Businesses run on contracts. These agreements set expectations and ensure steady supply chains and smooth transactions. In order for contracts to operate the way they are intended, though, all parties to the agreement have to be open and honest. When one party to a...
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Month: December 2020
Year In Review
by stanleycheiken | Dec 26, 2020 | Firm News
As 2020 winds down, I look back at the last 12 months and reflect on what I was able to accomplish on behalf of my clients. Business Litigation -- 2020 was an unusual year for trials, with many of them being postponed due to COVID-19. Nevertheless, I managed to try...
Administrative Exhaustion in Discrimination Cases
by stanleycheiken | Dec 19, 2020 | Firm News
There are numerous federal anti-discrimination in employment laws. These include Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Each of these laws requires an employee claiming...
Issues that can lead partnership disputes
On behalf of Law Offices of Stanley B. Cheiken | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
There are many different businesses in Pennsylvania and they produce many different products and various services. The businesses are certainly run by people, but the business itself is often a separate legal entity. Businesses can be formed as corporations, limited...
Is Litigation Appealing?
by stanleycheiken | Dec 12, 2020 | Firm News
In both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, major business and employment litigation cases will usually be tried to a judge or a jury at a trial court level. In Pennsylvania, this is the Court of Common Pleas, and in New Jersey, this is the Superior Court Law Division. After...
Should I Settle?
by stanleycheiken | Dec 5, 2020 | Firm News
Business and employment litigation disputes can be tricky, and it is difficult to accurately predict a trial outcome. For this reason, it can be equally complicated to evaluate the value of a case for settlement purposes. That said, the courts will usually apply...
Steps to take when closing a business
On behalf of Law Offices of Stanley B. Cheiken | Dec 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
There may come a time in a business owner’s life in Huntingdon Valley where they feel it is best to close their business. They may be unable to find a buyer for the business, or they may not wish to sell the business. They may simply want to pursue other business...