Personal co-defendant awaiting mediation - can company be defaulted?

You should assume that they will focus on you from here on out. You need good advice from a qualified lawyer in your area to discuss what is best...

For a small management consultancy that will be formed as an LLC is one state better than another to form it in?

Organize the LLC in the state in which you will have the main office. Even if you were to organize in, say, Nevada, you would still have to...

My rights when I put a deposit on a order and then I wish to cancel it.

While you have a case for breach of contract by the lighting supplier for failure to perform, thereby entitling you to a return of the deposit, the...

DO I NEED A LAWYER OR MY 19 YEAR SON?

Your son is definitely liable because he is the one who infringed the copyright on the movie, "The Mechanic." However, he is out of the country...

How do I make sure that my claims in the jar are legala nd Im protecting myself?

This is something that you need to sit down and discuss in detail with a lawyer.

Ex-employee gave our business information to her new husband who is using our company name to do business.

I know that it is expensive, but retainers of $5,000 to $10,000 are common for these types of cases. A lot of work is going to have to happen in a...

Can I sell a lawsuit from one entity to another?

You need to give a little more information. Claims arising out of contract or property can be assigned; see Cal. Civ. Code section 954 [...

Mr. Doland's answer is correct. I want to emphasize another aspect -- the need to wind up and dissolve a corporation once its work is finished. The...

There is no legal minimum amount of time. If remedies are being made, usually the plaintiff's attorney will hold off on filing something so long as...

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Started an internet business, and am working to spend capital frugally, should I allocate money to patent and or trademark?

My general advice about trademarks at startup is that you have a trademark as soon as you use it in commerce -- you don't need to register it to...