You are wise to read the fine print. A Stipulation of Dismissal Without Prejudice allows the plaintiff (credit card company, bank, or collection...

Do I need An attorney??

Under Minnesota law, if you were terminated from your job, you will typically qualify for unemployment insurance benefits unless you were...

How do I change the state in which my LLC is registered?

You can certainly form a Minnesota limited liability company (LLC) and then merge the California LLC into the Minnesota LLC, which would become the...

What should I do, my Ex-employer wants me to quit my job & pay $50K for violating my Non-compete?

Your question raises many important issues that should be discussed with a Minnesota non-compete lawyer. The laws governing non-compete...

I have an employment contract. I believe my employer is not abiding by it.

Your employer may be violating the contract. As the other attorney indicated, even if the contract does not explicitly grant you the right to...

My LLC was sued by a business with two parts of their name being the same as mine. Can they collect from me personally?

Your posting raises many questions that cannot be answered without additional facts. The first issue involves the judgment. Since the judgment...

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Non-compete agreements can be entered into in a variety of contexts. Typically, they are entered into in the employment context between employers...

Salary withheld without notice or reason

If your offer letter provides for a "guaranteed" bonus each quarter, and you completed the quarter before your employer stated that the bonus would...

Ending a Partnership

I am licensed to practice law in the State of Minnesota and have handled these types of transactions as part of our law firm's Minnesota corporate...

The food court beside my owned shop in mall, doesn't allow me to open a food franchisee, saying non competition contract. LEGAL?

As the other attorneys who aswered your question have already indicated, restrictive covenants or non-compete clauses are fairly common in shopping...