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International Association of…

International Association of Franchisees and Dealers Blog

Covers franchise law issues.

http://www.franchise-info.ca/
Rank this Week: 231

California Business Litigation…

California Business Litigation Blog

Covers a wide range of business litigation issues in the Southern California area. By Sylvester, Oppenheim, & Linde.

http://www.californiabusinesslitigation.com/
  • May 23

    Federal Judge Decides in Facebook's Favor in Typosquatting Case: Awards $2.8 Million

    Federal Judge Decides in Facebook's Favor in Typosquatting Case: Awards $2.8 Million
    As technology evolves and society relies more and more on the Internet for work and play, scam artists seem to dream up increasingly creative ways to derive a profit from it. Most regular Internet users have become familiar with the term…
  • May 17

    Retaliation Lawsuit Filed After Social Media Posting

    Retaliation Lawsuit Filed After Social Media Posting
    Sometimes, social media, employers and workers just shouldn’t mix. At least, that’s the logical conclusion in the case of a lawsuit filed by former employees of Coyote Ugly Saloon. The trouble began when several current and…
  • May 9

    High School Teacher Files an Appeal in Case of Social Media Related Resignation

    High School Teacher Files an Appeal in Case of Social Media Related Resignation
    A legal quagmire in Georgia over a teacher, her Facebook profile and student access to that profile is deepening. The tale starts at the beginning of the 2009 school year when Ashley Payne, a high school English teacher, befriended a student…
Rank this Week: 1057

The University of Chicago Law…

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Podcast

Listen to lectures by and discussions with the faculty of the University of Chicago Law School.

http://www.law.uchicago.edu/facultypodcast.rss
  • May 23

    Todd Henderson, "The Law & Economics of Self-Regulation"

    Todd Henderson, "The Law & Economics of Self-Regulation"
    Todd Henderson is Professor of Law and Aaron Director Teaching Scholar at the University of Chicago Law School. This talk was recorded on May 3, 2013, at the annual Loop Luncheon held in conjuction with Reunion.
  • May 9

    Richard Epstein, "A History of Public Utility Regulation in the Supreme Court"

    Richard Epstein, "A History of Public Utility Regulation in the Supreme Court"
    Rate regulation today is often conceived of as an exotic topic of interest only to a select group of pointy-headed specialists. But the truth is quite the opposite.  The history of rate regulation raises some of the most fundamental…
  • Apr 25

    Justice Albie Sachs, "Same Sex Marriage Decision in South Africa"

    Justice Albie Sachs, "Same Sex Marriage Decision in South Africa"
    Justice Albie Sachs of the Constitutional Court of South Africa discussed the Fourie case, gay rights, and the same-sex marriage decision in South Africa. This lecture was recorded on April 9, 2013.
Rank this Week: 1040

New Jersey Attorney Law Review…

New Jersey Attorney Law Review Blog

Reviews published and unpublished civil law decisions of importance issued by the New Jersey Appellate Division and New Jersey Supreme Court. By Glenn Reiser.

http://newjerseylawreview.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    Home Improvement Contracts: The Nuts and Bolts of New Jersey's Regulatory Requirement

    Home Improvement Contracts: The Nuts and Bolts of New Jersey's Regulatory Requirement
    New Jersey has strict rules when it comes to home improvement contracts in excess of $500, the overriding purpose of which is to protect consumers from unscrupulous contractors.  The New Jersey Administrative Code §…
  • May 21

    New Jersey Appeals Court Spares Eviction of 89-Year Old Blind Man

    New Jersey Appeals Court Spares Eviction of 89-Year Old Blind Man
    In an unpublished decision issued on May 21, 2013, a New Jersey appeals court held that a landlord was not entitled to evict his residential tenant, an 89-year old blind man with diabetes, because of the tenant's refusal to sign a new…
  • May 16

    What is Wrong With Our Judicial System?

    What is Wrong With Our Judicial System?
     I couldn't find a better example to illustrate the problem with our judicial system.  In a recently unpublished decision of the New Jersey Appellate Division,  Hernandez v. North Jersey Neurosurgical Associates, Superior…
Rank this Week: 1176

Employers' Lawyers

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/
  • May 23

    5 Tips for Handling Holiday Pay

    5 Tips for Handling Holiday Pay
    By Joanna Vilos With a holiday weekend upon us, it’s a good time to address holiday pay concerns. Many employers struggle with how to pay employees for holidays, especially when the holiday overlaps overtime hours, FMLA leave, or another…
  • May 20

    Colorado Expands FMLA Coverage to Civil Union and Domestic Partner

    Colorado Expands FMLA Coverage to Civil Union and Domestic Partner
    By Alyssa Yatsko Under the newly passed Family Care Act (House Bill 13-1222), Colorado employers must extend leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to permit eligible employees to care for their civil union partner or…
  • May 15

    Colorado Prohibits Employer Access to Social Media Account

    Colorado Prohibits Employer Access to Social Media Account
    By Alyssa Yatsko Under a new bill recently signed into law by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, employers are prohibited from requiring access to an applicant’s or employee’s personal social media account. Violations could result in…
Rank this Week: 5119

ProfessorBainbridge.com

ProfessorBainbridge.com

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

http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/
  • May 23

    Useful Delaware Caremark/Derivative suit opinion

    Useful Delaware Caremark/Derivative suit opinion
    In In re China Agritech Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation, C.A. 7163-VCL (May 21, 2013), Delaware VC Travis Laster has put forward a factually rich and legally detailed analysis of how 220 books... [[ This is a content summary only.…
  • May 23

    Drudge having fun at Andrew Weiner's expense

    Drudge having fun at Andrew Weiner's expense
    Notice the top headline in the upper left hand corner of this screen capture (5/13/2013 at 11:41 AM). Freudian slip or intentional pun? (Click on image for larger size) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other…
  • May 23

    "If Obama Were a CEO, Government Would Hold Him Responsible for Scandals"

    "If Obama Were a CEO, Government Would Hold Him Responsible for Scandals"
    A few days ago, I argued for affirmative answer to the question If Obama was CEO of a public corporation and I was the company's general counsel, would I have told him about an audit of misbehaving... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit…
Rank this Week: 58

Conglomerate

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/
  • May 23

    Vic Fleischer on the Apple Rule

    Vic Fleischer on the Apple Rule
    The late Larry Ribstein coined the phrase "the Apple Rule" when Apple seemed to be the only corporation engaged in...
  • May 23

    The Law and Economics of Tornado Shelters (and Angelina Jolie)

    The Law and Economics of Tornado Shelters (and Angelina Jolie)
    Here is my disclaimer: I'm from "tornado alley." Here is "my tornado." The Lubbock tornado was 43 years ago (gulp),...
  • May 22

    Mercantilism In International Finance

    Mercantilism In International Finance
    In a trade-in-services dispute that looks quite a bit like pre-WTO trade in goods disputes, Indonesia is conditioning the sale...
Rank this Week: 77

DealBook

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
  • May 23

    I.S.S. Settles Investigation Into Leaks of Shareholder Vote Data

    I.S.S. Settles Investigation Into Leaks of Shareholder Vote Data
    Institutional Shareholder Services agreed to settle civil charges that it failed to prevent an employee from improperly selling confidential investor vote data.
  • May 23

    Regulator Cites Flaws in Ernst & Young Procedure

    Regulator Cites Flaws in Ernst & Young Procedure
    The regulator of accounting firms said that Ernst & Young had been too willing to trust figures supplied by corporate executives and had failed to improve its procedures.
  • May 23

    Warm Welcome at Deutsche Bank Meeting, Followed by Rancor

    Warm Welcome at Deutsche Bank Meeting, Followed by Rancor
    The annual Deutsche Bank shareholders meeting began with applause for Anshu Jain, the bank's co-chief executive, but attention quickly turned to the myriad problems that the bank has been trying to shake.
Rank this Week: 4

Canadian Appeals Monitor

Canadian Appeals Monitor

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

http://www.canadianappeals.com
Rank this Week: 667

ContractsProf Blog

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/
  • May 23

    Boilerplate Symposium X B: Professor Radin Responds to Week II

    Boilerplate Symposium X B: Professor Radin Responds to Week II
    This is the second part of the tenth in a series of posts reviewing Margaret Jane Radin's Boilerplate: The Fine Print, Vanishing Rights and the Rule of Law. In today's posts, our author, Margeret Jane Radin, responds to her reviewers....
  • May 23

    Boilerplate Symposium X A: Professor Radin Responds to Week I

    Boilerplate Symposium X A: Professor Radin Responds to Week I
    This is the first part of the tenth in a series of posts reviewing Margaret Jane Radin's Boilerplate: The Fine Print, Vanishing Rights and the Rule of Law. But don't think that this is the end. We have more reviews...
  • May 22

    Breaking: Bieber Requires NDA of Guests in His Home

    Breaking: Bieber Requires NDA of Guests in His Home
    We interrrupt the highbrow discussion of boilerplate and SCOTUS cases to bring you this breaking news from news.com.au that falls right within the utterly sweet spot of contracts and pop culture: YOU party at Justin Bieber's house? You tell…
Rank this Week: 168

Canadian M&A Perspectives

Canadian M&A Perspectives

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

http://www.canadianmergersacquisitions.com
  • 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…
  • May 14

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want
    Making realistic projections during an auction processBy Robert Hansen and Shane C. D'Souza The recent Delaware ruling in In Ancestry.com Inc. Shareholder Litigation provides a cautionary tale relating to a target company developing…
  • May 9

    Challenges for State-Owned Enterprises Arising From Proposed Amendments to the Investment Canada Act

    Challenges for State-Owned Enterprises Arising From Proposed Amendments to the Investment Canada Act
    By Oliver J. Borgers and Michele Siu The Canadian government’s Bill C-60 contains proposed amendments to the Investment Canada Act that will significantly impact foreign investors whom the Canadian government considers as state-owned…
Rank this Week: 1048

Suits by Suits

Suits by Suits

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

http://www.suitsbysuits.com/
  • May 23

    From Flowers And Cemeteries To Barbecue And Beaches: How We Got Memorial Day

    From Flowers And Cemeteries To Barbecue And Beaches: How We Got Memorial Day
    While we’re a blog about disputes between executives and companies, we can’t overlook those significant days when those companies and executives pause for a national holiday.  Through our first year, we’ve looked at how…
  • May 21

    Against the Odds, High Court Will Hear Whistleblower Case

    Against the Odds, High Court Will Hear Whistleblower Case
    Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear the case of Jackie Hosang Lawson and Jonathan Zang, two former Fidelity employees who seek to reverse the dismissal of their Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower claims.  In this post last…
  • May 17

    The Inbox - May 17, 2013

    The Inbox - May 17, 2013
    May flowers are blooming, and so is the Suits by Suits news: CEO dismissals hit a 10-year high in 2012, according to The Corporate Board’s study of CEO succession practices.  Matteo Tonello of the Corporate Board published this…
Rank this Week: 493

Knudsen Law Firm Blog

Knudsen Law Firm Blog

Covers legal issues in Nebraska.

http://www.knudsenlaw.com/our-blog/
  • May 23

    New W-Visa to Help Nursing Homes Fill Job

    New W-Visa to Help Nursing Homes Fill Job
    There are many jobs at nursing homes that even desperate unemployed Americans won’t consider because they are seen as too demanding.  A solution to this employment problem could be as simple as immigration reform, one of President…
  • May 16

    Disclosure Rule to be Later than Scheduled

    Disclosure Rule to be Later than Scheduled
       A controversial provision of the HITECH Act may very well not be finalized by the January 1, 2014 deadline.  Leon Rodriquez, Director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights, stated during the Health Care Compliance…
  • May 3

    Fisher v. Payflex — PTO is vacation pay

    Fisher v. Payflex — PTO is vacation pay
    Today in Fisherv. PayFlex  ___ N.W.2d ___ (May 3, 2013), the Nebraska Supreme Court in a 4 to 3 decision decided that PTO (“paid time off”) is vacation time.  Thus, employers are required to pay accrued but unused…
Rank this Week: 1512

43(B)log

43(B)log

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

http://tushnet.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    Sins of a trademark owner: Rogers applies regardless of intent

    Sins of a trademark owner: Rogers applies regardless of intent
    Rebellion Developments Ltd. v. Stardock Entertainment, Inc., 2013 WL 1944888 (E.D. Mich.) H/T Eric Goldman. Rebellion sued Stardock alleging that Stardock’s game, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion infringed its registered trademark…
  • May 23

    H&R Block can't plausibly plead confusion from comparative ad

    H&R Block can't plausibly plead confusion from comparative ad
    H/T The Trademark Blog H&R Block Eastern Enterprises, Inc. v. Intuit, Inc., No. 13-0072-CV-W-FJG  (W.D. Mo. May 22, 2013) An anti-trademark-expansionist twofer: claim against comparative ad dismissed on the pleadings, and a holding…
  • May 23

    economic loss doctrine doesn't bar New Jersey consumer fraud claim

    economic loss doctrine doesn't bar New Jersey consumer fraud claim
    Francis E. Parker Memorial Home, Inc. v. Georgia-Pacific LLC, --- F. Supp. 2d ----, 2013 WL 2177974 (D.N.J.) Parker sued GP on behalf of a putative class alleging violations of the New Jersey Products Liability Act (PLA); breach of…
Rank this Week: 22

Lancaster Law Blog

Lancaster Law Blog

Covers business law, employment law, estate planning, family law, and nonprofit law information for Lancaster County and Pennsylvania residents. From Russell, Krafft & Gruber.

http://www.lancasterlawblog.com/
  • May 23

    Lowering Blood Alcohol Content Levels for DUI

    Lowering Blood Alcohol Content Levels for DUI
    The National Transportation Safety Board caused a stir recently when it recommended lowering the blood alcohol level for driving under the influence to .05 percent nationwide.  The legal limit in Pennsylvania, as well as in almost every…
  • May 15

    Pending Mechanics' Lien Legislation to Impact PA Lender

    Pending Mechanics' Lien Legislation to Impact PA Lender
    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court sent shockwaves through the lending world in May 2012 when it issued its opinion in Commerce Bank/Harrisburg  v. Kessler. In the case, the Court held that a bank's open-end mortgage was subordinate to a…
  • Apr 30

    Consumer Alert

    Consumer Alert
    About a week or so ago the stack of letters pictured to the right arrived in the mail like a stack of Christmas Cards.  The letters were from "Corporate Records Services" and stated on the front of the envelope "IMPORTANT ANNUAL MINUTES…
Rank this Week: 688

DBL Law Blog

DBL Law Blog

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

http://www.dbllaw.com/blog/
  • May 23

    DBL Law Sponsors Market in the Park

    DBL Law Sponsors Market in the Park
    DBL is proud to be the title sponsor of Market in the Park, a weekly summer market held in Washington Park in Cincinnati's historic Over-the-Rhine.
  • May 22

    New Dodd-Frank Rules Impact Loan Guaranty Agreement

    New Dodd-Frank Rules Impact Loan Guaranty Agreement
    Effective this Spring, new rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) will significantly impact guaranty agreements in loans that involve “swap” agreements. The new rules interpret a…
  • May 20

    Company Cars and Workers’ Comp – Court of Appeals Clarifies Coverage in Kentucky

    Company Cars and Workers’ Comp – Court of Appeals Clarifies Coverage in Kentucky
    Even if he is off the clock, a worker who crashes in a company car while on the way to the job site likely will be covered by Kentucky workers’ compensation. Such was the ruling in Padgett v. Bowlin Group, 2012-CA-001736-WC (Ky. App.…
Rank this Week: 914

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
  • May 23

    Merely Cracking the Glass Ceiling is Not Enough

    Merely Cracking the Glass Ceiling is Not Enough
    Editor’s Note: Luis A. Aguilar is a Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on Commissioner Aguilar's remarks at the Women's Executive Circle of New York; the full text, including footnotes, is…
  • May 23

    Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Measure

    Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Measure
    Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from David J. Goldschmidt, partner in the corporate finance department at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and is based on a Skadden alert; the full text, including footnotes, is…
  • May 23

    Shackling Short Sellers: The 2008 Shorting Ban

    Shackling Short Sellers: The 2008 Shorting Ban
    Editor’s Note: The following post comes to us from Ekkehart Boehmer, Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School; Charles Jones, Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia University; and Xiaoyan Zhang of the Krannert School of…
Rank this Week: 98

Florida International Law Blog

Florida International Law Blog

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

http://boyerlawfirmblog.com/
  • May 23

    Eviction in Florida

    Eviction in Florida
    Our Florida real estate attorneys handle Landlord/ Tenant law, including evictions, throughout the state of Florida. Under Florida law, a landlord can evict a tenant for any of the following reasons:…
  • May 22

    Conditions of a Contract

    Conditions of a Contract
    Conditions of a contract can be categorized by two methods: the effect on the duty to perform and the way in which they were created. Conditions that are based on their effect on the duty to perform are: Condition precedent: If the condition…
  • May 21

    Tips For E-Commerce Businesse

    Tips For E-Commerce Businesse
    E-commerce and virtual storefronts are a booming industry that is only expected to grow. E-commerce was a $40 billion business in 2012, and that number is expected to grow more than 10 percent by 2015, according to a report by Transport…
Rank this Week: 455

Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C.

Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C.

Focuses on advice for small businesses and community associations.

http://andersentatecarr.wordpress.com
  • May 23

    The Fair Labor Standards Act – a Formidable Opponent to Employer

    The Fair Labor Standards Act – a Formidable Opponent to Employer
    Recently, a client approached us after losing his job as a cashier at a convenience store.  He contended that he had been terminated over religious differences with his boss and coworkers.  Our client was Hindu and his coworkers…
  • May 10

    Join us for the GLQC 2013 Small Business Week Awards Luncheon

    Join us for the GLQC 2013 Small Business Week Awards Luncheon
    Andersen, Tate & Carr is a proud to be a sponsor for the Georgia Lenders Quality Circle 2013 Small Business Week Awards Luncheon Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:30 – 2 pm Villa Christina 400 Summit Boulevard Atlanta, Georgia
  • May 6

    Texting While Driving and the Myth of Mutlitasking

    Texting While Driving and the Myth of Mutlitasking
    Multitasking is the modern American way. Friends and colleagues frequently claim to be multitasking, as if bragging about their high efficiency. But decades of research by neuroscientists has definitively established that multi-tasking is a…
Rank this Week: 1234

M & A Law Prof Blog

M & A Law Prof Blog

By Professors Brian J.M. Quinn, Afra Afsharipour, and Michael A. Woronoff.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/mergers/
  • May 23

    'Like the cat that ate the canary...'

    'Like the cat that ate the canary...'
    Some of you may have already participated in one of Rick Climan's well known mock negotiations already. If you haven't - or even if you have - Weil has released a number of them with accompanying animations. They are a...
  • May 20

    Delaware arbitration argument

    Delaware arbitration argument
    In case you missed it, you can listen to last week's arguments before a panel of the Third Circuit online. Here is the audio file. -bjmq Update ... starting to think that Federal judicial vacancies has risen to crisis levels...
  • May 17

    Delaware arbitration update

    Delaware arbitration update
    As I noted yesterday, the Delaware Coalition for Open Government and the Chancery Court were before a panel of the Third Circuit arguing the merits of Delaware's arbitration procedure. Tom Hals of Reuters was there and he thinks the…
Rank this Week: 93

The Race to the Bottom

The Race to the Bottom

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

http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/
  • May 23

    The Lack of Impartiality in the Proxy Proce

    The Lack of Impartiality in the Proxy Proce
    The vote is in on the contest over whether position of chair and CEO should be divided at JP Morgan Chase.  But a fundamental shift in the traditional dynamics of a proxy contest occurred during the voting process.  Shareholders…
  • May 22

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: What Will A Public Benefit Corporation Accomplish?

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: What Will A Public Benefit Corporation Accomplish?
    Colorado has adopted, effective April 1, 2014, the public benefit corporation act of Colorado (the “PBCA”) that is similar to legislation being considered in Delaware, but completely different from the model benefit corporation…
  • May 21

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: Unanswered Question

    Public Benefit Corporations in Colorado: Unanswered Question
    Colorado has adopted, effective April 1, 2014, the public benefit corporation act of Colorado (the “PBCA”) that is similar to legislation being considered in Delaware, but completely different from the model benefit corporation…
Rank this Week: 119

TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog

TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog

Covers corporate and securities law. By Broc Romanek.

http://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/Blog/
  • May 23

    12th-23rd Say-on-Pay Failures of the Year (Including One With 9% Support!)

    12th-23rd Say-on-Pay Failures of the Year (Including One With 9% Support!)
    12th-23rd Say-on-Pay Failures of the Year (Including One With 9% Support!) Here are the latest failures - including one with 9% support, the lowest level since say-on-pay became law: - Patriot Scientific - Form 8-K (46% support) - Gentiva…
  • May 22

    Status of SEC's Political Contribution Disclosure Rulemaking: Not Yet (& Maybe Never)

    Status of SEC's Political Contribution Disclosure Rulemaking: Not Yet (& Maybe Never)
    Status of SEC's Political Contribution Disclosure Rulemaking: Not Yet (& Maybe Never) Each time I see an article from the mass media indicating that an imminent proposal from the SEC on political contribution disclosure rules, I tweet…
  • May 21

    The Battle Over JPMorgan's CEO/Chair Split Proposal: The Gloves Are Off!

    The Battle Over JPMorgan's CEO/Chair Split Proposal: The Gloves Are Off!
    The Battle Over JPMorgan's CEO/Chair Split Proposal: The Gloves Are Off! Today is the vote for what looks to be the most contentious battle of the proxy season - at least if the metric is ink spilt - here is...
Rank this Week: 408

Business Blog

Business Blog

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

http://www.businesslawnews.com/
  • May 23

    Technology Spurs New Type of Lease Agreement

    Technology Spurs New Type of Lease Agreement
    In a digital world, even small businesses can quickly run out of storage space for their data. To ensure that customer databases, product lists and email systems are all stored securely, many companies are turning to data…
  • May 22

    Is Your New York Business Prepared to Stop a Data Breach?

    Is Your New York Business Prepared to Stop a Data Breach?
    Late last month, hackers sent a fake tweet from the Associated Press' Twitter account referencing an explosion at the White House. The tweet caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to plunge more than 100 points within seconds. This latest…
  • May 21

    New York City Businesses Must Provide Mandatory Sick Leave

    New York City Businesses Must Provide Mandatory Sick Leave
    Businesses in New York City will soon have to provide paid sick days to employees under legislation recently passed by the New York City Council. While Mayor Michael Bloomberg does not support the measure, it passed by a…
Rank this Week: 578

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/
  • May 23

    Two Very Good Reasons To Visit The Department’s Website

    Two Very Good Reasons To Visit The Department’s Website
    When I joined the Department of Corporations, it had no website.  I remember reviewing possible designs for a site.  Now, it seems hard to imagine that there was a time when state agencies didn’t have websites.  Today,…
  • May 22

    Sealing A Contract May Mean Nothing Or 20 Years!

    Sealing A Contract May Mean Nothing Or 20 Years!
    The California Corporations Code endows corporations with certain rights, including the right to “adopt, use and alter” a seal.  Cal. Corp. Code § 207(a).  The Corporations Code does not define a “seal”…
  • May 21

    Ever Wonder What Money Is? California Has Some Answers And I Have Some Question

    Ever Wonder What Money Is? California Has Some Answers And I Have Some Question
    Yesterday’s post discussed virtual currencies (e.g., Bitcoin) and the General Corporation’s law prohibition on issuing or putting into circulation money.  But what exactly is money?  The General…
Rank this Week: 291

GamingTechLAW

GamingTechLAW

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

http://www.gamingtechlaw.com/
  • May 23

    Outsourcing and cloud projects easier with privacy binding corporate rules for processor

    Outsourcing and cloud projects easier with privacy binding corporate rules for processor
    Outsourcing agreements and cloud projects largely require the transfer of personal data from the outsourcee that processes them on behalf of the company receiving the outsourced service to thr outsourcee's group companies. Such practice…
  • May 21

    Mobile payment in Italy, almost € 1 bn of volume!

    Mobile payment in Italy, almost € 1 bn of volume!
    The University of Milan published a report on the status of mobile payment in Italy in 2012 which shows a potential growth that might lead to a volume of mobile payment transactions of over € 10 bn in 2016.  Indeed, the current…
  • May 20

    Internet and Advertising Consultation

    Internet and Advertising Consultation
    The Italian Communications Authority has just launched a consultation on Internet services and online advertising with the purpose of collecting opinions on the future of the Internet from users and operators.  The topics for which…
Rank this Week: 1349

InhouseBlog

InhouseBlog

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

http://www.inhouseblog.com
  • May 23

    Insurance Premiums for Protection: A Guide to Getting Paid by Your Insurer (Free NY CLE and Networking, 6/13/13)

    Insurance Premiums for Protection: A Guide to Getting Paid by Your Insurer (Free NY CLE and Networking, 6/13/13)
    Does reading insurance policies make your eyes hurt? Has an insurer ever denied your company’s claim? It’s just a fact that insurance companies cannot make money if they pay too many claims. Matt Bryant of Ohrenstein & Brown,…
  • May 22

    2013: The E-Discovery Odyssey and Predictive Coding (Free NY CLE Webinar, 6/11/13)

    2013: The E-Discovery Odyssey and Predictive Coding (Free NY CLE Webinar, 6/11/13)
    Robinson & Cole and RVM Inc. are presenting a free one hour CLE Webinar for In-House Counsel on “2013: The E-Discovery Odyssey and Predictive Coding”. This one hour webinar will discuss the latest technology and protocols for…
  • May 21

    Telling the FBI Your Company Has Been Hacked

    Telling the FBI Your Company Has Been Hacked
    As cyber attacks against U.S. companies continue to rise, the government is asking private industry to share information about incursions. So what can and should companies expect when they ring up the government and report a problem?The post…
Rank this Week: 130

The D & O Diary

The D & O Diary

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

http://www.dandodiary.com/
  • May 22

    FDIC's Latest Failed Bank Litigation Update Reflects Increasing Lawsuit Filing

    FDIC's Latest Failed Bank Litigation Update Reflects Increasing Lawsuit Filing
    According to the latest update on the FDIC’s website, the pace of the agency’s filing of failed bank lawsuits picked up considerably in the last month. According to the agency’s website (here), which the agency updated on…
  • May 22

    Despite Setbacks, Libor-Scandal Claimants Press Ahead

    Despite Setbacks, Libor-Scandal Claimants Press Ahead
    The early returns in the Libor-scandal related litigation have not been favorable for the claimants. As noted here, on March 29, 2013, Southern District of New York Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald substantially granted the motion to dismiss in the…
  • May 21

    D&O Insurance: Separate Claims Deemed a Single Claim--What Are the Implications?

    D&O Insurance: Separate Claims Deemed a Single Claim--What Are the Implications?
    As I have previously noted (refer for example here), one of the most vexing issues in the D&O claims arena is the questions of whether or not two claims are or are not interrelated. If the two are interrelated, they are deemed a single…
Rank this Week: 97

Indonesian Law Reporter…

Indonesian Law Reporter (Indolawreport)

Covers legislations, regulations and policies affecting businesses in Indonesia. By Mohamad Mova Al 'Afghani.

http://indolaw.alafghani.info/
Rank this Week: 3008

Houston's Clear Thinkers

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/
Rank this Week: 113

Nonprofit Law Prof Blog

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/
  • May 22

    Schervish on wealth transfer and philanthropy

    Schervish on wealth transfer and philanthropy
    Boston College Sociologist Paul G. Schervish is one of the country’s prominent scholars of philanthropic studies. This August Schervish will be recognized for his contributions and presented with the 2013 ASA Distinguished Career Award.…
  • May 21

    Vulnerability blinds patients of phony nonprofit health clinic

    Vulnerability blinds patients of phony nonprofit health clinic
    A few weeks ago, a federal judge in California sentenced 58 year-old Christine Daniel to 14 years in federal prison. Daniel, a former doctor and Pentecostal minister, ran a health clinic used to offer Daniel’s “herbal treatments.”…
  • May 20

    New Jersey mayor calls nonprofits to pay more in taxe

    New Jersey mayor calls nonprofits to pay more in taxe
    In his state of the township speech, Lawrence, New Jersey Mayor Jim Kownacki suggested the city’s weak budget is partially attributable to the fact that it loses $287 million in property taxes because of local nonprofit property tax…
Rank this Week: 568

Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer…

Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog

Covers class action litigation, fraud, consumer law and shareholder disputes. By DiTommaso Lubin.

http://www.chicagobusinesslitigationlawyerblog.com/
  • May 22

    Viacom Sued in TCPA Class Action For Allegedly Sending Out Unsolicited Text Message

    Viacom Sued in TCPA Class Action For Allegedly Sending Out Unsolicited Text Message
    With all the spam that companies tend to send out, it's no wonder that most people carefully guard their telephone numbers. Many people, however, don't think of the fact that they are giving their number to every person and company that they…
  • May 21

    Chicago Tribune Settles Class Action Alleging Subscribers Overcharged

    Chicago Tribune Settles Class Action Alleging Subscribers Overcharged
    Once a subscriber gives a company their credit/debit card or bank information to charge subscription fees, some companies will take advantage of that to raise their fees without notifying their subscribers. Such is allegedly the case with the…
  • May 20

    Sketchers Settles Class Actions Alleging That its Shape-Ups Don't Really Help Consumers Get in Shape

    Sketchers Settles Class Actions Alleging That its Shape-Ups Don't Really Help Consumers Get in Shape
    Many people are on the look-out for a quick fix to lose weight and get in shape. It is therefore no surprise that hundreds of thousands of people took advantage of Skechers's offer when they introduced shoes that claimed to help people lose…
Rank this Week: 386

Gettins' Law

Gettins' Law

Covers business and franchising law. By Mary Beth Gettins.

http://gettinslaw.com/?page_id=7
  • 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…
  • May 2

    Handling New Deals and Closing Old Busine

    Handling New Deals and Closing Old Busine
    Over the last several months we have been posting about updating   the franchise disclosure document.  For many franchisors, the time to update the franchise disclosure document was April 30th.  With the deadline for…
  • Apr 24

    Franchisor not liable for Franchisee!

    Franchisor not liable for Franchisee!
    Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos What happens?  Consumer trips and falls at a franchise store.  Home owner complains that the franchisee’s work is shoddy and wants his money back.  Franchisee’s employee alleges a…
Rank this Week: 608

Protect Your Rights

Protect Your Rights

Covers North Carolina contract and tort law. By Maginnis Law.

http://www.maginnislaw.com
  • May 22

    Cary Franchise Attorney – Overview of North Carolina Franchise Law

    Cary Franchise Attorney – Overview of North Carolina Franchise Law
    There are significant benefits to operating a franchise. Franchisors use other people’s money to expand the business. Franchise fees and ongoing royalties allow franchisors to grow without sacrificing control. The influx of capital…
  • May 22

    Civil Battery and Self-Defense in North Carolina | Assault Personal Injury Attorney

    Civil Battery and Self-Defense in North Carolina | Assault Personal Injury Attorney
    There are many types of “personal injury” cases and nearly all involve negligent, as opposed to intentional, conduct.  The main exception is a civil battery claim.  To prove a personal injury battery claim under North…
  • May 21

    Cary, Apex Unemployment Benefits Attorney for Small Businesse

    Cary, Apex Unemployment Benefits Attorney for Small Businesse
    For business owners who have elected to terminate an employee, and that employee files for unemployment, there is often some concern about the impact on their business if unemployment benefits are charged to the company account with the…
Rank this Week: 460

William Carleton, Counselor @ Law

William Carleton, Counselor @ Law

Covers legal and investment issues facing emerging tech companies.

http://www.wac6.com/wac6/
  • May 22

    Same-sex marriage and the accredited investor standard

    Same-sex marriage and the accredited investor standard
    The accredited investor standard is effectively lower for married couples. To the extent same-sex couples are denied the right to marry, this means the accredited investor standard discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation.
  • May 21

    Boldly embracing one's vowel-deficient way

    Boldly embracing one's vowel-deficient way
    I saw somebody on Twitter quote the comedian Albert Brooks, to the effect that Yahoo should next spend some money to buy a vowel (Tumblr being a second, prominent acquisition of a company that lacked the letter "e" in its...
  • May 20

    House bill to impose a deadline on SEC JOBS Act rulemaking is narrower than you might think

    House bill to impose a deadline on SEC JOBS Act rulemaking is narrower than you might think
    The new bill speaks only to the new Reg A authorized by the JOBS Act, and not the other rulemaking required by the JOBS Act before other reforms go into effect.
Rank this Week: 54

Campanella Law Blog

Campanella Law Blog

Covers recent court decisions, pending legislation, real estate updates and business matters.

http://campanellalawfirm.com/blog/
Rank this Week: 1742

San Jose Business Lawyers Blog

San Jose Business Lawyers Blog

Covers business transactions, start-ups, and mergers. By Structure Law Group, LLP.

http://www.sanjosebusinesslawyersblog.com/
  • May 22

    I Gave It All To You, So Why Don't You Like Me: Post-Closing Disputes in Mergers and Acquisition

    I Gave It All To You, So Why Don't You Like Me: Post-Closing Disputes in Mergers and Acquisition
    As a veteran M & A lawyer in San Jose, where deal making has never gone out of style, I have been though my share of mergers and acquisitions. For business counsel, the closing of a deal is one of the times I get to spike the ball in the…
  • May 13

    Recent California Tax Law Change

    Recent California Tax Law Change
    Some tax law changes recently went into effect that that will have an impact on both individuals and businesses in San Jose and throughout the State: Yet Another Gas Tax Increase On February 28th the Board of Equalization approved a 3.5 cent…
  • Apr 23

    Lender Liability After the "Riverisland" Ruling - A Time To Assess Lending Procedures?

    Lender Liability After the "Riverisland" Ruling - A Time To Assess Lending Procedures?
    In the wake of the California Supreme Court's Riverisland ruling concerning lender liability, lenders in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley may want to evaluate and consider modifying their current lending procedures. As a San…
Rank this Week: 1348

CEB blog

CEB blog

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
  • May 22

    Immigration Issues Dos and Don’ts for Job Interview

    Immigration Issues Dos and Don’ts for Job Interview
    There are many subjects that require care when conducting a job interview. Immigration is definitely one of them. Given the increased awareness and sensitivity to immigration status issues, employers need to watch their questions. Although…
  • May 20

    Keep an Eye Toward an Appeal

    Keep an Eye Toward an Appeal
    Trying a case is hard enough, but throughout trial you should also keep in the back of your mind the need to preserve the record for appeal. Why is it so important to pay attention to the record during trial? It all comes down to a major…
  • May 17

    Second Bite at the Apple: How Unregistered Domestic Partners (and Other Cotenants) Can Still Avoid Property Tax Reassessment

    Second Bite at the Apple: How Unregistered Domestic Partners (and Other Cotenants) Can Still Avoid Property Tax Reassessment
    Do you own a house with someone and don’t want to register as domestic partners, but you still want an exclusion from a change in ownership for property tax purposes when you die? Now you can. Here’s how it works. Under Rev &…
Rank this Week: 2592

DealLawyers.com Blog

DealLawyers.com Blog

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

http://www.deallawyers.com/Blog/
  • May 22

    NetSpend: Delaware Chancery Criticizes Single-Buyer Negotiating, Use of DADW & Revlon Process, But Denies Injunction

    NetSpend: Delaware Chancery Criticizes Single-Buyer Negotiating, Use of DADW & Revlon Process, But Denies Injunction
    NetSpend: Delaware Chancery Criticizes Single-Buyer Negotiating, Use of DADW & Revlon Process, But Denies Injunction Here's news from Greenberg Traurig's Cliff Neimeth: Vice Chancellor Glasscock's decision yesterday in Koehler v. Netspend…
  • May 20

    Safe Harbor: Del Monte in a Minor Key

    Safe Harbor: Del Monte in a Minor Key
    Safe Harbor: Del Monte in a Minor Key Here is an article from "The Deal": Corporate directors and their outside advisers would seem to have fulfilled their fiduciary duties to shareholders handsomely by agreeing to sell a company…
  • May 14

    In re Plains Exploration: A Revlon Review & the Kitchen Sink

    In re Plains Exploration: A Revlon Review & the Kitchen Sink
    In re Plains Exploration: A Revlon Review & the Kitchen Sink John Grossbauer of Potter Anderson notes: In In re Plains Exploration & Production Co. Shareholder Litigation, Delaware Vice Chancellor Noble rejected claims for breach of…
Rank this Week: 858

Indian Corporate Law

Indian Corporate Law

Revies Indian corporate and business law. By Umakanth V.

http://indiacorplaw.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    SEBI Clarifies on Schemes of Arrangement

    SEBI Clarifies on Schemes of Arrangement
    Following SEBI’s circular of February 4, 2013 imposing stringent requirements for oversight of schemes of arrangement, there were certain issues that required clarification (discussed here and here). Now, by way of another…
  • May 20

    Public Shareholding Norms: Consequences of Non-Compliance

    Public Shareholding Norms: Consequences of Non-Compliance
    The June 2013 deadline for compliance by listed companies with the minimum public shareholding of 25% is looming closer. The deadline for compliance by public sector (government) listed companies to comply with the 10% minimum…
  • May 20

    Madras High Court on SEBI Circular for Scheme of Arrangement

    Madras High Court on SEBI Circular for Scheme of Arrangement
    A few months ago, I had discussed SEBI’s circular of February 4, 2013, which imposes more stringent oversight by SEBI and the stock exchanges on different types of schemes of arrangement. Shortly thereafter, our guest contributor…
Rank this Week: 253

Philadelphia Business Lawyer Blog

Philadelphia Business Lawyer Blog

Published By Danziger Shapiro & Leavitt, P.C.

http://www.philadelphiabusinesslawyerblog.com/
Rank this Week: 2939

Government Contracts Legal Forum

Government Contracts Legal Forum

Covers government contract issues including contract formation, strategies, bid protests and contract interpretation. By Crowell Moring.

http://www.governmentcontractslegalforum.com/
  • May 22

    Department of Defense Releases Proposed “Counterfeit Electronic Part” Acquisition Regulation

    Department of Defense Releases Proposed “Counterfeit Electronic Part” Acquisition Regulation
    On May 16, 2013, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) published long awaited proposed regulations regarding efforts contractors must take to prevent the entry of counterfeit electronics into the DoD supply chain. As previously…
  • May 15

    Virginia Law Questions the Enforceability of Teaming Agreement

    Virginia Law Questions the Enforceability of Teaming Agreement
    When pursuing government work, contractors frequently team together and combine resources in order to create the most appealing proposal. These arrangements are often memorialized in teaming agreements that set forth terms, including but not…
  • May 14

    GAO Implies Presumption of Price Realism Evaluation in Fixed-Price Solicitation

    GAO Implies Presumption of Price Realism Evaluation in Fixed-Price Solicitation
    Fixed-price contracts allow the government to purchase goods and services for set prices and allocate the cost risk of performance to the contractor—if the contractor offers to perform the work for too low of a price, then it may reap…
Rank this Week: 731

SullivanLawNet

SullivanLawNet

Legal news and analysis, with an emphasis on international and domestic intellectual property developments. By Shawn Sullivan.

http://www.sullivanlaw.net
  • May 21

    Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic

    Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic
    The report of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Apple Inc.’s international tax strategy sheds light on how the company has exploited to maximum effect a number of gaps in the web of national tax jurisdictions.…
  • May 21

    Beware Trademark Invoice Scam

    Beware Trademark Invoice Scam
    Today a friend asked me about two invoices his company recently paid for “trademark registration” by very official-sounding entities in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. He essentially wanted to know how frequently the…
  • May 2

    Plant Variety Rights Case: Court Orders Claimant to Return Seized Item

    Plant Variety Rights Case: Court Orders Claimant to Return Seized Item
    In an opinion issued April 25, 2013, a Dutch court in the city of Roermond found no basis for plant variety rights infringement claims brought by the Anti-Infringement Bureau for Intellectual Property Rights on Plant Material (AIB), a…
Rank this Week: 337

CFTC Law

CFTC Law

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

http://www.cftclaw.com/
Rank this Week: 170

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/
  • May 21

    Review of the Franchising Code of Conduct

    Review of the Franchising Code of Conduct
    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.
  • May 20

    AML/CTF customer due diligence review

    AML/CTF customer due diligence review
    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.
  • May 20

    ASIC reviews charitable investment fundraiser

    ASIC reviews charitable investment fundraiser
    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.
Rank this Week: 230

North Carolina Business Litigation…

North Carolina Business Litigation Report

Reports on judicial decisions of significance to business and shareholders. By Mack Sperling of Brooks Pierce LLP.

http://www.ncbusinesslitigationreport.com/
  • May 21

    Business Court Sanctions Parties For Disobeying Discovery Order

    Business Court Sanctions Parties For Disobeying Discovery Order
     When you think of sanctions, your mind probably goes to Rule 11 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.  But what about Rule 37(b)(2)?  It says that:  if a party . . . fails to obey an order to provide or permit discovery, . .…
  • May 7

    Claims For Legal Malpractice Aren't Assignable In North Carolina

    Claims For Legal Malpractice Aren't Assignable In North Carolina
    Maybe you've wondered whether a claim for legal malpractice can be assigned. Maybe you haven't. But yesterday, the North Carolina Court of Appeals answered that question.  In Revolutionary Concepts, Inc. v. Clements Walker PLLC, the…
  • May 1

    Fourth Circuit Takes A Narrow View On Recovery Of E-Discovery Cost

    Fourth Circuit Takes A Narrow View On Recovery Of E-Discovery Cost
    You've undoubtedly prevailed in a federal case -- either at summary judgment or after a trial -- and you have probably struggled with what you are entitled to recover as costs under 28 U.S.C. §1920.  And recently, your client,…
Rank this Week: 709