Terms of Use

Last Updated: September 10, 2025

Welcome to raineslaw.com, a website and online service (collectively, the “Website”) owned and operated by Raines Feldman Littrell LLP (“Raines”, “Firm”, “we,” or “us”). This page explains the terms by which you may use our services. By accessing or using our services, Website (including all areas of the site), applications and software provided online and made available offline through or in connection with the services, including through a mobile device (collectively, the “Service”), you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Terms of Use Agreement (the “Agreement” or “Terms of Use”). By using the Service, you agree to the Terms of Use.

We reserve the right to amend this Agreement at any time and without notice. If we do this, we will post the amended Agreement on this page and indicate at the top of the page the date the Agreement was last revised. Your continued use of the Service after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Use. If you do not agree to any of these terms or any future Terms of Use, do not use or access (or continue to access) the Service. This Agreement applies to all visitors, users, and others who access the Service (“Users” or “you”). Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement have the meanings set forth in the Raines Privacy Policy which is incorporated herein by reference.

1. USE OF OUR SERVICE

The Service is a place to learn about our law firm, our attorneys, the types of law that our attorneys practice, and our office locations. The Service also features informational commentary and alerts written by members of our team, as well as third-party news articles where our team members are featured or quoted. The Service is for informational purposes only. The Service is not intended as legal advice nor should you consider it such. You should not act upon the information on this Service without seeking advice from a lawyer licensed in your own state or country.

Raines grants you permission to use the Service as set forth in this Agreement, provided that: (i) you will not copy, distribute, or disclose any part of the Service in any medium; (ii) you will not alter or modify any part of the Service other than as may be reasonably necessary to use the Service for its intended purpose; and (iii) you will otherwise comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

2. ELIGIBILITY

Use of the Service is void where prohibited. The Service is intended solely for Users who are eighteen (18) years of age or older, and any use of or access to the Service by anyone under 18 is unauthorized, unlicensed, and in violation of this Agreement. Raines may delete any content or information that you have posted on or through the Service, and/or prohibit you from using or accessing the Service (or any portion, aspect or feature of the Service) for any reason, at any time in its sole discretion, with or without notice, including without limitation if it believes that you are under 18.

3. TERM AND TERMINATION

This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Service.

Raines may permanently or temporarily terminate, suspend, or otherwise refuse to permit your access to the Service without notice and liability, if, in our sole determination, you violate any of terms of this Agreement, including the following prohibited actions: (i) attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Service; (ii) taking any action that imposes, or may impose at our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; (iii) uploading invalid data, viruses, worms, or other software agents through the Service; (iv) impersonating another person or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity, conducting fraud, hiding or attempting to hide your identity; (v) interfering with the proper working of the Service; or, (vi) bypassing the measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Service, including, but not limited to, utilizing the Service with an email address that is not rightfully yours.

4. COMMUNICATIONS

  • Email Address. When you sign up to receive our newsletters and alerts, or if you fill out our “Contact Us” form, you will be asked to supply your email address. You agree that the email address you submit is your own, and you agree not to use the email address of another person at any time. You agree to notify Raines immediately if you suspect any unauthorized use of your email address by Raines. Although Raines will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your email address, you shall be liable for the losses of Raines or others due to such unauthorized use.
  • Notifications. By providing Raines with your email address, you consent to our use of the email address to send you Service-related notices, including, among other things, notices required by law, in lieu of postal mail. We may also use your email address to send you other messages, including changes to Raines features, marketing messages, and other content concerning our Firm. If you do not want to receive such email messages, you may opt out by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the email, sending us an email at info@raineslaw.com or by sending mail to the following postal address:

    Raines Feldman Littrell LLP
    1900 Avenue of the Stars
    19th Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90067

Opting out may prevent you from receiving email messages regarding updates, improvements, or special offers.

5. CONDITIONS OF USE

  • Non-Commercial Use. The Service is for the personal use of Users only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or expressly approved in writing by Raines. You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, “robots,” “spiders,” “offline readers,” etc., that accesses the Service in a manner that sends more request messages to our servers than a human can reasonably produce in the same period of time by using a conventional on-line web browser. Illegal and/or unauthorized use of the Service, including collecting and/or harvesting personally identifiable information, including email addresses of Users, by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending spam, unsolicited email or unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website is prohibited. You agree not to use any portion of the Service as a destination linked from any unsolicited bulk messages or unsolicited commercial messages. Appropriate legal action will be taken for any illegal or unauthorized use of our Service.
  • General Use Restrictions. Other than as expressly permitted under these Terms of Use, you may not (i) download, publish, perform, display, distribute, copy, imitate, mirror, reproduce, post, transmit, modify, adapt, edit, create derivative works from, transfer, sell, license, rent or otherwise exploit or make commercial use of the Service or any element thereof (including any content, software, code, data or materials used in or available on the Service) or (ii) translate, reverse engineer, decompile, decrypt, disassemble, or convert into human readable form the Service or any element thereof (including any content, software, code, data or materials used in or available on the Service) not intended to be so read (this includes using or directly viewing the underlying code from the Service except as interpreted and displayed in a web browser for our Website or via a mobile device for our applications).
  • Compliance. As a condition of your access to and use of the Service, you agree that you will not use the Service or any element thereof for any purpose that is unlawful, commercial in nature (such as, for example, raising money for anyone, advertising or promoting any product, service, pyramid scheme or other venture) or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or any other purpose not permitted under these Terms of Use. You agree to abide by all applicable local, state, national and international laws, regulations and rules and not to access or use the Service from a jurisdiction where such access or use illegal or unauthorized. By way of example, and not limitation, you agree that while using the Service and the various services and features offered on or through the Service, you shall not:
    • impersonate any person or entity, whether actual or fictitious, or misrepresent your affiliation with any other person or entity;
    • reveal any personal information about another individual, including another person’s name, address, phone number, electronic mail address, government identification number, credit card information or any other information that could be used to track, contact or impersonate that person;
    • insert your own or a third party’s advertising, branding or other promotional content into any of the any services, content, functions, information, materials, courses, Content, or programming available through the Service; use, redistribute, republish or exploit such content or service for any further commercial or promotional purposes; or otherwise engage in unauthorized or unsolicited advertising or marketing;
    • engage in data mining, spidering, “screen scraping,” “database scraping,” harvesting of catalogue information, e-mail addresses, IP addresses or other contact or personal information, or any other automatic means of obtaining information from or through the Service or the services offered on or through the Service;
    • obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorized access to computer systems, materials, content, data or information that is not intentionally made publicly available by Raines through any means, including through password mining;
    • use the Service or any services, content, functions, information, materials, courses, Content, or programming available through the Service in violation of the intellectual property or other proprietary or legal rights of Raines or any third party;
    • remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on the Service;
    • submit User Content that falsely expresses or implies that such content is sponsored or endorsed by Raines, any of its affiliates or any third parties;
    • frame or link to the Service without our express written permission;
    • use the Service or any services, content, functions, information, materials, courses, Content, or programming available through the Service for purposes of money laundering, bribery, corruption, terrorism, tax crimes, price fixing or other unlawful collusion, price signaling, exchange of competitively sensitive data or information, or for any illegal or unauthorized purpose (including, without limitation, in violation of any United States federal and state laws or regulations, or equivalent laws or regulations in foreign jurisdictions);
    • promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities or promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual;
    • engage in activities, or use the Service or any services, content, functions, information, materials, courses, Content, or programming available through the Service, in a manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Service or our (or our third-party service providers’) computing, storage or communications infrastructure, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Service;
    • use or deploy any software viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or any other computer codes, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, limit, disenable or interfere with the proper function of any software, hardware or network system or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any system, data or other information of Raines or any third party; or
    • attempt (or encourage or enable anyone else’s attempt) to engage in any of the foregoing prohibited activities or otherwise alter or interfere with the Service or any services, content, functions, information, materials, courses, Content, or programming available through the Service.
  • AI Training Restrictions. You agree not to use the Service, or any content, information, data, or materials available through the Service, for the purpose of training, developing, or improving any artificial intelligence (AI) systems, machine learning models, large language models, or similar automated technologies, whether directly or indirectly. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, scraping, crawling, copying, automated data extraction, or otherwise extracting content from the Service for use in training datasets, model development, or any form of automated learning or pattern recognition systems. This restriction applies to all content on the Service. You also agree not to permit any third parties to use content from the Service for such purposes.

6. LICENSE GRANT

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you are hereby granted a non-exclusive, limited, personal license to use the Service. Raines reserves all rights not expressly granted herein in the Service and the Content (as defined below). Raines may terminate this license at any time for any reason or no reason.

7. OUR PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

  • Intellectual Property Rights. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Intellectual Property Rights” means all patent rights, copyright rights, mask work rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademark, trade dress and service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights and other intellectual property rights as may now exist or hereafter come into existence, and all applications therefore and registrations, renewals and extensions thereof, under the laws of any state, country, territory or other jurisdiction.
  • Content. Except for your User Content, the Service and its materials, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos and music (the “Content”), and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto, are the exclusive property of Raines and its licensors. Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights, and you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works from any materials or content accessible on the Service. Use of the Content or materials on the Service for any purpose not expressly permitted by this Agreement is strictly prohibited.
  • Ideas and Comments. You may choose to, or we may invite you to, submit comments or ideas about the Service, including without limitation about how to improve the Service or our business offerings (“Ideas”). By submitting any Idea, you agree that your disclosure is gratuitous, unsolicited and without restriction and will not place Raines under any fiduciary or other obligation, that we are free to disclose the Ideas on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the Ideas without any additional compensation to you. You acknowledge that, by acceptance of your submission, Raines does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Raines, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you. In the event you elect to submit Ideas, such submissions by you to us and/or our responses to you concerning the same do not create an attorney-client relationship between you and Raines, as set forth in further detail in Section 9 below.

8. USER CONTENT AND USER CONTENT RESPONSIBILITY

  • User Content. Some areas of the Service may allow Users to submit feedback, comments, questions, data, text, content, works of authorship, materials and other information (“User Content”). You are solely responsible for your User Content that you publish, display, transmit, link to, submit or otherwise make available (hereinafter, “Submit”) on or via the Service. Raines will not review, share, distribute, or reference any such User Content except as provided herein or in our Privacy Policy or as may be required by law. All such User Content is owned by the User who Submitted it to the Service. Raines does not have, nor does it claim, any ownership rights in any User Content.
  • You agree not to Submit User Content that: (i) may create a risk of harm, loss, physical or mental injury, emotional distress, death, disability, disfigurement, or physical or mental illness to you, to any other person, or to any animal; (ii) may create a risk of any other loss or damage to any person or property; (iii) may constitute or contribute to a crime or tort; (iv) contains any information or content that is unlawful, harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, defamatory, infringing, invasive of personal privacy or publicity rights, harassing, humiliating to other people (publicly or otherwise), libelous, threatening, or otherwise objectionable; (v) contains any information or content that is illegal; (vi) contains any information or content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships; or (vii) contains any information or content that you know is not correct and current. You agree that any User Content that you Submit does not and will not violate third-party rights of any kind, including without limitation any Intellectual Property Rights (as defined above), rights of publicity and privacy.
  • Responsibility For User Content. Raines takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content that you or any other Users or third parties Submit or send over the Service. You understand and agree that any loss or damage of any kind that occurs as a result of the use of any User Content that you Submit or access through your use of the Service, is solely your responsibility.
  • Electronic Communications and Confidentiality. Your submission of information and User Content via the Service is governed by our Privacy Policy. You agree that electronic mail sent by You to Raines will not be treated as confidential or invoke an attorney-client privilege; provided, however, that if You are an existing client of Raines and You send an electronic mail to Raines pertaining to a matter in which Raines then represents You, such electronic mail may be entitled to be treated as confidential or privileged. Additionally, You acknowledge that there are inherent risks in electronic communications, and that electronic mail and the Internet are generally insecure media of communication as further detailed in Section 14 (Security) below. Accordingly, Raines cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any electronic mail sent to or received by us, or any information submitted by You to Raines through the Service.
  • Additional Representations And Warranties. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Content and the consequences of Submitting it. In connection with User Content, you affirm, represent and warrant, in addition to the other representations and warranties in this Agreement, the following:
    • You are at least 18 years of age, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in this Agreement, and to abide by and comply with this Agreement.
    • Your User Content and our use thereof as contemplated by this Agreement and the Service will not infringe any rights of any third party, including but not limited to any Intellectual Property Rights, privacy rights and/or rights of publicity.

9. INFORMATIONAL PURPOSE

The Service and the Content therein are for informational purposes only. All Content is subject to modification, change and/or being withdrawn at any time in the sole discretion of Raines and its affiliates. Reliance on any information provided by Raines, Raines employees, others appearing on the Service at the invitation of Raines, or other visitors to the Service is solely at your own risk and is not legal advice.

  • No Legal Advice. The information and Content made available on the Service is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute specific legal advice or to be a substitute for advice from qualified counsel. Additionally, the information provided may not account for or reflect recent legal changes, could be incomplete, and may not be accurate in or relevant to your jurisdiction. Given that this information is general in scope and may not address your particular situation, you should consult with qualified legal counsel in the relevant practice areas and jurisdictions before taking any action or making any decisions based on this information. You should not act or refrain from acting based on any information on the Service.
  • No Attorney-Client Relationship. Raines follows established procedures for forming attorney-client relationships, which include executing engagement letters and resolving any professional responsibility conflicts in compliance with bar association requirements in the states where Raines has offices. Even in the absence of a conflict of interest, Raines, in its sole discretion, may decide not to enter into an attorney-client relationship with you. You acknowledge and agree that accessing the Service, receiving Content, sending emails to email addresses found on the Service, or contacting Raines through the Service does not establish an attorney-client relationship between you and Raines. The transmission of information between Raines and you is not intended to and will not create an attorney-client relationship between Raines and you. As a result, you should not transmit any confidential or private information to us until a formal attorney-client relationship has been established. Raines does not agree to accept and/or maintain the secrecy of any unsolicited information you send to us unless an attorney-client relationship currently exists between us.

10. LEGAL INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS

Our Service pertains to our Firm’s professional obligations as legal practitioners. Accordingly, we further alert Users to the following:

  • Advertising & Compliance. The Service is not intended to be an advertisement or solicitation, but may constitute advertising under the applicable laws, regulations and ethical rules (“Bar Rules”) of some jurisdictions. If the Service fails to comply with the Bar Rules of the state from which You access or view the Service, Raines does not wish to represent You.
  • Specializations. Unless otherwise noted, Raines attorneys are Not certified by the boards of legal specialization of any state, or by any professional or government authority.
  • Authorized Jurisdictions. While Raines practices law in the jurisdictions in which its offices are located as well as other jurisdictions, each Raines attorney is licensed to practice only in those jurisdictions set forth in that attorney’s biography on the Service.
  • Designations of Practice. The listing of Raines attorneys in areas of practice is not intended to indicate any professional or governmental certification.
  • No Guarantee of Outcomes. The Content may include descriptions of cases, matters, or transactions where Raines achieved favorable results for clients. These outcomes were based on the unique facts and circumstances of each matter and should not be viewed as predictions of future results, even in similar situations, nor do they constitute any guarantee or assurance of success. Content regarding Raines clients may not necessarily reflect those clients’ opinions.
  • Testimonials. The Content may include testimonials or endorsements. Further to subsection 10(E) above, any such testimonial or endorsement does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter.
  • Accolades and Ratings Services. From time to time, we may post awards, badges, and honors which Raines has received from third-party organizations, as well as recognitions of individual lawyers in our Firm by third-party organizations. These honors are also for informational purposes and are provided in accordance with this Section 10. Information concerning the selection criteria and methodology for these rankings is available here:
  • Provision in English. The Firm does not provide legal services in a language other than English, other than by those specific attorneys who have such other languages listed on their individual profile.
  • Designation of Responsible Attorney. To the extent the Bar Rules in your jurisdiction require such designation: The responsible attorney for the Raines Service is Jonathan Littrell for our offices in California and New York, Thomas Francella for our offices in Delaware and Florida, John Martin for our office in Illinois, and Michael Roeschenthaler for our office in Pennsylvania.

11. DMCA COPYRIGHT POLICY

You may not post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way, any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information belonging to others without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. It is the policy of Raines to terminate Service privileges of any User who repeatedly infringes the copyright rights of others upon receipt of prompt notification to Raines by the copyright owner or the copyright owner’s legal agent.

Without limiting the foregoing, if you believe that your work has been copied and posted on the Service in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with the following information: (i) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; (ii) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (iii) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Service; (iv) your address, telephone number, and email address; (v) a written statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (vi) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Please provide this information to:

Copyright Notices
Raines Feldman Littrell LLP
1900 Avenue of the Stars
19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Email: info@raineslaw.com

UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY AND CIVIL PENALTIES, INCLUDING MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES.

Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying Raines and its affiliates that your copyrighted material has been infringed. The preceding requirements are intended to comply with Firm’s rights and obligations under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), including 17 U.S.C. §512(c), but do not constitute legal advice. It may be advisable to contact an attorney regarding your rights and obligations under the DMCA and other applicable laws.

In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, Raines has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, Users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. Raines

Raines may also, at its sole discretion, limit access to the Service who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

12. MOBILE USE

Though you may access the Service via a mobile device, Raines shall not be liable for any delay in performing or failure to perform any obligation hereunder by circumstances beyond our reasonable control including (without limitation) any technical problems beyond the control of Raines such as (for example) defects, latency, congestion or failures of capacity or otherwise in the public data or telephone or mobile carrier network or caused by atmospheric interference, your mobile device being turned off for an extended period of time so that messages are not retained, or your being unable to obtain mobile network coverage.

13. PRIVACY

We care about the privacy of our Users. Click here to view our Privacy Policy. By using the Service, you are consenting to have your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States.

14. SECURITY

Raines has implemented commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to secure your personal information and User Content from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration or disclosure. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information and User Content for improper purposes.  You acknowledge that you provide your personal information at your own risk.

15. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES OR SERVICES

The Service contains links to other websites, applications or resources. Raines is not responsible for the contents of such websites, products or services available in such websites, the accuracy or opinions expressed in such websites, or any link contained in a linked site that is not owned and operated by Raines, or any changes or updates to such sites.  Such websites are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by us.  Inclusion of any linked website on our Service does not imply or constitute an approval, guaranty, warranty or endorsement of the linked website by Raines. Third party sites are not subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.  You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use.  If you decide to leave the Service and access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.

16. INDEMNITY

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Raines and its subsidiaries, agents, and other affiliated companies, and the employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors of each, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Service, including any data transmitted or received by you; (ii) your use of any products through the Service; (iii) your placement or transmission of any message, content, information, software or other materials through the Service; (iv) your violation of any term of this Agreement, including without limitation, your breach of any of the representations and warranties above; (v) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any right of privacy, publicity rights or Intellectual Property Rights; or (vi) your violation of any law, rule or regulation of the United States or any other country.

17. NO WARRANTY

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, RAINES, ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR SECURE; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DOWNLOADED AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH DOWNLOAD.

18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL RAINES, ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE. RAINES IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT, WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE, OF ANY USER OF THE SERVICE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL RAINES BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS OR INJURY RESULTING FROM HACKING, TAMPERING OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICE OR THE CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, RAINES ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT; (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SERVICE, INCLUDING VIEWING, PLAYING OR DOWNLOADING ANY MATERIALS ON OR FROM THE SERVICE, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE; (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN; (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICE; (V) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE THAT MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR SERVICE BY ANY THIRD PARTY; (VI) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE; AND/OR (VII) USER CONTENT OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY. IN NO EVENT SHALL RAINES, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS, PROCEEDINGS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSSES OR COSTS IN AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO RAINES HEREUNDER.

THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SECTION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF RAINES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

19. GOVERNING LAW; DISPUTES

You and Raines agree that any dispute, controversy, or claim that has arisen or may arise between us relating in any way to your use of or access to the Service, or any interpretation, breach, enforcement, or termination of these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and other legal notices on the Service, will be governed by the laws of the State of California without reference to conflict of laws principles that would require the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Any and all such disputes, claims, or controversies will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California. You hereby consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction in such courts and waive any objection to the convenience of such forum.

20. AVAILABILITY AND USE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES

The Service is controlled and operated from facilities in the United States.  Raines makes no representations that the Service is appropriate or available for use in other locations.  Those who access or use the Service from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are entirely responsible for compliance with local law, including but not limited to export and import regulations.  Unless otherwise explicitly stated, all materials found on the Service are solely directed to individuals located in the United States.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Raines retains all rights, including all Intellectual Property Rights, to the Service and the Content therein, throughout the world.

21. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES

Raines may provide notifications, whether such notifications are required by law or are for marketing or other business related purposes, to you via email notice, written or hard copy notice, or through conspicuous posting of such notice on our website, as determined by Raines in our sole discretion. Raines reserves the right to determine the form and means of providing notifications to our Users, provided that you may opt out of certain means of notification as described in this Agreement.

22. NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA USERS

Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California website users are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.

23. TRADEMARKS

“Raines”, “Raines Feldman Littrell”, and other Service graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks, registered trademarks or trade dress of Raines Feldman Littrell LLP.  Raines trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not ours, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Raines.  All other trademarks not owned by Raines that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Raines.

24. ACCESSIBILITY

We are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and apply the relevant accessibility standards to achieve these goals. To help us achieve and maintain compliance, we use the AudioEye accessibility widget provided by AudioEye, Inc., which is powered by a dedicated accessibility server.  Our full accessibility statement is available here.

Our efforts to constantly improve accessibility are ongoing.  Despite our best intentions, some content may not yet be fully adapted to the strictest accessibility standards. If you encounter an accessibility barrier or have any feedback, please contact us. 

25. GENERAL

  • Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with any other legal notices and agreements published by Raines via the Service, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Raines concerning the Service.
  • No Waiver.  Our failure to assert any right or provision under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision, and no waiver of any term of this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.
  • Headings.  The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
  • Assignment.  This Agreement, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Raines without restriction.
  • Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision is deemed severable from this Agreement and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
  • English Language.  These Terms of Use and all related documentation are drafted in English. While these Terms of Use may be made available in languages other than English (whether translated by a person or solely by computer software), the English language version controls.

26. HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions regarding this Agreement, please contact us by mail at Raines Feldman Littrell LLP, 1900 Avenue of the Stars, 19th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067, by telephone at 1-888-739-0405, or by email at info@raineslaw.com.