DirectTV Practices and Your Business

December 15, 2016 / by Larry Donahue / Dispute Resolution / 0 comments

Have you seen the small businesses getting sued thanks to questionable DirectTV Practices? We have. Unfortunately, it is indicative of a far greater issue facing small businesses. Case Study It goes something like this: You own a business. You decide to order DirectTV and schedule an installation. On the scheduled day, the truck pictured arrives […]

Bad Review Lawsuit

November 8, 2016 / by Larry Donahue / Dispute Resolution / 1 comment

Can you sue over a bad review of your business? More importantly, should you? What you need to know about a bad review lawsuit.

New Mexico Small Claims Court

September 14, 2016 / by David Ferrance / Dispute Resolution / 18 comments

What are the pros and cons of using New Mexico Small Claims Court? How can your business solve the biggest problem of using New Mexico Small Claims Court?

Can you be sued for thanking your customers?

June 23, 2016 / by David Ferrance / Dispute Resolution / 0 comments

Intellectual Property Abuse Here at Law 4 Small Business, we love intellectual property. We love helping businesses that develop and protect their ideas. And we think that America’s intellectual property laws have played a significant role in making our economy the world’s largest. But while strong intellectual property laws promote economic growth, they also have […]

Getting Sued? Lawsuit Survival

November 19, 2015 / by Larry Donahue / Dispute Resolution / 0 comments

You Got Sued…now what? Getting sued is like a punch to the gut. You are going about your normal day and then WHAM! you “get served” or receive some sort of legal demand letter or complaint. All of a sudden, your day turns horrible as you contemplate Lawsuit Survival. As a small business owner you […]

The Gloves are Off – When Business Partners Declare War

November 12, 2015 / by Larry Donahue / Dispute Resolution / 16 comments

Business Partners Love them or hate them, Business Partners can be a huge asset to your business. The best kind of Business Partners are the ones with similar goals, trust and a focus on the business. On the other hand, Business Partners can become become your worst nightmare, especially if your goals are mismatched, there […]

What is Strict Liability, and Should You Care?

September 3, 2015 / by Larry Donahue / Dispute Resolution / 0 comments

Finger Pointing Strict liability is probably not a term you use in your business everyday, but it pays to be careful when it comes to liability. Especially since a few steps now can prevent a legal nightmare in the future. Strict liability basically means that the defendant is liable for some wrongdoing, even though the […]

How to Avoid a Lawsuit

June 18, 2015 / by Larry Donahue / Dispute Resolution / 4 comments

GETTING SUED What’s your biggest fear as a business owner? Bankruptcy? Bad reviews? Lack of control? If you answered ‘lawsuits‘, you are not alone. In fact there’s even a word for it: liticaphobia– the fear/phobia of lawsuits and litigation. Nothing is quite as terrifying for a business owner than receiving a summons or subpoena — […]

Rogue Business Partners

February 27, 2015 / by Larry Donahue / Dispute Resolution / 0 comments

In an ideal world, we get along with our friends and family 100% of the time. There is no such thing as divorce. Our children grow up exactly the way we want. Our business partners are absolutely amazing, never making mistakes, working as hard as you do, and acting 110% in the best interests of […]

How to Negotiate Good Lease Terms

August 26, 2014 / by Larry Donahue / Dispute Resolution / 0 comments

Last November, I wrote an article entitled, Commercial Leases: Avoid Getting Screwed, which identified three important aspects of a commercial lease: Location, Rent and Lease Terms. In this article, I talk specifically about Good Lease Terms, and give you some understanding of the various lease terms to think about when considering or negotiating a commercial […]

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