by BBR Law | Sep 12, 2014 | Blog, Business Law, Contracts
We have written in the past on the topic of the need for logistics and transport companies to utilize provisions of the UCC to limit their exposure to liability. Follow this link to an article which demonstrates the type of disastrous liabilities that can hit a...
by BBR Law | Jul 30, 2014 | Blog, Business Law, Employment Law
Courts in Indiana have uniformly held that covenants not to compete or not to solicit, while being in restraint of trade, can nevertheless be enforced if they are found to be “reasonable”. Whenever a loaded term like “reasonable” is used, the...
by BBR Law | Jul 28, 2014 | Blog, Business Law, Employment Law
Indiana has two statutes which function to provide a serious incentive to employers to ensure that an employee’s final paycheck is paid by the next regularly scheduled pay date. One statute applies to an employee whose position is terminated (I.C. §22-2-9-2)...
by BBR Law | Jul 7, 2014 | Blog, Business Law
We have written before about non-competition/non-solicitation covenants that are included in many employment contracts as well as purchase agreements involved in the sale or purchase of a business. We recently were involved in several situations which have again...
by BBR Law | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog, Business Law
A recent Indiana Court of Appeals opinion, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Edward P. Dechert, Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of John E. Smith and Isley’s Plumbing, Inc., (Ind.App. June 18, 2014) (www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/06181402lmb.pdf), emphasizes the...
by BBR Law | Jun 16, 2014 | Blog, Business Law
In an Indiana commercial foreclosure action, there are numerous reasons for the lender to move the court for the appointment of a receiver, including securing the property, collecting rents, paying taxes, and dealing with tenant issues that arise during the...