Business Law 101

An interesting ruling on a Maryland state law prohibiting assault weapons has the potential to be the flashpoint of the next 2nd amendment showdown at the Supreme Court. Learn more on Business Law 101!Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve...

How do warranties apply when 3rd parties are involved (such as when family members of the buyer are injured by a product)? I get into horizontal and vertical privity this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve a...

Over 500K people have filed claims for health issues potentially caused by their exposure to contaminated water at the Camp LeJeune Marine training base in North Carolina – though the pool of eligible claimants is worryingly broad. Learn more on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group,...

Linda Sun worked for both of governors Cuomo and Hochul – but apparently, she spent her time spying for the Chinese government and preventing improved relations between Taiwan and the New York Governors’ office. Learn more on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured pr...

So, assuming a company does have to make good on a warranty, what kind of remedies can you expect from them? Well, like everything else in the law, it can get complicated! I get into the most common types of remedies, this week on Business Law 101.   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenur...

Trump is suing the Pulitzer Prize Board for recognizing the New York Times and Washington Post for their reports that tied his 2016 campaign to Russia. Learn more on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written s...

A 38-year-old truck driver was convicted on manslaughter after causing an accident that killed 5 people because he was distracted watching TikTok videos – a first in Arizona’s history. Learn more this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the Un...

There are a few other ways for a seller to get out of an implied warranty. I get into them this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for Am...

The state of Texas is suing major car manufacturer General Motors for allegedly using their On Star system to spy on drivers and sell their private information to insurance companies. Learn more on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of...

The founder of the app Telegram was arrested in France for being complicit in administering a platform that enables illegal activity, though he insists he’s innocent of any crime. Learn more this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the Univers...

Disclaiming a warranty usually has to be done in writing, and is greatly limited by federal laws such as the “lemon law.” Learn more this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction p...

The headline-making proposed expansion of Title IX (to expand the concept of gender to include gender identity) has been blocked nationally by a federal court. Learn more this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I...

SCOTUS has handed the Environmental Protection Agency its 3rd recent major defeat by temporarily blocking the Good Neighbor rule, which applies when one state is adding to the pollution in another. Learn more on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the...

There are two major types of implied warranties – merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose – and sellers usually apply heavy disclaimers to both of them. Learn more on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve...

Though many hoped that business would return to normal after the pandemic, bankruptcies – both business and personal – are still rising. Learn more on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fict...

Big changes have rolled out on realtor commissions, and home buyers will absolutely notice the difference. Learn more this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commen...

When you make a purchase, you expect the seller has the warranty of title to the item – meaning they own it, and they have the right to sell it. But that’s not always as simple as you would think. Learn more this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured profess...

A Michigan jury has convicted 7 peaceful pro-life protesters, including a Holocaust survivor, under the FACE act (which is meant to prosecute hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan). Learn more on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St...

The problem of squatters is on the rise in America, and the solution for dealing with them is a lot more complicated than it probably needs to be.   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commenta...

What is an express warranty, and how is one formed between a buyer and seller? Find out this week on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for Ameri...

Everyone was so preoccupied with Trump’s immunity verdict that the hugely impactful SCOTUS decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine went largely unnoticed. Learn about it on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also...

A 15-year-old boy died after taking on the “spicy chip challenge” that was so famous on social media, but the company used it’s labeling as a legal defense. Learn more on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also writ...

A woman sued a resort in the Catskills for breaching the warranty of habitability after she was bitten hundreds of times by bedbugs.  Learn more on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction...

The Supreme Court found that ordinances that ban sleeping in public are allowed, and do not violate the 8th Amendment. Learn more on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political comm...

Texas is allowed, at least for now, to keep the buoys it placed in the Rio Grande, even though one dissenting judge declared their placement to be a military decision and thus not something the courts should resolve. Learn more on Business Law 101!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenur...