Family-Owned NJ Partnerships Must Be Aware Of Potential Problems That May Arise
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Partnership Attorney Family-owned and run enterprises have been the cornerstone of American business for a long time. …
THE NEW JERSEY CONSUMER FRAUD ACT AND NEW JERSEY NURSING HOMES (Part I)
The Admission Agreements for nursing homes under the consumer fraud act was recently analyzed by the court. The New Jersey CFA prohibits: “The act, …
THE NEW JERSEY CONSUMER FRAUD ACT AND NEW JERSEY NURSING HOMES (PART II)
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Consumer Fraud Lawyer Are New Jersey nursing homes subject to the Consumer Fraud act? The answer …
FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS/THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY CODE
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Fraudulent Transfer Attorney As previously posted, there are two types of fraudulent transfers. The second type …
OPPRESSED SHAREHOLDERS IN NEW JERSEY
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Corporation Attorney In cases of shareholder oppression, the people who own the majority of the shares …
A NURSING HOME ADMISSIONS AGREEMENT IS A CONTRACT
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Contract Lawyer “The interpretation of a contract is ordinarily a legal question for the court and …
MAY AN ORAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT REACHED THROUGH MEDIATION BE ENFORCED BY THE COURT?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Arbitration Lawyer In New Jersey an oral settlement agreement reached during mediation can be enforced. However, …
NEW JERSEY LLC DISPUTES
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey LLC Attorney An LLC lawsuit may be useful when you feel members of an LLC have …
WHAT INFORMATION CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS LEGALLY CONFIDENTIAL UNDER NEW JERSEY LAW?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Confidentiality and Covenant not to Compete Attorney Confidential information and non-compete clauses in agreements include all …
THE NEW JERSEY CONSUMER FRAUD ACT AND NEW JERSEY HOSPITALS
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Consumer Fraud Lawyer The question of whether a hospital’s admissions contract and collection methods violated the …
Piercing the Corporate Veil May Subject NJ Business Owners to Individual Liability
By Fredrick P. Niemann, a NJ Business Attorney Many NJ Business owners create corporations for the purpose of shielding themselves from personal liability. …
UNDERSTANDING THE TERM FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCES UNDER NEW JERSEY LAW
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Fraudulent Transfer Attorney There are two kinds of fraudulent transfers. The standard example is an intentional …
BUSINESS PARTNER DISPUTES IN NEW JERSEY
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Business Attorney Do you feel that your business partner has been taking advantage of you or …
As a Shareholder of a NJ Family-Owned Corporation, Should You Consider Bringing in Independent Directors?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Shareholders Attorney As more family businesses are established in New Jersey and across the country by ambitious …
BUSINESS FRAUD CASES IN NEW JERSEY
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Fraudulent Transfer Attorney Almost all businesses will experience fraud at some point in time. Fraud can …
FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS AND THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY CODE
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Fraudulent Transfer Attorney Even good faith purchasers of property who are the recipients of fraudulent transfers …
IS A COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST A FORMER FRANCHISEE WHO TERMINATES HIS FRANCHISE AND OPENS A NEW, NON BRAND NAME, STORE? (Part II)
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Covenant Not to Compete Attorney New Jersey courts will not enforce contracts that it finds violate …
COMMON DEFENSES IN CONTRACT DISPUTES USED BY NJ CONTRACT LAWYER
By Fredrick P. Niemann, a New Jersey Contract lawyer Enforcing a contract is a common case handled by a NJ Contract Lawyer and most …
UNDERSTANDING THE BENEFITS OF ARBITRATION IN NEW JERSEY
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Arbitration lawyer Arbitration is when you settle a case with the opposing party outside of court, …
GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED UNDER NEW JERSEY FRAUDULENT TRANSFER LAW
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Fraudulent Transfer Attorney The term “fraudulent conveyance” is often referred to as the more general legal …
SHOULD NEW JERSEY ADOPT A SIMILAR FRANCHISE LAW TO THE ISOLATED SALES EXEMPTION FOUND IN THE NEW YORK FRANCHISE ACT?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Franchise Lawyer New Jersey’s franchise laws are pathetic. They say very little about the most important …
NJ Appellate Court Upholds Arbitration Agreement in Wrongful Termination Case
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Arbitration Attorney With alternative dispute resolution becoming more and more popular, many employers and employees are …
NEW JERSEY CODIFIES TRADE SECRET PROTECTION (PART I)
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Business Law Attorney A trade secret is defined in the Act as “information, held by one …
Shareholders Beware: Problems Arising in Family-Owned NJ Corporations
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ LLC Attorney Many individuals look up to family-owned businesses, as they have long been a staple in …
PASSING ON A BUSINESS IN NJ – HOW TO DO PROPER BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANNING
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a New Jersey Passing on a Business and Business Succession Attorney When the owner of a business is looking …
Every NJ Shareholder is a Fiduciary to Their Fellow Shareholders
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Shareholders Attorney As a shareholder of a New Jersey corporation, it is important to understand your fiduciary …
IS A COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST A FORMER FRANCHISEE WHO TERMINATES HIS FRANCHISE AND OPENS A NEW, NON BRAND NAME, STORE? (Part I)
New Jersey courts have consistently held that the enforceability of a covenant not to compete is dependent on the reasonableness of the covenant. It …
Shareholders In Closely-Held Corporations May Be Subject to Piercing of the Corporate Veil
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Shareholders Attorney Many NJ corporations are structured today so that a few shareholders comprise the ownership of …
When Common Shareholder Disputes Arise
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Shareholders Attorney Most closely-held NJ Corporations begin with a friendly, profitable relationship between a few shareholders. Unfortunately, …
PASSING ON YOUR BUSINESS REQUIRES PRE-PLANNING
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Passing on your Business in New Jersey Lawyer Own a business? Thinking of your future plans for your …