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Sep 1, 2020
1 min

Constructive Trust

A constructive trust is an equitable remedy on property (including land, ownership in a company, or a piece of physical property like a boat

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Triggering the Duty to Preserve Evidence in a Civil Lawsuit

Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 30, 2020
2 min

Triggering the Duty to Preserve Evidence in a Civil Lawsuit

For a plaintiff or defendant concerned that adverse parties may not preserve critical evidence, a demand letter or other formal notice

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Piercing the Veil of a Single-Member LLC

Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 23, 2020
4 min

Piercing the Veil of a Single-Member LLC

This is part of Vail Law's Litigation Checklist. Connect with me on LinkedIn. The vast majority of small business owners will form a...

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Vail Law Recovers $2.6 Million in Oilfield Chemistry Startup Dispute

Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 20, 2020
1 min

Vail Law Recovers $2.6 Million in Oilfield Chemistry Startup Dispute

Our client coordinated and was a minority participant in a secured debt/equity investment round in a startup company that marketed a...

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Vail Law Wins $2 Million Judgment in Quizno's Franchise Trial

Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 20, 2020
1 min

Vail Law Wins $2 Million Judgment in Quizno's Franchise Trial

When our client was forced out of a franchise agreement with Quizno's, we filed claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty,...

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Vail Law Secures $3.3 Million Net Settlement in Minority Shareholder Oppression Case

Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 20, 2020
1 min

Vail Law Secures $3.3 Million Net Settlement in Minority Shareholder Oppression Case

We're very comfortable in David vs. Goliath situations. Here, our client was the minority partner in a development of 83 multi-million...

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Vail Law Obtains $4.6 Million Net Award in AAA Arbitration Involving Alter Ego Claims

Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 20, 2020
2 min

Vail Law Obtains $4.6 Million Net Award in AAA Arbitration Involving Alter Ego Claims

A multi-million dollar judgment is nothing more than a piece of paper if it is against an entity that cannot pay.

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Horizontal and Reverse Piercing the LLC Veil

Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 20, 2020
3 min

Horizontal and Reverse Piercing the LLC Veil

The key question going forward will be whether a clear finding of fraudulent intent is sufficient to skip some otherwise-required steps.

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The Alter Ego Factors: How Courts Decide if Limited Liability Survives

Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 19, 2020
3 min

The Alter Ego Factors: How Courts Decide if Limited Liability Survives

The eight alter ego factors in Colorado: What they are and where they come from.

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What are the most disruptive technologies to law firms?

Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 16, 2020
4 min

What are the most disruptive technologies to law firms?

A "disruptive technology" is an innovation that improves a product or service in a way that the market doesn't expect, and as a result...

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Litigation Checklists - A Walled Garden or Open Source?

Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 16, 2020
2 min

Litigation Checklists - A Walled Garden or Open Source?

This is part of Vail Law's Litigation Checklist. I've written some previously about litigation systems--the potential to use 'litigation...

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Objections to Written Discovery Requests: Overly Broad

Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 15, 2020
4 min

Objections to Written Discovery Requests: Overly Broad

This is part of Vail Law's Litigation Checklist: An overly broad discovery request lacks specificity as to time, place, and/or subject...

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Objections to Written Discovery Requests: Unnecessarily Burdensome

Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 15, 2020
3 min

Objections to Written Discovery Requests: Unnecessarily Burdensome

This is part of Vail Law's Litigation Checklist: Objections that a discovery request is unduly burdensome, oppressive, or unreasonably...

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A Glimpse of Ninewells.py (Vail Law's Custom Search Algorithm)

Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 14, 2020
0 min

A Glimpse of Ninewells.py (Vail Law's Custom Search Algorithm)

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Jeff Vail vail-law.com

Aug 12, 2020
1 min

Remote Legal Work During COVID-19

We're all struggling to find effective remote-work solutions during the pandemic. At Vail Law we have a Class A office in the Denver Tech...

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