There are many types of businesses owned and operated in California and throughout the United States. Depending on the size of one's business, as well as how many products are manufactured or sold and how many people a company employs, the legal challenges an owner...
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Ski park company settles business litigation lawsuit
It is important to properly screen all potential employees. This can help business owners avoid possible future issues caused by problematic workers in California. However, there may be times when a business ends up hiring a problematic employee despite proper...
Chef sues restaurant in business litigation lawsuit
An employment contract is essentially an agreement to specific terms between two entities, the employer and the employee. However, it is important to fully understand and fulfill these terms once a contract is in place. Failure to do so can result in a serious legal...
Barclays faces class action business litigation lawsuit
The free market is meant to benefit society and make the economy more efficient and productive. On the other hand, there are laws that regulate how business is allowed to be conducted in California. These rules and regulations are designed to ensure fairness in the...
Five mistakes small businesses should not make
As business law attorneys, we know that entrepreneurs and start-ups are in business to make money. To support this goal, they focus (rightly) on maximizing their business model, gaining market share and continuing to innovate. In the midst of achieving those goals,...
Basic steps in protecting trade secrets
Part of starting or maintaining a successful business involves maintaining competitive business advantage. This commonly calls for a business to create and incorporate trade secrets that enable the business to keep a unique aspect that sets them apart from others in...
What has many U.S. businesses asking Congress for help?
While you wouldn't think that there would necessarily be much in common between large corporations, medium-sized enterprises and small businesses outside of a shared interest in turning a profit, it turns out that many of them are becoming increasingly united in a...
How to effectively manage settlement conferences
In a prior post, we talked about the benefits and protections that can come with a "litigation shelter." Basically, it is a fund dedicated to answering and fending off extortion attempts masked as lawsuits, where the putative plaintiffs know (or have a good idea) that...
Can you be protected with a litigation shelter?
As a business owner, litigation should be the bane of your existence...if it hasn't been already. No one likes dealing with the proverbial "nuisance" lawsuit, which is essentially a complaint rooted in baseless (yet legally viable) claims with an exorbitant demand,...
False advertising suit initiated over Chia Crispe
Every year, a certain number of people pledge to eat healthier. As 2015 draws near, it will not be surprising to see more new "healthy" options become available in the marketplace. However, as we have seen before with "healthy" choices, not everything labeled as such...

