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InhouseBlog

Covers corporate, employment law, environmental, forms, insurance, IP, litigation and more. By Geoffrey G. Gussis.

http://www.inhouseblog.com

Jun 19
Sleep Better – Attend To Your Directors and Officers Insurance In Advance

Sleep Better – Attend To Your Directors and Officers Insurance In Advance

When a company is in financial or regulatory trouble is not the best time to analyze or try to modify D&O insurance. This post looks in detail at how companies should address the issue before problems arise, and what if anything can be…
Jun 18
Conducting Regular Employee Handbook Reviews Key

Conducting Regular Employee Handbook Reviews Key

Employee handbook reviews should be conducted regularly, as a recent piece at InsideCounsel discusses: Although there is no federal law that requires a private employer to provide handbooks to its employees, the happiest employees are those…
Jun 17
Employer Obligations Under the Affordable Care Act

Employer Obligations Under the Affordable Care Act

Need to get up to speed on your company’s obligations under the Affordable Care Act? Head over to the National Law Review to read a recent piece on employer obligations under the Affordable Care Act: For most employers, the most…

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Truth on the Market

Academic commentary on law, business and economics. Thom Lambert, Geoffrey Manne, Keith Sharfman, William K. Sjostrom, Jr., and Joshua D. Wright.

http://www.truthonthemarket.com

Jun 19
Bringing the Error Cost Framework to the Agency: Commissioner Wright’s Proposed Policy Statement on Section 5 Unfair Methods of Competition Enforcement

Bringing the Error Cost Framework to the Agency: Commissioner Wright’s Proposed Policy Statement on Section 5 Unfair Methods of Competition Enforcement

Co-authored with Berin Szoka FTC Commissioner Wright issued today his Policy Statement on enforcement of Section 5 of the FTC Act against Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC)—the one he promised in April. As we’ve been saying for…
Jun 14
Final Reply to Steve Salop

Final Reply to Steve Salop

Dan’s final post responding to Steve’s latest post. Other posts in the series: Dan, Steve, Dan, Steve, Dan, and Thom. It seems that it’s time to wind down and that a further…
Jun 14
Dan, Come Over to the Rule of Reason

Dan, Come Over to the Rule of Reason

Steve’s next, perhaps final, installment, responding to Dan’s latest post on the appropriate liability rule for loyalty discounts. Other posts in the series: Steve, Dan, Steve, Dan, and Thom. My…

Rank this Week: 362

Andrew Flusche, Virginia Lawyer

Covers small business, criminal, IP, and estate planning issues.

http://www.andrewflusche.com

Jun 19
Reckless Driving in Fredericksburg Penaltie

Reckless Driving in Fredericksburg Penaltie

If you’re facing a reckless driving in Fredericksburg ticket, you need to know what penalties you’re looking at. The maximum punishment for reckless driving can range up to one year in jail, a $2,500.00 fine and/or license…
Jun 18
Reckless Driving Penalties in Stafford, Virginia

Reckless Driving Penalties in Stafford, Virginia

When you’re faced with a reckless driving charge in Stafford County, Virginia, you may be wondering what the penalties are that you’re facing. Unfortunately, the information that you find online isn’t very helpful a lot of…
Jun 17
Virginia Reckless Driving – Out of State Driver

Virginia Reckless Driving – Out of State Driver

Are you an out of state driver who’s charged with Virginia reckless driving? You’re probably confused about whether or not you have to come to court and wondering what will happen. Why can’t you just pay this stupid ticket?…

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Covers practice tips and new legal developments of particular interest to California legal professionals. The CEB blog covers a wide range of practice areas from estate planning to civil litigation, along with posts relating to the practice of law generally.

http://blog.ceb.com

Jun 19
Be Ready to Pounce on Objections in a Deposition

Be Ready to Pounce on Objections in a Deposition

Just as you should know what objections to make in a deposition, you need to anticipate opposing counsel’s objections and know how to respond to them. Keep in mind that opposing counsel must object to any error or irregularity in a…
Jun 17
Attorney-Client E-Communication

Attorney-Client E-Communication

E-mail is a wonderfully fast and efficient way for attorneys and their clients to communicate and transmit information. But with this new technology comes new risks and the necessity to educate your clients on e-mail security. Protecting…
Jun 14
Prepping Your Client for Cross-Examination

Prepping Your Client for Cross-Examination

Most cases are won by witnesses and evidence, not by attorneys. Preparing your client to tell his or her own story effectively is an important aspect of trial and can make your case. Preparation of your client for cross-examination should…

Rank this Week: 190

Software Licensing & Master…

Software Licensing & Master Service Agreements

Covers the software industry and discusses software licensing and consulting contracts. By Sam Conforti LLC.

http://www.softwarelicensingblog.com

Jun 19
Apple's Commitment to Customer Privacy and NSA Request

Apple's Commitment to Customer Privacy and NSA Request

Andy Jones reports on the NSA’s “PRISM” surveillance program and the industry’s “tech giants” (i.e. Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Yahoo) and their cooperation to date in his article in…
Jun 12
What is Data Mining

What is Data Mining

The hottest topic of the day is Data Mining. Unless you have been in a coma for the last few days, it has come to light that our government is involved in this activity. I staunchly try to stay away from any discussion…
May 14
15 Traits of Great Leader

15 Traits of Great Leader

This is not the usual subject matter of my postings in this Blog. However, it is indirectly related to how we all function in a work environment and how we deal with personal interactions with our colleagues and that is why I…

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The Harvard Law School Corporate…

The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog

Covers boards of directors, corporate elections, executive compensation, practice insights, legal developments, securities regulation, and Sarbanes-Oxley. Sponsored by the HLS Corporate Governance Program.

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov

Jun 19
PBGC Initiates Pension Plan Termination in Leveraged Acquisition

PBGC Initiates Pension Plan Termination in Leveraged Acquisition

Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Lawrence K. Cagney, partner and chair of the Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Group at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, and is based on a Debevoise & Plimpton client update by…
Jun 19
Pay Harmony: Peer Comparison and Executive Compensation

Pay Harmony: Peer Comparison and Executive Compensation

Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Claudine Gartenberg of the Department of Management and Organizations at New York University and Julie Wulf of the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. In our paper, Pay Harmony: Peer…
Jun 18
How Well Do You Know Your Shareholders?

How Well Do You Know Your Shareholders?

Editor's Note: Mary Ann Cloyd is leader of the Center for Board Governance at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. This post is based on an edition of ProxyPulse™, a collaboration between Broadridge Financial Solutions and PwC’s Center for…

Rank this Week: 215

ContractsProf Blog

By Texas Wesleyan University Law Professor Franklin G. Snyder, with Contributing Law Professors Miriam A. Cherry, Meredith R. Miller, Keith A. Rowley, and D.A. Jeremy Talman

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/

Jun 19
New in Print

New in Print

Justin DuClos, The Etiology of a Malfunction in Democratic Processes. 45 Ariz. St. L.J. 53 (2013) Hilary Kao, Beyond Solyndra: Examining the Department of Energy's Loan Guarantee Program. 37 Wm. & Mary Envtl. L. & Pol'y Rev. 425…
Jun 18
Weekly Top Tens from the Social Science Research Council

Weekly Top Tens from the Social Science Research Council

RECENT HITS (for all papers announced in the last 60 days) TOP 10 Papers for Journal of Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal April 19, 2013 to June 18, 2013 RankDownloadsPaper Title 1 228 The Hague Principles on Choice of Law...
Jun 17
A Victory for Interns Everywhere!

A Victory for Interns Everywhere!

I don't know if this recent case will help Hall's Mentho-Lyptus with the Triple-Colling Action Presents Jay the Intern, but it might help some of our law students. As The Atlantic reports here, Federal District Judge William H. Pauley III...

Rank this Week: 281

Antitrust & Competition Policy…

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog

Edited by Professors D. Daniel Sokol and Shubha Ghosh.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/antitrustprof_blog/

Jun 19
Cartel Appeals to the Court of Justice: The Song of the Sirens?

Cartel Appeals to the Court of Justice: The Song of the Sirens?

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Peter D. Camesasca, Johan Ysewyn (Clifford Chance), Thomas Weck and Brian Bowman ask Cartel Appeals to the Court of Justice: The Song of the Sirens? ABSTRACT: This article reviews the cartel precedent of the…
Jun 19
Does Experience Make You ‘Tougher’? Evidence from Competition Law

Does Experience Make You ‘Tougher’? Evidence from Competition Law

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Ludivine Garside, University of Bristol - Leverhulme Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), Paul A. Grout, University of Bristol - Leverhulme Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO) and Anna…
Jun 18
INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES: AN ITALIAN ANTITRUST DILEMMA

INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES: AN ITALIAN ANTITRUST DILEMMA

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Valeria Falce (European University of Rome) discusses INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES: AN ITALIAN ANTITRUST DILEMMA. ABSTRACT: The detrimental effects deriving from the widespread diffusion of interlocking directorates in…

Rank this Week: 57

Florida International Law Blog

Covers fraud, international law, immigration and business formation. By Boyer Law Firm, PLLC.

http://boyerlawfirmblog.com/

Jun 19
Miami to Become EB5 Regional Center

Miami to Become EB5 Regional Center

Miami plans to submit its application to become a designated EB5 regional center in July. If approved, the city would be considered an area designated for foreign investors in specific industry sectors in an effort to promote foreign…
Jun 17
Downtown Jacksonville and the DIA

Downtown Jacksonville and the DIA

Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) has selected its first CEO, Aundra Wallace. The DIA’s focus is to revitalize Downtown Jacksonville. Wallace says that he wants to build up housing and foot traffic between…
Jun 14
E2 Visa Succe

E2 Visa Succe

Boyer Law Firm has successfully obtained over ten E2 visas for over three different families in the last few weeks. Our experienced immigration attorneys know what is required in order to obtain this and other US visas. We have also recently…

Rank this Week: 1584

DBL Law Blog

Covers business, construction, employment and real estate law in Ohio and Kentucky. By Dressman Benzinger LaVelle.

http://www.dbllaw.com/blog/

Jun 19
DBL Partner Joseph Cleves Appointed to Cancer Support Community Board

DBL Partner Joseph Cleves Appointed to Cancer Support Community Board

DBL Law Partner Joseph A. Cleves, Jr. was recently appointed to the board of directors at Cancer Support Community. The Cancer Support Community is an international non-profit dedicated to providing support, education and hope to people…
Jun 14
DBL News Digest – Week of 06/10/2013

DBL News Digest – Week of 06/10/2013

Here are the recent news articles from DBL Law. For these and other articles, please visit dbllaw.com/blog.
Jun 13
Video: An Inside Look at DBL Law Market in the Park with Featured Vendor, Famous Frank

Video: An Inside Look at DBL Law Market in the Park with Featured Vendor, Famous Frank

A Cincinnati hot dog stand, Famous Franks serves tasty, Chicago-style hot dog concoctions, such as the Slaw Dog. This local vendor’s vision is to bring back the culture behind the “dog,” creating nostalgic memories of youth,…

Rank this Week: 1860

Compliance Building

Covers compliance and business ethics. By Doug Cornelius.

http://www.compliancebuilding.com

Jun 19
Same Sex Marriage and Accredited Investor

Same Sex Marriage and Accredited Investor

The US Supreme Court is likeley to come out shortly with its ruling on same sex marriages. The ruling may have an impact on fundraising for private funds and other private placements. One of the standards for private placements of securities…
Jun 17
Regulation of Investment Adviser

Regulation of Investment Adviser

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently published a compendium describing the regulation of investment advisers: Regulation of Investment Advisers. It’s not light reading, but the 59-pages provide a helpful overview of…
Jun 14
Compliance Bricks and Mortar for June 14

Compliance Bricks and Mortar for June 14

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. Investor Alert—Don’t Trade on Pump-And-Dump Stock Emails FINRA and the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy are issuing this…

Rank this Week: 1056

GamingTechLAW

Covers gaming and technology law in Italy. By Giulio Coraggio.

http://www.gamingtechlaw.com/

Jun 19
€ 70M (and € 2.5 bn?) save for VLTs licensee

€ 70M (and € 2.5 bn?) save for VLTs licensee

The Public Court of Lazio Region cancelled the € 70 million aggregate penalties issued by the Italian gambling regulator, AAMS, against ten Italian videolottery concessionaires, but such decision might have a much higher value. Is this…
Jun 17
Top 5 outsourcing issues - #4 forum selection and applicable law clause

Top 5 outsourcing issues - #4 forum selection and applicable law clause

Implications of forum selection and applicable law clauses are often underestimated, but they become a major issue when outsourcing agreements have to be enforced. After having discussed about liability, termination and SLAs and penalty…
Jun 16
Digital signature brings Italy a step ahead

Digital signature brings Italy a step ahead

The approval of the technical requirements applicable to digital signatures represent a major innovation that might ease the execution of international contracts and create opportunities for providers. Digital signature devices…

Rank this Week: 1581

The Race to the Bottom

A faculty-student collaboration on corporate governance. By Professor J. Robert Brown, Jr.

http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/

Jun 19
The Management Friendly Nature of Delaware Decisions: In re MFW Shareholders Litigation (Director Independence and the Public Company Exception)(Part 2A)

The Management Friendly Nature of Delaware Decisions: In re MFW Shareholders Litigation (Director Independence and the Public Company Exception)(Part 2A)

We are discussion In re MFW Shareholders Litigation. Before the court could decide to abandon the fairness analysis in the context of a transaction between a controlling shareholder and the company, it first had to consider the benefits…
Jun 18
The Management Friendly Nature of Delaware Decisions: In re MFW Shareholders Litigation (Part 1)

The Management Friendly Nature of Delaware Decisions: In re MFW Shareholders Litigation (Part 1)

Back in the 1980s, Delaware courts occasionally pushed the law in a direction that was at least arguably favorable to shareholders. Van Gorkom placed renewed emphasis on the duty of care and the need for directors to be informed. …
Jun 17
Investors’ Powers to Challenge Board Composition Goes to Court

Investors’ Powers to Challenge Board Composition Goes to Court

Starboard Value LP recently took an interesting step in its battle to get its slate of directors on the board of Office Depot Inc. On June 13th Starboard Value sued Office Depot for not holding an annual shareholder meeting to elect…

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DealBook

Covers mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds, venture capital and law. A Financial News Service of The New York Times.

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/?=rss2

Jun 19
Dish Backs Away From Sprint

Dish Backs Away From Sprint

Dish Network says it will not submit a new bid for Sprint Nextel. | Federal and state regulators take divergent stances on the consulting industry. | In acquiring Waze, Google is aggressively pushing regulatory boundaries. | The Jefferies…
Jun 19
BC Partners to Buy Academic Publisher for $4.4 Billion

BC Partners to Buy Academic Publisher for $4.4 Billion

BC Partners has agreed to buy the academic publishing company Springer Science & Business Media from EQT Partners and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation.
Jun 19
Terra Firma Real Estate Unit to Raise $1.5 Billion in I.P.O.

Terra Firma Real Estate Unit to Raise $1.5 Billion in I.P.O.

Terra Firma, the private equity firm run by Guy Hands, plans to raise as much as $1.5 billion through the initial public offering of the German real estate company Deutsche Annington.

Rank this Week: 16

Canadian Appeals Monitor

Covers upcoming and decided appeals of interest to Canadian businesses and professions. By McCarthy Tétrault LLP

http://www.canadianappeals.com

Jun 19
Government Cannot Withhold a Hidden Agenda in its Dealing with the Court

Government Cannot Withhold a Hidden Agenda in its Dealing with the Court

By Pierre-Jerome Bouchard and David Roulx A case recently decided by the Federal Court of Appeal reiterates the very high standard of good faith to which the Minister of National Revenue (the “Minister”) must be held when dealing…
Jun 18
The Second Opinion: A Reassuring Rejection of Anti-Competitive Conspiracy Allegation

The Second Opinion: A Reassuring Rejection of Anti-Competitive Conspiracy Allegation

A Commentary on Recent Legal Developments by the Opinions Group of McCarthy Tétrault LLPBy Anthony Alexander The federal Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34, criminalizes conspiracies to prevent or lessen…
Jun 17
The Second Opinion: Presto! The UK Supreme Court Holds the Corporate Veil Can Disappear in Prest v. Petrodel Resource

The Second Opinion: Presto! The UK Supreme Court Holds the Corporate Veil Can Disappear in Prest v. Petrodel Resource

A Commentary on Recent Legal Developments by the Opinions Group of McCarthy Tétrault LLPBy Brandon Kain The UK Supreme Court has released an important new judgment addressing the ability of judges to “pierce the corporate…

Rank this Week: 569

Business Blog

Covers business law, labor & employment, real estate and securities and finance topics. By Scarinci Hollenbeck.

http://www.businesslawnews.com/

Jun 19
NJ Court Rules Building Owner Not Responsible for Safety of Water Supply

NJ Court Rules Building Owner Not Responsible for Safety of Water Supply

New Jersey’s Appellate Division recently ruled that a building owner could not be held liable when an employee contracted Legionnaires' disease from the building’s water supply. The case, Vellucci v. Allstate Insurance Company,…
Jun 18
NY and NJ Employment Law: Use of Temporary Workers Has Legal Risk

NY and NJ Employment Law: Use of Temporary Workers Has Legal Risk

U.S. companies are found to increasingly rely upon “temporary” workers to fill out their workforces. In fact, there are 2.86 million temporary and “contract” workers likely hard at work right now in companies across…
Jun 17
DOL Provides Updated Guidance on Notice of Exchange Required by PPACA

DOL Provides Updated Guidance on Notice of Exchange Required by PPACA

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) imposes a number of new obligations on New York and New Jersey employers. One of the most significant notification requirements involves the health insurance marketplaces that will be…

Rank this Week: 782

TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog

Covers corporate and securities law. By Broc Romanek.

http://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/Blog/

Jun 19
Video Killed the Radio Star: Launch of My "Take Two" Video

Video Killed the Radio Star: Launch of My "Take Two" Video

Video Killed the Radio Star: Launch of My "Take Two" Videos I've been wanting to get more into video for a long time. A really long time. And now that most of us have iPads and other devices attached to...
Jun 18
More on "Survey Results: Rule 10b5-1 Plan Practices"

More on "Survey Results: Rule 10b5-1 Plan Practices"

More on "Survey Results: Rule 10b5-1 Plan Practices" Last week, I ran this blog providing survey results on Rule 10b5-1 plans and received many emails in response. David Smyth of Brooks Pierce even blogged this analysis about them:…
Jun 17
Juicy Lawsuit Pays Off for Reinstated SEC Assistant Inspector General: $580k!

Juicy Lawsuit Pays Off for Reinstated SEC Assistant Inspector General: $580k!

Juicy Lawsuit Pays Off for Reinstated SEC Assistant Inspector General: $580k! As I blogged six months ago, SEC Assistant Inspector General David Weber filed a $20 million lawsuit alleging he was fired for being a whistleblower (you may recall…

Rank this Week: 748

California Corporate & Securities…

California Corporate & Securities Law

Covers California securities law, corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions and securities litigation. By Keith Paul Bishop.

http://www.calcorporatelaw.com/

Jun 19
Client Secrets Must Be Kept Even When Not Privileged

Client Secrets Must Be Kept Even When Not Privileged

Yesterday, I discussed whether an SEC attorney might commit an ethical violation by encouraging an attorney to disclose her client’s confidences. That discussion was prompted by a recent posting by Lawrence A. West addressing…
Jun 18
Does An SEC Attorney Commit An Ethical Violation By Encouraging Whistleblowing Lawyers?

Does An SEC Attorney Commit An Ethical Violation By Encouraging Whistleblowing Lawyers?

The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation included a comprehensive post by Lawrence A. West which tackles the question of whether attorneys can be award seeking whistleblowers. I want…
Jun 17
FTB Fights Underground Regulation Determination – Why Won’t It Simply Do What’s Right?

FTB Fights Underground Regulation Determination – Why Won’t It Simply Do What’s Right?

Just last week, the California Taxpayers Association reported: For at least several months, the Franchise Tax Board has been sending filing enforcement notices to nonresidents of California, including many foreign nonregistered…

Rank this Week: 333

The D & O Diary

News and commentary on Directors and Officers Liability. By Kevin M. LaCroix.

http://www.dandodiary.com/

Jun 19
The Curse of Post-Close Merger Objection Litigation

The Curse of Post-Close Merger Objection Litigation

There days, virtually every M&A transaction attracts litigation, usually involving multiple lawsuits. These cases have proven attractive to plaintiffs’ lawyers because the pressure to close the deal affords claimants leverage to…
Jun 18
A Critical Question Directors Should Be Asking Company Management About Cyber Risk

A Critical Question Directors Should Be Asking Company Management About Cyber Risk

Cyber security and related privacy issues increasingly dominate the headlines. And for good reason: according to statistics cited in a recent Wall Street Journal article, cyber attacks --ranging from malicious software to denial of…
Jun 17
Guest Post: J.P. Morgan Decision Curtails the Phantom "Restitution Defense" to D&O Coverage

Guest Post: J.P. Morgan Decision Curtails the Phantom "Restitution Defense" to D&O Coverage

As I discussed in a recent post (here), in a June 11, 2013 opinion, the New York Court of Appeals held that J.P Morgan (which had acquired Bear Stearns) is not barred from seeking insurance coverage for a $160 million portion of an SEC…

Rank this Week: 102

Conglomerate

Covers business, law, economics and society. By Professors Gordon Smith, Christine Hurt, Lisa Fairfax, David Zarin, Usha Rodrigues, and Erik Gerding

http://www.theconglomerate.org/

Jun 19
The CEO Sleep Conundrum

The CEO Sleep Conundrum

One of the reasons I got interested in the business section of the paper, lo these many years ago, was...
Jun 18
The NYT, Zach Braff, and the Ethics of Kickstarter-ing

The NYT, Zach Braff, and the Ethics of Kickstarter-ing

So, criticizing The Ethicist column in the New York Times is about as new as complaining about the weather. When...
Jun 17
It's The Takings Clause Again That's The Vehicle For A Financial Crisis Suit

It's The Takings Clause Again That's The Vehicle For A Financial Crisis Suit

Steven Lubben reviews the lawsuit by Fannie and Freddie shareholders against the government for bailing out the firm in a...

Rank this Week: 124

International Association of…

International Association of Franchisees and Dealers Blog

Covers franchise law issues.

http://www.franchise-info.ca/

Jun 19
The Key Terms to Know in a Commercial Lease - Philadelphia Franchise Association

The Key Terms to Know in a Commercial Lease - Philadelphia Franchise Association

What are the key terms that a prospective tenant of a commercial lease should consider prior to signing a commercial lease? A prospective tenant should consider negotiating the following key terms in their commercial lease: 1. What are the…
Jun 18
Why is Popeye's winning against KFC in North America? - Suppliers and Consultant

Why is Popeye's winning against KFC in North America? - Suppliers and Consultant

A rising tide lifts all ships: Consumer discretionary stocks are doing well, leading the pack with the highest forward PEs in May, as FactSet reported last week. Same store sales: Despite some same store sales headwinds caused by the so...
Jun 18
Three Important Things Your Franchisor Cannot Say Outside their FDD - Franchise Relationship

Three Important Things Your Franchisor Cannot Say Outside their FDD - Franchise Relationship

The FTC franchise rule prohibits a franchisor from including any information in an FDD that is not required by the rule or state laws or regulations. The rule contemplates, however, that there will be times when a franchisor will...

Rank this Week: 644

Houston's Clear Thinkers

Observations on developments in law, business, medicine, culture, sports, and other matters of general interest to the Houston business, professional, and academic communities. Published by Houston attorney Tom Kirkendall.

http://blog.kir.com/

Jun 18
A Father’s Perspective

A Father’s Perspective
Jun 17
Help out a Houston treasure

Help out a Houston treasure
Jun 16
A Robot Society

A Robot Society

Rank this Week: 210

ProfessorBainbridge.com

Commentary on law, business, economics and culture. By UCLA School of Law Professor Stephen Bainbridge.

http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/

Jun 18
Task management

Task management

I've been looking for a very simple, no frills, easy to use task management program for a while. I've been using iProcrastinate for Mac and iPhone/iPad for a few weeks and it is exactly what I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my…
Jun 18
Nuking the filibuster: Can mutually assured destruction save it?

Nuking the filibuster: Can mutually assured destruction save it?

A report at TPM claims that: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday starkly warned Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) not to eliminate the filibuster on presidential nominations,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my…
Jun 18
Memo to the UC bra

Memo to the UC bra

I'd like you to loan me $1 million to buy a summer home in Santa Barbara and then forgive it. After all, if NYU can do it, why can't you? Follow one of Fire Island’s quaint footpaths away from the... [[ This is a content summary only.…

Rank this Week: 87

Asian Law Blog

Updates on Korean, Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, Malaysian, Indonesian and The Philippines law. By Sean Hayes.

http://www.theasianlawblog.com/

Jun 18
Union Leader in Korea Arrested by Police

Union Leader in Korea Arrested by Police

The head of the Ssangyong Motors union has been arrested and detained by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Department for setting up tents for union protestors in the front of a heavily touristed downtime palace. The arrest was obtained…
Jun 13
Check List of 7 Things to Do Before Doing Business in Korea

Check List of 7 Things to Do Before Doing Business in Korea

1. Do you Have a Registered Company/Business? Operating in Korea is not as simple as just leasing an office. All businesses whether in the form of a corporation or sole proprietorship in Korea are required to register as business…
Jun 13
Data Theft in China: Often Comes from the Inside

Data Theft in China: Often Comes from the Inside

We often discusse Intellectual Property rights and enforcement here in the Jungle and it must be looked at from a different angle than most Westerners are accustomed. First of all, the inhabitants of the Jungle don’t really consider it…

Rank this Week: 660

Nonprofit Law Prof Blog

Covers federal and state laws and cases affecting non-profits. By Professors David A. Brennan and Darryll K. Jones.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/nonprofit/

Jun 18
Oregon Now Requires 30% Program Spending

Oregon Now Requires 30% Program Spending

Thanks to Lloyd Mayer for pointing me to new legislation in Oregon that will disqualify state charitable contributions to organizations that spend less than 30% of their functional expenses on charitable programs. H.B. 2060 was signed into…
Jun 13
CNN to Showcase "Worst Charities" Investigation

CNN to Showcase "Worst Charities" Investigation

CNN's AC360 will tonight focus on the 50 Worst Charities investigation we blogged about yesterday. The show airs at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET. I'll be watching; I hope you will, too. VEJ
Jun 13
Judge Orders Company to Pay $3 Million for Sham Fundraising

Judge Orders Company to Pay $3 Million for Sham Fundraising

Yesterday we blogged about the nation's 50 worst charities. We wondered just what can be done to stop these organizations from taking advantage of an unsuspecting public. As if in answer to our query, Newsday is reporting that a New...

Rank this Week: 101

Alabama Litigation Review

Covers business litigation, civil procedure, personal injury and punitive damages. By Jeff Blackwell.

http://www.alabamalitigationreview.com

Jun 18
How Should Alabama Select Judges?

How Should Alabama Select Judges?

In January, I wrote about the need to re-think the way we select judges in Alabama. Our costly partisan elections harm our justice system. Is Alabama's costly system similar to most other states? The short answer is, no. A recent Washington…
May 16
Justice And Arbitration Fairne

Justice And Arbitration Fairne

Arbitration. What role should it play in our justice system? What role does it currently play? These are important questions if you have an interest in seeing that those injured are able to access the courthouse for justice. As Federal…
May 11
Hospital Bills and Payments: Issues in Personal Injury Case

Hospital Bills and Payments: Issues in Personal Injury Case

The U.S. government recently released data detailing and comparing hospital charges. The clear fact revealed by the data -- Charges for specific procedures can vary greatly between hospitals. This comes as no surprise to me. I see hospital…

Rank this Week: 2463

Blawgletter

Offers business trial law with a sense of humor. By Barry Barnett.

http://blawgletter.typepad.com/bbarnett/

Jun 18
High Court Reverses Reverse Payment Dismissal

High Court Reverses Reverse Payment Dismissal

The owner of a patent on a brand-name drug sues a competitor for infringing the patent. The parties settle. But the infringer doesn't pay. The patent-owner does. Why? In return for the competitor's agreement not to compete for the term...
Jun 16
You Can't Patent Genes Unless You Change Them, Supreme Court Hold

You Can't Patent Genes Unless You Change Them, Supreme Court Hold

Last week, a 9-0 Supreme Court ruled that human genes do not count as patent-eligible subject matter but that fake genes with some DNA missing may. Ass'n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., No. 12-398, slip op. 12 (U.S....
Jun 10
High Court Confirms Class, Nine to Zip; the Dangers of Stipulating

High Court Confirms Class, Nine to Zip; the Dangers of Stipulating

Justice Elena Kagan capped her 9-0 outing in Bowman v. Monsanto Co., No. 11-796 (U.S. May 12, 2013) (post here), with another unanimous ruling in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, No. 12-135 (U.S. June 10, 2013). She sure can...

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William Carleton, Counselor @ Law

Covers legal and investment issues facing emerging tech companies.

http://www.wac6.com/wac6/

Jun 18
The accredited investor definition, after the Supreme Court strikes down DOMA

The accredited investor definition, after the Supreme Court strikes down DOMA

Pivoting the startupequality.org campaign, in anticipation of what the Supreme Court is expected to say about DOMA.
Jun 17
Non-accredited investment crowdfunding in North Carolina this summer?

Non-accredited investment crowdfunding in North Carolina this summer?

Promoters of investment crowdfunding legislation report progress on Crowdsourcing.org.
Jun 16
Shoved allegiance

Shoved allegiance

Trying to make sense of a verse from Britten's War Requiem about an elevated form of love.

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Oregon Business Litigation

Resource for in-house counsel, business executives, human resource managers and others who monitor litigation and legal issues affecting Oregon businesses. By Ater Wynne.

http://www.aterwynneblog.com/oregon_business_litigatio/

Jun 18
Oregon Supreme Court rules on MERS and non-judicial foreclosure

Oregon Supreme Court rules on MERS and non-judicial foreclosure

Observers say that non-judicial foreclosures in Oregon will resume following the Oregon Supreme Court's recent rulings in Brandrup v. ReconTrust Co. and Niday v. GMAC Mortgage. The Oregon Court of Appeals held last year that a non-judicial…
Jun 18
Employers must allow veterans time off to observe Veteran's Day

Employers must allow veterans time off to observe Veteran's Day

In case you may have missed it, one of the employment laws that passed in the 2013 Oregon legislative session is SB 1, which provides employees who are veterans and scheduled to work on November 11 a day off in...
Apr 11
New Portland sick leave ordinance will go into effect January 1, 2014

New Portland sick leave ordinance will go into effect January 1, 2014

Following in the footsteps of Seattle, San Francisco, and others, the City of Portland enacted a sick leave ordinance on March 13, 2013, applicable to employees who work at least 240 hours per calendar year within the City limits.…

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Gettins' Law

Covers business and franchising law. By Mary Beth Gettins.

http://gettinslaw.com/?page_id=7

Jun 18
Release of Claims: Question You Need to Ask.

Release of Claims: Question You Need to Ask.

In the franchise industry the deployment of Release of Claims is common place. A Release of Claims may be a stand-alone agreement or may be embedded in a franchise transfer agreement, franchise renewal agreement, franchise termination…
Jun 6
What do you think is the most common cause of HIPAA privacy & security breaches?

What do you think is the most common cause of HIPAA privacy & security breaches?

The answer may surprise you. Take a look at the graph below. When we think of privacy & security breaches we think of a computer geek hacking into computers or wayward employees. In reality the biggest threat to privacy and…
May 22
HIPAA Solution

HIPAA Solution

Privacy and Security: Healthcare Providers Preparing for the Perfect Storm. I was approached recently by a Dental Practice. The practice was recently purchased from a retiring dentist. As part of assuming the practice, the new Dentist wished…

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Australian Regulatory Compliance…

Australian Regulatory Compliance Review

Covers legal and regulatory impacts on Australian businesses. By David Jacobson.

http://www.djacobson.com/australian_regulatory_rev/

Jun 18
Registration of financial advisers as tax agent

Registration of financial advisers as tax agent

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Jun 18
Electronic offers of securitie

Electronic offers of securitie

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Jun 18
Regulation reviews to help tech start-up

Regulation reviews to help tech start-up

We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://www.langes.com.au/australian_regulatory_compliance/feed/ Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.

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Chicago Small Business Lawyer Blog

Covers Business Law and Employment Law. Published By The Prinz Law Firm, P.C.

http://www.chicagosmallbusinesslawyerblog.com/

Jun 18
The 50th Anniversary of National Small Business Week

The 50th Anniversary of National Small Business Week

By: Amit Bindra It is that time of year again, National Small Business Week. Starting in 1963 with President John F. Kennedy, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week. …
Jun 13
It's that time of year...time for interns!

It's that time of year...time for interns!

By: Poonam K. Lakhani Thousands of young and eager college students will be hitting the pavement looking for some work experience. Hiring interns can be mutually beneficial. Many employers, however, misunderstand the rules regarding hiring…
Jun 5
Recruiting Talented Employees to a New Busine

Recruiting Talented Employees to a New Busine

By: Amit Bindra There can be a lot of challenges when starting a new business. The company has to create a business plan and find some start-up money. A company also has to attract new employees. Often, new business owners think it will…

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Business Brawls Blog

Covers business litigation issues. By Kaufman Law.

http://www.businessbrawls.com/blog

Jun 18
When winding up a company “The Right Way” is valuable.

When winding up a company “The Right Way” is valuable.

Facts: Company A sells all its assets (but not its stock) to Company B. Some of B’s owners were also owners of A. A is then formally dissolved according to your state’s requirements while B continues operations. …
Jun 13
Pro se parties and how to cope

Pro se parties and how to cope

What have you found to be the quickest and most effective way to shut down a crazy pro per party who is threatening civil litigation against everyone and their mother? First, there is no guarantee that she will go away no matter…
Jun 11
The “necessary and proper” clause of the Constitution

The “necessary and proper” clause of the Constitution

I hear people regularly chastise Congress and the Courts for over-reaching, for asserting powers that the Constitution never gave them. Well …. Maybe. But maybe not too. Huh? The “necessary and…

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43(B)log

Covers false advertising and intellectual property issues. By Professor Rebecca Tushnet.

http://tushnet.blogspot.com/

Jun 18
No preliminary injunction in consumer class action

No preliminary injunction in consumer class action

Silber v. Barbara's Bakery, Inc., --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2013 WL 2948154 (E.D.N.Y.) Plaintiffs in this putative consumer class action unsuccessfully sought a preliminary injunction against the allegedly false advertising of certain Puffins…
Jun 17
back pocket logo as "title" for advertising injury insurance purpose

back pocket logo as "title" for advertising injury insurance purpose

H/T Marty Schwimmer: CGS Indus., Inc. v. Charter Oak Fire Ins. Co., No. 11-2647-cv (2d Cir. June 11, 2013) Charter appealed from a judgment that it breached its duties to defend and indemnify to its insured, CGS, under its…
Jun 15
NYT on FTC case against internet marketer

NYT on FTC case against internet marketer

Nice long story, including quotes from my colleague David Vladeck, now returned to Georgetown.

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Employers' Lawyers

Provides best practice tips, checklists and updates designed to keep organizations of all sizes in compliance with federal and state employment laws. By Holland & Hart.

http://www.employerslawyersblog.com/

Jun 18
Interns – To Pay or Not to Pay?

Interns – To Pay or Not to Pay?

By Alyssa Yatsko Unpaid interns may seem like a great way to get some additional help without breaking the budget. Recent lawsuits, however, reveal the danger in having unpaid interns perform work that otherwise would be done by paid…
Jun 17
New Nevada Law Restricts Use of Credit Checks for Employment Purpose

New Nevada Law Restricts Use of Credit Checks for Employment Purpose

By Anthony Hall and Dora Lane Nevada recently joined the ever-growing list of states that restrict the use of credit reports by employers. Effective October 1, 2013, Senate Bill 127 will, with limited exceptions, prohibit Nevada employers…
Jun 10
Fired for Dating a Client, Employee Fails to Prove Violation of Colorado’s Lawful Activities Statute

Fired for Dating a Client, Employee Fails to Prove Violation of Colorado’s Lawful Activities Statute

By Mark Wiletsky Dating a client is probably never a good idea. In some professions, it is a violation of ethical responsibilities. In other cases, it may be bad for business when the relationship goes sour. In the case of a family advocate…

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Suits by Suits

Covers disputes between companies and executives. Published by Zuckerman Spaeder LLP.

http://www.suitsbysuits.com/

Jun 18
Simon Say-On-Pay Lawsuit Will Continue

Simon Say-On-Pay Lawsuit Will Continue

My kids love the game. We all know the rules: you only act if the caller says the words “Simon Says.” If those words don’t precede the command, then don’t move – or else. The current lawsuit by…
Jun 14
The Inbox, Almost-Derecho Edition

The Inbox, Almost-Derecho Edition

Another fun week here at our headquarters in Washington, D. C., where a predicted large storm turned out to be mainly a bust, leaving forecasters to debate why. Here, though, are a few items that without debate are of interest: Johnson…
Jun 12
Not-So-Special Delivery: First Circuit Rejects DHL Executive’s Bonus Verdict

Not-So-Special Delivery: First Circuit Rejects DHL Executive’s Bonus Verdict

When a business adopts a company-wide bonus plan and gives itself discretion to administer it, can an executive bring a breach of contract claim challenging the exercise of that discretion? According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…

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Hotel Law Blog

Covers condo hotels, finance, land use, management agreements, and outlooks and trends. Published by Jim Butler of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP.

http://hotellaw.jmbm.com/

Jun 18
EB-5 Financing: Use of stabilized hotel revenues for determining job creation from new hotel development.

EB-5 Financing: Use of stabilized hotel revenues for determining job creation from new hotel development.

By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group® Hotel Lawyers | Authors of www.HotelLawBlog.com 18 June 2013 Hotel Lawyers on EB-5 issues.One of the most critical elements in structuring an EB-5 offering to finance a hotel development is…
Jun 16
EB-5 Financing for hotel development: Using guest expenditures to calculate job creation for hotel

EB-5 Financing for hotel development: Using guest expenditures to calculate job creation for hotel

By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group® Hotel Lawyers | Authors of www.HotelLawBlog.com 16 June 2013 Hotel Lawyers on EB-5 issues.Because financing for new hotel development is still difficult to obtain, many hotel developers…
May 13
JMBM's Meet the Money® in the Wall Street Journal. Conference panelists discuss financing new hotel construction.

JMBM's Meet the Money® in the Wall Street Journal. Conference panelists discuss financing new hotel construction.

By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group® Hotel Lawyers | Authors of www.HotelLawBlog.com 13 May 2013 Meet the Money® made the news again this year, with an article on the Wall Street Journal "Developments" blog. Written by…

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DealLawyers.com Blog

Covers mergers & acquisitions. From editor Broc Romanek, who is also editor of TheCorporateCounsel.net.

http://www.deallawyers.com/Blog/

Jun 18
IRS Permits Elective Basis Step-Up in Taxable Spin-Offs & Other Taxable Disposition

IRS Permits Elective Basis Step-Up in Taxable Spin-Offs & Other Taxable Disposition

IRS Permits Elective Basis Step-Up in Taxable Spin-Offs & Other Taxable Dispositions Here's news culled from this Wachtell Lipton memo (here are related memos): The IRS recently finalized regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section…
Jun 14
SEC Settles with Revlon Over Misleading Shareholders in Going Private Deal

SEC Settles with Revlon Over Misleading Shareholders in Going Private Deal

SEC Settles with Revlon Over Misleading Shareholders in Going Private Deal Yesterday, as noted in this press release, the SEC settled charges with Revlon that it misled shareholders during a "going private transaction." The company…
Jun 6
Webcast: "Conflicts of Interest: How to Handle in Deals"

Webcast: "Conflicts of Interest: How to Handle in Deals"

Webcast: "Conflicts of Interest: How to Handle in Deals" Tune in today for the webcast - "Conflicts of Interest: How to Handle in Deals" - to hear Steven Haas of Hunton & Williams, Mike Reilly of Potter Anderson and…

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Canadian M&A Perspectives

Covers developments in private and public mergers and acquisitions, and private equity. By McCarthy Tetrault.

http://www.canadianmergersacquisitions.com

Jun 18
What’s so “Special” about a “Special Committee”?

What’s so “Special” about a “Special Committee”?

The importance of context when evaluating the need to establish a special committeeBy Ian C. Michael, Shane C. D'Souza, and Zachary Masoud In a recent bench ruling in Re Plains Exploration, the Delaware Court held that a special committee was…
May 27
Immigration Issues in M&A Transaction

Immigration Issues in M&A Transaction

Considerations for foreign-based companies sending employees to Canada.By Naseem Malik Given the complexities of a typical business acquisition, it is frequently the case that immigration issues slip well down the priority list for such a…
May 23
Can we talk?

Can we talk?

Considerations for disclosure of material information in the necessary course of business.By Patrick Boucher Your company is contemplating a potential transaction and you would like to share your project with one or more major shareholders…

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Vann & Sheridan Blog

Focuses on construction and business law, commercial creditor's rights and estate planning.

http://www.vannattorneys.com

Jun 18
Independent Contractors: Cutting Costs, Empowering Worker

Independent Contractors: Cutting Costs, Empowering Worker

Many business owners today are looking for ways to decrease the cost of their workforce. The rising cost of payroll taxes, retirement plans and other benefits, along with the advent of Obamacare, have potential employers looking for ways to…
Jun 12
Does Drafting a Contract Really Require Learning Legalese?

Does Drafting a Contract Really Require Learning Legalese?

Attorneys are often accused of writing overly complex and confusing documents, and nowhere does this seem to occur more often than in contracts – whether leases, purchase agreements, settlement agreements, or non-compete agreements.…
Jun 3
Mechanics Liens and Leasehold Interest

Mechanics Liens and Leasehold Interest

Currently, a contractor’s lien rights against the real property are only as good as the “owner’s” rights to the improved real property. Thus, if a contractor provides labor or materials under a contract with the actual…

Rank this Week: 1473

The UCL Practitioner

Covers California's Unfair Competition Law. By Kimberly A. Kralowec.

http://www.uclpractitioner.com/

Jun 18
Ninth Circuit addresses UCL standing and construes Kwikset: Hinojos v. Kohl's Corp.

Ninth Circuit addresses UCL standing and construes Kwikset: Hinojos v. Kohl's Corp.

In Hinojos v. Kohl's Corp., ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. May 25, 2013), the plaintiff's UCL and CLRA action challenged Kohl's practice of claiming that its prices are discounted off a "regular" or "original" price. The district…
Jun 17
Another U.S. Supreme Court decision hinges on a party concession: Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter

Another U.S. Supreme Court decision hinges on a party concession: Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter

Last Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its opinion in a post-Stolt-Nielsen arbitration case, Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, ___ U.S. ___ (Jun. 10, 2013). The Court affirmed the arbitrator's determination that the parties had…
Jun 14
Recent UCL "unlawful" prong opinion: Las Canoas Co. v. Kramer

Recent UCL "unlawful" prong opinion: Las Canoas Co. v. Kramer

In Las Canoas Co. v. Kramer, 216 Cal.App.4th 96 (May 7, 2013), the Court of Appeal affirmed dismissal of UCL "unlawful" and "unfair" prong claims predicated on alleged violations of Code of Civil Procedure section…

Rank this Week: 627

Peter Fleischer: Privacy...?

Covers privacy law and corporate privacy policy. By Peter Fleischer, Global Privacy Counsel for Google.

http://peterfleischer.blogspot.com/

Jun 18
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the ugliest one of them all?

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the ugliest one of them all?

Many years ago, a legal journal called me a man on a "crusade" to protect users' privacy against government surveillance. That was back in 2007, and since then, the scale and scope of government surveillance has increased…
May 1
My favorite holiday photos, and a trillion other

My favorite holiday photos, and a trillion other

The two-centuries-long evolution of photography has constantly pushed the boundaries of privacy. At each stage of its evolution, photographing the world has become easier, quicker, more mobile, more ubiquitous, more systematic, and…
Apr 17
The Saga Continues...now to the Italian Supreme Court

The Saga Continues...now to the Italian Supreme Court

In December of last year, an Italian Court of Appeals overturned my conviction—as well as that of two other Googlers—for violating Italian privacy law in a case that stemmed from a user-uploaded video. I was pleased that…

Rank this Week: 3042

My Distribution Law

Focuses on distribution law issues for manufacturers, wholesalers, dealers, and retailers. By Howard M. Ullman.

http://www.mydistributionlaw.com/

Jun 17
Reverse-Payment Patent Settlements Subject to Antitrust Analysi

Reverse-Payment Patent Settlements Subject to Antitrust Analysi

The Supreme Court today decided FTC v. Actavis, Inc. and held, in a 5-3 decision authored by Justice Breyer, that so-called reverse-payment patent settlements are subject to full antitrust Rule of Reason analysis. In a reverse-payment…
Jun 17
The Top Nine Things You Need to Know About Below-Cost Pricing Law in California : Part II

The Top Nine Things You Need to Know About Below-Cost Pricing Law in California : Part II

This is the second of two posts on California below-cost pricing law. The first post is here. 5. What does it mean to sell below “cost?” Unlike federal law, California law expressly defines the concept of below-cost sales…
Jun 14
Excited to Help Revise ABA Antitrust Jury Instruction

Excited to Help Revise ABA Antitrust Jury Instruction

I recently became part of the team that will be revising the ABA Antitrust Jury Instruction Handbook. This book contains model jury instructions that are often used in antitrust cases throughout the United States.

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New York Business Litigation…

New York Business Litigation Lawyer Blog

Covers litigation, foreclosures, and business law. By The Silber Law Firm LLC.

http://www.thesilberlawfirm.com/

Jun 17
More on Judge Schack vs. HSBC

More on Judge Schack vs. HSBC

A while back, we wrote about Judge Shack's dismissal of a foreclosure case, something Judge Schack likes to do, but in a situation where he also ordered the CEO of HSBC Bank to appear for a hearing on possible sanctions. The Second…
Apr 23
Court Enforces Contract "Boiler-Plate" Language

Court Enforces Contract "Boiler-Plate" Language

In another example of sophisticated parties ignoring the obvious, the parties to an option contract fought over the implication of standard contract language which provided that the option contract was supported "by good and valid…
Apr 22
Court Dismisses Madoff Investors' Claim Against the SEC

Court Dismisses Madoff Investors' Claim Against the SEC

A group of investors sued the Security and Exchanges Commission for failing to supervise Madoff and investigate complaints it received before the Madoff scandal unfolded. Despite finding that the SEC had dropped the ball, both before and…

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CFTC Law

Covers futures, commodities and forex regulation. By Shipkevich Law Firm.

http://www.cftclaw.com/

Jun 17
Evaluation By EU of U.S. Credit Swap Rules Delayed

Evaluation By EU of U.S. Credit Swap Rules Delayed

Evaluation By EU of U.S. Credit Swap Rules DelayedUntil the robustness of US credit swap policy has been reviewed, some European banks have been given more restricted access to clearing houses outside of the European Union. Because of…
Jun 14
Wall Street to Face Cyber-Attack in Exercise

Wall Street to Face Cyber-Attack in Exercise

Wall Street to Face Cyber-Attack in ExerciseCan Wall Street survive an all-out cyber-attack? According to Reuters, that question will be answered on June 28. That is when SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) plans to…
Jun 13
U.S. House Passes Bill To Loosen Federal Grip on FX Derivative Trading

U.S. House Passes Bill To Loosen Federal Grip on FX Derivative Trading

U.S. House Passes Bill To Loosen Federal Grip on FX Derivative TradingThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) was prepared to supervise all derivatives trading, including FX trading ─however the Securities and Exchange…

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