by Michael Kushner | May 5, 2022 | Business, Litigation
COMMON TERMS AND PHRASES USED IN CIVIL LITIGATION IN CALIFORNIA Throughout the litigation process, you’re bound to run into a variety of terms and phrases that you’ve never heard before, or that you may have heard, but don’t really understand. This article seeks to...
by Michael Kushner | May 4, 2022 | Business, Litigation
INTRODUCTION Often, when people hear the word “litigation,” they tend to picture a courtroom—with a judge, jury, lawyers, and witnesses all playing their parts. And there’s nothing wrong with that picture. Trials are, after all, what gets featured in TV shows and...
by Michael Kushner | Jul 1, 2021 | Business
OVERVIEW A lot of my corporate clients ask me whether they can monitor employees’ private emails and social media accounts while the employee is using the employer’s network, computer equipment, etc. This typically starts a long discussion about whether...
by Michael Kushner | Nov 14, 2019 | Business
OVERVIEW One of the most important decisions an entrepreneur will make is deciding how to structure the business. Should the company be operated as a sole-proprietorship or partnership? Or should the owner form a legal entity, such as a limited liability company or...
by Michael Kushner | Oct 16, 2019 | Business
OVERVIEW Nowadays, it seems like everyone has been asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”)—from employees and independent contractors, to people looking into buying a business. For example, your company might use an NDA while exploring whether to hire an...
by Michael Kushner | Oct 15, 2019 | Business, Labor & Employment
OVERVIEW Most business owners know that California is, at least in theory, an at-will state. In other words, except in cases of discrimination (e.g., race, gender, religion, etc.) or retaliation (e.g., whistleblower, etc.), an employer can fire an employee whenever it...
