Can you be terminated for convenience?

Can you be terminated for convenience?

By Patrick Barthet Seems like an odd term – termination for convenience.  Whose convenience? Generally, neither party takes any comfort if an agreement has to be cancelled.  What may have started as a commonplace provision within government contracts, a termination...
Should you sign that lien release?

Should you sign that lien release?

By Patrick Barthet A lot of attention is paid to the requirements for filing a lien, including who can sign one.  But little is written about the formalities of when and who can sign a lien release. By way of background, understand that a lien release is not the same...
Can You be Terminated for Convenience?

Can You be Terminated for Convenience?

By Patrick Barthet Seems like an odd term – termination for convenience.  Whose convenience? Generally, neither party takes any comfort if an agreement has to be cancelled.  What may have started as a commonplace provision within government contracts, a termination...

How To Know If You Are Plagiarizing or Violating Copyright

By Chase Lawyers How To Know If You Are Plagiarizing or Violating Copyright According to a 2020 report by the USSC, 75.7% of copyright and trademark offenders were sentenced to prison. Meanwhile, although cases of plagiarism are not likely to result in imprisonment,...