by Jay Butchko | Oct 5, 2022 | Business Litigation
Pessimists call it the Great Resignation, but maybe it is more like the Great Enterprise.  Increasing numbers of employees are resigning from their positions of employment to seek opportunities where they do not have to deal with work supervisors bossing them around...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Jay Butchko | Jul 29, 2022 | Business Litigation
Every time you go to the supermarket, you hear pop songs on the radio that topped the charts years ago.  You probably know all the words to some of them, despite not especially being a fan of the artists and having never owned a record, cassette tape, or CD of the...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Jay Butchko | Jul 1, 2022 | Business Litigation
Kitab al-Muwashsha is a social etiquette manual written in Iraq in the tenth century.  One of its chapters contains anecdotes and poems about how you should not promise to give people money and other assets that are not currently in your possession.  Most businesses...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Jay Butchko | Jun 24, 2022 | Business Litigation
The business partnership disputes you read about in the news tend to stem from egregiously dishonest or villainous actions, such as fraud, embezzlement, and misuse of confidential information.  Most businesses fall apart within a few years of being established, but it...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Jay Butchko | Jun 10, 2022 | Business Litigation
Just as some couples use mediation for their divorce proceeding instead of going to trial, some business disputes go through arbitration out of court rather than being litigated in front of a judge. Arbitration can be less contentious than a court battle, but there is...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Jay Butchko | May 27, 2022 | Business Litigation
Some businesses can attract customers and investors simply by allowing their products to stand on their own merits. If your company deals in tasty sandwiches or attractive footwear, for instance, all you need is some customers to taste or see your merchandise and hope...