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A common thing I see from franchisees is that they include only the name of their franchise in an agreement as opposed to including their corporate or limited liability company name. Most of the time the names are different. For example, if my franchise is "Tops Franchise" but my corporate name is "Rush
In his new blog, Marc Ward of the Dickinson Law Firm, sets out some key changes to the new Iowa LLC Act. One important issue to remember is that by default under the current law, Iowa LLCs are member managed unless unless the articles of organization or the operating agreement provides for management by manager(s).
My friend and law partner Matt Gardner has an excellent summary on Sullivan & Ward’s Iowa Law Blog about the crushing blow handed down to home builders this past Friday by the Iowa Supreme Court.
The ruling holds builders responsible to subsequent owners for defective conditions. The old law was caveat emptor or "buyer beware".
With 2008 fast approaching perhaps you are considering the pursuit of the American Dream to own your own business. But where do you start? Here are some helpful legal tips to consider before you start your Iowa business:
1. Find out the availability of your proposed business name. You can do a quick search
For some reason I am not having any success at getting people to comment on a couple of issues: here and here.
But I am receiving a number of requests recently for information on specific subjects. It’s actually fun and gratifying to receive email from readers who say they have been following the blog and
I ran across this list of tips for new small businesses. Some terrific advice. Here are the ten tips as listed:
