A successful business is operated and grown by good, smart work. The effective coordination of skills and experience across jobs can have extremely positive outcomes, and employees and licensed professionals have to be carefully chosen to protect your interests,...
Major mergers and acquisitions continue to take shape in the supermarket industry. In June we discussed a 14-percent increase in earnings per share after Kroger paid $2.9 billion for Harris Teeter Supermarkets. Kroger is currently the nation's largest supermarket...
Post-judgment enforcement can come with great expense. With wise legal planning and representation, much of this is expense could be recovered when your judgment is finally paid.In the recent case of Gray1 CPB, LLC v. SCC Acquisitions, Inc., 225 Cal. App. 4th 401...
Legal contracts are a fundamental part of doing business. With a good written contract that carefully and clearly sets out the terms and requirements of a transaction, costly liabilities and pitfalls can be avoided. When a party to a contract violates, intentionally...
Rechargeable hybrid vehicles are gradually becoming more visible on roads in California and throughout the country, and most of the major car manufacturers have indicated their intention of competing in the luxury hybrid market. One of the first companies to enter...
Business agreements between companies operating in different jurisdictions often have "choice of law" provisions that govern which jurisdiction's laws will apply to the business relationship. If a dispute arises, then a choice-of-law provision usually resolves the...
A merger expected to close in October will make Los Angeles-based Aecom Technology Corp. the second-largest construction and engineering firm in the United States and one of the largest in the world. Aecom -- whose projects include the new World Trade Center in New...
In 2005 IBM stepped away from the consumer products market to focus on business customers. The move came after years of trying to compete with Apple, which of course has dominated the consumer market with iPhones and iPads. The rivalry between the two companies dates...
In the excitement of starting a new business, many California small business owners give little thought to the state they choose for incorporation or the formation of a LLC. As a result, they opt for California as the logical choice. But with the majority of small...
The California Court of Appeal recently issued a decision in Wells Fargo Bank v. Weinberg, 2014 Westlaw 2762068 (Cal. App.). There, a corporation (in this case a law firm comprised of only one attorney) needed money which it ultimately borrowed from a bank. Although...