Business owners who find themselves amidst a dispute often wonder how the matter is going to play out. They often envision tense negotiations and high confrontational litigation that leads to a jury verdict. While these situations can and do occur on a regular basis,...
Business Litigation
Business Litigation
Tips for handling a lawsuit against your business
Facing a lawsuit against the company that you’ve worked so hard to build can be a challenge, especially if you’ve never been in this position before. It’s imperative that you take the time to learn what steps you need to take now that you’re in this position. One of...
Tips for handling a lawsuit against your business
Facing a lawsuit against the company that you’ve worked so hard to build can be a challenge, especially if you’ve never been in this position before. It’s imperative that you take the time to learn what steps you need to take now that you’re in this position. One of...
Are you headed for a dispute with your business partner?
Business partner disputes are incredibly taxing. When you started your company together, you felt like a team, like you’d work hard together to accomplish something great. Now you feel like opponents, facing off against one another and putting everything in jeopardy. ...
Are you headed for a dispute with your business partner?
Business partner disputes are incredibly taxing. When you started your company together, you felt like a team, like you’d work hard together to accomplish something great. Now you feel like opponents, facing off against one another and putting everything in jeopardy....
How does the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act affect you?
The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA) was designed to protect workers over 40 years old. Part of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the OWBPA preserves the rights of older employees to various benefits. It also keeps those workers from being...
Will shareholders get paid back during business bankruptcy?
You could own stock or shares in a business for a number of different reasons. Maybe you know the people who started the company, so you invested as a way to support their enterprise. Perhaps you worked for a company that issued shares to employees as a benefit of...
How do I make sure my vendor honors our contract?
When you rely on a vendor to provide your business with a product or service, you develop a relationship. A contract between your vendor and your business establishes and defines that relationship. But when a vendor doesn’t follow through with that contract, they...
Fraud, other issues alleged in suit against Ethereum cofounder
Some cryptocurrency investors in California may have heard that one of the founders of the Ethereum project is facing a lawsuit from an ex-business associate. The lawsuit was filed in New York by Harrison Hines, who founded a company called the Token Foundry, against...
Amazon accused of trademark infringement by Prime Inc.
Each day, Amazon transports thousands of products throughout California in delivery trucks marked "Prime," the name of its premium subscription program. However, Prime Inc., a trucking company from Missouri alleges that the online retail giant's use of "Prime" on...