Business owners frequently deal with contracts. Therefore, you may have come across certain common terms like 'consideration'. This is a critical aspect of forming legally binding contracts, and its absence means your contract is invalid. You have no court-enforceable...
Year: 2022
What is a fiduciary duty and how does it impact businesses?
A fiduciary is a person or organization that acts on behalf of another person's best interests. Fiduciaries are often financial advisors, money managers, insurance agents, bankers, attorneys or executors. Board members and corporate officers also are considered...
Developing a strong executive contract
An executive employment contract should entail the most robust benefits you can negotiate, factoring in your potential, knowledge, skills, experience, education, and experience. The negotiation should compensate you fairly, solidifying your future with the company....
What are the basics of defamation?
Defamation is a term that includes the acts of either libel or slander. In these, someone has to either write or speak a statement that damages another person's reputation in some way. While each situation may differ, there are general guidelines to satisfy in...
What should be included in a noncompete agreement?
A noncompete agreement is a contract that is signed at the beginning of a business relationship between an employer and an employee in anticipation of a time at which the employee leaves the company. A noncompete agreement must be comprehensive and easy to understand,...
Common reasons for contract disputes
The primary purpose of a contract is to outline specific rules and obligations that should be honored by the parties included in the agreement. Contract disputes may arise if the terms in the contract are confusing or if the agreement is written in a way that is not...
Pennsylvania Scientists Support Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions
On Monday, May 9, 2022, submitted an amicus curiae (or, “friend of the court”) brief in the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on behalf of 73 Pennsylvania Scientists in support of Pennsylvania going forward with its plan to join the Regional...
Differentiating between libel, slander and commercial defamation
In most cases, defamation is applied to public figures. However, this is not always the case. A business or an individual within the company can be defamed. For example, companies can make negative statements about their competitors to show that they are the best...
What happens during an appeal?
Every day, judges and juries make decisions in criminal, family and civil cases in Pennsylvania and every other state in the nation. There are also administrative hearings, often stemming from the provision of government-funded benefits or centering around issues such...
Trial Lawyer E. Kelly Conway Joins Steve Harvey Law LLC
Steve Harvey Law is pleased to announce that Kelly Conway has joined the firm. “Kelly is an outstanding addition to our litigation boutique,” said firm founder Steve Harvey. Previously, accomplished trial lawyer and litigator Michael E. Gehring joined the firm in...