The contracts that you sign with a business, a worker or an independent contractor will influence how your company operates. You can control your costs, guarantee the delivery of specific products and carefully manage the expansion of your workforce with the right...
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What happens if the FTC bans noncompete agreements?
Businesses need to adopt policies that comply with federal employment laws and protect them from the potential of an expensive employment lawsuit. Unfortunately, even the systems that employers use to protect themselves sometimes become outdated as the government...
How can I protect my business and its confidential information?
Businesses in Texas will have certain ways in which they create their products, provide their services and craft their ideas. It is imperative that there is a level of secrecy and protection to prevent competitors from using this information to their advantage. A...
Did my partner adhere to the law for loyalty and duty of care?
Many Texas businesses are run by a partnership. This can be beneficial in many ways including combining skills, having increased access to capital, providing an opportunity to borrow more from lenders, sharing costs and giving motivation due to involvement in the...
Recovering Attorneys’ Fees in Shareholder and LLC Litigation
We are frequently hired by members of LLCs and shareholders of companies to bring claims of breach of contract. When shareholder and LLC member disputes must be tried, the law provides multiple avenues for recovery of not only actual and punitive damages, but...
What terms do you need in your licensing agreement?
Your intellectual property can be invaluable to your business, giving you a distinct advantage over your competition. But your intellectual property doesn’t have to just work for your business. For example, you can monetize your intellectual property by engaging in...
3 questions that protect your company in a commercial lease
Other than your payroll expenses, what you pay for your facilities will be one of the biggest operating expenses for your company. Whether you intend to move from an existing facility to a larger one to accommodate growth or sign your first-ever commercial lease for...
Co-anchor sues over the use of her face: Is it intellectual property?
Here is an excellent question: Is a person’s famous face a type of intellectual property? After all, who a person is can mean a lot in making connections, sales and bringing in an income. The co-anchor for Good Day Philadelphia recently ran into an issue when she...
Can you collect on a debt if you only have an oral contract?
As a business professional, you probably get contracts for most of your major projects. Having everything in writing protects you and makes the obligations of everyone involved clear. Written contracts are also much easier to enforce if there is eventually conflict...
The most common forms of intellectual property infraction
Every human being has ideas, and many people have a job that involves bringing their ideas to life through creation. All types of creation by a person that is not material is a type of intellectual property, and some intellectual property is extremely valuable....