For small businesses, just as for individuals, bankruptcy should dispose of all disputes with their creditors. A discharge under Chapter 7 or confirmation of a payment […]
… but a massive, enormous, extravagant Christmas lights display on what used to be a quiet residential corner. In an era when enterprising people organize paying […]
Limited liability is the cornerstone of modern, corporate free enterprise. It means the entrepreneur puts no more of their personal fortune at risk than they invest […]
The purpose of non-compete agreements, paradoxically, is to allow competition (there is a right to work and compete), all while preventing unfair competition by protecting employers’ Legitimate Business […]
In the wake of the events in Charlottesville, a question came up in the business community. Can you fire someone for being a white supremacist? The […]
The ADA is a noble law, and not just for bleeding-heart types of reasons. Certainly, it is primarily motivated by the emotional desire to see those […]
Do you know the difference between general and special damages? One “actually and necessarily” flows from the alleged wrong; the other “might result” from it but […]
For businesses, the first quarter of each year brings a number of fiscal and legal obligations. A business must, for instance, file its Annual Report with […]
The Florida Supreme Court decides remarkably few civil decisions, and even fewer commercial ones. Its docket is dominated by review of death-penalty decisions and updating rules […]
Artificial Intelligence is one of science-fiction writers’ favorite foils. A machine or gadget of some form, with infinite knowledge and ability for logic, provides the hero […]
There is so much talk – sometimes uninformed talk – about incorporation that it warrants us addressing it here today. To start with, the term incorporation […]
In our most recent post, which addressed the new overtime rules, we had occasion to explain that Congress may constitutionally delegate its legislative powers to the rules-making […]
A Chinese-American restaurateur wished to purchase a second restaurant. For reasons that are not known but do not matter either, he decided to keep the down […]
Some of the hot-button issues playing out in this election year also feature on the courts’ dockets. One such issue is gun control, with cases heard […]
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. When that happens, the law has to keep up, and that keeps appellate attorneys busy. Take this case for example, […]
Representing businesses and business owners often means dealing with debt, whether owed by or to the client. And this in turn requires being at least aware […]
A few statutes provide that the prevailing party receives their attorneys’ fees back from the other side. One would think that who wins in a lawsuit […]
Our last blog built on the Department of Labor’s new rules on overtime to remind business owners of some basic principles, and warn of some pitfalls. […]
It has been a couple of weeks since the Department of Labor finalized new rules for overtime compensation. In our 24/7 news cycle, those changes stayed […]
Last year, we explained why Tom Brady’s suspension was overturned, even though it had been imposed in arbitration proceedings. The trial judge had many reasons for […]
A Chinese-American restaurateur wished to purchase a second restaurant. For reasons that are not known but do not matter either, he decided to keep the down […]
A few statutes provide that the prevailing party receives their attorneys’ fees back from the other side. One would think that who wins in a lawsuit […]
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) does more than regulate relations between employer and unions. It also gives non-union employees the right to organize. That makes […]
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on greenhouse-gas regulations will occasion a chuckle from observers of the mainstream press. Republican-leaning newspapers criticized the Court for upholding […]