What happens to a jointly owned business in a divorce?
When a couple starts a business together, they generally do not anticipate a divorce down the road. Yet things change, and even the best-laid plans can go awry. If a…
What happens to my company if my business partner gets a divorce?
North Carolina is an equitable distribution state. Inequitable distribution states, the court presumes splitting marital property equally is a fair starting point. Now, there is flexibility in a court’s decision…
Will employees react negatively to non-solicitation agreements?
Businesses have good reason to use non-solicitation agreements. Imagine the time and effort a North Carolina company invests in cultivating relationships with clients. Then one day an employee decides to…
Patent or trade secret: Which should you use?
Your trade secrets are what set your North Carolina organization apart from the competition, so it makes sense that you would want to take all possible measures to protect those…
The right to privacy is a delicate thing
Company Q was unhappy when it hemorrhaged four employees with access to sensitive trade secrets. The first Company Q employee to resign, Defector A, set up two competing companies. Three…
Top 10 Construction Contract Terms: Indemnification, Part 2
Our Top 10 Construction Terms series identifies and discusses the key construction contract provisions that affect risk allocation among the project participants.Indemnification Part 1 described the various sources of a…
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