Recent Blog Posts
Consider All the Issues if You’re Starting a Real Estate Partnership
Regardless of the market or the economy, real estate is usually a sound investment. So much so, that many people have made it their business–specifically in doing things like buying and selling homes, or renting out properties and similar ventures. But real estate also takes time and money, which is why many people who… Read More »
Don’t Come to Court With Unclean Hands
When you sue somebody on a business related matter, you usually want to pinpoint the other side’s wrongful behavior–that they breached a contract or stole information or broke a partnership–whatever it is you’re suing them for. What you might not expect, is your own behavior being scrutinized. What is Unclean Hands? The law allows… Read More »
Efficient Breach: When a Purposeful Breach Might Make Sense
Breaching a contract is never a good idea. In fact, it can lead to a lawsuit and ultimately a judgment against you. But there may be times, when you crunch the numbers and do the calculations, that breaching a contract suddenly may seem like not such a bad idea. Efficient Breach It’s called efficient… Read More »
This is How the Corporate Veil Gets Lost or Breached
Corporations are their own legal entities, and when they get sued it is the company, not the owners, officers, or directors individually, who are liable. That’s one main advantage of forming a company in the first place. But that protection–called a corporate veil–is not absolute, and it can be lost, thus exposing individual owners… Read More »
How do Shell or Holding Companies Work?
In the media and in the eyes of the general public, the concept of a shell company implies something secretive and hidden–companies hidden behind companies, in order to hide illegal behavior, or shield assets from creditors, or deceive the public as to who actually runs or owns a company. But in the real world,… Read More »
Change Orders: What Are They?
In a normal contract, there is very little room for changes, after the contract is finalized. The parties are expected to have anticipated any unforeseen circumstances, and accounted and bargained for them in the agreement. If circumstances don’t turn out to be what you thought they were, you are nonetheless bound by the terms… Read More »
How and When to Use Equitable Remedies
When it comes to law, and suing for damages in a business, commercial litigation or construction law case, the question isn’t just whether you can win–it’s what you can win or be awarded, if you are successful. In most cases, we sue for money–not because it’s the cure for every ill, but because it’s… Read More »
Don’t Get in Trouble for Price Gouging
To many business owners, the concept of price gouging can be confusing. On the one hand, price gouging seems like just a simple response to supply and demand; as demand goes up, shouldn’t the cost of a good or service also increase? That seems to be a basic economic and very legal, not to… Read More »
Problems When You Refuse Service to Customers or Clients
You may already know that when it comes to customers, just like your employees, you can’t discriminate. Refusing to serve customers or clients because of things like gender or race or nationality or religion, among other categories, can land you in deep legal trouble. But what about for reasons that aren’t protected, or which… Read More »
Unsure of Your Rights? Try a Declaratory Judgment Action
There are times when parties are just uncertain of what they are allowed, and not allowed to do, going forward. It would be nice if parties could come to court, and have a judge determine who is correct or incorrect, so that the parties could adjust their future behavior in a way that is… Read More »