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Supreme Court Clarifies Real Estate Agency Duties

May 3, 2017

In the last issue of The Dirt, we discussed the California Supreme Court’s consideration of the duties of a real estate agent as we described the oral argument before the Court in Horiike v. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Co. The…

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California Governor Declares End to Drought

May 3, 2017

On April 7, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed an executive order rescinding the declaration of a state of emergency concerning the drought. The order was effective in all California counties except Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Tuolumne, where emergency drinking…

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App Pop-Up Bars Enforceability of Arbitration Agreement

May 3, 2017

After waiting more than 5 minutes for an Uber ride to show up, Julian Metter called the driver, only to learn the driver could not make it. The driver instructed Metter to cancel the ride and order a new one. …

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