Business Issues with a Legal Slant
Sure, fireworks are fun, but be cautious and careful.
Below are Texas’ Top 10 fireworks laws (but remember, laws may vary county to county).
Happy Independence Day to America, this July 4, 2008!
THE TOP TEN TEXAS FIREWORKS LAWS, HOW TO AVOID GETTING POPPED
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In response to our “You’ve Got MAIL, AND a Contract?!” blog posting in May, one of our favorite Tilting readers asked for any tips on avoiding an e-mail signature that creates a written agreement.
Disclaiming Signatures. The Tilting team is not aware of any authoritative recommendation for language disclaiming the creation of an enforceable contract…
Brad is madly in love with Jennifer. After dating her for a year, Brad proposes to Jennifer with a 5 carat Leo Diamond ring. Now, after only a few months, the engagement is off. Who gets the ring?
If Brad and Jennifer break-up (and there is no written agreement) the keeper of the engagement ring…
You’re shell shocked. Super Sales Company’s best sales person Sally Star is sailing on.
She’s arrived to work on this last day of the month, picked up her commission check and shared The Shocker.
She quits, effective today. More bad news? Her new gig is your Biggest Competitor. Even worse? Sally Star has 5 years…
Your graduating senior wants to throw a party at your house and invite his friends, Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, the team Captain Morgan and their buddy “Wiser.” Is this a good idea?
Your son Graham is graduating from high school and you want to throw a party for him and his friends to celebrate. According…
SOLD!
You and a home buyer are “discussing” price via e-mail. It’s been a barrage of online discussion and exchanges. Now, about that final price … Could it be you’ve just “sold” your house without knowing it?
Consider this e-mail exchange in Massachusetts:
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For most of the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was considered to be nearly impossible to have an enforceable non-compete in Texas. After clarification by the Texas Supreme Court in 2006, non-competition agreements in Texas have found new life.
Non-competition agreements typically prevent an employee from competing with an employer after their employment ends.…
Harry hits an errant elliptical drive through the 3rd window on the 2nd floor of Proud Mary’s mansion just off the 14th tee. Harry flees down the fairway to avoid an irate Mary who gallops after Harry’s golf cart wildly swinging her broom. Who pays for the window?
In Texas, many golf…
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