Whether you own a small business or operate a large corporation, you may have entered into a contract with another company. Ideally, businesses enter into contracts with the intent to benefit both parties. When one party fails to meet their end of a contractual...
Business Litigation
Why do business partnerships so often fail?
A business partnership might sound like a good idea in the beginning. A whole world of possibility awaits, you are probably working side by side with someone you like and trust, and you don't have to face business challenges alone. What could go wrong? A lot, it turns...
Understanding breach of fiduciary duty in business law
Fiduciaries are common in the business context. Corporate officers, directors, business partners, managing members and other key decision-makers are often considered fiduciaries. As such, they are held to high standards when carrying out their responsibilities....
How an NDA can support your business
Owning a business comes with making many decisions. In addition to managing the overall profit and loss, you also need to decide what contracts and protections you need to support your company. Having your employees and the people you do business with sign a...
Amazon moves away from arbitration in customer disputes
As one of the globe’s preeminent corporations, Amazon’s dispute resolution strategies attract extensive scrutiny. One of the company’s recent decisions regarding customer disputes has raised both praise and criticism from voices across many industries. Recently,...
Collaborative law for business disputes: Three things to consider
Business owners and executives are always looking for ways to streamline processes and minimize excessive costs. Unfortunately, while looking at business systems, production processes and market analyses for places to trim costs, so many miss the most obvious: legal...
Common shareholder disputes
Companies take on shareholders to raise capital for many reasons. However, once you bring in shareholders, you face the possibility of disputes over company management. Conflict among shareholders and partners is common in businesses. It is a natural result of...
The two kinds of NDA and what to do if one is broken
Even if a business prides itself on public transparency, that likely does not mean all details are meant for the public eye. Luckily, non-disclosure agreements can help keep the intimate details of a business operation under lock and key. And, while simple utilization...
With civil courts slowed down, businesses turn to ADR
Since spring, courts throughout the nation have had to reduce their caseloads drastically. Texas courts are no exception. Many civil trials suffered cancellations. Only the most pressing of cases moved forward with litigation, leaving thousands of others floating in...
Litigation may be the only way to resolve business break-ups
You tried to resolve your business’s dissolution through negotiation and without litigation, but now it just does not seem possible. The disagreements between you and your business partner have become heated. Your relationship is now untenable due to rising disputes....