As a business owner, you may be aware that you want to offer contracts to some of your employees, perhaps to increase the odds that you will retain them or because you want to very carefully define their roles. But, if you run this business with a partner, it's not...
Year: 2022
What can the government take through eminent domain?
The concept of eminent domain is one that many people don’t know much about unless they’re served documents about it. Eminent domain is what the government can use to claim personal property for public use. The catch to this is that the property owner has to receive...
How fast does eminent domain happen?
Eminent domain is a power that the government has to take private property for public use. For instance, maybe you have a family business that has been on the same small street since your father opened that business twenty years before you were born. You have no...
Can you create a contract that allows you to end the relationship?
As most business owners in Murfreesboro know, running a company or establishment usually means partnering with other entities. The parties typically establish these relationships by signing a legal contract or agreement. Examples of potential contract parties include:...
Things every construction change order needs
Change orders – those sometimes inevitable and unavoidable changes in the plans after construction on a project already begins – are the frequent source of litigation. Disputes often start because the owner, the contractor, the developer, investors or even the...
What can you do if the seller of a home won’t vacate?
Moving day has come and gone, and the prior owner of your new home is still sitting there with barely a box of their belongings packed. What now? You can’t very well toss the other party and everything they own out into the street since that would be an illegal...
Why a force majeure clause must be carefully written
Force majeure clauses are essential in construction contracts. Although construction professionals have back-up plans in case unexpected circumstances arise, you can’t plan for everything. Tennessee has certainly seen more than its fair share of weather-related...