Business litigation can be disruptive, time consuming, expensive and emotionally exhausting. Just getting to court can take a year or more, as dockets are overflowing. As a result, parties involved in disputes are increasingly turning to mediation or arbitration as an...
Year: 2020
Arbitration v. mediation
It is common for conflict to arise between two or more parties. Sometimes, it is difficult to figure out how to find a solution to the problem. In many instances, one must consider an alternative dispute resolution (ADR), such as arbitration or mediation. It is...
Commercial law services for U.S. and international businesses
Assisting Small and Medium Sized Enterprises from Around the World with Your Commercial Law Needs in the United States. At the Bayne Law Group we are Business Counsel for the Global Marketplace®. We assist small and medium-sized enterprises from around the world with...
What does the Packaging and Labeling Act of 1967 actually say?
Labeling laws, such as the Labeling Act of 1967, are determined and administered by agencies at both federal and state levels. These laws will require product manufacturers to provide specific label information and warnings determined by the product category, safety...
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition constituent update
FDA Issues Temporary Policy for Certain Requirements under the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency April 22, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a guidance to communicate its temporary policy...
How smart creditors keep from losing too much in bankruptcy
Some industries may deal with frequent bankruptcy problems although all creditors in any industry face the risk of needing to engage in credit collection efforts. Some more frequently indebted businesses, such as retailers or manufacturers, which fail to meet targets...
Tips for a more efficient arbitration process
As we wrote in our previous blog, arbitration is becoming the preferred method many contracting parties use when settling disputes. It’s fair to say that the majority of contractors written between commercial parties and businesses dealing directly with the general...
Appealing a decision by the NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board is set up to negotiate and decide on disputes that can occur between employees or employers, using state and federal labor laws to render a decision. They deal with issues that affect not only government workers, but also many...
Controlling your risk by keeping your commercial dispute out of court
Court litigation is set up as an adversarial process, which requires both sides to pursue their case as aggressively as possible, with the hope that a decision will be made by a Judge in their favor. Notice we use the term "a decision" but not necessarily “justice.”...
What can our corporate finance practice do for your business?
All companies have financial obligations and objectives. If these goals are not met, then the door is open to creditors and even shareholders filing legal claims against the company to recoup any avoidable losses suffered. Company structure and operating capital...