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Richard Burt Professional Law Corporation
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Richard Burt Professional Law Corporation55 S Market St #1500
San Jose, CA 95113
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Categories
- Alter Ego Liability
- Attorney-Client Matters
- Blue Sky Law
- Bulk Sale
- Business Disputes
- Buy-Sell Agreement
- Commercial Law
- Contract Drafting
- Corporate Law
- Covenant not to compete
- Directors and officers
- Entity Law
- Foreign LLC
- Indemnification
- Limited Liability Comanies (LLC's)
- Limited liability companies (LLC)
- Limited Liability Partnerships
- Limited Partnerships
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Minority Shareholders
- Non-competes
- Piercing the Corporate Veil
- Professional Corporations
- Purchase and Sale of a Business
- Qualifying to Do Business
- S corporations
- Securities Law
- Successor liability
- Suspended Entity
- Uncategorized
Bulk Sales Law: A Possible Trap for the Unwary Buyer of a Business
Buyers of businesses should be aware that California, like some other states, has a “bulk sales” law. Its official name is Uniform Commercial Code—Bulk Sales. The bulk sales act is designed to protect the creditors of a business by giving … Continue reading
Posted in Bulk Sale, Commercial Law, Purchase and Sale of a Business
Tagged acquisition of a business, asset purchase, bulk transfer, business purchase, commercial code, creditor claims, hidden liabilities, purchase and sale, purchaser liabiity, sale of business, successor liability, transferee liability
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Careful Drafting Pays off in Contracts
Flint Hills Resources, LP v. Jag Energy, Inc., 559 F.3d 373 (5th Cir. 2009) doesn’t establish any particularly important principle of law. Instead it’s being mentioned because it illustrates the value of good drafting. Flint Hills, a refiner of crude … Continue reading
Posted in Business Disputes, Commercial Law, Contract Drafting
Tagged commercial code
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A disclaimer can be worth its weight in lawyers
Doe v. SexSearch.com, 551 F. 3d 412 (6th Cir. 2008). Plaintiff John Doe, filing under a pseudonym, appealed the dismissal of his complaint against defendant, SexSearch.com (“SexSearch”), an online adult dating service that facilitates sexual encounters between its members. In … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial Law
Tagged application of UCC to services, breach of contract, breach of warranty, commercial code, disclaimer, unconscionablity
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