What Should You Expect in Business Litigation? When confronted with a legal dispute in your professional life, you will need to carefully weigh all the options available to you. Business owners spend their day-to-day maintaining…
What is a Force Majeure Clause? The literal translation of the term Force Majeure is “superior force” from French. When written into contracts, it addresses what should happen in the occurrence of unforeseen circumstances that…
Alter Ego Liability in CA When a corporation is established between shareholders, there is an understanding that the corporation is viewed as a separate legal entity with its own assets and liabilities. This protects the…
What Are Exclusive Easements in CA? An easement is defined as a tool within the legal system that grants someone other than the landowner to use a portion of land. An easement imposes limitations on…
Partnership Disputes Partnerships require business owners to be involved and reliant on one another more than any other business structure. Due to this, the partnership relies heavily on the personal relationship between co-owners. This means…
Firing an Employee Firing an employee is an unfortunate but unavoidable fact of owning a business. There are a wide range of reasons to fire someone, whether they violate rules or are simply not the…
Licensing Intellectual Property As discussed in our article about intellectual property (IP), it is an important asset for a business and so it needs to be protected. If a business has an opportunity to license…
Punitive Damages from a Breach of Contract When a contract is breached, there are many losses to the company that may not be so apparent at first. It is often incalculable the types of damages…
Protecting Intellectual Property Everyone has heard the tale of someone who invented something big, but never got the patent for it. These storytellers complain that they never got their due for what they feel is…
