When Florida business owners like you run into issues with litigation, who do you turn to? What can you do about it? Handling conflicts and disputes in a quick and efficient manner can help you maintain good business relations and recover from potential setbacks with...
Business Litigation
Company sues former managing partner
Most in Daytona Beach might assume that business litigation is limited to legal conflicts between two different companies. Yet oftentimes such cases can arise from internal strife. In many ways, internal employees can pose the greatest threat to business owners in...
What is a hostile takeover?
For many business owners in Daytona Beach, their goal is to grow their businesses to the point of making them attractive to potential buyers (putting them in a position to make a significant profit from the sale). Yet you may have contrary aims to keep your company...
Understanding non-compete agreement enforcement
Businesses in Daytona Beach understand the importance of their proprietary information. It is for this reason that concerns are often raised when an employee leaves a company. Many may view these fears to be justified, and thus warrant requiring staff members to sign...
Defining intellectual property
As business markets expand and information sharing proliferates, the question of what exactly is it that your company owns becomes more important than ever. Many clients in Daytona Beach have come to us here at with this very question, and...
What if a client doesn’t pay me?
Small business owners need payment to continue providing quality service to customers. Ignoring an invoice is all too common in the business world, and if the invoice remains unpaid a business owner can choose to pursue legal action to recoup his or her losses....
Trademark basis for filing options
Finding ways to achieve competitive advantages or differences in the marketplace is a common goal for businesses in Florida and across the country. At the same time, companies often seek ways to prevent others from leveraging their strengths or assets. Intellectual...
Client sues marketing agency over failed website project
Business owners and executives in Florida know that entering into contracts is an important and delicate part of operating a company. The manner in which a contract is developed and the specific verbiage it uses can help or hurt one or both parties if a dispute ever...
Should you arbitrate a business dispute?
Disputes between business partners can tear a Florida company apart, which is why many businesses build ways to resolve conflicts into their contracts. Some companies employ mediation or civil litigation, but arbitration is commonly used to handle many disputes....
Buyout agreements: What are they and why do you need one?
If you plan to start a business in Florida, or if you already own and operate one, you may benefit from a sound buyout agreement. A buyout agreement, also known as a buy-sell agreement, is an agreement between the owners of a business that details what will become of...
