By Bret L. Strong | Published June 7, 2017 | Posted in Business Law | Leave a comment
LIBEL CASES RESULTING FROM SOCIAL MEDIA: THE NEW FRONTIER Everyone is a reporter these days. We all carry a recording studio with high-quality video and sound and a printing press in our pocket. We all have the capability to publish current “news” and go live on Facebook at a moment’s notice and many do. And Read More
Read MoreIf You Kill Superman, Clark Kent Dies Too… Understanding the danger of an alter ego from a legal perspective. A conversation that happens far too often with new clients looking for legal help for their new business: Client: “I’ve started a new business and I’d like to have a lawyer handle the legal parts of Read More
Read MorePart 4b – The Asset Valuation Approach of Valuing a Business for Sale In Part 4b of our series “The Components of a Business Purchase and Sale from the Buyer’s and Seller’s Perspective” we will look at the Asset Valuation approach as the first of three valuation methods for buying a business to be reviewed Read More
Read MoreYOU’VE BEEN #SERVED Since 2013, the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure has seen a number of changes, including rules aimed at avoiding delays, limits on discovery, and the elimination of frivolous cases early in the litigation process. Texas attorneys even have the option to save time and money by serving certain court documents via email. Read More
Read MoreIn Part 4 of our series “The Components of a Business Purchase and Sale from the buyer’s and seller’s perspective” we will discuss the various ways of reaching an agreeable price for the purchase and sale of a business. As used throughout this series, the old adage “What’s good for the goose, is good for Read More
Read MoreThe world has been immersed in the Information Age (a/k/a the Digital Age) for decades now. By way of example, the Texas Uniform Electronic Transactions Act governing electronic contracts passed legislation in 2001 (effective 2002) and received little attention at the time. The purpose of such legislation was to encourage and facilitate commerce by validating Read More
Read MoreTexas has created a quick and (relatively speaking) inexpensive probate process that can be utilized in the majority of estates arising in Texas. While there is no substitute for the planning and protections that can be achieved with the proper will or trust, there are limited circumstances in which the value of those protections may Read More
Read MoreFrom professional franchises that are valued in the billions (the Dallas Cowboys are valued by Forbes at $4 billion) down to local youth sports, there is no arguing the major impact of sport on global, regional and local societies. The direct economic impact from just a single sporting event can be significant and easy to Read More
Read MoreLike many 20-and 30-somethings, my husband and I have long put off addressing our estate planning needs. Finally, after I had completed every last procrastination chore I could think of, I realized I was out of excuses and it was time to get drafting. While most people think to plan for the disposition of their Read More
Read MoreIn Part 3b of our series “The Components of a Business Purchase and Sale from the buyer’s and seller’s perspective” we will discuss both disadvantages and advantages of a stock sale from the buyer’s perspective. As previously discussed, in a stock sale or a membership interest sale (in this article both called a “stock sale”), Read More
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