Most entrepreneurs have entered into a business partnership at one time or another, or at least entertained the idea. Sadly, despite the best of intentions on all sides, these arrangements often fail. Common pitfalls of entering into a partnership Some of the factors...
Running a business is full of constant challenges. However, there is a difference between a challenge that requires your blood, sweat and tears and legal trouble that comes suddenly and unexpectedly. Unfortunately, you put yourself in the line of fire when you start a...
As an investor, there is one thing you should watch out for. That thing is investment fraud. When you trust your money in the hands of a stockbroker or investment firm, you expect them to do what’s right for you. Stockbrokers and investment firms have regulations that...
Most successful businesses face competition. Even if you were at one point the only company in your specific business niche, your success may have inspired others to start their own companies and compete with you. Competition can be great for consumers, but it can be...
A dispute with your business partner is complicated enough on its own. It’s even more complicated if you don’t have a partnership agreement. Even so, this is fairly common. A lot of times, a business starts as a small idea between friends or even family members. They...
In earlier Blog articles we discussed the difficulty in causing the Court to throw out meritless lawsuits before trial. Procedurally, the deck is stacked against the Defense when it comes to forcing the dismissal of meritless lawsuits. A Plaintiff can survive...
Buffington Law Firm's civil trial attorneys are probably asked this question more than almost any other by clients who have flimsy or groundless lawsuits brought against them: "Why can't I get this frivolous lawsuit thrown out before trial?" The question is, for many...
In Part 1 of this Blog article we discussed two common procedures for forcing pretrial dismissal of a lawsuit: the Demurrer and the Motion for Summary Judgment. We saw that the way the law operates plainly "stacks the deck" in favor of the Plaintiff with respect to...
Buffington Law Firm's business and real estate trial attorneys are often faced with the question as to whether the case should ultimately be decided by a judge or by a jury. In most types of civil trials (probate proceedings being a notable exception) a party is...
Buffington Law Firm's business and corporate trial attorneys have successfully litigated numerous business litigation cases in which the central issue was the question as to who a corporation's stockholders actually were. At first impression, one might think that...