Murrysville Business Law Blog

Many spouses start a business together. Some met in graduate school and pursued the same profession, such as medicine, dentistry, law, architecture or engineering. Others have a shared passion and experience and decide to stop working for others and go out on their...

Possibly the greatest business risk an individual can make is forming a partnership where each partner accepts total liability for the actions of the other partner. When a partner fails to pull their weight or their actions cause harm to the company, it may be...

Starting a new business on your own may seem impossible. Having someone else there to help you can make it a much more achievable goal. A business partnership allows you and someone else to pursue a great idea while splitting the amount of investment and risk involved...

In the state of Pennsylvania, a law exists to allow consumers to cancel a contract for goods and services. For a business providing goods and services to customers, it is important to know the situations where customers may terminate a contract with impunity. The...

Your business has been doing so well lately that you and your partner have been in celebratory moods, having weathered the uncertainties of 2020. But could you possibly be doing too well? That sounds nearly impossible, but companies that are up-and-coming and making...

One of the most important parts of starting a business is establishing a brand. Potential customers need to be able to identify your company quickly and easily. A trademark is an effective way of letting people know that a product or facility belongs to your...

Starting a new business is exciting -- but you have a lot of decisions to make every day and not a lot of spare resources. Making good business decisions today, however, is essential to your company’s future. So what can you do to give yourself an edge? Consider these...

Every contract contains an implied “good faith and fair dealing” covenant. It demands that each party to the legal agreement respect each other’s rights when enforcing it.   The terms and conditions contained in a contract explicitly detail each party’s obligations....

It can be easy to rush headlong into a new business idea carried along on a wave of enthusiasm. While that initial energy is essential to getting your project off the ground, you also need a dose of caution. Spark and drive can only get you so far in business. To...

Starting a business often involves small steps before someone creates a formal business entity. They might buy a website first, create a few prototype products or otherwise make purchases on behalf of the business before it officially exists.  These small transactions...