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Starting and operating a small business comes with many challenges. While most business owners handle the day-to-day operations themselves, there are times when they need professional help.

Almost always, a business will face disputes, whether it's with customers or entities helping the business achieve its goals. Probably the most serious of these disputes involve a breach of contract – a supplier or service provider fails to live up to the terms of the mutual agreement.

Before the onset of online commentary and reviews, consumers pretty much had to rely on word of mouth and their own instincts when evaluating whether to use a certain product or patronize a certain business. Now, with the almost ubiquitous presence of online reviews, consumers can resort to these 24/7 statements to make their purchasing choices.

If you have a claim under your commercial general liability (CGL) insurance being challenged or denied in California, call William B. Hanley, Attorney at Law.

A protective order can have two different meanings and applications. One type of protective order is a restraining order against an individual that prohibits certain conduct by that individual. The other type of protective order concerns the discovery process in legal proceedings.

Going to court to resolve a dispute or seek compensation for damages you suffered can be an expensive proposition. Sometimes, the cost of attorneys’ fees can outweigh any gain you might make by prevailing in your lawsuit.

The lockdowns, shelter-at-home orders, and other measures put in place during the height of the pandemic certainly disrupted life as we know it in California. Many businesses were hit hard financially when they were forced to shut their doors by government fiat.

According to statistics compiled by The Zebra, a website that compares insurance companies and tracks business trends in the United States, anywhere from 36 to 53 percent of all small businesses nationwide are sued every year, and 43 percent are threatened with lawsuits annually.

A partnership is a business structure in which two or more persons or entities establish a working relationship to operate their business for profit.

Indemnity clauses, also commonly referred to as “hold harmless” clauses, are used in various types of contractual arrangements and are certainly prevalent in the construction industry. An indemnity clause basically transfers risk from one party to the other. In legal terms, the indemnitor is the one who assumes the risk, and the indemnitee is the one who is protected by indemnification.