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No matter how generous a severance package seems, employees should never accept it without extremely careful consideration. After all, severance agreements are primarily designed to let the employer off the hook from future lawsuits—and that is not always in the best interest of the employee. Why Do Employers Offer Severance Agreements? Severance agreements are voluntary [...]

On Friday, May 13th 2016, the Business Trial Group received a $784,898.15 jury verdict in a breach of contract lawsuit on behalf of a small business owner against Safeguard America. The Orlando, Florida jury’s award exceeded 100% of the damages that the plaintiffs’ attorneys, Ben Webster, William Lewis, and Keith Mitnik, requested during the trial [...]

Employment contracts provide crucial structure for businesses and their employees. Before accepting an employment agreement, it’s important for employees to understand their rights. It is equally important for businesses to be well-versed in current employment legislation, in order to avoid costly and stressful legal disputes down the line. Here is an overview of three crucial [...]

Tax law rarely makes major headlines, but the IRS and the Treasury Department’s April 2016 proposed tax regulations were a fascinating exception. The anti-trust regulations had a timely impact on Pfizer, and resulted in the dissolution of what was almost one of the most significant mergers in the business world. The broken $152 billion deal [...]