Category Archives: Business Litigation
Common Legal Problems Small Businesses Face
Starting a business can be an exciting venture. However, running a business is complicated. You’ll face issues and conflict on a regular basis. Some of these conflicts may even become serious legal matters. A lawsuit against your company can be devastating. For a small business owner, it can shut down operations for good. That’s… Read More »
Wrongful Termination Charges Against A Small Business
Running a business can be an exciting venture, but it can also be a challenge at times. One of the most difficult things a business owner will have to do is terminate an employee. Whether the employee is performing unsatisfactorily or the business is suffering and you have to do a mass layoff, letting… Read More »
Employee Misclassification
With the freelance economy booming in recent years, there have been some concerns about how workers are classified. Is a person an employee or independent contractor? An independent contractor is a person who performs services for another person or business. They have a contract in place that clearly defines the contractor’s duties, pay, and… Read More »
Deceptive Trade Practices
Sometimes it’s hard to believe what companies advertise. They put a lot of effort into marketing and advertising and often make exaggerated claims about their product or service. After all, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. However, these claims are legal as long as they are not too deceptive… Read More »
Taylor Swift Sued In Copyright Infringement Suit
As a songwriter, there’s a lot at stake. Not only is writing a hit song a complicated task as it is, but making matters worse is the fact that there are 97 million other songs out there. If you copy any of them, you could be sued for copyright infringement. That’s currently the situation… Read More »
Types Of Business Laws
People can get sued for a variety of reasons. So can businesses. Companies have a lot of laws and regulations that they have to abide by based on their location as well as the type of business they run. The area of business law encompasses various types of disputes between companies, employees, and customers…. Read More »
Olympus Pools Files Breach Of Lawsuit Against Clients
In a business-client relationship, it is typically the client who files a breach of contract lawsuit against the business when something goes wrong. A pool company is doing the opposite and filing a lawsuit against the customers, despite not completing pools they paid for. Olympus Pools lost its state license and had to shut… Read More »
What Is Defamation?
People gossip all the time. For the most part, this activity does not cause substantial harm to a person. However, when false statements are spread to third parties, this can cause serious harm to one’s reputation or business. Many people have had their lives destroyed by false rumors. This is called defamation and you… Read More »
Understanding Trade Secrets
Google’s search algorithm and Coca-Cola’s secret formula are examples of trade secrets. A trade secret is considered proprietary information. It consists of a company’s practices and processes for manufacturing their products and is not public knowledge. Trade secrets give companies competitive advantages. Because of this, employees generally have to sign non-disclosure agreements stating that… Read More »
What To Know Before Joining An HOA
Homeowners associations (HOAs) are becoming more and more common. In fact, most homeowners—58%—live in an HOA community. HOAs work by requiring monthly fees from their members. In exchange, the members receive amenities such as landscaping, painting, pool access, and other shared common areas. While there can be some perks to being part of an… Read More »
