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Joint Business Ownership: Unwinding Those Relationships Can Be Complicated...
It is not unusual for business owners such as manufacturers and their suppliers and consultants to enter into joint ownership in the pursuit of mutual business goals. Those pursuing this strategy...
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PENNSYLVANIA’S PROPOSED RULEMAKING UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA MINIMUM WAGE ACT
PENNSYLVANIA’S PROPOSED RULEMAKING UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA MINIMUM WAGE ACT Reprinted with permission from the August 18th, 2018 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2018 ALM Media Properties. Further...
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Aretha Franklin Died without an Estate Plan – Here is Why You Should Have One
Shortly after Aretha Franklin died at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, documents filed in the Probate Court of Oakland County, Michigan by her family revealed that the legendary...
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What is a Contract: Preamble/ Recitals - Let’s begin at the beginning
This post continues my series aimed at explaining the main elements of a contract. These elements are outlined on the attached infographic. My goal is to define the key elements of a contract and to...
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Tips for Avoiding Back to School Custody Issues
Going back to school can be an exciting and overwhelming experience for children and parents alike. For divorced or separated parents, this time can be fraught with challenges which cause stress and...
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Use of Corporate Authority in Internal Business Disputes
In my many years of practice as a commercial litigator dealing with conflicts between shareholders, it has become clear time and again that one of the best things business owners can do when in...
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From a Litigator’s Desk: Key Questions to Consider in Commercial Litigation
People often ask, “What kind of lawyer are you?” After my stock (and feeble) comedic response of “a good one”, I often say I am a “commercial litigator”. I explain that our practice includes...
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Probate vs. Nonprobate Property in Your Estate – Your Will is Not the Only Way
So you have finally wrapped your head around the fact that you need to create an estate plan in order to determine to whom and in what amounts your property will pass upon your death. Estate planning...
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Before Signing That Commercial Lease – Have You Reviewed it with Counsel?
As a business owner, after spending countless hours researching and visiting commercial space, and finally finding the right location, you are often presented with a lengthy commercial lease. Many...
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NONCOMPETE LITIGATION LESSONS FROM THE TENTH CIRCUIT
Reprinted with permission from the August 18th, 2018 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2018 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. A recent case from the United...
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What is a contract: Part 2: Offer, Acceptance, Consideration: What’s in it...
This post continues my series explaining the main elements of a contract, which are outlined on the attached infographic. My goal is to demystify some of these basic provisions to help business owners...
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Owner Liability – Piercing the Veil
A corporation or limited liability company provides multiple advantages to business owners which is why business lawyers so frequently recommend their use. Among the most significant of these...
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NAVIGATING NONCOMPETES: PART 1: THE BASICS
A recent Washington Post article proclaimed that “even janitors have noncompetes now.” New Jersey and Pennsylvania are considering legislation to regulate the terms and enforceability of documents...
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The Eight Corners Rule and the Liability Insurer’s Duty to Defend
Regardless of whether you are a liability insurance provider or the person being covered by a liability policy, a threshold issue to nearly every coverage dispute is whether or not the insurance...
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From a Litigator's Desk: Sometimes You Have To Just Blow It Up
Many of our previous posts delve into the benefits of resolution of a commercial or shareholder dispute without litigation. Cost, uncertainty and business distraction are factors which often weigh in...
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The Holidays Are Almost Here – Plan Ahead for Custody Considerations
It seems that Labor Day has just come and gone, but the snow is already moving in and the holiday season will be here before we know it. You have already transitioned the children from summer vacation...
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Using a Special Litigation Committee to Assess Shareholder Derivative Claims
In the corporate setting, it has long been the case that a shareholder can assert a claim on behalf of the corporation when management of the entity refuses to do so – a so called derivative action....
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Navigating Noncompetes Part II: What Employers Should Consider
Part 2 of our Noncompete Series will focus on employers. Noncompetes, when well drafted, are a powerful tool to protect customer relationships, confidential information, trade and training secrets,...
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New Year’s Resolution: Update Your Estate Plan
Now that the hustle of the holiday season is over, everyone is looking forward to the new year. January tends to be the month where people look for a fresh start and catch up on the tasks that were...
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Employers------Protect Your Employees’ Data - Or Else!
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has recently held that an employer may be liable to its employees for a data breach involving the employees’ “personal and financial information including names, birth...
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