Tag Archives: Tampa Business Attorneys
Filial Laws and How They Could Affect You
When parents age, the medical expenses can mount. Whether it’s for medical treatment, long term care, in home care, or end of life care, bills can exceed what someone’s parents are able to afford. If your parents pass, leaving significant medical expenses, debt collectors may turn to you as their child to pay those… Read More »
Is an Arbitration Clause Right for You?
The United States Supreme Court has recently ruled on an arbitration clause involving a consumer’s dispute with DirecTV. The case brings to light the question of whether including arbitration clauses in your business agreements may be right for you. What is Arbitration? Arbitration is a contractual clause that forces anyone who sues you to… Read More »
When Should a Gun Trust be Considered?
Of all the things that we think of leaving in trusts, or that we try to plan to make sure our beneficiaries receive, one thing is probably likely to slip someone’s mind when doing advance planning: guns. Despite where you stand on gun control, people own guns, they are property, some even have significant… Read More »
Be Careful of Misappropriation of Your Ideas or Property
Many of us don’t think we will have any issues with intellectual property (IP)—generally, copyright, trademark, or patent disputes. But what we often forget is that something as simple as an idea or concept often has some IP value. We tend to throw ideas, or information around all the time, without concern over who… Read More »
Just What Is a Nonprofit Organization?
The question of what a nonprofit organization is may seem easy to answer. But “nonprofit” is one of those terms that seems to have a different meaning depending on who you ask. The Difference Between Profit and Nonprofit The most common answer you’ll get when you ask “what is a nonprofit business,” is the… Read More »
Businesses Should Be Aware of Florida’s New Patent Laws
Florida has a new law to deal with a relatively new phenomena: patent trolls. The law is intended to curtail frivolous patent claims, and to allow businesses to operate with more freedom and less concern that they may be violating someone’s patent. The New Patent Troll Laws Patent trolls are generally people who obtain… Read More »
If You Have Employees, Make Sure You Understand the FLSA
As a business owner, it seems that you often have to wear multiple hats and be an expert on more laws than a business lawyer does. That’s especially true when dealing with the laws having to do with employees. Any business that employs others should have a good employment lawyer at the ready, but… Read More »
Blast Marketing Can Be a Costly Mistake to Make
If you have a business, there are a number of unexpected pitfalls that you can fall into when doing what would otherwise seem like harmless activities. One of those activities is basic marketing. It may seem like when it comes to marketing and promoting your business, that anything goes. But in fact, some kinds… Read More »
Important Boilerplate Contractual Provisions (Part 2)
Last week we looked at some standard boilerplate contractual provisions, and became aware of some little known pitfalls that could come to those who use them in their business contracts without knowing what they really mean. This week, in part 2, we’ll look at some additional standard language that you may see in your… Read More »
Why You Should Care About the Elimination of the Economic Loss Rule
The economic loss rule may sound like an archaic and old fashioned legal term that many people shouldn’t have to worry about. But, in fact, it’s recently undergone some changes, and if you are a business owner, the changes could very well affect you. What is the Economic Loss Rule? The economic loss rule… Read More »
