Monthly Archives: July 2023
Demystifying Arbitration: A Quick Guide for Businesses and Individuals
Arbitration has emerged as a popular alternative to traditional litigation for resolving disputes. Whether you’re a business owner seeking an efficient way to handle commercial disagreements or an individual navigating a legal issue, understanding arbitration can be immensely beneficial. In this comprehensive guide, we aim to demystify the concept of arbitration, shedding light on… Read More »
The Fight Over Who Owns “Taco Tuesday” is Over
Good news, taco lovers: You are now free to use the term “Taco Tuesday,” as much as you like, and generally, wherever you like. This was the result of a recent lawsuit between two rival Mexican fast food chains, involving the use of the term—but it’s also an interesting lesson in how trademark rights… Read More »
An Example of Arbitration in Sports: Boston Bruins & Jeremy Swayman
Arbitration plays a significant role in resolving sports-related disputes. Sports contracts can be complex and arbitration provides an effective means to resolve contractual disputes, including salary disputes. A great example of this is the current case involving the Boston Bruins hockey team and restricted free agent goaltender Jeremy Swayman. In professional team sports with salary… Read More »
How to Keep Your Business Legally Compliant
When running a business, it is imperative that you keep your business compliant with state and federal business laws. Your legal responsibilities will depend on your business and location, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). To stay legally compliant, you’ll need to meet external and internal business compliance requirements. Most external requirements… Read More »
Exploring Arbitration: Get to Know Common Cases
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) used to resolve legal conflicts outside of traditional court proceedings. It involves the submission of a dispute to one or more impartial third parties known as arbitrators or a panel of arbitrators. The parties involved in the dispute agree to abide by the arbitrators’ decision,… Read More »
Indemnity: What it Means, and Why it Could Affect You
Imagine that you are signing a business contract with a vendor or customer or client. At the end of that contract or buried somewhere in the middle, is a provision called “indemnity.” You sign the contract. Little do you know it, but signing that indemnity contract just puts you on the hook for the… Read More »
Don’t Get in Trouble for Using Dark Patterns on Your Website
If you have an online business, it probably thrives on the ability to sign up customers, or get them to make purchases, and the ability to avoid customers from canceling your product or service. This is especially true if you utilize a subscription model for your business. But be very careful—the Federal Trade Commision… Read More »
Can You be Sued for Discriminating on the Basis of an Employee’s Size or Weight?
Imagine that you have an employee, and the employee is not performing up to standards. You fire, or demote that employee. The employee, a larger person, then contends that you fired him or her, because of size—that is, the employee accuses you of discriminating because of his or her obesity condition. Can you be… Read More »
What Happens to a Company When a Manager of an LLC Dies?
If you have worked hard to create a successful business, the intention may be for that business to carry on after you are gone. Whether it supports your family after you pass, or whether you intend for your family to actually operate the business, succession planning is something that you should plan for right… Read More »
Apple Gets Sued for Not Paying Retail Employees
You would never think of not paying your employees. Aside from knowing it’s illegal, it’s also just immoral. You stay on top of wage and labor laws, and know who is supposed to be paid what. One thing you know is that employees need to be paid for every hour that they work. Except,… Read More »
Handling Cyber Attacks to Avoid Legal Problems
Even though our world is getting more and more technologically advanced, you, individually as a business owner, may not be. You got into your business to do that business—not to become an IT professional. And yet, as a business, you have certain responsibilities surrounding IT, that can get you into legal problems if you… Read More »
Important Steps for Building a Strong Business Litigation Case
Business litigation can be extremely complex. It involves navigating legal frameworks, statutes, regulations, and case law. The laws governing business transactions, contracts, intellectual property, employment, and other aspects of business can be intricate and subject to interpretation. Preparing for business litigation requires careful planning, thorough documentation, and gathering strong evidence to support your case…. Read More »
Sarah Silverman’s AI Lawsuit Raises Important Copyright Infringement Questions
Comedian Sarah Silverman and two other authors are suing Meta and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement. The two lawsuits allege that the large language models that power AI were trained on copyrighted materials from their books without their knowledge or permission, which were likely stolen from a “shadow library” of pirated works. The… Read More »
Business Litigation in the Digital Age: Addressing Online Defamation and Cybersecurity Breaches
The first step is to understanding how the digital age has affected business litigation is to clarify what we mean when we refer to this time period. Simply put, the digital age refers the current era, where digital technology forms the backbone of modern society. This includes everything from cloud computing and data analytics… Read More »
INFORM Consumers Act Now in Effect – Is Your Business Ready?
The Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act – or the INFORM Consumers Act – has taken effect as of June 27, 2023. The act was passed by Congress to add more transparency to online transactions and to deter criminals from acquiring stolen, counterfeit, or unsafe items and selling them through online marketplaces. The… Read More »
