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Receive an Offer to Register a Trademark? We wanted to alert you to an email scam offering to register a trademark for you that some of our clients have reported to us. This is not reserved for companies that have existing...

About Joshua Park You may already be familiar with Joshua Park, our Senior Associate who joined Cummins and White, LLP in the summer of 2023. Joshua is an experienced attorney who has, for nearly a decade, represented...

  Cummins & White LLP provides an update and guidance on the reporting requirements recently enacted by the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) under the Corporate...

  The new year brought changes to California’s contractor license bond law. Every licensed contractor is required to either file with the Contractors State License Board (“CSLB” or “Board”) a bond or make a...

Edward J. Farrell’s defense in a quantum meruit suit earned a significant outcome for his client.  Plaintiff brought a lawsuit alleging quantum meruit, breach of contract, fraud, and economic interference claims for...

In this second article about Disadvantage Business Enterprises (“DBEs”) we discuss the policy behind the DBE program and whether it actually achieves its goal of leveling the playing field for socially and economically...

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise The certified “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise” (“DBE”) is an integral part of the construction industry in California and the United States as a whole. Billions of dollars in...

 Priority determinations have significant outcomes for unpaid contractors and suppliers intent on filing a mechanics lien. In the construction field, mechanics lien priority over other encumbrances levied on real estate are...