Category: Business Law

Mechanic’s Lien: Protecting the Services You Have Provided

Under Massachusetts law, a contractor, sub-contractor, and/or supplier who has provided services and/or materials for the improvement of materials may secure their right to payment by recording a Mechanic’s Lien. [...]

PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PAYMENT OF A DEBT AFTER DEBTOR’S DEATH

By: Dianna M. Gallagher, Esq. Under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code, effective March 31, 2012, a creditor of a deceased debtor must bring an action against the debtor’s estate within [...]

Developments in Premises Liability

Building Code Violations and Strict Liability By: James M. McCarthy, Esq. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (“SJC”) recently clarified prior disagreement between the statutory construction and caselaw interpretation of [...]

Termination of Employee

By: Anthony T. Panebianco, Esq. Massachusetts General Laws c. 149 §148 states that the “employee discharged from…employment shall be paid in full on the day of his discharge.” The [...]

Massachusetts Business Owners- Permits, Zoning, and Your Business Plan

If you are a business owner in the Raynham or Taunton area, you may have decided that the space your business is in is no longer meeting all of your [...]

Business Law-When Investigating A Business Partner

Owning your own business can present many challenges and difficulties. Having a partner can ease the pressures of owning a business to begin with, and many extremely successful businesses are [...]

Is Your ‘Independent Contractor’ Actually an Employee?

Tax season is upon us, and small business owners may be feeling the pressure that many people associate with tax time. Sorting receipts, filing paper work, making sure that everything [...]

Choosing a Legal Structure for your New Business

Starting your own new business? The dream may have turned into reality due to downsizing at a job. Even as a small business owner, it’s important to make sure you [...]

Selling a Business

You only sell your business once. That thought alone may be enough to keep you up at night when you decide it’s time to cash in on your years of [...]