Monthly Archives: July 2024
Handling Subpoenas for Documents and Records
If your company is not in any lawsuit, not suing anybody, and not getting sued, you’d expect to not be involved much with any court action. But then it happens: you get a subpoena—an official court document asking for you to appear and provide a stack of documents and records. What is this all… Read More »
Noncompete Agreements are Gone But You Can Still Protect Your Business
As you may have heard, the federal government, through the Department of Labor, recently passed a rule essentially outlawing the use of noncompete agreements. The rule even goes so far as to invalidate already existing noncompete agreements. And while the rule may or may not stick around, depending on the result of numerous court… Read More »
Is it Worth Suing a Debtor With No Assets to Satisfy a Judgment?
Let’s say that you have a contract or a debt, and you threaten to sue the other side to collect on the money that you feel is owed to you. The response from the debtor is something along the lines of: “Go ahead and sue me, I have nothing anyway, you’ll never get anything.”… Read More »
Will Investors Sign Your NDA? Maybe Not
Will Investors Sign Your NDA? Maybe Not Let’s say that you are starting a new business, and that business needs investors. You want to go out and give your pitch to investors, and show them why your idea and your business is a great place to put their money. But there’s one problem: In… Read More »
What Happens to Business Entities When Owners or Partners Pass Away?
When you build a business, you don’t just build it for you. You also build it for your family, or your legacy. You hope that after you are gone, that your business will continue to support your family, and perhaps, carry on your name. But will it? What happens to your business when you… Read More »
