As I enjoy Memorial Day Weekend with my family, my thoughts turn to the nature of the law practice when I first started 30 years ago. The biggest difference is the technological advances that have come along. As a young lawyer, my boss would occasionally call me on a...
Many Pennsylvania companies have confidential business information that is classified as a ‘trade secret.’ A trade secret can be the heart of your whole business and the thing that sets you apart from the competition. Some of the most famous ‘trade secrets’ include...
Many common contractual situations involve a mutual exchange of performance. For instance, you agree to paint my house and I agree to pay you upon completion. But there are occasions when, after reaching an initial agreement, the parties decide to modify its terms. On...
For business owners, the past year has been, in a word, crazy. And, to survive, many employers have transitioned their workers from traditional employees to other types of job classifications, like independent contractors. Indeed, to survive, for many employers this...
It is counterintuitive to business people. When they put their arrangement into contract form, they are focused on a successful outcome. For many business people, the contract never gets looked at again unless times are tough. When things are not working out, that's...
When can someone be legally liable for the unlawful conduct of someone else? There are several circumstances in which this is true. One of them is in the case of a civil conspiracy. A civil conspiracy occurs when two or more persons agree to commit an unlawful act and...
