Questions tagged [business]
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Best way for 2 startups to raise capital together towards building a product combining our tech? [on hold]
What legal options do 2 startups have to raise venture capital together? Each can bring complementary things to the table in order to build a product together. What are the safer ways to join forces ...
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Can Huawei bypass the US black list by setting up a third party company outside of china?
Since the recent trade war news between the US and China, Huawei the second largest phone manufacturer was put on a black list effectively banning it from doing business with any U.S companies this ...
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NJ EZ Pass Toll Violation
NJ EZ Pass claims that a vehicle registered to me violated a toll. The vehicle is neither mine, nor is it registered to me. I mailed my dispute with a copy of my registration of the vehicle I own.
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Are you allowed to put a customer's email address in an internal business email?
Today at work I put a number of our customers' email addresses in an email that only people in the business were CCed on because we were dealing with a matter relating to these customers and their ...
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Contract terms are binding as long as services are provided on a mutually agreed-upon basis
Context: B2B Contract
If one party chooses to discontinue future service, does this statement void the rest of the contract?
Contract terms are binding as long as services are provided on a ...
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Trade restrictions on open source software
Apparently the US has put Huawei on a trade blacklist that prevents US companies to trade with Huawei. With hardware and proprietary software it is straightforward how this can be executed (don't make ...
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What happens if a LLC Member fills out the LLC license with Malicious intent in the state of Mississippi
If There are 2 members of a LLC and a verbal agreement in which one Partner has 65% of the company and the other Partner had 35% of the company but the Partner with 35% of the company set up the LLC ...
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When do you need to request a W9?
I know that a W9 is required when paying over $600 to a US individual or company that is your vendor. What I'm confused about is why you don't need to request a W9 if you walk into best buy and have ...
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What is the 83b Election postmark filing deadline?
I am getting mixed opinion on how the 83b deadline is interpreted and need clarification, due to the potential financial implications.
Does the 83b election need to be filed 30 days beginning on the ...
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Loan conversion in company shares
We have a small business with the following situation:
3 partners with the following share distribution: 10%, 45%, 45%.
One of the 45% partners has made €75k loan to the company which is convertible ...
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Inquiry of an 'American' company?
I'm dealing with an investment company that claims to be an 'American' company but is registered at BVI (British Virgin Island). I can't find any physical U.S. address at its website and it is the ...
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How does a flow-through LLC own assets?
A Limited Liability Company (LLC) is a business under US law with the following characteristics:
Establishes a "corporate veil" of limited liability, such that creditors or lawsuits can only go after ...
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Is UPS allowed to take my money and business without intention to fulfill its side of the transaction?
I went to my local UPS store to send a package to a place in North Carolina that buys dishes, crystal, and flatware. I handed the UPS store the address and the clerk printed out the ticket because of ...
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Can your business have the same initials as a major corporation?
By coincidence, if my company was “Internal brilliance method”(I just made that up) could IBM(international business machines) sue me over trademark infringement? In different industries different ...
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Is it legal for me to use a PO Box as the registered address for a Limited company?
I've been wondering what the legality of using a PO box as a registered address for a limited company is.
I've done some research and the Royal Mail site seems to imply that it is legal for me to use ...
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Is there a general business equivalent of “stage names” or “pen names”
And by that I mean: a situation where an individual can conduct their general business activities privately within a proprietorship under a fictitious "pseudonym" or via proxy? Though I'd imagine if ...
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Is it legal to create automations of websites in India?
Is it legal to create automations of websites in India using Python?
There are Flash Sales on every E-commerce sites nowadays, and ordering manual fails to receive goods as they get out of stock in ...
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Sales tax nexus in Illinois for a “startup”?
I had a question around whether I would fall into sales tax nexus in Illinois. I have read through Illinois’ Revenue and tax information(https://www2.illinois.gov/rev/Businesses/Pages/default.aspx) ...
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Can I sell a Craigslist/FB Marketplace item in a local store?
I want to sell a high value cell phone but I also want to stay safe.
Are there any issues with me choosing a local grocery store or restaurant to conduct the transaction (goods for money)? Does it ...
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Can the door to a kitchen be locked?
I was just wondering if it is legal for a restaurant to lock the doors of a kitchen where food is being prepared. The door can be opened from the inside
It would seem that in case of a fire in the ...
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Assignment of Inventions in Employment Contract for Software Development
I have a contract that basically says this in the Assignment section:
To the fullest extent under applicable law, the
Company shall own all right, title and interest in and to all
Inventions (...
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Break Contract after company sells to new owners and changes names
Company A signs a contract with company B, a scrap metal vendor, to buy all of company A’s scrap metal produced. Company A sells out to new owners and changes names. Company B continues to purchase ...
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White label demonstration with famous brands, is it illegal?
I sell a white-label product, can I publish on my sales page how famous brands would look like using my product if I state on the page that these brands have no connection with me and the images are ...
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Copyright Law for Logo Design that Incorporates a Royalty Free Vector Design [closed]
I am designing a logo for a for profit company. This logo design consists of letters that represent the name of the company but also incorporate a silhouette of a city skyline merged with these ...
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Can a minor file for a Business Certificate in Massachusetts?
I am a minor living in the state of Massachusetts and I am interested in getting a "doing business as" / Business certificate. I am already doing business in my town (online sales), however, I wanted ...
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Can I privately sell a patent plant?
We have around 15 plants on our balcony which are patent but planning to move overseas. So I was thinking to sell them on gum tree or eBay.
Is that allowed! I did not breed them, just had the plants ...
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Designer starting business and what area of laws to investigate
What arrears of laws would be best to investigate if I am trying to open a original design business (flyers, graphic tees, paper products)?
Contract law,Business law, Copyright law?
Specific ...
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How can my company become an executor for social media account removal in the event of a death?
I'm starting a business with a friend where we plan to automate the process of closing social media accounts, bank accounts, etc. on behalf of deceased individuals. Looking into this further, some of ...
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For products shipped across state lines, who gets the taxes?
Let's say a company registered in Delaware manufactures its products in Texas and sells them around the country online, and in person in New York.
What taxes, and from which state(s), apply when ...
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Recording Conversations at Work
We have a problem employee who we found out is recording phone conversations with other employees, including their manager, without knowledge or consent. The employee is in the US state of Georgia, ...
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What subcontracting rights does court-ordered daycare have?
I live in the United States. A woman asked my wife to provide daycare for her children. The woman is going through a divorce and isn't on speaking terms with her husband. The husband, who has moved ...
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Is it possible and how to get all the information on a corporation in Canada, BC
There is a super long story of how we ended up in this situation (in fact too long to describe here), but at the end of the day, one of the contractors who started doing renovations in our apartment ...
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Recovery for loss of employee: Actio per quod servitium amisit?
I have a course question that involves an employer whose employee is injured by a third person. Knowing that some businesses can suffer great losses with the injury or death of an employee, I Google ...
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Can a healthcare facility keep driver licenses
If a person goes to visit a resident in a Florida healthcare facility can the facility demand to hold the persons drivers license until they leave?
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Do Directors serving at the pleasure of a specific class of investor owe fiduciary duties to other classes of investors?
Suppose a company has five directors. Two appointed by holders of common stock and three appointed by holders of preferred stock. Do the directors appointed by the preferred stockholders have a ...
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Where to file Operating Agreement for an LLC?
I've registered a new LLC with the State of Iowa. My state does not require an operating agreement, but I read online that it's a good idea to have one to protect your personal finance from liability ...
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Trading card booster packs, loot boxes, the lottery, and your interpretation
I'm a prospective law student currently conducting research on the legality of loot boxes in the United States, and I find Magic the Gathering very relevant. (Reference for Loot Boxes and Booster ...
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What should you do if you mistakenly charge personal expenses to a company debit card?
If someone accidentally uses the business (LLC) bank account for a personal expense, what does he/she need to do rectify the problem from a tax/legal perspective?
Is it as simple as having the person ...
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How would one go about starting an electric car company?
A long time aspiration of mine has been to build an electric car (initially with no autonomous driving capabilities) to take to the public market in California and/or Illinois, as those are my two ...
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If you need a DBA (doing business as) if your company is legally named “Foo Bar Inc” but you want to be branded as “Foo”
Say you have a company legally named one of these:
Acme Investments Inc.
Acme Working Group Inc.
Acme Bank Inc.
Acme Technologies Inc.
Acme Company Inc.
Acme Inc.
In all these cases, you just want ...
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If Internet Businesses need City Business Licenses
Say you have registered a cloud technology business with the state you live in to obtain your Business Entity Number, and you have also obtained your EIN tax number. It seems that the next step is to ...
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Companies discriminating based off Political Views? Similarity to Religious Views?
There are frequently reports of companies that are refusing to serve customers who support a certain political party (so a company run by Democrats refuses to accept a Trump supporter as a customer or ...
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Is it legal to trade receipts
Companies can claim an expense as long as they have the mean to justify it, usually in the form of invoice or receipt. I have heard of self-employed picking up random receipts (that they didn't incur) ...
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How to deal with paypal claims? [closed]
So, I shipped an item to a buyer.
When the product was delivered, the buyer told me by email the color of the product is different from the colors showed in the photo on my store. He attached me the ...
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Can a professor patent and license a technology if the development used software with non-commerical license?
Suppose a professor or student at a university uses software like Rosetta (a protein folding software) for their research. Rosetta has free academic licenses as well as paid commercial licenses ...
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Can Mobile App Terms of Use contain General liability release?
The intent is a smart phone based app, which functions as a service(think ride share type of services). Wish to provide said service without insurance to test market feasibility.
Definition(s): '...
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Is it legal to sell gases for human consumption (as supplements or otherwise) such as oxygen, nitrogen, or nitrous oxide
This question is based on the FDA's Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, where they list medical gases as being regulated by the FDA. There is ambiguity, however, as the act puts an emphasis on high ...
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Non US company raised equity by issuing shares to non accredited investors,does re-domiciliation to Delaware cause retroactive breach of US laws?
As per the title I would like to know if anybody knows what happens if a foreign non -- U.S. company ( offshore ) raises equity by advertising and soliciting investors included but not limited to ...
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What can a lawyer do to make the government formulate better policies for tech startups? [closed]
In Nigeria, most policies by the government affecting businesses are antagonistic to the growth of businesses partly due to lack of knowledge on the path of the government about the country's and ...
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Buying a business living in a community property state
I live in a community property state. I would like to buy a business that is not in a community property state. Can I file for divorce and buy the business and my spouse have no claim to it. Or do I ...
