Pretending to be me

If someone is answering their phone and pretending to be my company is that illegal or would it just be a civil case?

what state to incorporate

My business is in California but I don't know if should incorporate in California or Nevada or Delaware.

Bad reference for a contractor

Is it illegal to give a bad reference for a contractor that my company used? I was called by another company thinking of using the same contractor and I would not recommend them.

Ncd

My client signed the following:

“Each Party agrees not to directly or indirectly contact, deal with transact, or otherwise be involved with any corporation, partnership, proprietorships, trust, individuals, or other entities introduced by either Party without the specific written permission of the introducing Party. e specific written permission of the introducing Party. “

But only this clause was on a new customer form we created, not a full NCD.

He is now going direct to my supplier, can I sue him? or block him?

Advertising

Much to my dismay, my father sold

the family business where I was a

repair person. I chose NOT to work

for the new owner, and am trying to

go into business for myself.

Can I advertise ''formally of ''Miller's

Machine Repair''? May I advertise

directly to Miller customers if I collect

the address info from public records?

Thank you.

Llc

What is the difference between an S

corp. and an Llc. As a fashion designer

selling to retailers, working with

factories, importing goods from

overseas ect. What is best?

Vehicle Lease Agreement

I have a car dealership and I need a form we can use to lease a vehicle to a company. What information and terminology needs to be in the form for it to be legal?

I was terminated, is non-compete still valid odd situation

when hired they assumed i had my degree, after 13 months of working for them they found out i did not

they felt this violated their trust and officially terminated me

the paperwork is all just terminated

i handle national accounts for marketing of over 30 products

a competitor who has a similar product and is located in a different state wants me to work for them

since they fired me for something under false pretenses and given electronic media is ever changing and borderless, also the nc states a period of 12 months

if i did not handle any of my previous accounts would i be able to work for the new company

Antitrust

If a company wrongfully asserts an antitrust claim against a company it purchases products from, can that be considered extortion?

Fraud in the inducement

One year ago I entered into a business contract of an existing brokerage located in Florida. I was told and sent in writing that there were 173 brokers, as it turns out there are approx. 20, not producing the sales he stated. I was also told by the previous owner he would assist in recruiting new brokers as he stated various times both by telephone and emails. He never did this. Also, that he would call ALL the major brokers who produce revenue to enlighten them of the change and encourage them to do business through us. He only contacted one and had excusses for others. These were important terms, not in the contract, but in the sales presentation that greatly encouraged and enduced us to purchase this business, leaving us handicaped.

Since the business is not producing enough revenues to meet stated time tables, he is threatening suits for money due him. My partner has gone banckrupt leaving the burden on me. Before he said he would take the business back, now he won't. He received $52k equal to his last yr.

First, do I have to pay this or would I have a counter suit for fraud and major misrepresentation? Do I have a case? Next, since I am broke also, do you know of a pro bono attorney?

Thank you, Tom Patti

Representation Issue

I am a ''c'' corporation. We are a defendant in a case brought by Ohio. We do not have the funds to retain an attorney. This is a 1 shareholder company. In Ohio courts can we petition for a court appointment of an attorney? It certainly will be a miscarriage of justice if we never are allowed to enter the court. Is this a constitutional issue?

non-compete in the state of delaware

Does a non-compete contract have to be notarized to be legal in the state of Delaware.

small business insurance coverage

Is there any minimum time frame to obtain commercial insurance in any state a company wants to do business within? Also, is there a set minimum amount the company has to make in a state to carry seperate state specific commercial insurance?

Business

I owe a company money and have offered them a payment plan. I have done this before many times with this company but with another credit manager. This credit manager has refused my plan and requests a plan that I can not afford or threatens to put us into collections. In addition he also refuses to sell me cash in advance for merchandise I need. In essence what that does is shut my business down as he has product that can not be bought elseware.

Do I have an legal standing ?

Death of a Business Partner

My business partner passed away in his home country while visiting. Before he left, he and his wife were divorced but were on good terms and planned to open a business together. In our Partnership Agreement, he left his part of the business to his ''wife'' without her specific name mentioned. Now that they are divorced, what should I do legally? Does she have any rights or should the share go to his family in another country? What choices do I have?

breaking up the lease

i have a lease will end in next april and the landlord has 3 months deposite for $16500 what happens if i don't pay the rent for the next 3 months? how long it takes to go to the court and have a court decision?

how to file civil suit in new york

what is proceedure for suing business partner

Distribution of Web Site Profits

I have a concept for a web site collective that will make money through selling online advertising. I want to run it through my company (not yet formed) and pay out some of the profits to members of the collective (individual site owners). They will have their businesses (already formed) operating in different states than Indiana, where I live. Is it possible for me to pay them portions of the profits? How is the best way to structure my business entity to allow this?

Thanks in advance.

business purchase fell through

I was going to buy an on-line

business and at the last minute I

just couldn't get any financing to do

so. I had told the owner that I really

wanted to buy it over the course of 3

months, but that in the end had

problems getting financing. During

the talks that we had, she disclosed

her schedule C, and how she runs

her business to show me that it was

a profitable business. I have not

signed any legal documents before

talks nor have I signed any papers

that I was definitely going to buy the

business at any time.

Now the owner is threatening to

take legal actions, if I plan to open

my own business if it was similar to

his , because he is claiming he told

me inside secrets. Could the owner

take those legal actions against me if

I would open up my own store? Am I

in any way legaly bound to the

owner and can indeed not open a

similar store on-line?

LLC Partnership

I own a security company. There was a fellow who I considered to take on as a partner. Although I wrote a partnership agreement that included his name, he never actually signed on with the company. He had all the paperwork but never sent it to Jefferson City. Now that I am doing better in the business he is hiring an attorney to go after half of my income from the business. If he was never on the paperwork filed with the State of Missouri, does he have any right to come after me?