Corporate Lawyers Blogs

Restaurants increasingly use deposits, card guarantees, cancellation charges, and no-show fees to protect limited seating. These policies are not governed by one nationwide restaurant-reservation statute. Instead, enforceability can depend on contract formation, state consumer-protection rules, payment authorization, advertising practices, and…

Digital marketplaces connect buyers with thousands of independent sellers, but operating the platform does not eliminate legal responsibilities. Federal law now imposes specific verification and disclosure duties on covered online marketplaces dealing with certain high-volume third-party sellers. Consumer-protection rules also…

Disaster housing laws can provide temporary help when a primary residence becomes unsafe, inaccessible, or unavailable after a declared disaster. Federal assistance may involve money for rental housing, short-term lodging, direct temporary units, home repair, replacement, or other housing measures.…

Supplier agreement laws shape the continuing relationship between buyers and companies that provide materials, components, or finished goods. A strong agreement addresses more than unit price. Quality requirements, order procedures, forecasts, inspections, warranties, price changes, supply interruptions, termination rights, and…

Federal tax exemption isn’t a one-time approval that removes future compliance duties. A Section 501(c)(3) organization must satisfy requirements when it is formed and continue operating for qualifying exempt purposes afterward. The IRS separates these concepts into organizational and operational…

Marketing texts can trigger federal telecommunications rules because the FCC has long treated qualifying text messages as calls for purposes of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Compliance depends on how messages are sent, whether they contain advertising or telemarketing, what…

Sports waivers are widely used by gyms, leagues, adventure businesses, tournaments, and recreational programs, but a signature does not make every liability question disappear. Sports waiver laws examine the wording of the release, the risks involved, the participant’s understanding, public…

Hotels can remove guests in certain circumstances, but hotel eviction law varies significantly by state and by the legal status of the occupant. A short-term transient guest may have different protections from someone whose extended stay has created rights similar…

Prepaid funeral contracts allow someone to arrange and fund funeral goods or services before death, but the legal protections are not identical nationwide. State law may regulate how money is held, whether insurance or trusts can fund the contract, what…