Recent Blog Posts
The Other Side to Your Contract Has Filed for Bankruptcy: What Now?
Bankruptcy can, in some instances, be a help to people or businesses in debt. But for many on the opposite end of the contract-the end of the contract that is potentially being discharged if the bankruptcy goes through—bankruptcy can be a financial nightmare. What Does Bankruptcy Mean to the Creditor? Bankruptcy means that in… Read More »
Daryl Hall and John Oates’ Dispute is a Business Lesson for All of Us
We often don’t think of famous musical duos as legal partnerships, but that’s exactly what they often are. Famous musical bands and duos are multimillion dollar business entities; from royalties to intellectual property to revenue from sales, they aren’t much different than your business. And also like so many businesses, when there is a… Read More »
Don’t Forget Your Articles of Incorporation
When you form a new company and register it with the state, it will ask you for Articles of Incorporation. Filling out the information online is simple. But just because you can do it simply, doesn’t mean that you should—the online Articles are just the skeleton or baseline for filing valid Articles of Incorporation,… Read More »
Injunctions: How to Get Them and Why You May Need Them
If you have the need to sue someone, you may at first wonder what you can stand to gain in damages; that is, how much money will a jury or court compensate you for your business losses. But sometimes, money itself isn’t enough. Sometimes, offending, hurtful, or damaging behavior needs to be stopped, immediately…. Read More »
Privileges: When Defamation is Legal
Most of us are aware of, and try to be careful of, committing defamation. And if we say anything critical or questionable, it isn’t uncommon to be threatened with defamation. But is there any time when defamation is OK? Are there situations where you can write or say something false, and be protected from… Read More »
Closing a Business and Opening Another Won’t Avoid Debts and Liabilities
Let’s say you purchase a pre-existing business. After the purchase, you realize that the company owes a lot of money to a lot of people. Or, your own business ends up with judgments or other debt against it. In either scenario, you want to get out of having to pay back all of those… Read More »
Don’t Mess Around With Fake Online Reviews
We all know that if you are selling products online, customer reviews are one of the most important things you can have on your site that sells your product or service. And in many cases, those reviews are anonymous. That opens the door to manipulation, and the creation of fake reviews. The government may… Read More »
Difficulties Collecting Judgements Against Companies
When you go into a business law case, your attention is often on whether or not you can win the case, or how much you stand to be awarded. We often don’t look past that to an equally important question: even if you win, will you ever collect? Unlike in liability and injury lawsuits,… Read More »
Bathroom Access at Work: A Confusing and Controversial Issue
If you have a workplace, that workplace probably has bathrooms. You may not have given much thought to your bathrooms, because as long as they work and they are maintained, there isn’t much to think about. Except when you have a transgender employee, and the question becomes which bathroom can they use, and can… Read More »
You Received a Cease and Desist Letter: Now What Do You Do?
Let’s say that you’re going about your business, seemingly, without issue. Nobody seems to have a problem with you, and you don’t think you’re doing anything legally wrong. Then one day, it happens: You get a dreaded cease and desist letter. Who are these people telling you what you can and cannot do? If… Read More »
