When considering provisions to include in a contract, most people automatically include the major deal points such as purchase price, inspections, and closing procedures. However, almost equally as important are those sections at the bottom of almost every good contract which protect the contracting parties if things go wrong throughout the term of the contract.
Condemnation cases are undoubtedly on the rise in Cleveland, McClain, and Grady Counties, and road improvements, electrical transmission lines and substations, and the proposed OTA turnpike are the catalysts. The basic constitutional principle is that “[p]private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use with just compensation.” This begs the question: what is “just compensation”?
As the weather finally cools, the days get shorter, and the busy holiday season approaches, we start planning parties, holiday shopping, and marketing campaigns. While you plan to invite guests into your home and customers into your business, it is important to keep in mind what protections that you as a landowner or business proprietor, owe to your guests and customers. A landowner or business proprietor typically owes a duty to make the area reasonably safe for all customers, guests, and sometimes even trespassers. However, the duty owed is different for each category of people. So, what precautions must you take to make your store, office, home, or property “safe”?
Employment claims such as wrongful termination lawsuits are amongst the most common claims any business might eventually face. Essentially, wrongful termination is when an individual is fired for an unlawful reason. The risks can be a large judgment or even simply high costs of successfully defending the claim. Such suits can be extremely costly since regardless of whether you win the case or not, you are still on the hook for attorney’s fees.
Spring is a fun and exciting time of year. Gone are the cold and short days of winter, exchanged for warmer weather, blooming vegetation, increased sunlight, and my personal favorite, New York Met baseball. Spring also serves as a reminder to declutter, refresh, and restart in many ways, such as the longstanding tradition of spring cleaning. One aspect that often gets left out of the traditional spring-cleaning checklist is an evaluation and refresh of business matters. Here is a quick list of items you and your company may want to review before we enter the dog days of summer:
If you are a residential landlord or property manager, it is likely you have come across a Tenant claiming the need for an emotional support animal or service animal. Service animals and support animals are protected under various sate and federal laws. Therefore, it is important to know a few basic definitions and rules associated with each.
Online legal service companies offer “flat-fee, simple pricing” for documents such as wills, divorce petitions, trademark applications, and others, and appear to be an attractive option for some customers of the legal industry. Important documents with significant legal consequences are now accessible to the general public with a few clicks of the mouse. Caveat Emptor!
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