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He verbally agreed , he worked with land lord on a new lease, he texted me and told me to keep all of the current fountain drink equipment and not have the company pull it out. He then backed out at last minute after he verbally agreed to buy and I told all other potential buyers that it was sold... View More 
answered on Nov 27, 2017
If you have this question and are selling a business, and now have a potential legal claim, you should retain a local business law attorney to review all the facts, evaluate any claim, assist you with the sale. Use the Find a Lawyer tab.
answered on Oct 26, 2017
No, but any legal documents should include that to properly identify your business. Since you are asking such a basic question, if you don't already have a business attorney assisting you, then you should establish such a relationship. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to consult a local business... View More
I keep trying to sell a Klipsch headset on eBay. I took the pictures of the product myself, but I keep getting my listing removed, because Klipsch is claiming copyright infringement over my images. They are my own pictures I took myself, and I feel I'm being harassed by Klipsch. Klipsch is... View More
answered on Oct 7, 2017
Try the Electronic Frontier Foundation. They sometimes take cases involving DMCA harassment pro bono.
It was the cashiers first time doing this. Michigan USA. It is not legal. They fired the cashier. The store is now making threats against her husband (but not married). To call police.
answered on Oct 6, 2017
This sounds like it happened in Michigan. You are going to want to repost in that state to find lawyers from that state as laws vary from state to state. In Ohio, it is illegal to buy smokes with food stamps.
My 17 year old daughter is trying to get a retail clerk position with a company that avoids hiring minors due to policy. The manager stated that if she can find an 'out' of being legally considered a minor, she can be hired. She is a CCP student and although she is considered a high... View More
answered on Sep 18, 2017
This link provides some information that might be helpful:
https://www.ohiobar.org/forpublic/resources/lawyoucanuse/pages/lawyoucanuse-255.aspx
My boyfriend and I are trying to start an online business. Would this be considered a partnership? If so, do we need a partnership agreement? Does that agreement need to be also signed by a lawyer? (We don't have money to consult lawyers about these things). As far as when we are filing our... View More
answered on Sep 13, 2017
Those questions cannot be answered on-line. If you want to start your business properly, and avoid future problems, then you need both legal advice and tax advice. So you should save up enough money to obtain that professional assistance so you can start the business correctly. You and he would... View More
When he and two others are the heirs. Basically taking money from the other two heirs.
answered on Aug 8, 2017
Use the Find a Lawyer tab to consult a local probate and estate attorney to review all the facts of this situation and advise of potential consequences if the other heirs talk to their own attorneys.
answered on Aug 8, 2017
If the owner is the sole owner of the company, probably, as long as they are not asked to do something illegal. Perhaps there are some tax related issues. Employees in Ohio are at-will employees, and can be terminated for any reason or no reason, unless they have an employment contract or union... View More
Can I then sell to someone who DID not contact me during the listing period>?
answered on Jul 6, 2017
Of course you can sell to that buyer, the question is whether the agent will make a claim for the commission. It depends on the exact wording of the listing contract that you signed. It also depends on the timing, if you signed the sale agreement during the listing period. Use the Find a Lawyer... View More
Operating Agreement says "no Member may sell, assign, hypothecate, or in any manner transfer her interest...without the consent of 75% of the members..."
-I am a man, the agreement says her. I know this is very nitpicky, but is it possible to use this error in language to deem... View More
answered on Jun 21, 2017
It is very unlikely that the use of "her" would be a successful argument. Many agreements have boilerplate that says the use of any pronoun is deemed to include all genders. Even if your agreement does not have that provision, a court is not likely to agree that "her" excludes... View More
Now he did not pay me or even ask me to make it I just did it based off our conversation. After I made the design I tried to sell it to him but he didn't want it. A few months later I wanted to create a design company using that slogan as the name. I want to use the design as my logo. Would I... View More
answered on Jun 5, 2017
A slogan is usually too short for copyright protection, so must be protected as a trademark or service mark. That either requires registration with the state or being used in commerce. If he has not registered it or used it in business, then he probably could not succeed on a claim against you.... View More
An employee at my work was arrested after hours at 3:45am for selling weed/metham in the parking lot after the business had already closed at 1am & he left work after locking up at 1:30am. According to the officers that came into the store the following morning after 7am, they had sent someone... View More
Can an ohio plaintiff file in an ohio municipal court to demand a florida-domiciled person to come to ohio to address the plaintiff suit for $4k+ claiming damage to property? If she was duped into coming all the way to ohio under the threat of a default judgment against her, and went to trial,... View More
answered on May 25, 2017
No, appearance in court without contesting personal jurisdiction is consent and there's no "duped" exception.
Players will not be on my business property. The game utilizes different symbols or locations in the city like a scavenger hunt.
If I would be liable for injuries, would having a mandatory waiver as a part of my website's terms and conditions (that players must agree to in order to... View More
answered on May 3, 2017
As you describe it, if you make part of the rules they comply with all laws etc you shouldn't be liable. If it's a drinking game, that might be different.
I am owed over 100K from a business partner (have note) and a collection agency has unsuccessfully tried to get the money for me. The note is in an LLC's name... not my partner's personally. The collection agency asked for $1600 to secure an attorney but now is telling me months later... View More
answered on May 2, 2017
If you make those contacts, then the LLC and its owners could sue you for slander, interference with business, and probably other claims that an attorney will include. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to consult a local attorney who can advise you on collecting your debt without getting into trouble. If... View More
This was a 3 year partnership of a shared store front not a shared business, we kept our businesses separate. Now that I have left he is trying to collect added on fees and payments I never agreed to. Everything was verbal and there was no signed agreement on shared expenses. while together I did... View More
answered on Apr 3, 2017
Anybody can file a lawsuit. Whether a plaintiff wins depends on the facts, circumstances and evidence presented to the court. He could file in small claims court. Verbal contracts can be enforced by the court, but if there is differing testimony, with nothing to corroborate two conflicting... View More
answered on Mar 22, 2017
No, an operating agreement governs how an LLC enitity is run among its members (essential shareholders), including division and distribution of profits, not an agreement between two or more LLCs or other legal corporate entities.
answered on Mar 16, 2017
Not necessarily. They can't engage in illegal discrimination or discriminatory business practices, but there are many businesses that offer different terms to different customers based on many different factors. If you have a specific issue, then you should use the Find a Lawyer tab to... View More
They have the exact business in New York State I have, and have terrible reviews. People are pulling up the business name and thinking we are the other bad business. What can I do?
answered on Feb 22, 2017
You need to speak with an attorney about possible legal action. Whether or not you have a legal remedy, or can stop the other business from using the same name, depends on many factors. If they have been using it a long time, there might not be much you can do. You might have waited too long,... View More
answered on Feb 22, 2017
Talk to the lawyer you worked with when you signed the lease. If you didn't use a lawyer, then use the Find a Lawyer tab to consult a local real estate attorney. The attorney can review your lease and advise you who has the responsibility to make repairs. If you were given an opportunity to... View More
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