Receiving a job offer from a desirable company is usually a very uplifting moment, so uplifting in fact that the employee may forget to pay attention to his own interests. One of the most common examples of this non-attention is the unquestioned acceptance of the new...
In landlord-tenant law, there are specific duties that the landlord and tenant each owe to the other that also make their mutual obligations dependent on each other. The landlord is required to make the rental unit habitable, maintain the property, effect repairs in a...
Employees may be asked to sign a noncompete agreement that prevents them from seeking employment with another organization that directly competes with their current employer. It is usually signed before an employee beings work, but doesn’t take effect until after the...
Business problems are not confined to competitors or economic conditions. A person can harm their business partners, associates, or employers when they act in their self-interest and violate their duty of trust. Violating this fiduciary duty through self-dealing can...
Wells Fargo has a fairly significant presence in North Carolina. The banking giant's securities division is based in Charlotte, and of course the firm has branches nationwide. That creates lot of opportunity for business disputes to foment.Not all of those...
Breach of contract actions in North Carolina and in other states are sometimes complex matters that involve an in-depth evaluation of the facts and wording of the agreement to determine if there is, in fact, a breach and what damages should be awarded. The contract,...
The past few weeks have been something of a bumpy ride for companies such as Uber and Lyft. Considering that Uber operates in the Fayetteville area it seems reasonable to think that many users and drivers are following things. We know that attorneys focused on...
Grocery stores don't tend to hire the workers who pick the crops that supply produce to their shelves. That would seem to suggest that they should be insulated from the middle of contract disputes between field workers and the farms they work for. But as recent...
In our previous business-focused post, we observed that attention to the details of legal compliance is important regardless of whether your endeavor is a for-profit one or not-for-profit. There are rules and regulations that need to be addressed and the steps...
Nearly any company that has managed to stay ahead of competitors has some sort of trade secret. Col. Sanders has his 11 herbs and spices (exact nature and combination unknown). McDonald's Big Mac has its special sauce which, according to topsecretrecipes.com, is not...