Category Archives: Commercial Litigation
Copyright Disputes in Digital Content and Online Businesses
Copyright disputes have become increasingly common as businesses rely more heavily on digital content, online marketing, social media, and website materials. Online businesses frequently use images, videos, written content, graphics, and software, all of which may be protected by copyright law. When copyrighted material is used without proper permission, licensing, or ownership rights, disputes… Read More »
Litigation Risks in Franchise Disclosure Documents
Franchise Disclosure Documents are legally required under federal and state law and are designed to provide prospective franchisees with important information before they invest in a franchise. These documents contain details about fees, financial performance, litigation history, obligations, and restrictions. Because franchisees rely heavily on the information contained in these documents when making investment… Read More »
Key Evidence That Can Strengthen a Commercial Litigation Case in Florida
In commercial litigation cases, documentary evidence often forms the foundation of a successful claim or defense. Financial records such as profit and loss statements, balance sheets, invoices, contracts, and internal accounting documents can demonstrate damages, breach of contract, or misrepresentation. Courts frequently rely on these records because they provide objective proof of financial harm… Read More »
Cohabitation Agreements are as Much Business, as they are Personal Documents
When you move in with, or buy property with another person, you tend to think of it as a personal matter. Whether moving in with significant others or domestic partners or friends, our mind doesn’t see these events as business events needing business documents to protect ourselves. But outside of marriage, if something goes… Read More »
What is a Coblentz Agreement?
Imagine this scenario: You sue someone or a company, for a significant amount of money. You have concern about the other side’s viability, finances, or ability to pay any kind of significant judgment or settlement. But you do know that they are insured, so at least you have a pocket that will pay you… Read More »
Can You Prevent the Other Side From Taking Your Deposition in Your Case?
It often happens in a commercial litigation case, that the other side wants to take depositions of your company’s employees or officers. That’s normal and to be expected in a commercial litigation lawsuit. But sometimes, the other side goes too far–sometimes, they want depositions of company officers or employees that have no relevance to… Read More »
How and When to Use Buy-Sell Agreements
When you start a business with someone, you may, optimistically, believe that you and your partner, or other owner, or manager, will be in business virtually forever. But forever doesn’t often look like we think it does, and that means, there are often scenarios where someone who owns a company, loses their ownership interest… Read More »
Don’t Forget These in Your Employment Contracts
We tend to think of employment contracts as standard, boilerplate documents that you can get off the internet. But that’s not true–in fact, having an employment agreement that is insufficient or poorly worded or incomplete, can lead to a lot of legal troubles down the road. Do You Even Want to Provide One? One… Read More »
What is a SLAPP Lawsuit?
We live in an age where anybody can post anything that is critical of someone else, or their business. And particularly if you’re a public figure, they can say anything because defamation laws generally make it very hard to sue those who criticize a public figure. That can lead to frustration–so much so, that… Read More »
Pitfalls When Drafting Amendments to Contracts
When you draft contracts, you draft them, hopefully, with future contingencies in mind. You’re accounting for things that can go right and wrong, and even for unforeseen or unlikely scenarios, that could affect both parties’ ability to carry out the contract. But life doesn’t always work that way, and sometimes a contract needs to… Read More »