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Forming a Partnership

... the general steps you need to follow in order to form a partnership in compliance with applicable laws. Make sure to consult your ... details. 1. Choose a business name for the partnership and check for availability. Please see our section on ...

Legal Guide - CMLP Staff - 01/30/2008 - 7:18pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Partnership

A partnership is an "association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners of a business for profit." Uniform Partnership Act § 202. These co-owners can operate the business by themselves, ... to carry out tasks for them. As a practical matter, a partnership is usually created by the partners entering into a formal ...

Legal Guide - CMLP Staff - 01/30/2008 - 7:46pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Partnership Agreements

... it is strongly suggested that you and your partners sign a partnership agreement laying out the rights and responsibilities of the ... of services that each partner is to contribute to the partnership, and it specifies how profits and losses are to be allocated to the ...

Legal Guide - CMLP Staff - 01/29/2008 - 1:28pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Sovereign Partners Limited Partnership v. Worst

Date: 01/26/1999Status: ConcludedDisposition: Withdrawn
Type: LawsuitLocation: New YorkPublication: Forum
In January 1999, Sovereign Partners Limited Partnership, Dominion Capital Fund Limited, and Stephen M. Hicks, filed a defamation action alleging that they had been falsely accused of manipulating the stock of small public companies by engaging in short selling designed to drive...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 10/08/2008 - 10:28pm - 0 comments

Stratton Oakmont v. Prodigy

Date: 05/24/1995Status: ConcludedDisposition: Settled (total)
Type: LawsuitLocation: New YorkPublication: Forum
In October 1994, an unknown user posted statements on Prodigy's "Money Talk" bulletin board indicating that Stratton Oakmont, Inc., a Long Island securities brokerage firm, and its president, Daniel Porush, had committed criminal and fraudulent acts in connection with the initial public...

Legal Threat - David Ardia - 11/07/2008 - 5:36pm - 0 comments

WRNN-TV v. Does

Date: 12/01/2000Status: ConcludedDisposition: Settled (total)
Type: LawsuitLocation: ConnecticutPublication: Forum; Website
An anonymous Internet user ("webmaster") created the website "RNN Sucks" and a related Yahoo! message board in order to critize New York television station WRNN-TV. A number of anonymous posters used the message board to criticize WRNN. WRNN filed suit against Yahoo!...

Legal Threat - Matt C. Sanchez - 11/07/2008 - 5:04pm - 0 comments

Related Resources for Documenting Your Vote

... Video Your Vote - A non-partisan program produced in partnership with PBS, to encourage American voters to document their voting ...

Related resources - David Ardia - 11/04/2008 - 9:54am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The Role of Citizen Media in Ensuring Fair Elections

... Video Your Vote : A non-partisan program produced in partnership with PBS to encourage American voters to document their voting ...

Blog Post - David Ardia - 10/30/2008 - 9:06pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Related Resources for Partnership Agreements

Creating a Partnership Agreement - FindLaw has an overview of creating a partnership agreement. Template for Sample Partnership Agreement - FindLaw also has a template for a sample partnership ...

Related resources - Tuna Chatterjee - 08/26/2008 - 1:28pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Related Resources for Forming a Partnership

Partnership - CMLP section that provides information about the benefits ... of operating your online publishing activities as a partnership. State Law: Forming a Partnership - CMLP section that has state-specific information on forming a ...

Related resources - Tuna Chatterjee - 09/30/2008 - 4:04pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

   
 
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