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Small Business Owners: Beware the Frivolous Lawsuit
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
It's a lawsuit so frivolous that some are theorizing the case is spoofed -- an attempt to force legislators to pass tort reform laws that would hinder a...
Does Your Startup Need a Nondisclosure Agreement?
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Every startup should have a Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA). NDAs protect the privacy rights of trade secrets. In essence, they keep private information...
Les Moonves Allegations: How Sexual Harassment Claims Can Become SEC Violations
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
In July, the New Yorker published allegations against CBS CEO Leslie Moonves, with six women claiming Moonves subjected them to sexual harassment, including...
Goop Settles Lawsuit Over Unscientific Health Claims
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Gwenyth Paltrow's company, Goop, settled a lawsuit this week brought by 10 California counties for false advertising after numerous medical and consumer...
Can Employees Be Fired for Skipping Bible Study?
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Ryan Coleman, an Oregon construction worker, is suing his former employer, Dahled Up Construction, for firing him because he stopped attending the employer's...
Lawsuit: Lobster Company Co-Owner Behind $1.5M Embezzlement
By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on
Owning a business is like having a second family. No business owners ever want to believe that an employee, or worse yet a fellow co-owner, is embezzling funds...