You Met Your Sales Goal But You Still Lost Your Job
A trade secret is information regarding a valuable and unique method or technique that a business employs. Your trade secrets are the key to the success of your business. In order to invoke legal protections for these secrets, a business must make an effort to...
You’ve Designed the Next Great Consumer Gizmo… Now What?
If you are one of those people who enjoy the challenge of inventing new things, you’ve probably been working on the next great breakthrough for years. Now, after many years of tinkering in your garage in Atlanta, you think it’s time to take the next step. Do you need...
Opening a New Business Can Be a Challenge!
You and your brother have discussed reviving your grandfather’s restaurant business for quite a while. Though the economy isn’t booming, the business environment is picking up in Atlanta. According to the 2011 Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, Georgia is...
Business Litigation: What Goes Up…
In August of last year, a California jury found South Korean multinational electronics company Samsung Group guilty of infringing on several patents owned by Apple, an American multinational electronics company. The upshot was a $1.05 billion dollar damage award to...
Yahoo: Face Time and Family Responsibilities
In an effort to increase collaborative creativity, Marissa Mayer, chief executive officer at Internet portal company Yahoo ended the work-at-home policy of that company in February. Shortly after, retailer Best Buy ended its flexible workplace policy. These moves...
Well Planned Partnership Agreements Can Prevent Disputes Later On
In 2010, Anthony and Jennifer Tiberia opened a restaurant business in partnership with another couple. The responsibilities of each partner seemed simple enough: one couple managed the business by handling the day-to-day operations while the Tiberias funded the...
How to Negotiate a Confidentiality Agreement
Alan Carson is suing his former employers at Obor Digital, LLC claiming that the employment agreement he signed with them was overly restrictive. Among the complaints against Obor is that the agreement required Mr. Carson to agree to a completely vague and overly...
What Happens to My Case After I Settle in Mediation?
Cecil Staton, the Republican state senator from Macon, has settled through mediation a long running dispute with Georgia Southern University (GSU). Mr. Staton’s radio network, Georgia Eagle Media, defaulted on paying GSU the agreed upon percentage of advertising fees...