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Commercial Subleases – What Are Your Rights and Obligations?
A commercial lease is a written contract to rent specific property or space for a specific time. When a commercial lease contains a sublease clause, the tenant may choose to sublet the premises to another tenant. In a sublease, the original tenant is sometimes referred to as the master-tenant, and the original lease is known […]
What Would Happen to Your Business if You Lost All Your Passwords?
How much would you pay to have your contacts restored if you lost your smart phone without a backup? How about the thousands of emails sorted and filed in your email account? (Or, for many of us, email accounts?) What if something happened to you and someone else needed to manage your business’s blog or […]
Review Your Business Policies and Manuals for Liability Risks
In a recent article we discussed an incident on a Southwest Airlines flight where a passenger spilled hot water on herself. The incident brings to mind McDonald’s “hot coffee” lawsuit, where an elderly woman received third-degree burns over the lower half of her body when she spilled a cup of McDonald’s coffee in her lap. […]
Negligence and Business Liability
Recently, a passenger traveling on a Southwest Airlines flight asked the flight attendant for hot tea. The attendant followed standard protocol and gave the passenger a cup of hot water from the designated dispenser, along with a tea bag. The passenger spilled the hot water on herself, suffering second degree burns and blisters. She […]
Establishing a Collections Plan for Your Business
Building a successful business is not always easy. Sometimes it takes years of sweat and struggle to find the right business model and employees, and to establish a loyal customer base. The last few years have been particularly difficult for many businesses that collect payments from customers via invoices after the sale. If you found […]
Tips for Negotiating a Commercial Lease Agreement for Your Business
A written lease agreement promotes the stability and longevity of your business. New businesses are often too fragile to survive moving locations. A valid written lease agreement can help prevent that from happening to you. A commercial lease is a written contract that is meant to be a binding agreement for the rental of specific […]
Breaking Up is Hard to Do for Business Owners
The beginning a new business venture is an exciting time filled with optimism. Business owners hope the venture will be rewarding and prosperous for many years to come, perhaps indefinitely. Unfortunately, not all businesses succeed for one reason or another. That’s why it is important to consider the (albeit remote) possibility that one of the […]
Be Sure Bar and Restaurant Employees Know the Law on Over-Serving Alcohol to Customers
With the holiday season upon us and everyone gathering together for Christmas and New Year’s parties, be sure your bar and restaurant employees are familiar with Pennsylvania’s laws on over serving. In Pennsylvania, a bar owner can be held liable for damages caused by an intoxicated person if the injured party can prove the person […]
Purchasing an Existing Business in Pennsylvania
If you are considering buying a retail business, the Christmas shopping season is a good time to do an on-site evaluation of apparent business volume. If the business ought to be busy but isn’t, consider it a signal that either the business is not serving its market, or that no viable market exists. On the […]
Scolieri Law Group Featured in Business News Q&A
We recently had the opportunity to answer legal questions regarding limited liability companies (LLCs) in New North Business Matters, a monthly business to business publication serving northern Allegheny and southern Butler Counties. Eight thousand copies are mailed to business leaders, decision makers and executives each month. We hope the answers we provided about LLCs will […]
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