Business Law
Business law, also known as commercial law, regulates corporate contracts, hiring practices, and the manufacture and sale of consumer goods. Business law can encompass safety laws, the regulation of goods, contracts, and other business-related practice areas such as consumer fraud. It provides the regulation necessary to ensure fair business practices.
When conflict occurs, such as when a contract between two parties is not honored, a safety law is not enforced and an employee is hurt, or a job is not obtained due to discriminatory hiring practices, personal injury may have occured. If any transaction between a business and another party results in personal loss due to negligence on the part of the business, the injured party may be able to seek compensation for their losses.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury or needs representation in a business-related conflict, call VanDerGinst Law at 1-866-843-7367 or click here for a FREE online case evaluation. Your initial consultation is guaranteed free of charge. During that visit, we will be able to tell you up front what we may be able to do for you, as well as what the attorney fees would be for your case. Our fees are always competitive, so don't hesitate to contact us and learn how we can help.
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 Law.com - Business Law Practice CenterReceive current business law headlines, decisions and news summaries. Law.com Practice Center subscription required. |
| Tuesday 06th of January 2009 05:16:35 PM Madoff Investors May Be on the Hook for 'Clawback' Suits Investors who cashed out of Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme may be on the hook for so-called "clawback" lawsuits brought by a bankruptcy trustee looking to recover money for fraud victims. Firms say clients that invested in Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, which allegedly defrauded investors of $50 billion, are worried about the possibility of clawback cases, which are extremely common in bankruptcies following Ponzi schemes. Click here to read this Business Law news article. |
| Tuesday 06th of January 2009 05:16:35 PM Firms Get Ready for Wave of Bankruptcy Filings A steady rise in corporate bankruptcy filings throughout 2008 is expected to crescendo in 2009 and 2010, with collapses spreading from the retail, auto-related, real estate and financial industries to almost any area affected by the downturn in consumer spending, lawyers say. In response, law firms are reviewing the size of their bankruptcy teams to make sure they've lined up the attorneys needed to attract and manage cases. Click here to read this Business Law news article. |
| Tuesday 06th of January 2009 05:16:35 PM SEC Pursues Ponzi Scheme Targeting Haitian-Americans While there's been much focus on the rich victims of an alleged $50 billion scam wrought by Wall Street fund manager Bernard Madoff, federal securities investigators have quietly moved on another suspected Ponzi scheme, much smaller in scope but similarly devastating. Attorneys for investors claim that the network branched out across several states, targeting people with little investment experience and few assets. Attorney Jared Levy estimates the losses could exceed $100 million. Click here to read this Business Law news article. |
| Tuesday 06th of January 2009 05:16:35 PM Class Status Denied in Suit Against DuPont Over Chemical-Tainted Water The use of medical monitoring as a remedy for mass exposure to toxic chemicals has suffered a setback in New Jersey. A federal judge in Camden has denied class certification sought in behalf of 15,000 people whose drinking water may have been contaminated by a chemical spilled from DuPont's Chambers Works in Salem County. Click here to read this Business Law news article. |
| Tuesday 06th of January 2009 05:16:35 PM Tech Amici Target High Damages in Microsoft-Lucent IP Case Big tech companies don't like having to pay big damages in patent cases. With lobbying efforts to change patent laws to limit damages stymied for the moment on Capitol Hill, they are looking to courts for relief. Click here to read this Business Law news article. |
| Tuesday 06th of January 2009 05:16:35 PM null: In re Ballard Federal law did not preclude auto manufacturer from filing unsecured deficiency claim based on state law where Chapter 13 consumer debtor proposed to surrender "910 vehicle" whose value was less than balance remaining on auto loan (applying "hanging paragraph" to cases involving surrender of 910 vehicle). Click here to read this Business Law news article. |
