Reverend Leatl Hope, pastor of the to Boring Fourth Day Adventist Church in Gun Barrel City has been reading about the deadly shootings in churches all over the country, and he is worried. His small congregation does not have the resources to retain a full-time security officer. Yet, he believes that he should be doing something to protect his flock. Does he have any options?
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Am I My Director’s Keeper?
Board of directors member Y.I. Gnough, who is also president of Algae Company, is in a pickle. Although denying any knowledge of sexual harassment and misconduct by the company founder and deal-maker Iam Algae, three co-board members resigned fearing for their reputational and financial survival. Employees are fueling the rumors of women who complained of unwanted touching, sexual harassment and other over-the-line behavior. Even Algae’s former counsel discloses that several years ago the board and the company were told of three or four confidential settlements with women. Company investors suggest that Y.I. and fellow officers and directors breached their fiduciary duty. Should Y.I. be concerned about his pocketbook and his reputation?
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Duty to Disclose that a House for Sale is Haunted?
Vlad “Dracula” Smith was looking for some new digs big enough to accommodate his growing family. While searching the MLS listings, Dracula stumbled across a castle belonging to Victor “Frankenstein” Jones. Little did Dracula know, but the castle was widely reported to be haunted. “Frankenstein” had even made the front page of the local paper when he reported the haunting to the local paper and Reader’s Digest last Halloween. However, in negotiations for the sale of his castle, Frankenstein, and his broker, failed to tell Dracula about the newspaper and magazine articles. When Dracula later learned of the stories, he sued Frankenstein for rescission and damages. Did Frankenstein have a duty to disclose the haunting to Dracula?
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Put Down Your Phone But Keep Your Sword in Your Hand
Co-author: Skyler Stuckey
After finishing his weekly rehearsal for an upcoming Robin Hood performance at his local theatre, Wiley Enferee walked into his local Mega-Mart at his wife’s behest to buy a gallon of milk. Not thinking, Wiley walked into the store still carrying his sword on his hip. Wiley quickly found the milk and paid in the self-checkout line, but not before concerned shoppers notified store employees, who quickly called the police. One store employee, Sam Aritan followed Wiley into the parking lot. Wiley left before the police arrived, but Sam jotted down his license plate and told officers which way Wiley went. Officers quickly found Wiley in his car, and noticed he was swerving and looking down. The officers pulled Wiley over and placed him under arrest. Wiley explained that the sword was just a prop and he’d forgotten to take it off. The officers let him go but wrote him a ticket for texting while driving. Wiley is upset that he ended up with a ticket when he was just minding his business. Should Wiley put up a legal fight?Continue Reading Put Down Your Phone But Keep Your Sword in Your Hand
E-Commerce Disruption – Tenant’s Tizzy
For over a decade On the Skware Toy Soldiers and its owners, Boo & Woo, the Skware brothers, have enjoyed the shopping traffic brought to their retail store that’s located in the same shopping center as Athletics Authoritiez, a popular sporting goods retailer. However, over the last couple of years the Skware brothers have seen their overall numbers of shoppers go down and, with slowing traffic, their gross sales revenue has dropped by over 15% – straight off the bottom line. Now, blaming E-Commerce woes, the news media (supported by local scuttlebutt) is suggesting that Authoritiez is on the ropes and may close its store. Can Boo & Woo do anything to save On the Skware?
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Employers: Don’t Get Trumped by Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration
Last week Emma Grant’s line cook and 25 other undocumented employees at her bar-b-que restaurant Emma Grant’s Bar-B-Que were working the lunch shift when it was raided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, apparently at least in partial response to a recent executive order. Can the President of the United States do that? Can this
Oh, My Website Has to be ADA Compliant. Wait, What?!?!?
Dr. Nole Specs created a website for his successful optometry practice. Over the holidays, Dr. Specs received a threatening letter from Mo Dougherty, a plaintiff’s lawyer. Dougherty’s letter claims Specs’ website is not ADA compliant, and demands that Specs fix the problem immediately and pay Dougherty $2,500 or Dougherty will sue. While Specs knows the
Concealed Carry Permits & Regulatory Reporting Requirements: Who Decides?
How do subjective decisions of government officials, when it comes to issuing any kind of permit, affect private citizens?
What are the risks of making any sort of “ownership database” publicly accessible?
Setting aside the emotional pros and cons of gun control, consider how the issuing of a concealed carry permit affects private citizens, or
Moving Your Company to Texas or Just Across the Street? Top 5 Considerations
Fleeing the California minimum wage increase, N. O. Smelz, owner of Smelz Carpet Cleaning calls his friend and fellow entrepreneur Billy Brazos to announce that he’s moving to Texas and to ask for any advice. Having just completed an end of year checkup on his own business, Brazos offers his top five tips for any
Avoid “Uh-Oh”-Pen Carry at the Airport
Since Texas’ open carry law went into effect at the beginning of the year, Pistol Pete has carried his Glock everywhere he can in his shoulder holster. In a rush to make his flight to Houston for a business meeting, Pete forgets to remove his holster and attempts to walk through TSA’s screening with his