Business owners in Ohio understand that they will likely face contract disputes at some time during the course of doing business. Unfortunately, many of these disputes are the result of parties not living up to the promises they made in contractual agreements. When a...
If you are a business owner in Ohio, it is likely that, at some point, you will find yourself involved in a business dispute. Sometimes, those involved can resolve their business disputes without third-party assistance, but, sometimes, disputes escalate and require...
At the Cleveland law firm of Dinn, Hochman & Potter, L.L.C., we offer a wide range of legal services to business owners and company leaders in northern Ohio. In fact, over the years, our law firm has been instrumental in helping countless entrepreneurs start their...
If you are in the early stages of operation or even the planning and setup of your business, you may find you need additional capital to run things smoothly. Maybe you have a family-owned business or don't want to relinquish any control to venture capitalists and...
If you have a business that wants to retain an edge over competitors, protect client lists or simply wants what's working well for your company not to end up being a blueprint for every startup and potential competitor out there, you likely need a nondisclosure...
When working within the commercial real estate market, particularly as a lessor or as a lessee, you will benefit from a well thought out and agreed upon written contract. This agreement can go far in establishing a persisting symbiotic relationship between parties....
Many people start businesses up yearly throughout the U.S. Perhaps more so with the dawn of entrepreneurial spirited e-commerce solutions, like Shopify and Wix. As your business grows, your employee roster grows, and you begin to realize what works and what doesn't....
So many business contracts today include mandatory arbitration provisions, and often for good reason: compared to litigation, arbitration is often faster, less expensive and more responsive to the needs of the parties, But sometimes arbitration alone may not be enough...
There are a variety of colloquial ways to describe business practices that attempt to unfairly take advantage of business partners or customers, such as “sharp dealing” or fraud, but the term that the law applies to them collectively is “deceptive...
It is an axiom of business law in Ohio that one of the reasons for incorporating is to minimize the risk of liability to shareholders in the company. But shareholder immunity from liability is not unconditional; under some circumstances it may be possible for a...