Business

Arbitration Instead of Litigation

by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Aug 1, 2017 | Business, Business Briefs, Contracts, Litigation

The trend toward arbitrating contractual disputes rather than litigating them in court is prompted not only by court decisions, but many businesses and their associations as well. Arbitration gives your business much greater control of the dispute resolution process...

Cyber Theft Red Flags

by Douglas Tibble | May 3, 2017 | Business, Business Briefs, Internet

Cyber thieves now pray on persons and businesses that send and receive money via wire transfers. Typically the thieves hack into the files of one or more of the parties to the transaction and when alerted to the scheduling of the closing send false wire instructions...

Data and Privacy Protection

by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Oct 2, 2016 | Business, Business Briefs, Internet, Privacy

The new frontier for business liability may be the failure to adequately protect non-public personal information (“NPPI”). New federal and state laws, as well as agency regulations and industry standards, address not only the collection, protection and use of NPPI,...

Buying a Business

by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Jun 1, 2016 | Business, Business Briefs, Business Law, Contracts, Taxes

Whether it’s a franchise, self-standing business or part of an existing business, your legal diligence, along with financial, marketing and other analysis, before your purchase could make or break your business investment. Some of the important legal considerations...

Your Digital Estate

by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Apr 3, 2016 | Business, Business Briefs, Estates, Internet

With the increasing use of various electronic media to store documents, pictures and personal information; access and maintain accounts; and conduct transactions, it is increasingly important to protect and plan for the use and ownership of your digital estate and...

Cybersecurity for Your Business

by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Nov 5, 2015 | Business, Business Briefs, Business Law, Internet

Legal experts predict that the next wave of litigation against businesses may involve cybersecurity and the failure of businesses to implement pragmatic protections to avoid or minimize the theft of confidential customer information. While insurance may be available...

Reducing the Cost of Business Litigation

by Douglas Tibble | Feb 14, 2015 | Business, Business Law, Litigation

While the best business litigation strategy is to avoid litigation or resolve disputes outside of court, including negotiation, mediation or arbitration, once litigation is initiated there are many steps a business can take in conjunction with its lawyer to minimize...

Social Media and Your Business

by Douglas Tibble | Jun 14, 2014 | Business, Business Marketing, Employees, Employment Issues, Internet

Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat and other forms of “social media” not even conceived of yet are transforming the way parties communicate, and the law is slowly catching up to new technology. As a result, your business should continually monitor and consider how...

Spring Cleaning for Your Business

by Douglas Tibble | May 13, 2014 | Business, Employees, Employment Issues, Real Estate

While spring cleaning, like New Year’s resolutions, seems dated, it does provide an opportunity for a business owner to step back and view the forest of his business rather than focusing on the trees. There are numerous legal aspects of your business that should be...

Protection of Business Information

by Douglas Tibble | Apr 13, 2014 | Business, Employees, Employment Issues

While all businesses hope to maintain loyal and honest employees, your relationship can change dramatically when an employee is solicited or hired by a competitor. With much of your business information stored, communicated or accessible remotely by electronic...

Beneficiary Designations

by Douglas Tibble | Mar 13, 2014 | Business, Miscellaneous Issues, Trusts

Obtaining insurance, enrolling in retirement programs or setting up an IRA, usually require you to designate a beneficiary or contingent beneficiary, the person or persons entitled to inherit the asset on your death. Due to the surrounding circumstances this decision...

Business Succession Planning

by Douglas Tibble | Feb 13, 2014 | Business, Business Law, Individuals

Like death and taxes, a third truth is that eventually you will become unable or unwilling to operate your business. Your failure to plan for this eventuality could leave your family, estate and business at risk. A business succession plan is merely writing down your...