Recent News

This week the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued an Agency Order under the authority of Section 361 of the Public Health Services Act, 42 C.F.R. § 70.2 (“Measures in the event of inadequate local control”) imposing a federal residential eviction moratorium effective through December 31, 2020.  The CDC Order is more nuanced… Read More

In this week’s blog, I review the classic Washington Supreme Court decision, Sound Infiniti, Inc. v. Snyder, 169 Wn.2d 199, 237 P.3d 241 (2010), which stands for one simple proposition: majority shareholders who follow the statutory rules may successful force out the interest of a minority shareholder – even over the objection of the minority… Read More

Most of us at some point will be the party to a contract which the other party breaches, or will be the victim of someone else’s negligence or wrongful conduct.  Such breaches of duties owed to you may make the other party liable to you.  But this does not mean you can just sit back… Read More

Asset valuation is an important part of divorce litigation whether amid a pandemic or not.  However, especially now, it is important to understand that the economy is changing and that it will affect the value of assets and debts in your divorce in determining a fair and equitable award. In addition to determining what assets… Read More

The City of Everett has just announced its second round of a COVID-19 grant program created to assist small businesses located in Everett, with grants of $10,000 available for businesses with 1 to 20 employees, and $20,000 available for businesses with 21 to 50 employees. Everett small businesses meeting the following eligibility requirements should submit… Read More

Adverse Possession is a legal doctrine which allows a possessor of land, who does not own record title to that land, to become its legal owner over a period of time. Here is a more detailed description of Adverse Possession: https://beresfordlaw.com/adverse-possession-in-washington-state/ Adverse Possession lawsuits can be time-consuming, risky, stressful, and costly for both neighbors. Oftentimes, the… Read More

It is generally known that assets such as real property and financial accounts are subject to division in a divorce. But what about accumulated vacation and sick leave? Employees depending on their benefits can accumulate hundreds, even thousands of hours of leave, and this vacation and sick time can be overlooked in a divorce. Unused… Read More

Physician’s Duties Several weeks ago, an article was published (which may be found here) to introduce Washington’s Death with Dignity Act (RCW 70.245, or the “Act”) and to outline the qualifications necessary to receive physician-assisted death. In addition to these qualifications, the Act imposes extensive duties on physicians to ensure the wishes of the patient… Read More

One of the first actions LLC members take when a membership dispute arises is to make a demand for LLC documents. Members often believe they are “entitled” to documents, including customer lists, trade secrets, and documents relating to the Company’s intellectual property.  Members making these requests are often surprised that they have no rights to… Read More