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Running a successful business involves juggling multiple critical matters at once. It can be hard to determine what issues need immediate attention and what you can put on the back burner for a while. You might be tempted to ignore a brewing dispute, but doing so is...
It used to be that “morals clauses” were for well-known people like actors, newscasters, athletes or others whose atrocious behavior in their personal life could potentially cost their employer millions of dollars in lost income. These days, the Internet can make...
The term “substantial completion” typically appears at least once in any construction contract. It is used to determine a whole host of things. It typically means the same thing in every state. Under Tennessee law, it’s defined as the “degree of completion of a...
If the government or any other condemning authority wants to acquire your land, they should follow the correct procedures and pay you just compensation. Unfortunately, eminent domain has been associated with unfair practices. Thus, you should be careful when your land...
You have a construction or renovation project coming up. So you have identified and paid a contractor. Then halfway through the job, the contractor goes MIA. Now you are stuck with an incomplete project, limited funds and unused materials. What happens next?...
Non-compete agreements have been the subject of a lot of negative press, largely because they’re often used when there’s no legitimate business interest in doing so. They can also restrict people from getting needed employment in the same industry when doing so would...
Some occupational partnerships in the construction industry turn out to be nearly perfect. The contractor and subcontractors share a drive to succeed, communicate well and have similar professional ethics, for example. Other times, the two parties cannot agree on...
Wouldn’t it be awesome if your construction project was completed on schedule and within the designated budget? While this is every client’s dream, not all construction projects go as planned. One of the issues construction projects run into is cost overrun. But what...
People often associate the use of eminent domain with the federal government's need for it or possibly with a state, regional or local project. For example, this month the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced plans for a gas facility at its power plant in...
You’re an individual who just bought your dream home. Or you thought it was your dream home until coming across several things wrong with it that the seller didn’t tell you. Per Tennessee Code Annotated Sections 66-5-201 to 210 (The Residential Property Disclosure...