A Florida man working as an unlicensed contractor faked his own death -- just to avoid a lawsuit. The saga started when a pair of Pennsylvania snowbirds decided that they wanted to make Florida their permanent home. They bought a house in a closed community that...
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Month: June 2017
Understanding consideration in contracts
No matter what type of business you run, you need to know something about contract law in order to survive. At its most basic form, a contract is any agreement that's legally enforceable -- unlike a simple agreement between friends, there are certain rules that have...
Understanding ‘restraint of trade’ issues in business
Are restraints of trade legal? It depends a lot on the circumstances. A restraint of trade is anything that interferes with the right of an individual to do business as he or she sees fit. Sometimes restraint of trade is not only legal but necessary to protect both...
Quality control is key to avoiding construction lawsuits
A good quality control plan can be the key to your project's success -- and the key to avoiding lawsuits later over problems and defects that were missed during construction. If you've generally worked on smaller projects, a written quality control plan might be...