Can you force a fiduciary duty – the highest duty recognized in law – on someone in a boilerplate contract?Contracts are a result of the meeting of the minds, they say, and these same folks also say that you are deemed to own what you sign. Especially...

Is the noncompete agreement you have worth the paper it is written on?

At its heart, a noncompete is a contract. It is a promise between the employer and employee where the employee promises not to compete, and the employer promises to provide the...

Individuals, private corporations and partnerships, and government entities sign written leases, agreements and other types of contracts on a daily business.  Forming a contract is easy—under Texas law, a legally enforceable agreement—or contract—is...

What is Trademark and Why use it?

A trademark is a mark by which the public identifies a business; it is like a brand of a business. It protects brand names and logos used on goods and services of a business. Trademarks can be logos, business names,...

It is important to remember that usually signing a contract binds you to that deal. As a consumer, you cannot escape your contractual obligations just because you change your mind or have buyer’s remorse. However, consumer protection laws and...

Once the exclusive domain of major publicly traded companies, complex executive compensation issues now arise regularly in privately held companies, from family business organizations to tech startups. If you’ve reached a certain point of your career,...