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Month: October, 2014
Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae Sponsors Biederman Entertainment & Media Law Institute Awards
Category: Events | Friday, October 31st, 2014 | Comments Off on Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae Sponsors Biederman Entertainment & Media Law Institute Awards
Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae LLP is a proud sponsor of The Donald E. Biederman Entertainment & Media Law Institute Awards Reception 2014. This special event provides Southwestern Law School’s Entertainment and Intellectual Property Alumni Association and other members of the Southwestern community with the opportunity to recognize alumni and friends for their outstanding service to the entertainment and media industries, the legal profession and legal education.
Is Google Responsible for Delivering Accurate – And Truthful – Search Results?
Category: Press | Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 | Comments Off on Is Google Responsible for Delivering Accurate – And Truthful – Search Results?
Bryan Sullivan appeared in Robert McGarvey’s Main Street article “Is Google Responsible for Delivering Accurate – And Truthful – Search Results?”
Sophia Lau Comments on Apple and Facebook Employee Benefits
Category: News, Press | Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 | Comments Off on Sophia Lau Comments on Apple and Facebook Employee Benefits
Sophia Lau was quoted in Erika Morphy’s eCommerce Times article “Debate Simmers Over Facebook, Apple Egg-Freezing Benefit,” which discusses Apple’s and Facebook’s new employee benefits.
The full article can be found here.
Early Sullivan Successfully Represents United General Title Insurance Company on Appeal in RNT Holdings, LLC v. United General Title Insurance Company
Category: News, Results | Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 | Comments Off on Early Sullivan Successfully Represents United General Title Insurance Company on Appeal in RNT Holdings, LLC v. United General Title Insurance Company
Early Sullivan successfully represented United General Title Insurance Company (“United General”) in opposing RNT Holding’s appeal of Early Sullivan’s underlying summary judgment victory for United General. RNT is a company owned by billionaire mogul Ronald N. Tutor. The Court of Appeal’s decision in RNT Holdings, LLC v. United General Title Insurance Company, Case No. B250089 is of paramount importance to the title insurance industry. The decision provides clarity regarding the interpretation of key title insurance Exclusion 3(a) (which language is included in most title insurance policies) ruling that Exclusion 3(a) is triggered if the insured’s conduct was intentional, regardless of: (a) whether the insured actually intended to create a title defect through its conduct, and (b) whether the insured knew that a title defect might occur from the insured’s intentional act. The decision also establishes for the first time that an insured lender’s release of its insured interest in a subject property terminates the insurer’s potential liability under the policy, regardless of the occurrence of a covered risk at the time of the release. Click on “Download PDF” to the right to read the full decision.
Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae’s Appeal Prevails in Moorefield Construction, Inc. v. Intervest Mortgage Investment Company
Category: News, Results | Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 | Comments Off on Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae’s Appeal Prevails in Moorefield Construction, Inc. v. Intervest Mortgage Investment Company
In the recently published appellate decision Moorefield Construction, Inc. v. Intervest Mortgage Investment Company, et al., D065464, the California Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s decision awarding a general contractor $2.2 million on its mechanic’s lien. The Court of Appeals upheld a subordination agreement that the general contractor (Moorefield Construction, Inc.) had signed with Early Sullivan client Intervest Mortgage (formerly known as Sterling Savings Bank), “subordinating” Moorfield’s mechanic’s lien claim to Intervest’s Deed of Trust, which was security for the construction loan. This Court of Appeals’ reversal establishes case law ensuring that via the subordination agreement (standard in deals between lenders and general contractors) a lender’s deed of trust is in first position, trumping the general contractor’s mechanic’s lien. Subordination agreements are the lifeline of construction lending because they provide construction lenders with confidence that they will always be in first position in the event of a default. If the Court of Appeals would have upheld the trial court ruling, then the uncertainty of a lender’s position in the event of a default would have dramatically impacted construction lending. Click on “Download PDF” to read the published decision.
Bryan Sullivan and Steve Ma to Speak at Digital Hollywood 2014
Category: Events | Monday, October 13th, 2014 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan and Steve Ma to Speak at Digital Hollywood 2014
Bryan Sullivan and Steve Ma will be panelists on “The New Wave in Investing: Angels-Incubators-Accelerators-Labs-CrowdFunding” at Digital Hollywood 2014.
Digital Hollywood debuted in 1994 and has from its start been among the leading trade conferences in its field with over 15,000 top executives in the film, television, music, home video, cable, telecommunications and computer industries attending the various events each year.