A dozen years ago, I posed the question of whether it might be possible to incorporate under a crass, indecent or otherwise offensive name. That post mentioned the Court of Appeal's holding in Lee v. Superior Court, 9 Cal. App. 4th 510 (1992). In...
Last month, California State Senator Monique Limón introduced a bill, SB 1168, that would endow the California Secretary of State with the power to cancel the articles of a domestic corporation or the filing of a statement and designation by a...
Over the years, I have been frequently called to assist in cases of wrongful termination. See What To Do When Your Business Entity Has BeenWrongfullyTerminated. Rarely have I encountered the converse - the formation of an entity using a stolen...
A California corporation begins existence upon the filing of its articles of incorporation. Cal. Corp. Code § 200(c). The filing of initial articles of incorporation starts a 90 day clock on the filing of the newly hatched corporation's initial...
The California General Corporation Law provides that a California corporation that is dissolved continues to exist for the purpose of, among other things, defending actions against it. Cal. Corp. Code § 2010(a). This, of course, begs the question of...
The California Code of Civil Procedure sets forth the general rules governing the service of summons. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 415.10 - 415.95. Chapter 17 of the General Corporation Law adds to these provisions. In some cases, the form of the...
The California Secretary of State's online Business Search is easy to use and provides quick access to key corporate documents. According to the Secretary of State, Business Search provides freeaccess to PDF copies over 17 million business entity...
During the 2021-2022 legislative session, the California Secretary of State sponsored legislation, 2022 Cal. Stats. ch. 617, making numerous changes to the Corporations Code in anticipation of the implementation of its California Business Connect...
The California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act contemplates requires that a California LLC have at least two types of offices - a principal office and a designated office.