We would like to think that all businesses will act fairly to maintain a free market in the U.S. However, sometimes competition between businesses in the Huntington Valley area turns improper, leading to a claim of tortious interference. The following is a brief...
Month: September 2020
Where Do I File?
in the majority of business litigation matters, the plaintiff has the option of choosing among various venues in which to file the case. It is possible that the case could be brought in either a state or a federal court, or in a court located in one of several states,...
Mediating Business Disputes
Most business litigation matters will never make it to trial. That is a statistical fact. The vast majority of civil cases will either be settled or dismissed before a trial occurs. Indeed, if every case that were filed had to be tried, the courts would grind to a...
Closing a business in Pennsylvania
Whether you are moving on to other ventures or simply shutting down a business that is no longer profitable, the decision to close a business is always a difficult one. Once you have decided to do so however, it is important that you follow all legal requirements to...
Oral Agreements in Business Disputes
You might be surprised how frequently business is conducted on the basis of an agreement that is not in writing. All sorts of agreements, large and small, valuable and nominal, are routinely negotiated and performed on a verbal basis. But when a dispute arises, the...
Labor Day Thought
Recently, when discussing the moment he knew that he had to terminate a member of his professional team, a client told me that it was when the team member complained about several supporting members of the team. The supporting employees were administrative and...