• posted: May 30, 2023
• Todd McMurtry
• Business Law,  Civil Litigation
• breach of contract,  motion to dismiss,  business litigation

Contracts have been called the lifeblood of a business, and when unexpected troubles interrupt the flow, the health of the enterprise is affected. Being sued for breach of contract can Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2023
• Todd McMurtry
• Defamation
• damages,  business libel,  fox news

Libel consists of making untrue, harmful statements to third parties through writing, printing, broadcasting, pictures or other media. Because these means of communication create a record of the defamation, they Read More

• posted: Mar. 30, 2023
• Todd McMurtry
• Employment Law,  Business Law
• contracts,  non-compete agreements,  de facto clauses

Non-compete agreements are contractual provisions that prohibit certain employees from competing with their employer after they leave the company. Non-competes can help protect your business from ex-employees using your trade Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2022
• Estate Planning
• health care surrogate,  living will

Every adult resident of Kentucky should have a living will and designation of health care surrogate. This is a legal document designed to protect you if you become incapacitated and/or Read More

• posted: Oct. 30, 2022
• Todd McMurtry
• Business Law
• business divorce

Dissolving a business or ousting one or more of its owners can be catastrophic. In some ways, a business breakup is akin to a married couple divorcing. People who once Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2022
• Todd McMurtry
• defamation,  diversity of citizenship

Making a false statement about another person may be grounds for the victim to file a defamation action to recover money damages for harm to his or her reputation. Defamation Read More

• posted: Aug. 30, 2022
• Todd McMurtry
• Business Law
• business breakup

It’s common for a business to have more than one owner, each with a substantial financial stake in the company. But partnerships don’t always last, either because businesses fail, owners Read More

• posted: Jul. 30, 2022
• Todd McMurtry
• Defamation
• libel,  twibel,  twitter

Twitter, a social media platform founded in 2006, has become a phenomenally popular outlet through which individuals around the world send and receive news and opinion on a wide variety Read More

• posted: Jun. 30, 2022
• Todd McMurtry
• Business Law
• business plan,  personal assets,  inadequate capital

Some startup companies become successful businesses, but many more fail because they don’t take the steps necessary to put their companies on a workable basis or they take ill-advised actions Read More

• posted: May 15, 2022
• Todd McMurtry
• Professional Malpractice
• litigation,  professional malpractice

Attorneys are only human and it is possible that your lawyer made a serious mistake or gave you poor advice that caused you to suffer a negative outcome in your Read More

• posted: Apr. 15, 2022
• Todd McMurtry
• Intellectual Property
• libel,  defamation per se,  pinitive damages

If you own a business or engage in any other profession in Kentucky, you depend on your reputation to draw the customers or clients you need. Even in your private Read More

• posted: Mar. 15, 2022
• Todd McMurtry
• Civil Litigation
• civil disputes,  mediation,  alternative dispute resolution

Mediation, a quicker and more cost-effective alternative to litigation, has long been a voluntary option for parties in civil disputes. Now, the Kentucky Supreme Court has adopted rule changes that Read More

• posted: Feb. 15, 2022
• Todd McMurtry
• Business Law
• asset purchase,  due diligence,  stock purchase

In the small business arena, companies are usually bought and sold in one of two ways: by stock purchase or by asset purchase. In a stock purchase, the buyer assumes Read More

• posted: Jan. 15, 2022
• Todd McMurtry
• Business Law
• business divorce,  commercial mediator,  equal shares,  small business owners

Nobody enters into a commercial venture anticipating that the enterprise will fail. Nevertheless, small and start-up businesses are particularly susceptible to dissolution or drastic changes in ownership. Relationships sour, peoples’ Read More

• posted: Dec. 16, 2021
• Todd McMurtry
• Business Law
• business defamation,  loss of reputation

Businesses can live and die by their reputations. A commercial enterprise can spend decades building a reputation as a trustworthy provider of quality goods or services. Although robust competition is Read More

• posted: Nov. 15, 2021
• Todd McMurtry
• Employment Law
• employment law,  vaccination

As the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to rampage across the state and the country, an increasing number of Kentucky businesses are requiring their employees to get vaccinated as a Read More