The Corporate Transparency Act (or CTA) is a new law that very few people are talking about. It took effect on January 1st of this year, and it requires most small businesses to report personal, non-economic information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (or...
By: Ted Sutton, Esq. In the business realm, Texas has become the lone star that is burning brighter. And it may become a top state for business in the near future. They say that everything’s larger in Texas. This also includes a larger demand to form a...
Joe exchanged emails with Mary. They were investigating whether Joe wanted a consignment of Mary’s embroidered toilet seat covers for Joe’s hardware store. The email conversation trailed off and Joe went on to other things. Two days later, to Joe’s surprise, the...
Force Majeure is a French term meaning superior force. It is also a contract clause that relieves parties from performance when an extraordinary event occurs. Such challenges, known as ‘black swan’ events or generically ‘Acts of God’, may be mitigated by a force...
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” – Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin’s famous words were written to advance fire safety. Shortly thereafter, in December of 1736, the Union Fire Company was formed and Philadelphia became the safest city in the...