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For High-Stakes Situations
A lawsuit is usually a lengthy process, and it is expensive, there is no way around that fact. Litigation is one way to deal with a competitor, a business partner or anyone else you believe is guilty of wrongdoing. But are you aware of the costs involved in taking...
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation can cost a business not only a lot of money to fight, but it can also ruin its reputation. To counteract SLAPP, California enacted an anti-SLAPP statute that allows the defendant to strike down the suit quickly. The...
Freedom of speech of one of the most important rights you have as an American. However, it is often at the center of controversy. Trying to silence someone through censorship or other methods happens all the time, but when someone tries to use the legal system to do...
As a business owner and employer, you understand the importance of taking steps to ensure that your employees stay safe on the job. Of course, you also know that accidents can happen under any circumstances, and you abide by the law and carry workers' compensation...
If you are like many business owners, you know what it means to make sacrifices for your company. You may rarely see your family, that is, if you have even taken the time to start one. Can you remember the last time you took a vacation? Have you lost track of the...
Starting a business can be frightening. You have to weigh the sacrifices against the potential for success. If you pour your time and resources into a new venture, there is always the possibility that you will lose a lot, perhaps everything. This is why many people...
Business owners have a number of aspects to protect if they want to keep their businesses competitive and successful. Because they certainly want any physical property they have to remain safe from thieves or vandalism, they often put various security measures in...
Signing a lease for commercial property may have been an exciting moment. It likely meant that you were finally ready to take your business to the next level. While focusing on having a brick-and-mortar presence, a solid address and a location in which to grow your...
It is certainly the hope of every entrepreneur that the businesses they form will be successful and avoid legal trouble. However, this is not always the case. When dealing with employees, contracts and customers, there is always the potential for misunderstandings,...
Often, the first time a person becomes aware that he or she is the target of a white collar criminal investigation is with the execution of a search warrant on his or her business and residence, where, pursuant to the search warrant, a law enforcement agency seizes a...
