Tag Archives: commercial litigation

This morning on anchor.fm, Chris Werner spent a few minutes talking to entrepreneurs and small and medium sized business owners about the importance of document production in litigation. While large businesses may be well versed in litigation issues, entrepreneurs and smaller businesses ofter are confused by the process. The following is an overview of document production. What Is Document Production? One of the early steps in most commercial litigation is...

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This morning on anchor.fm, Chris Werner talked about a question he is often asked by small and medium sized business clients, "how do I make sure my business doesn't get sued?" As Chris explained, the quick answer is that there is no way to guarantee that your business won't get sued. If you are in business long enough, and if you are successful enough, there is a good chance that your business...

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Today on anchor.fm, Chris Werner discusses why you should make sure your commercial litigation attorney understands social media. Social media is an incredible source of information relevant to business disputes. The discovery rules in most courts allow you to collect and use information from social media accounts. However, in order to take advantage of this, your litigation attorney needs to understand the platforms. I'm not suggesting that your attorney needs...

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The newly signed Defend Trade Secrets Act, or "DTSA" provides companies with new tools to protect their trade secrets. Most importantly, the DTSA allows companies to pursue their trade secret claims in federal court, recover exemplary damages, and recover attorney's fees. However, in order to take advantage of these new tools, companies need to update all of their non-disclosure agreements and make sure to include the required language and disclosure...

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