August 1, 1999

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NO ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP
NO LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED HEREIN

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It is possible that there may also be omissions or inaccuracies in information contained in this Site. The information on this Site is provided with the understanding that the providing of information does not constitute the rendering of legal advice or services.

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ACCESS TO THIS SITE

The Firm may alter, suspend, or discontinue this Site or any portion of it at any time, for any reason, without notice. The Site may become unavailable due to maintenance or malfunction of equipment or for any other reason.

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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

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(i) THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE IS CORRECT, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE;

(ii) THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED ON THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; OR

(iii) DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FIRM'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE EXCEED $1.

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Nothing contained on this Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use this Site or any Content displayed on this Site, without the prior written permission of the Firm or any third party that may own the trademark or copyright of any material displayed on this Site.

Subject to your full and complete compliance with the terms herein stated, the Firm authorizes you to view all Content, make a single copy of it, and print that copy, but only for your own personal use, provided that you retain all copyright, trademark and other intellectual property notices contained in the Content, and provided that the Content, or any part thereof, is not changed.

LIMITED JURISDICTION

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LINKS TO OTHER SITES

This Site may contain links to other sites. These links are provided to you only as a convenience. Such linked sites may not be under the control of the Firm and the Firm is not responsible for the contents of such linked site, or any link contained in a linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the Firm of the site, and the Firm shall have no responsibility for information which is referenced by or linked to this Site.

ENFORCEMENT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

These Terms are governed and shall be interpreted pursuant to the laws of California, United States of America, notwithstanding any other principles of conflicts of law.

All disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be finally resolved by arbitration in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, United States of America, under the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. The parties shall appoint a sole arbitrator. The parties shall initially bear equally the cost of the arbitration. The prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in connection with the arbitration in such an amount as may be determined by the arbitrator.

All decisions of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties and enforceable in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles. Application may be thereafter made to any court for a judicial acceptance of the award, the Firm shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief or any other equitable remedies.

If any part of these terms is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part shall be deemed severable from the whole and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of all remaining provisions. The Firm may, at any time, at its sole discretion and without notice, change these terms.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This is the entire Agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter herein and shall not be modified except in writing signed by both parties or by a posting of new or modified content by the Firm, as described above.

NO RIGHT TO PRIVACY

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In the event that the Firm is requested to contact a user concerning a user's interest for law-related services, contact information may also be used for that purpose. Such contact information may be accessed by third parties while it remains on the Internet.


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