Commercial, Contract, Business Lawyers
Business law is made up of rules, statutes, codes and regulations that govern commercial relationships. Business lawyers can help you conduct and manage your business within this legal framework. A business lawyer may be able to help you if you are having problems with a breach of contract or or if you have incurred losses due to illegal actions of someone else or another company.
A business attorney can also help with issues such as unfair business practices, defective products, hidden fees, deceptive sales transactions, illegal manufacturing processes, accounting fraud, trade and taxation policies, health and safety threats, labor exploitation, construction defects, and merger, acquisition, and contract practices.
BUSINESS ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS The Debit Card Surprise at Hess Gas Stations
 Clearwater, FL: Somewhere in the U.S. this story is probably playing out right now. A driver has decided to top up the tank and pulled into a service station owned by the Hess Corporation. They slide that handy debit card into the slot and pump maybe $20 worth of gas into the vehicle and then they’re on their way. [ Read More ]
Verizon Sued for Consumer Fraud
 Newark, NJ: A huge case of alleged consumer fraud against Verizon would leave the typical homeowner wishing to never open their door to a door-to-door canvasser again. In this latest alleged violation of the Consumer Fraud Act, Verizon has been called to the carpet by the office of the New Jersey Attorney General in an act of consumer protection. [ Read More ]
Succession Planning
 Toronto, ON: It comes as no surprise to legal advisors that many law firms and law departments haven’t given succession planning a second thought and some experts warn that future business may suffer if a plan is not in place today. [ Read More ]
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JUN-29-09: Two plaintiffs involved in a class action lawsuit against the city of Fargo, believe they should share a $15,000 fine to be paid by the city. They sued the municipality claiming it had violated their rights by assessing higher traffic fines than state law allows. Currently, there are about 53,000 drivers included in the class action. [JAMESTOWN SUN]
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JUN-22-09: United Parcel Service (UPS) is facing a nationwide class action suit of more than 3,500 plaintiffs who allege that they were misled to convert their Mail Boxes Etc. stores to UPS stores. In 2001, UPS, the world's largest package shipper, bought San Diego- based Mail Boxes Etc., for more than $190 million. Mail Boxes Etc had at the time more than 4,000 franchised packaging and shipping centers. UPS purchased the chain with plans to obtain the stores, instead of building its own chain of retail stores. [BLOOMBERG: UPS FACES CLASS ACTION]
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JUN-17-09: Theonline travel site Expedia has been hit with a second class action suit, as the Georgia Supreme Court ordered it to pay an undetermined amount to the City of Columbus Georgia. Still pending are similar suits brought by 175 municipalities in Texas, and the Georgia cities of Atlanta and Rome
[CONSUMER AFFAIRS: EXPEDIA SUED BY GEORGIA]
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MAY-27-09: A new study released in North Carolina states that fraud committed against the elderly is increasing, and stronger laws are needed. While schemes to rip-off unsuspecting seniors are nothing new - the study found that the sophistication of the schemes, and the international scope of fraudulent operations is increasing, because they are targeting the aging baby boomer population. [WSOCTV: ELDER FINANCIAL FRAUD INCREASING]
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MAY-21-09: A money manger in Florida has been charged on 5 counts of mail fraud, and fraud worth more than $44 million. Michael Riolo, 37, of Boca Raton, used the two companies he owned, Sterling Wentworth Currency Group, Inc and LaSalle International Clearing Corp, to allegedly trade futures contracts in foreign currencies.
[REUTERS: FLORIDA MAN ACCUSED OF $44 MILLION FRAUD]
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MAY-19-09: The school district of Central Bucks is part of a class-action lawsuit against Bank of America. So is the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority. Bank of America is one of more than 30 financial institutions named in the suit, which contends that the companies engaged in anti- competitive practices by conspiring to fix interest rates and prices on investments the school district and the authority made. [69 NEWS: SCHOOL DISTRICT SUES BIG BANKS]
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ticket scalping
why hasnt anyone targeted what used to be against the law? online ticket companies are everywhere charging exhorbitant fees to buy tickets that are being bought up and sold for many times the face value. this is disguised as "brokering".its nearly impossible now to buy a concert ticket from a venue at face value.I bought two "police" tickets on ticketsnow.com, the face value of the tickets were 254.00 each.I was charged 678.00 per ticket,134.00 service charge,14.95 delivery.
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Business, Contract and Commercial Law
Business litigation can involve such areas as partnership disputes, collections, mediation, contract enforcement, franchise disputes, enforcement of promissory note, employment agreements, fraud and breach of contract, to name a few.
 For example, as a business owner you may have several accounts that require professional assistance to collect funds owed to you. Lawyers can prepare demand letters, file law suits, negotiate settlements, and enforce final judgment.
Lawyers can also help enforce employment and non-compete agreements, and independent contractor agreements.
A business lawsuit might also include such areas as commercial defamation, patent or trademark infringement, interference with contractual or economic relations, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud or misrepresentation, unfair or deceptive trade practices.
As well as litigating on your behalf, business law attorneys can help you with many other ares of business law including banking and finance law, business formation and organization, negotiations, planning, acquisitions, mergers, sale of businesses, environmental, intellectual property, labor and civil law.
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Business Law
Business to Consumer
Unfair business practices can include fraud, misrepresentation, scams, hoaxes and oppressive or unconscionable acts or other practices by business, against consumers.
Unfair business practices encompass tenancy problems, the purchase of products and services by consumers, insurance claims, and debt collection in cases of default.
Businesses to Business
Unfair business practices may also involve unfair business competition such antitrust, tortious interference, trademark infringement and passing off. In the United States, this form of unfair competition is governed by the Lanham Act.
Other unfair business practices include price discrimination, boycotting, conspiring to allocate markets or customers, and monopolization.
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