S Corporations, C Corporations, and LLC’s: Understanding the Difference You know you need to organize your business, and you’ve heard terms like c-corp, s-corp, and LLC, but you don’t know the difference between them. What do you do? The most important thing to realize is determining which entity is right for you depends greatly on […]
Congratulations to Tyler D. Offenhauser and David J. Byassee who successfully defended an attack against subcontractor American Gardens, its owner Patrick Migliorini, and the work of its sub-subcontractor AMS Paving, Inc., with a result of zero liability. In the largest known trip-and-fall accident verdict in California, a jury verdict of$16,322,950 was awarded to the Plaintiff Steven Picazzo, who was a […]
Importance of Insurance in the Construction Industry As a construction law attorney, I have been representing homeowners, developers, general contractors, and subcontractors for over 18 years in a variety of construction litigation cases. In each occasion, the primary key to resolution, if possible is insurance. And sophisticated owners and contractors will always have an advantage […]
The 5 Stages of Civil Litigation Understanding the different stages of civil lawsuits is critical to successful resolution. Each stage of a lawsuit is an important landmark toward getting favorable results whether the case settles or proceeds to trial. No two cases are the same but recognizing the importance of each phase of a case […]
5 Ways to Avoid Disputes in the Construction Industry Over the last 18 years, I’ve practiced as a construction law attorney and have had the privilege of representing homeowners, developers, general contractors and subcontractors in a very wide variety of disputes that require construction litigation – everything from single-family homeowners to the largest condominium and […]
Most people have heard or experienced the dreaded bully at work. Whether the bully is the boss, your supervisor or a co-worker, nothing creates a toxic work environment, morale killer and high turnover rates faster than a bully causing chaos and fear in the office. Everyone in the workplace and beyond, from the Human Resources […]
Congratulations to Keith G. Bremer and Benjamin L. Price for getting a Defense Verdict on a 14.5 million dollar libel demand against artist Frank Ocean. As reported by TMZ, BillBoard, and others, Bremer Whyte’s team beat a 14.5 million libel against Frank Ocean’s estranged father, when a Federal District Court ruled that Mr. Ocean’s father hadn’t […]
John O’Meara Reveals “Skeletons in the Closet” CRST, INC. Superior Court (2017) 11 Cal. App. 5th 1255 Hiring quality employees can be challenging; despite a company’s best efforts, bad apples slip into the system. And on occasion, one of those employees can have an at-fault accident which results in litigation against the employee for negligence, […]
Bremer Whyte’s attorneys win a complete defense verdict on behalf of Anacapa Berry Farms in Ventura County. Plaintiff Erik Morales brought suit against Anacapa Berry Farms alleging he was exposed to pesticides on an Oxnard strawberry farm in 2007 before he was born. The Plaintiff was born with hemifacial microsomia (a physical facial deformation in […]
Nicole Nuzzo of Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara LLP was selected as one of the fifteen members of the Orange County Bar Association’s (OCBA) Professionalism and Ethics Committee, announced the firm. Committee members “are committed to supporting and encouraging OCBA members to engage in the professional and ethical practice of law. Members of the Committee […]
This year marks Legal Elite’s tenth year of presenting Nevada’s top attorneys. The annual list showcases attorneys whose peers have named them amongst the best of the best. The list has come a long way since it’s inaugural issue in June 2008. Since it’s inception, the voting process has become more streamlined and each year […]
On December 9, Tyler Offenhauser from our Newport Beach office, obtained an Arbitration Award in favor of subcontractors in an arbitrated case regarding interpretation of an indemnity agreement. After 70 days of arbitration, the Arbitrator made rulings as to fault for construction defects for both the General Contractor as it relates to the Owner, and […]