The short answer is “It depends.”
In the state of California, certain contracts have to be put in writing before any court will even consider enforcing them. The majority of oral agreements, however, are legally enforceable. The dilemma comes not from whether they are able to be enforced as a matter of law due to the fact that nothing is written down,…
The majority of serious business agreements necessitate the writing of a contract, a binding legal document that lays out the terms to which both people have agreed and serves as a guide to those people when it comes to satisfying their commitments towards each other. In the most ideal of conditions, the contract might sit in a file cabinet for years, never to see the light of…
Businesses routinely spend an abundance of their resources on acquiring information that will make their operations profitable. Relevant and worthwhile information can take many forms. These include pricing formulas, customer lists, business plans, and product specifications. A ubiquitous issue then, that must be addressed by any mindful employer, is how to safeguard your trade secrets and keep them from being used, sold, or otherwise misappropriated by your…
Any company that works with customers, by which I mean every company ever, has those customers that are routinely behind the ball when it comes to paying for the goods or services that they have received. Dissimilar from typical retail transactions like those that take place at a supermarket or a Wal-Mart, many business-to-business sales are not completed right away.
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Contracts are a necessary part of any business deal. No matter how well the people involved know each other and no matter how clearly the terms are spelled out, there is always the chance that the other person might breach your contract. Whether or not a contract is with another business, a vendor, an employee, or any other party, a breach could easily cause economic damage to…
Suppliers, subcontractors, and contractors all deserve to receive payment in exchange for the work that they do and the materials that they have provided. Far too frequently, however, they are not immediately or fully paid and they find themselves embroiled in a dispute over that missing or inadequate payment. Luckily, California law provides people in the construction trade a legal device known as a mechanic’s lien that…
If you think that your business is about to be sued because of an occurrence at your company or if you have already been served with papers, it is vital that you act quickly to defend yourself, your company, and, by extension, any information that could be related to the lawsuit.
Collecting and maintaining paperwork is a necessary start to defending yourself. In court, it is…
It is generally a good idea for employers to put an employee handbook together, one that will include relevant information that acts as a legal shield. Even if a business has just a handful of employees, without an employee handbook, it would be making itself vulnerable as it would be facing a more elevated danger of a legal claim concerning wrongful termination, sexual harassment, and additional unfair…
Changing jobs is typically a stressful, life-altering experience. Severance benefits may, however, help to facilitate the transformation period. With reliable advice from a proficient employment law attorney, California employers and employees are both able to negotiate severance packages that satisfy the needs of each individual.
Although it can seem like a severance package is just a last…
Business litigation in the State of California is a long and arduous process. It is necessary to have a skilled litigator evaluate your case and examine your legal grievance to make sure that the process is performed properly from the get-go. This piece will go over the main points of the process, and explain how a veteran business litigation attorney in California will be able to defend…