I just got off the phone with a potential client who lost his job because of a hateful comment he made to someone on Twitter. Realizing it was a bad decision to make the comment, he tried to delete it a few hours later. But to his horrible surprise, his comment had...

Check out Steve Kennedy's latest video blog discussing breach of fiduciary duty. He also provides a real-life example of how this tort could devastate a business.     Check out the video blog here:

                My father had an 8th grade education. He had to quit school when his dad, my grandfather, went to fight in WW II. Nevertheless, the man who I grew up with was an avid reader who owned his own small business called “Kennedy Lab.” He read the Wall Street...

The Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision this morning that the disparagement clause of the Lanham Act is an unconstitutional violation of the free speech clause of the First Amendment. Justice Neil Gorsuch did not participate in the 8-0 decision, as he joined...

Trade dress generally refers to product packaging or the overall general appearance and image of a product. Trade dress can be quite broad and has been used to protect product packaging, websites, buildings, and restaurant interior and exterior design, among others....

Most Dallas business lawyers recognize that Texas law does not impose fiduciary duties on the members of a limited liability company.  The LLC members are free to impose fiduciary duties upon themselves in an operating agreement, but members take comfort knowing that...

A man in a coffee shop overhears a group of people discussing their new business venture, including the name of their new company. He quickly registers their domain using his smartphone or laptop on the coffee shop Wi-Fi. True story. Don’t believe me? Check out this...

One of the benefits of a limited liability company is that a member's interest is subject to statutory transfer restrictions, one of which is that a judgment creditor of a member cannot recover the judgment debtor member's interest.   Instead, a judgment creditor must...