Can you simply set up a new company to avoid a judgment or a threat of a lawsuit against an existing company? The answer to this enduring legal myth is “no.” Most definitely, no. At least if the other side has decent business trial lawyers. The Uniform...

Be careful what you waive in the construction business. You may be waving ‘bye-bye’ to dollars with an improper waiver. As a subcontractor or a general contractor, your ability to get paid is tied to your ability to lien and foreclose that lien on a...

If it becomes necessary to file suit and obtain an injunction to stop the misappropriation of your company’s trade secrets, you want to arm your attorney rather than merely looking to them to clean up a mess. What happens when one of your trusted...

First and foremost, what is a trademark? A trademark, as defined by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”), is “ any word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these things that identifies your goods or services. It’s how...

If you hear the term “Trade Secrets” you may think that it is something only large companies have, but that would be incorrect. Any business that is growing, in any industry, probably relied on important informational pillars to help the business grow....

How much can you – or do you – trust your business partners? If you had to think about that question, you should ask yourself why. When most people enter a business together, they pull together, sacrifice together, and hope to dominate their part of the...