On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Sunday, December 23, 2012. Acquisitions are a frequent occurrence in the business world and a common topic of our blog. As common as they are, they are certainly not without complexity. These types of transactions take time, due diligence and a lot of careful drafting. Just […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Friday, December 21, 2012. Franchises have been the topic of prior posts. Some have discussed the opening of one and some have discussed the relationship between the franchisee and franchisor as they build a successful business. What about when the franchise on a whole struggles to […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Previously in our blog, we discussed the potential implications of the California-based company Hewlett-Packard’s acquisition of the company Automony. The acquisition cost HP $11 billion and the financial problems that currently plague Automony could cost HP an additional $8 billion. In association […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Monday, December 17, 2012. A settlement has been reached in the federal class action lawsuit brought against Southwest Airlines by travelers with unused vouchers for free drinks they had received from the airline for purchasing “Business Select” tickets. The vouchers listed no expiration date, but Southwest […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Saturday, December 15, 2012. A federal judge and jury in Los Angeles awarded LA-based TechForward Inc. $27 million in its lawsuit against Best Buy. TechForward, a used electronics startup, sued the consumer electronics giant last year for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets after Best Buy […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Friday, December 14, 2012. If you are a teenage technology wizard with an idea for a cellphone “app,” you might not consider yourself as an entrepreneur on the way to becoming a small business owner. You also may not think about the consequences of the multitude […]