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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
Springing Covenant Not to Compete Not Enforceable
In Fillpoint, LLC v. Maas (2012), a court struck down a covenant not to compete that would take effect only upon termination of employment where the covenant was in addition to a covenant not to compete that was given in … Continue reading
Posted in Contract Drafting, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions
Tagged covenant not to compete, non-compete covenant, springing covenants
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Labor Code section 2802 Does Not Apply to Employer’s Unsuccessful Suit Against Employee
In Nicholas Laboratories, LLC v. Chen (October 12, 2011) 11 C.D.O.S. 12769, the court decided that an employer was not obligated to indemnify its employee for expenses the employee incurred in successfully defending himself against employer’s lawsuit for breach of … Continue reading
Posted in Contract Drafting, Corporate Law, Directors and officers
Tagged direct claims, indemnification, third-party claims
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Zalkind v. Ceradyne, Inc.
In Zalkind v. Ceradyne, Inc. (2011) 194 Cal. App. 4th 1010, Ceradyne, Inc. (Ceradyne), entered into an asset purchase agreement (asset purchase agreement) with Stanley and Elizabeth Zalkind (the Zalkinds) and Quest Technology, LP (Quest), a limited partnership owned by … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Sky Law, Contract Drafting, Purchase and Sale of a Business, Securities Law
Tagged asset purchase, breach of contract, indemnification, rescission, statute of limitations
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A Risk of Making Threats in Disputes
When there is a business dispute, a party sometimes wants to use the maximum leverage possible. Caution should be exercised to make sure that the effort to exercise leverage does not boomerang. One of the common ways that parties seek … Continue reading
Posted in Attorney-Client Matters, Business Disputes, Contract Drafting
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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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