Five primary legal issues need to be analyzed before investing in the Newco Project Company. The following legal due diligence checklist will help assess the viability of the company:
Chemical, fertilizer, and pesticide poisoning and damage
Liabilities of accidents towards employees, renters, and bystanders
Potential for illegal workers
OSHA-related litigation
Meditation and arbitration conflict resolution
The lawn care industry uses pesticides and fertilizers to make lawns look great. Unfortunately, these chemicals are poisonous which can potentially harm people, pets, and animals. The lawn could be unintentionally damaged causing the property owner to sue. A windy day could blow these harmful substances onto neighbor 's lawns killing or damaging their plants. A local law in Erie County required lawn care services to notify neighbors at least two days in advance before spraying or using pesticides. Communities could sue the lawn care company if Joe does not take these requests seriously. The company needs to respect the client 's neighbors. Poisoning due to pesticides is possible, but less likely to happen frequently. Joe could try to avoid the dangerous chemicals issues by using organic fertilizers.
The company also operates and rents heavy machinery that can cause accidents, injuries, and death. The employees need to experience and trained. The company could be liable when renting the equipment if the renter hurts herself or himself or any bystanders. Negligent torts could occur when the company failed to use reasonable care. The machinery needs to be checked for safety and maintained before lending out to clients. Dangerous lawn equipment kills 75 people per year along with injuring another 20,000 people. Children account for 20% of deaths due to moving lawnmowers. This is a very real threat. The risk is for liability is high.
Since employees
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