A-Z Law Associate Elected Secretary for Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association

October 11, 2010

A-Z Law Associate Susan McCarthy has been elected to a one-year term as Secretary for the Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association (“VCTLA”).

Beware Trap for Unwary Wholesalers and Distributors Employing Commission Sales Professionals: the Independent Wholesale Representatives Contractual Relations Act.

July 12, 2010

Hidden in the Civil Code are a series of statutes, Sections 1738.10, et seq., known as the “Independent Wholesale Representatives Contractual Relations Act.” These statutes are a potential liability trap for unwary wholesale distributors and manufacturers who employ commission sales staff.