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Law Suit over Sick Leave Referendum

By Sean M. Sweeney • Nov 22nd, 2008 • Category: Business Law, Civil Litigation, Newest Post

The latest news I have seen comes from a Wisconsin Law Journal Article on Tuesday stating that the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s (MMAC) directors unanimously chose to sue the city of Milwaukee to stop the sick-leave ordinance from taking effect. You can see the article here MMAC to sue Milwaukee over sick leave by [...]



How to leave an LLC? Not always as simple as it seems

By Sean M. Sweeney • Nov 12th, 2008 • Category: Business Law, Newest Post

All LLC’s should have a well set out operating agreement, describing how the LLC will operate from an administrative standpoint. Some of these operating agreements will have provisions describing how a member may leave the LLC. However, most LLC’s either don’t have a proper operating agreement, or if they do, it simply refers to the [...]



A Patent May not be the Best Vehicle to Protect Your Business’ Idea

By Sean M. Sweeney • Oct 31st, 2008 • Category: Business Law, Intellectual Property Law, Newest Post

If a business has a new idea or product, the immediate thought is to go out and patent the idea. While this may be appropriate in some cases, in others utilizing Trade Secret law may serve you better. If you take a look at products like Coca Cola or Krispy Kreme donuts, they have protected [...]