Jeff Vail vail-law.comSep 1, 20201 minConstructive TrustA constructive trust is an equitable remedy on property (including land, ownership in a company, or a piece of physical property like a boat
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 30, 20202 minTriggering the Duty to Preserve Evidence in a Civil LawsuitFor a plaintiff or defendant concerned that adverse parties may not preserve critical evidence, a demand letter or other formal notice
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 23, 20204 minPiercing the Veil of a Single-Member LLCThis is part of Vail Law's Litigation Checklist. Connect with me on LinkedIn. The vast majority of small business owners will form a...
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 20, 20201 minVail 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...
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 20, 20201 minVail Law Wins $2 Million Judgment in Quizno's Franchise TrialWhen our client was forced out of a franchise agreement with Quizno's, we filed claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty,...
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 20, 20201 minVail Law Secures $3.3 Million Net Settlement in Minority Shareholder Oppression CaseWe're very comfortable in David vs. Goliath situations. Here, our client was the minority partner in a development of 83 multi-million...
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 20, 20202 minVail Law Obtains $4.6 Million Net Award in AAA Arbitration Involving Alter Ego ClaimsA multi-million dollar judgment is nothing more than a piece of paper if it is against an entity that cannot pay.
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 20, 20203 minHorizontal and Reverse Piercing the LLC VeilThe key question going forward will be whether a clear finding of fraudulent intent is sufficient to skip some otherwise-required steps.
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 19, 20203 minThe Alter Ego Factors: How Courts Decide if Limited Liability SurvivesThe eight alter ego factors in Colorado: What they are and where they come from.
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 16, 20204 minWhat 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...
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 16, 20202 minLitigation 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...
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 15, 20204 minObjections to Written Discovery Requests: Overly BroadThis is part of Vail Law's Litigation Checklist: An overly broad discovery request lacks specificity as to time, place, and/or subject...
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 15, 20203 minObjections to Written Discovery Requests: Unnecessarily BurdensomeThis is part of Vail Law's Litigation Checklist: Objections that a discovery request is unduly burdensome, oppressive, or unreasonably...
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 14, 20200 minA Glimpse of Ninewells.py (Vail Law's Custom Search Algorithm)
Jeff Vail vail-law.comAug 12, 20201 minRemote Legal Work During COVID-19We'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...