Liability is a serious concern for any business owner. If your business negligently harms someone, you could be the target of a personal injury lawsuit. Such a lawsuit could be crippling even for large businesses. For small businesses, it could be a death knell.
As bad as a...
Insurance coverage is essential in any business. Smaller businesses, in particular, often start with a Business Owner’s Policy that provides blanket coverage for common occurrences like losses, property damage, and lawsuits.
Depending on the size and type of business you have, you might also carry insurance specifically for things...
Commercial lawsuits between businesses and consumers, vendors, suppliers, competitors, or other organizations can be lengthy and expensive. They can interrupt business operations, impact productivity, and damage a company’s reputation.
Regardless of the type of dispute, going to court is often the worst-case scenario. However, there are other options. If...
Most drivers are taught how to deal with car accidents while learning to drive a car. If you are in a collision with another vehicle while driving a car, you very likely know what to do immediately afterward. But what if you are riding a bicycle and get into an accident?...
Medical malpractice may seem pretty common, but thankfully, most doctors, nurses, and hospitals follow the guidelines of their profession pretty well. They may make mistakes, but those mistakes are generally not due to negligence.
Nevertheless, when medical malpractice does occur, the following are some of its most...
If you were injured due to the negligence of another party, you are presumably eligible to receive compensation for those injuries. While there are several ways to obtain such payment, you are often more likely to acquire higher compensation if you enlist the services of a personal injury lawyer.
Perhaps one of the most important pieces of advice for entrepreneurs and small business owners is to ensure that everything is put in writing. Contracts and agreements are essential to protecting yourself and your business interests against future uncertainties.
Unfortunately, the excitement of starting a new business with others...
If you are operating a business that consists of one or more individuals, and you do not have a buy-sell agreement, you may be putting control over your business and its continued operations at stake. Your partners have interests in your common business, and those interests do not necessarily go away...
In today’s overly connected world, it does not take long for information to spread from one person to the next. Within moments, a post on social media can be seen by dozens, if not hundreds, of people. And if the post goes viral, it can reach hundreds of thousands of people or...
In the business world, owners and officers are entrusted with incredible powers over the business’s assets. To keep those with the power to bring about great benefit or great harm to a business accountable, the law imposes on them a fiduciary duty.
This duty requires these individuals to...
