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What is the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty?
The Trust Fund Recovery Penalty is an important penalty that all business owners should be aware of. What is the trust fund recovery penalty? It’s […]
Business Law Breakdown: Intellectual Property Protection for Design
Protecting your intellectual property is critical to success in your business. Entrepreneurs and business owners should always consider necessary protections for products they create before […]
Business Law Breakdown: My Texas Business Had a Data Breach. Now What?
Almost every client with Richards Rodriguez & Skeith, LLP collects sensitive information about their customers. For a lot of business owners, one of their worst […]
How RRS Represents Municipal Governments
With the number of lawsuits funneled through the justice system, it would seem that simply filing a lawsuit against an individual or an entity would […]
Business Law Breakdown: Earnouts in Merger and Acquisition Deals
What are earnouts in merger and acquisition deals? David Rodriguez, partner at Richards Rodriguez and Skeith explains: An earnout is a tool that parties use […]
Business Law Breakdown: How to Give a Deposition
It’s never an exciting moment when you’re subpoenaed to give a deposition in a lawsuit. In fact, the thought of might cause panic, stress or […]
Business Law Breakdown: 5 Times You Need to Call a Patent Lawyer
Have you ever wondered at what point you should contact a patent lawyer to learn about your rights? Here are 5 examples of when you […]
Protect Your Business by Documenting Employee Performance and Discipline
As your business grows, it’s likely your business grows along with it. Whether you have five employees or 50 employees, it’s important to document administrative […]
Business Law Breakdown: The Importance of Merger and Integration Clause in Commercial Contracts
Commonly in commercial contracts, there exists a clause called a Merger and Integration Clause. What is this particular clause and why is it so important […]
Business Law Breakdown: What businesses need to know about the Texas DTPA
What is the Texas DTPA? The Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Consumer Protection Act is as its name suggests, a statute that is designed to protect […]
Business Law Breakdown: Protect Your Business with Workplace Agreements
Protecting your business is about more than just implementing the right cybersecurity measures – it’s also about ensuring that you as an employer have the […]
Business Law Breakdown: Help! My Business Has Been Sued!
Being sued can be difficult and stressful for you and hard on your business. The first thing you should know if your business has been […]
Business Law Breakdown: Role of Contracts in Business
In our business, we help business owners with anything that arises within the operations of their business, which often includes negotiating and drafting all types […]
Top 5 Ways to Avoid Litigation
Litigation is the process of taking legal action against another party to enforce or defend a particular legal right. The circumstances surrounding litigation often depend […]