In the summer of 2012 in the case of United States v. Alvarez, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the “Stolen Valor Act” which made lying about being the recipient of a military medal or decoration a crime. The court acknowledged that a lie, in and of itself, is safeguarded by the First Amendment up until the point…
Mergers are very common in the world of business. In a merger, one or more companies join together to create a new company, also known as a legal entity. Mergers can sometimes be very complicated and have several moving parts. The deal will usually include valuation, legal documents, operational logistics, key deliverables, financing and payments, and regulatory matters. A Los Angeles business attorney will be able to…
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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If you have recently been served with a summons indicating that someone has filed a lawsuit against your company, you will need to move quickly in order to make certain that you do not jeopardize even a single one your legal rights. There are very hard deadlines where lawsuits are concerned, and there can be steep fines for missing them. Listed below are five things that are…
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…
Building a company with a partner has the potential to be extremely advantageous: partnerships allow for various advantages and are especially popular among startups and firms offering professional services. When you start a company with a partner or partners, the furthest thing from your mind is that you might wind up in an argument concerning company ownership. Sadly, these sorts of conflicts pop up fairly consistently and…
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…