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Many companies are subject to some kind of online review platform, be it Yelp, Angie’s list, on Facebook or on forums. Lawsuits for defamation have been on the books for centuries, but will courts consider negative online reviews defamation—allowing companies...

Barry and Tom are going to start a business together. They’re neighbors, the best of friends, they watch Monday Night Football together every week. They’re such good friends, that they decide to start their company on a handshake and because...

Recently two federal judges in San Francisco ruled that it will be up to a jury to decide whether Uber drivers and other similar drivers should be considered independent contractors or employees. As correctly determining whether small business workers are...

In this blog, I'll discuss why it is important to hire an attorney to help you start your business. In Today's Market, it Makes the Most Sense to Hire Experts Rather than 1-Stop Shops There was a time when a...

As discussed in last week’s article, maintaining your limited liability is crucial. Dropping the ball on compliance issues allows people to sue you for your own personal assets, rather than being limited to your business’s assets. Here, we’ll go through...

We’ve talked many times about limited liability (for example, here and here), but what many business owners don’t know is that their limited liability can be voided if they’re not compliant with their local Secretary of State’s office as well...

You can decide the distribution of your property – and if you don’t the state will If you die without a valid will, your property will be distributed according to state law. This may or may not be the distribution...

Jumping right in, continuing from our last article: What Constitutes Default? As you might expect, this is another very important section in any security agreement. Put simply, it states what acts or omissions put the borrower “in default,” allowing the...

Most startup companies need some sort of capital investment to help them to get started. If they have an investor—someone willing to give the new company money in exchange for a percentage of ownership in the new company or a...

This is a continuation of last week’s blog. How do I file my application? Trademark Searches Before filing an application, it is crucial that you have a trademark search done. This lets you know whether the trademark you’re applying for...