Monthly Archives: August 2023
Can a Business Partner Take a Commercial Opportunity for Themselves?
What happens if your business partner decides to forgo an opportunity for the company and instead use it for themselves or one of their other businesses? Do you have any rights or options in Florida law? The answer is “yes”—though, the specific circumstances always matter, including the type of business you have, the nature… Read More »
What are Consequential Damages in a Breach of Contract Case?
When there is breach of contract, you would normally read the contract, and sue, expecting to receive whatever you would have received, had the contract been perfumed by the other side the way it should have been. This is generally the way damages are measured in a breach of contract case—we want the non… Read More »
Court Rules an Emoji Can Bind You to a Contract
More and more of us are becoming aware that the things we text have actually legal impact and meaning. Just like any kind of writing, our texts can bind us, and be used as evidence in all kinds of legal proceedings. But as one farmer has now learned, not only can the words you… Read More »
Can You Enforce English Only Policies at Work?
Most employers know that discriminating on the basis of national origin is illegal, and would never do such a thing. But many employers also will very willingly impose “English only” policies in the workplace. What they may not know is that by doing so, they may be unknowingly discriminating on the basis of national… Read More »
Would You Recognize Sexual Harassment in Your Office?
You run a tight ship, and a business that respects employees. You would never knowingly allow sexual harassment to happen in your business. But most companies that get into legal trouble for sexual harassment, get into that trouble, because they don’t recognize some forms of sexual harassment, when it happens. Not all sexual harassment… Read More »
Photo Releases: When Do You Need Them?
In the process of documenting what happens in your business, or at your business functions, you may understandably want to take pictures. And when you do, you may want to use those pictures for any number of reasons, on any number of different kinds of platforms. But those pictures have people in them—people who… Read More »
