Legal Resource Center News

There has been an emergence of new business entities giving entrepreneurs, businesses, and individuals an opportunity to select an organization structure that fits their company’s needs. In the month of April, the Legal Resource Center will discuss some of these new entities beginning with the Series LLC.…

On March 11-12, 2023, the Pow Wow returns to CSULB. While various discussions exist about Pow Wows’ origins, the return of this event to CSULB mandates reflection on why celebration is genuinely warranted. In the mid-nineteenth century, Native Americans were subject to the…

Update June 28, 2024On March 1, 2024, the federal district court for the Northern District of Alabama issued an opinion, holding that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), 31 US.C. Section 5336(2024), unconstitutional and enjoining the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) from enforcing the CTA against the plaintiffs in National Small Business United d/b/a National Small Business Association, et al. v. Yellen, Case No. 5:22-cv-01448(N.D. Ala). FinCen…

Consumers’ Legal Rights and Remedies Under current state and federal laws, consumers have protection from abusive, unfair, or deceptive debt collection practices. Additionally, the law prescribes specific actions that a debt collector can perform while trying to collect a debt. Along with these guidelines, there are also legal limitations, such as how long a debt is recognized via the …