior posts have discussed California's whistleblower protection statute - Labor Code Section 1102.5. See Court Extends California Whistleblower Protection To Third Party Violations; Can A Whistleblower Disclose What Has Already Been...
Keith Paul Bishop
