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Easy Access to Information Results in Increase in Business Scams

03/14/2013
by Teresa K. Kobelt

How many times have you asked yourself “what did we do before email and the internet?” Businesses today rely on the World Wide Web for fast, cost-effective and reliable transmission of information. The information superhighway not only spawned legitimate business enterprises, but also brought us closer to the wide world of web scammers. Unfortunately, the con artists are getting more and more ... More >>


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Copyright Damages and the Art of Trolling

11/01/2012
by Cathleen A. Dettmann

Perhaps this has happened to someone you know or, even worse, to the errant teenager in your household: You get an innocent looking piece of mail from your cable provider. You almost throw it directly into your recycling bin, but decide to open instead. What you find inside is alarming - a notice that your cable provider has received a subpoena relative to your IP address and is being asked to ... More >>


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Starting a Business: The Basics Before Your Roller Coaster Ride Begins

08/10/2012
by Teresa K. Kobelt

Starting a new business is often similar to riding a theme park ride – a mixture of thrills and stomach heaves. And although we’ve all heard stories of a successful business owner starting in their basement with nothing more than $100 and a dream, such results remain a fantasy for the vast majority of people. The reality is that building a successful business takes planning and foresight. ... More >>


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Copyright AB©s

07/30/2012
by Cathleen A. Dettmann

We've all seen it: That often miniscule little "©" lurking in the bottom corner of pictures, articles, photographs and other types of creative media. Whether in print or electronic form, that symbol always means the same thing - this piece of work is copyrighted, and all potential copycats must beware. To be sure, virtually every person reading this article has likely violated someone's ... More >>


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Family Food Empire Business Dispute – Part II, Good Buy-Sell Agreement Was The Missing Link

07/24/2012
by Kevin J. Palmersheim

In Part I of the blog entry on the Link family food empire dispute, I discussed business litigation issues regarding the family members suing each other for breaching their fiduciary duties. However, Part II of our analysis addresses the fact that the dispute could likely have been avoided with a well-drafted contract among the family members – a contract commonly referred to as a buy-sell ... More >>


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Family Food Empire Breaks Chains After Family Business Dispute – Part I, No One Should Watch How Link Litigation Is Made

07/11/2012
by Kevin J. Palmersheim

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off may have solidified Abe Frohman’s status as the Sausage King of Chicago, but he’s got nothing on the Sausage “Links” of Minong, Wisconsin. A contentious family business dispute resulted in a complicated court case with competing allegations that family members were breaching their fiduciary duties. The jury tried to slap the hands of both sides, granting what it believed ... More >>


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Automatic Renewal Clauses in Business Contracts May Require Mandatory Notices

07/02/2012
by Teresa K. Kobelt

Many business contracts incorporate renewals, sometimes optional, and sometimes automatic. Automatic renewal clauses often caught businesses unaware, resulting in contracts being extended far beyond what the customer wanted. The Wisconsin legislature addressed the issue to protect businesses from unintended contract renewals. If your business offers equipment leasing or provides business ... More >>


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The Pepsi Challenge: Suing To Disclose Trade Secrets Is The Choice Of A New Generation

06/25/2012
by Kevin J. Palmersheim

Thomas Jefferson once paraphrased the English philosopher John Locke, by declaring that we all had the unalienable right to life, liberty and property. In the final draft of the Declaration of Independence property was changed to pursuit of happiness, perhaps because TJ ran the brand by the marketing department, or he recognized the latter phrase would make a much better title for a Hollywood ... More >>


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