The Devil Is in the Details
- January 6, 2020
I hear a lot of complaints from business owners about not getting paid . . . cash flow is an issue . . . and they’re concerned about meeting their own obligations. But when we…
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December 31, 2016
“I’m done. I’m done! I’m not giving him anything else. The man practically destroyed my business. He doesn’t deserve another red cent.” My client, Valerie, rants while I listen patiently on the phone. She finally got up the gumption to kick out her low-achieving business partner, and we’re in the throes of a settlement negotiation to avoid litigation. Because, like Ambrose Bierce once said, litigation is “a process by which one goes in a pig and comes out a sausage.” Litigation is costly. It saps your time. Your energy. Your finances. And keeps the problem open like a sore, festering wound. No closure. And lots of risk that you might not get your way. Now that Valerie has taken the leap with that tough decision and exercised her “risk muscles,” she’s feeling very sure of herself. Almost cocky. “So let him bring a lawsuit if he doesn’t like it,” she says. “It’s the principle of the thing.” (Want to see an attorney cringe? Tell her, “It’s the principle of the thing.”) The problem with…
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