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Found within the countless laws governing commercial transactions are many traps for the unwary. One such “trap” is found in the law governing certificates of deposit (CDs) and promissory notes. While most people would assume that their CD is “as good as gold” and that it can be held indefinitely until such time as the holder chooses to conv...

Family law attorneys may have many “high-conflict” divorces in which parents cannot resolve their differences in either a business-like or amicable manner. Typically, there is on-going, unrelenting hostility between the parents.  Frequently, there are allegations of domestic violence, physical abuse, and/or sexual abuse.  The parents...

I currently have many really interesting matters I am working on. One of the matters had a large deadline a few weeks ago, which was then extended for a week. You can’t work on a large project without it impacting other work you have. The extension was a blessing and a curse because the pleading created was much better thanks to the deadline, but it certainly...

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled copyright owners must register their copyrights before filing a lawsuit for copyright infringement. The decision resolves a conflict between certain federal appeals courts that held copyright owners merely need apply for copyright registration before filing suit and others that required actual registration to issue. In&nb...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (3/1/2019) – The law firm of Jaburg Wilk was pleased to be a sponsor of as well as volunteer at Swift Youth Foundation’s 2019 Carnival. More than 300 children attended the Swift Carnival in Northeast Phoenix on February 23, 2019.  Employees of Jaburg Wilk and their families volunteered at the food court.  They also helped children play bo...

I use routine to try and stay organized. This can be from my general morning routine to how I go about things when I get to the office. The Groundhog Day mentality definitely helps me stay on track. I have found that if I stick to certain routines, as much as possible, it allows me to accomplish the goals I’ve set for each day or each week. And this is in bot...

Despite the participation medals or trophies our kids get for seemingly every activity or sport, in most everything in life there are winners and losers. This obviously includes business. The baseline is easily a business surviving versus a business failing. If you speak with someone whose business is going to fail, they don’t want a pat on the back or to be ...

Micalann Pepe of Jaburg Wilk will present at the American Bar Association TIPS Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Mid-Year CLE Conference.   What: Pre-Suit: What are the Policyholder's and Insurer's Duties Pre-Suit, Including the Duty to Defend?  Speaker: Micalann Pepe  Where: Arizona Biltmore, 2400 E Missouri Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85016 When: February ...

The Holding In Centeno v. American Liberty Ins. Co., 2019 WL 568926 (D. Ariz. Feb. 12, 2019) (Order), an insurance bad faith case arising from a workers’ compensation claim, the Arizona District Court granted a motion to dismiss bad faith and aiding and abetting claims against a Third-Party Administrator (“TPA”) and its Adjuster. The Tak...

The legal right to use someone else’s land for some limited purpose usually arises out of the user having either an easement or a license. A very common easement is one used for ingress and egress, meaning the right to travel over someone else’s property to reach one’s own property. Easements can also include such rights as the right to place util...