Employers are often concerned with protecting “their” clients, wondering what they can do to make sure former employees do not take and/or benefit from the connections they made while employed. For the most part, clients and/or client information cannot be...
Owning a franchise is a very popular way to generate income, but as with all business opportunities, there are unique legal issues a potential franchisee should consider. One of the most important aspects of any franchise relationship is the contract that...
When deciding whether to initiate a lawsuit against an arbitrator and/or arbitration organization, such as the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), one of the key and essential issues which must be considered by the plaintiff is whether his/her/its claims are...
If you are a member of a Michigan limited liability company (“LLC”) and want to withdraw your membership interest, you should make sure that your LLC’s operating agreement permits voluntary withdrawal of membership interest. Pursuant to MCL 450.4509, a member...
Lincoln was, after all, a man ahead of his time. Yet this meme is not only funny but very relevant in today’s world, where the excitement that so much information is now publically available online is tempered by the knowledge that much of that information is...
If someone has said something harmful about you or your business, you may have a slander or libel claim against that person. Communications are defamatory if they “harm the reputation of another as to lower him in the estimation of the community or to deter third...
The Michigan Construction Lien Act states that each contractor, subcontractor, supplier or laborer who provides an improvement to real property has a construction lien upon the interest of the owner or lessee who contracted for the improvement of the real property....
Not every copyright belongs to the individual who may have created—in the common sense of the word—the work. In some scenarios, a copyright may actually belong to an employer or a party that contracted for the creation of the work. This is referred to as a...
On March 17, 2017, athleticwear mogul Adidas filed suit against California-based clothier Juicy Couture alleging, inter alia, breach of contract and trademark infringement. See generally, Adidas Complaint. Adidas argued that since as early...
When initiating a lawsuit against an out-of-state defendant in a Sixth Circuit federal court, one of the key essential issues which must be considered by a plaintiff is whether the federal court has jurisdiction over the out-of-state defendant. For a federal...
