Episode 7: Conflict in the Family-Owned Business: A Conversation with Professor Benjamin Means
Our July update includes cases on the dismissal of a devout Christian dismissed for gross misconduct for social media criticism of pro-LGBTQ+ teaching at schools, allowances that tribunals should make to litigants in person...more
While Righteous Gemstones pokes fun at the megachurch phenomenon, Eli and family also live out the troubles common to any family enterprise. For all the complaints of “nepotism” in workplaces and the legitimate concerns about...more
It’s amazing sometimes how people are blind to conflicts of interest that are as clear as day. In my local hamlet, the Library Board hired a School District board member as their attorney even though there is a financial...more
As many litigators will tell you, “business divorce on steroids” aptly describes the tenor of litigation that can erupt when members of a family-owned business have a falling out. No one has devoted more scholarship to the...more