Burwell v. Hobby Lobby may affect your business. The Supreme Court of the United States, in a 5-4 decision, held, in part, that the Department of Health and Human Services' regulations imposing the contraceptive mandate, as applied to closely-held corporations,...
As a recent Forbes article titled "Legal Mistakes That Haunt After Death: Three Cases" pointedly highlighted, and as this blog acknowledged last month, legal documents are not something that should be left to an online document preparation service. Effectively, an...
Deciding whether or not to incorporate an operating sole proprietorship is one of the key business decisions for start-up companies. Essentially, in a sole proprietorship the person and the entity are one "person" under the law. Therefore, everything, both good...
Are there still fiduciary duties in a family owned business? Are they different or relaxed because the stockholders all happen to be related to management?The short answer is that yes, there are fiduciary duties, and no, they are not different or relaxed. The law does...
Mediation and arbitration are two separate and distinctly different strategies to resolve a dispute. The role of a mediator is to provide a forum in which two parties can discuss and negotiate a settlement between themselves. The mediator does not provide a...
Many real estate sales contracts, leasing agreements, medical agreements, and many other types of contracts have a provision which mandates that in the event of a dispute, you agree to "Binding Arbitration" and waive your right to go to court and have a jury trial....
When businesses become involved in a business dispute, and one of the parties is sued by the other it can become a huge distraction. There can be significant contingent liabilities associated with the dispute, and disruption in the work of the management team. It's...
Protecting the corporate veil is a critical business concept. One of the primary reasons for having an LLC, C-Corporation or S-Corporation is to provide liability protection to you and others in the business. Many businesses evidently download forms from some...
If you are an entrepreneur with a start-up company or are in the process of forming a new company in Carlsbad, Oceanside or North County there are many things you should take into consideration. It is not as simple as downloading a form, filing it with the State of...