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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 18
Weak Bond Trading at Jefferies Prompts Wider Concern

Weak Bond Trading at Jefferies Prompts Wider Concern

Fixed-income revenue fell 27 percent at the Jefferies Group in the second quarter, the firm reported Monday, sending a shiver through Wall Street that others will report weak bond-trading results.
Jun 18
British Commission Calls for New Laws to Prosecute Bankers for Fraud

British Commission Calls for New Laws to Prosecute Bankers for Fraud

As part of a 600-page report, the British parliamentary commission on banking standards is urging new laws that would make it a criminal offense to recklessly mismanage local financial institutions.
Jun 18
Dish Says It Won’t Submit a New Offer for Sprint Ahead of Deadline

Dish Says It Won’t Submit a New Offer for Sprint Ahead of Deadline

Dish Network, a pay TV provider, said that because of new conditions imposed by Sprint Nextel, it would focus on acquiring a stake in Clearwire, a smaller competitor.

Rank this Week: 3

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 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...
Jun 14
Family Film Blogging: 42

Family Film Blogging: 42

O.K., so if you're looking for a review of 42 that lists all of the historical inaccuracies, this ain't it....

Rank this Week: 12

Antitrust & Competition Policy…

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog

Edited by Professors D. Daniel Sokol and Shubha Ghosh.

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

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…
Jun 18
Putting Innovation Incentives Back in the Patent-Antitrust Interface

Putting Innovation Incentives Back in the Patent-Antitrust Interface

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Thomas K. Cheng, University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Law argues for Putting Innovation Incentives Back in the Patent-Antitrust Interface. ABSTRACT: This Article proposes a new approach, the constrained maximization…
Jun 18
Search Neutrality and Search Bias: An Empirical Perspective on the Impact of Architecture and Labeling

Search Neutrality and Search Bias: An Empirical Perspective on the Impact of Architecture and Labeling

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol David A. Hyman, University of Illinois College of Law and David J. Franklyn, University of San Francisco School of Law discuss Search Neutrality and Search Bias: An Empirical Perspective on the Impact of Architecture…

Rank this Week: 21

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 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…
Jun 13
A Further Reply to Steve Salop

A Further Reply to Steve Salop

Dan’s next installment, responding to Steve’s latest post responding to Dan’s latest post on the appropriate liability rule for loyalty discounts. Other posts in the…

Rank this Week: 38

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.

Rank this Week: 63

Class Action Defense Blog

Covers CAFA, class certification, employment law, FCRA, FDCPA and multidistrict litigation. Published by Michael Hassen of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP.

http://classactiondefense.jmbm.com/

Apr 15
Class Action Defense Cases–Brinker v. Superior Court: California Supreme Court Affirms, Reverses And Remand Class Action Certification Ruling In Labor Law Class Action Clarifying Meal And Rest Break Requirement

Class Action Defense Cases–Brinker v. Superior Court: California Supreme Court Affirms, Reverses And Remand Class Action Certification Ruling In Labor Law Class Action Clarifying Meal And Rest Break Requirement

In Considering Class Action Certification Order in Labor Law Class Action, California Supreme Court Holds Rest Periods Not Mandated Prior to Meal Periods, and Employer must Provide Meal Breaks but need not Ensure Employee Takes Meal Break
Nov 28
Class Action Defense Cases–KPMG v. Cocchi: Supreme Court Reiterates Requirement That State Courts Follow Concepcion And Enforce Arbitration Agreements Under The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)

Class Action Defense Cases–KPMG v. Cocchi: Supreme Court Reiterates Requirement That State Courts Follow Concepcion And Enforce Arbitration Agreements Under The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)

State Courts Erred in Denying Defense Motion to Compel Arbitration Under FAA (Federal Arbitration Act) because They Failed to Consider Whether Any Claims were Subject to Arbitration
Oct 31
Richard Watts: "Fables of Fortune: What Rich People Have That You Don't Want"

Richard Watts: "Fables of Fortune: What Rich People Have That You Don't Want"

California Attorney Richard Watts Publishes Book Based On His Experience In Representing The "Super-Wealthy" Richard Watts, a personal friend of the author and a superb lawyer, has published a book based on his 30-year career representing…

Rank this Week: 79

Business Law Prof Blog

Covers all aspects of business law. By Eric C. Chaffee, J. Scott Colesanti, Joshua P. Fershee, and Stefan J. Padfield

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/business_law/

Jan 14
About Business Law Prof Blog

About Business Law Prof Blog

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Jan 14
About Business Law Prof Blog

About Business Law Prof Blog

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Jan 8
Farewell!

Farewell!

Starting tomorrow, Steve Bradford, Eric Chaffee, Josh Fershee, Anne Tucker, and I will no longer be blogging here at the BLPB. It's been a great ride, and I think I speak for all of us when I say "Thank you!"...

Rank this Week: 80

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: 88

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 17
Help out a Houston treasure

Help out a Houston treasure
Jun 16
A Robot Society

A Robot Society
Jun 15
Life in the Biosphere

Life in the Biosphere

Rank this Week: 103

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.

Rank this Week: 109

ProfessorBainbridge.com

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

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

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.…
Jun 17
Memo to aspiring academics--legal and otherwise--us Boomer old farts aren't going to go away quietly

Memo to aspiring academics--legal and otherwise--us Boomer old farts aren't going to go away quietly

UCLA FA blog reports: Inside Higher Ed today carries an article about surveys of faculty who say they don't plan to retire at the "normal" age or maybe ever. The work-til-you-drop response is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my…

Rank this Week: 110

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...

Rank this Week: 112

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 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...
Jun 14
Scholarship Highlight: Sex* Matter

Scholarship Highlight: Sex* Matter

I just finished reading contracts prof Amy J. Schmitz's article, Sex Matters: Considering Gender in Consumer Contracting, 19 CARDOZO J. LAW & GENDER 437 (2013) which I thought was particularly timely given all the interest in consumer…

Rank this Week: 113

The Race to the Bottom

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

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

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…
Jun 15
Heins on the Priests of Our Democracy

Heins on the Priests of Our Democracy

I apologize in advance if this post is a bit too off-topic for some, but I thought the content would be of interest to enough of our readers to justify it. I used to work in the mental health field, and I frequently heard it said that:…

Rank this Week: 114

M & A Law Prof Blog

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

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/mergers/

Jun 14
Tee'ing up the Google litigation

Tee'ing up the Google litigation

Next week (Tuesday) we'll hear arguments in the Google shareholder litigation (Complaint). Shareholders are challenging a recapitalization plan that would have Google issue a new series of shares, Series C, that would have no voting rights.…
Jun 13
Use restrictions in confidentiality agreement

Use restrictions in confidentiality agreement

OK, Rick and Keith again - this time negotiating use restrictions in confidentiality agreements. In this video, they take up the question that tripped up the parties in Martin Marietta v Vulcan - the limits on the use of confidential...
Jun 13
Civil penalty for Revlon

Civil penalty for Revlon

The SEC has just imposed an $850,000 civil penalty on Revlon for misleading disclosures in the run up to its going-private transaction that were the subject of litigation (2009-2010) before the Chancery Court. Vice Chancellor Laster's opinion…

Rank this Week: 119

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 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…
Jun 18
Equator Principles III Enters Into Force This June

Equator Principles III Enters Into Force This June

Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Jason Y. Pratt, member of the Real Estate Practice Group at Shearman & Sterling LLP. This post is on a Shearman & Sterling client publication by Mr. Pratt and Mehran Massih. In the…
Jun 17
Can Attorneys Be Award-Seeking SEC Whistleblowers?

Can Attorneys Be Award-Seeking SEC Whistleblowers?

Editor's Note: Lawrence A. West is a partner focusing on securities-related enforcement maters at Latham & Watkins LLP. This post is based on a Latham & Watkins primer by Mr. West, Abigail E. Raish and Eric R. Swibel; the full…

Rank this Week: 120

The D & O Diary

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

http://www.dandodiary.com/

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…
Jun 14
Insurer Breaching Duty to Defend Cannot Rely on Policy Exclusions to Disclaim Duty to Indemnify

Insurer Breaching Duty to Defend Cannot Rely on Policy Exclusions to Disclaim Duty to Indemnify

An insurer that breached its duty to defend may not later rely on policy exclusions to escape its duty to indemnify the insured for a judgment against him, according to a June 11, 2013 decision from the New York Court of Appeals. The Court of…

Rank this Week: 126

The University of Chicago Law…

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog

Covers constitutional law, copyright/technology, corporate law, criminal law, free speech, genetic testing, international law, national security and more.

http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/

Aug 26
Apple v. Samsung: What Are Patents Good For?

Apple v. Samsung: What Are Patents Good For?

Late Friday afternoon, Apple won a dramatic $1 billion-plus patent verdict against Samsung. The verdict has been described, by Samsung to be sure but also by many commentators, as anti-consumer, meaning presumably that prices will be…
Feb 21
Politics, Copyright and the First-Amendment Common

Politics, Copyright and the First-Amendment Common

On the eve of the Republican primary in Florida, the Romney campaign started running a new television ad called “History Lesson.” Romney was coming off Newt Gingrich’s double-digit win in South Carolina and the momentum in the campaign…
Jan 23
Video: Law School Faculty on United States v. Jone

Video: Law School Faculty on United States v. Jone

Today the Supreme Court handed down a decision in United States v. Jones which held that attaching a GPS device to a vehicle and then using the device to monitor the vehicle’s movements constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. In…

Rank this Week: 156

Delaware Corporate and Commercial…

Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog

Offers Delaware Chancery Court and Suprme Court updates. By Francis G.X. Pileggi.

http://www.delawarelitigation.com/

Nov 26
Supreme Court Imposes Jurisdiction on Foreign Party

Supreme Court Imposes Jurisdiction on Foreign Party

In Matthew v. Flakt Woods Group SA, Del. Supr., No. 150, 2012 (Nov. 20, 2012), the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that Delaware courts could impose jurisdiction on a foreign party involved in this case, based on the “conspiracy theory of…
Nov 22
Chancery Grants Motion in Limine to Preclude Evidence Based on Assertion of Attorney Client Privilege

Chancery Grants Motion in Limine to Preclude Evidence Based on Assertion of Attorney Client Privilege

Grunstein v. Silva, No. 3932-VCN (Del. Ch., Nov. 20, 2012). The Court of Chancery granted a motion in limine to preclude evidence at trial based on the defendants’ assertion of attorney client privilege. This short letter ruling provides…
Nov 21
Chancery Addresses Non-Disbursement of Class Action Settlement Fund

Chancery Addresses Non-Disbursement of Class Action Settlement Fund

In Norberg v. Security Storage Co. of Washington, C.A. No. 12885-VCN (Del. Ch. Nov. 19, 2012), the Court of Chancery addressed the issue of how to deal with funds from a class action settlement–approved many years ago, that have not yet…

Rank this Week: 179

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

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Rank this Week: 188

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 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...
Jun 12
Miller Publishes "Fixing 501(c)(4): Recalibrating the Tax Subsidy for Lobbying and Political Activity"

Miller Publishes "Fixing 501(c)(4): Recalibrating the Tax Subsidy for Lobbying and Political Activity"

David S. Miller (Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York) has published Fixing 501(c)(4): Recalibrating the Tax Subsidy for Lobbying and Political Activity. The abstract follows: While the surge in 501(c)(4)s that led to the current IRS…

Rank this Week: 193

Florida Estate Planning Lawyer…

Florida Estate Planning Lawyer Blog

Covers estate planning, probate, taxes, elder law, business law and employment law issues. By David M. Goldman.

http://www.floridaestateplanninglawyerblog.com/

May 26
Man without will dies and State may get 40 Million

Man without will dies and State may get 40 Million

Forbes has reported that nearly 2.5 million Americans die each year without a will. While many states have default rules that define who will receive your assets, sometimes they do not cover your specific circumstances. Richard Blum, a…
May 14
The Advantages of Living Trusts: 6 Ways a Living Trust can Benefit Your Estate Plan

The Advantages of Living Trusts: 6 Ways a Living Trust can Benefit Your Estate Plan

Probate can have the reputation of being a nightmare, and many hate the idea of going through this process. If the idea of transferring your assets through probate daunts you, then you will be happy to know that living trusts can avoid…
May 9
The Future of Estate Planning: The Multigenerational Life Plan

The Future of Estate Planning: The Multigenerational Life Plan

Over the last year I worked with an intern in our office of a Law Review article for Texas Tech University. This article describes problems with current estate planning and takes the premise that most estate planners have become lazy because…

Rank this Week: 201

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

Jun 6
Aziz Huq, "What Good is Article V?: A Defense of Our Rigid and Inflexible Constitution"

Aziz Huq, "What Good is Article V?: A Defense of Our Rigid and Inflexible Constitution"

The Constitution’s amendment rule in Article V renders the text inflexible, countermajoritarian, and insensitive to important contemporary constituencies. Comparative empirical studies show that textual rigidity is not only rare in…
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…

Rank this Week: 226

The Journal of the Business Law…

The Journal of the Business Law Society

Covers recent developments affecting business law . By the students of the University of Illinois College of Law.

http://www.law.uiuc.edu/bljournal/

Mar 26
Entrepreneurship in Brazil

Entrepreneurship in Brazil

Bolivians, mainly members of affected indigenous groups, protested the Brazilian construction company OAS’s project to build a road through a remote Bolivian indigenous territory. Meanwhile, citizens of Argentina, Paraguay, and…
Feb 23
Entrepreneurship in Turkey

Entrepreneurship in Turkey

Although Turkey is often considered an emerging market, and indeed has many positive attributes that make it an attractive place to invest and do business, it is not a hotbed of entrepreneurship; and until it receives more governmental and…
Dec 7
Shadow banking: Help is on the Way

Shadow banking: Help is on the Way

Despite being recognized as a primary culprit of the financial crisis, shadow banking has continued to flourish. According to the Financial Stability Board (FSB), shadow banking has grown since the onset of the crisis from $62 trillion…

Rank this Week: 246

TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog

Covers corporate and securities law. By Broc Romanek.

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

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…
Jun 14
Sights of the NIRI Conference

Sights of the NIRI Conference

Sights of the NIRI Conference Here are a few pics from the NIRI conference. This first one is a pic of a monitor set up in the hallway, which displayed graphics created by Marketwired of how many folks were tweeting...

Rank this Week: 284

InhouseBlog

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

http://www.inhouseblog.com

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…
Jun 14
Free International Public Procurement Guide for In-House Counsel by iTechLaw

Free International Public Procurement Guide for In-House Counsel by iTechLaw

An international public procurement guide for in-house counsel – now free for everyone to download: ITechLaw, the International Technology Law Association, has made its comprehensive guide to international public procurement policies…

Rank this Week: 285

US Law Watch

Provides US legal and regulatory information. By BNA International.

http://www.uslawwatch.com

Nov 12
Obama Victory Resurrects Climate Issue, but Carbon Tax Likely to Face Uphill Battle

Obama Victory Resurrects Climate Issue, but Carbon Tax Likely to Face Uphill Battle

By Dean Scott WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Obama’s re-election and unexpected gains by Democrats in the Senate have environmental groups gearing up on several fronts to push for more U.S. action on climate change, including a possible…
Nov 6
BNA INSIGHTS: The Perilous Sanctions Regime: Understanding ING Bank’s $619 Million Settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control

BNA INSIGHTS: The Perilous Sanctions Regime: Understanding ING Bank’s $619 Million Settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control

By Zachary S. Brez and Michael S. Casey, Ropes & Gray, New York and Washington, D.C.
Nov 6
IRS Coordinates Due Diligence Timelines for Requirements Related to Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

IRS Coordinates Due Diligence Timelines for Requirements Related to Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

By Diane Freda The Internal Revenue Service announced Oct. 24 it would significantly reduce the administrative burden of completing due diligence requirements for U.S. withholding agents and foreign financial institutions under the Foreign…

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Nancy Rapoport's Blogspot

Covers governance in higher education and in law firms, bankruptcy ethics, popular culture and the law, Enron and other corporate fiascos, and professional responsibility generally. By Nancy Rapoport, a law professor at UNLV's Boyd School of Law.

http://nancyrapoport.blogspot.com/

Jun 14
Best Practices for Working with Fee Examiner

Best Practices for Working with Fee Examiner

Lois Lupica and I just published an article in the ABI Journal on how best to work with fee examiners in chapter 11 cases (here). Given the recent publication of the new USTP fee guidelines in larger cases, we think that our article is…
Jun 13
Hey, thank you, Credit Slips!

Hey, thank you, Credit Slips!

Lois and I had a blast guest-blogging (and Lois did all of the heavy lifting).
Jun 10
Today's post on Credit Slips--the ABI National Ethics Task Force's Report on compensation via section 328

Today's post on Credit Slips--the ABI National Ethics Task Force's Report on compensation via section 328

Here.

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Indian Corporate Law

Revies Indian corporate and business law. By Umakanth V.

http://indiacorplaw.blogspot.com/

Jun 17
Competition Act: Status of Director General’s Finding

Competition Act: Status of Director General’s Finding

[The following post is contributed by Akanksha Mehta, a student of Dr. R.M.L. National Law University, Lucknow, who has an interest in competition law] One of the major loopholes in the present Competition Act, 2002 seems to have found…
Jun 12
Petrodel v Prest: Lord Sumption’s Masterly Analysis of the Corporate Veil

Petrodel v Prest: Lord Sumption’s Masterly Analysis of the Corporate Veil

When the history of the corporate veil is written, the year 2013 will perhaps be given as much prominence as the year 1897. Today, the UK Supreme Court allowed Mrs Prest’s appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal that…
Jun 11
Arbitration of Shareholder Dispute

Arbitration of Shareholder Dispute

In an article in the Financial Express, my colleague Debashish Sankhari and I have looked at whether disputes of oppression and mismanagement in relation to the affairs of a company can be adjudicated through arbitration. This is an…

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Bankruptcy News & Analysis

Covers Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.

http://blog.ch11cases.com/

Jun 28
Our Blog Has Moved

Our Blog Has Moved

We have moved our blog onto our main site: www.chapter11cases.com Please visit for breaking bankruptcy news as well as to access our newly-added databases of free resources, such as completely-free access to thousands of federal…
Feb 21
What Recoveries Can American Airlines & Global Aviation Creditors & Equityholders Expect? Infographics Summarizing Guidance from 10 Years of Airline Bankruptcie

What Recoveries Can American Airlines & Global Aviation Creditors & Equityholders Expect? Infographics Summarizing Guidance from 10 Years of Airline Bankruptcie

The recent chapter 11 bankruptcy filings by AMR Corporation (American Airlines) and Global Aviation Holdings Inc. (World Airways and North American Airlines) have left thousands of creditors and equityholders holding billions of dollars worth…
Dec 12
As Expected, Lee Enterprises Files Prepackaged Chapter 11 Cases in Delaware Sunday Night

As Expected, Lee Enterprises Files Prepackaged Chapter 11 Cases in Delaware Sunday Night

As the companies had previously stated their intention to do, Lee Enterprises, Inc. and a host of affiliated companies filed prepackaged chapter 11 cases on Sunday night in Wilmington, Delaware. The companies, which trace their history to…

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Compliance Building

Covers compliance and business ethics. By Doug Cornelius.

http://www.compliancebuilding.com

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…
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…

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Pepper Podcasts

Features Interviews with senior attorneys on emerging legal issues. By Pepper Hamilton.

http://www.pepperpodcasts.com/pepper_podcasts/

Mar 27
HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule Podcast Series - Business Associate Compliance

HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule Podcast Series - Business Associate Compliance

Pepper attorneys Henry Fader, Sharon Klein and Rebekah Monson recorded a three-part series of podcasts to focus on the HIPAA/HITECH Final Omnibus Rule which is effective on March 26, 2013. This podcast focuses on the provisions that deal with…
Mar 27
HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule Podcast Series - Top Ten Suggestions to Comply with the HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule

HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule Podcast Series - Top Ten Suggestions to Comply with the HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule

Pepper attorneys Henry Fader, Sharon Klein and Rebekah Monson recorded a three-part series of podcasts to focus on the HIPAA/HITECH Final Omnibus Rule which is effective on March 26, 2013. This podcast covers the top ten things organizations…
Mar 27
HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule Podcast Series- Breach Notification

HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule Podcast Series- Breach Notification

Pepper attorneys Henry Fader, Sharon Klein and Rebekah Monson recorded a three-part series of podcasts to focus on the HIPAA/HITECH Final Omnibus Rule which is effective on March 26, 2013. This podcast focuses on the changes to the breach…

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Reading Tea Leaves

Covers business and legal news. By Randy Wilson.

http://rlwilsonconsulting.wordpress.com

Jun 4
Reading Tea Leaves Becomes “Lawyers Get Social”

Reading Tea Leaves Becomes “Lawyers Get Social”

I will no longer be updating Reading Tea Leaves and soon there will be a re-direct to “LawyersGetSocial”. The purpose of the change is to reflect the change in the emphasis of what I am blogging about and also to further brand “DSD Law…
Jun 2
Google Buzz Settlement Finally Final Final

Google Buzz Settlement Finally Final Final

This has been dragging out far longer than the time Buzz got itself in trouble long enough to be the target of class action privacy violation lawsuits. At long last various privacy advocacy groups will receive funds along with more than $2…
Jun 1
CA Social Media Privacy Has Another Chance

CA Social Media Privacy Has Another Chance

Last month, SB 242, the California bill on social media privacy failed to get the votes to move forward. It appears the bill has another chance next week when it could come up for reconsideration. The San Francisco Chronicle has come out…

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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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Institutional Shareholder Services…

Institutional Shareholder Services - Insight

Covers corporate governance, accounting and securities law issues. From Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.

http://blog.issgovernance.com/

May 10
Midseason Update on Proxy Access - Sean Quinn, ISS Governance Institute - Governance

Midseason Update on Proxy Access - Sean Quinn, ISS Governance Institute - Governance

Proxy access was one of the most highly anticipated issues of the 2012 U.S. proxy season, and here at the halfway mark of the season, this issue has lived up to its billing. To date, only three proxy access shareholder proposals have gone to…
May 8
Greater Investor Support for Independent Chair Proposals - Ted Allen - Governance

Greater Investor Support for Independent Chair Proposals - Ted Allen - Governance

So far this year, investors have been more receptive to shareholder proposals that seek an independent board chair.
May 7
Four More Firms Fail to Win Majority Support on Pay - Ted Allen - Governance

Four More Firms Fail to Win Majority Support on Pay - Ted Allen - Governance

Four additional firms--Mylan, Tower Group, Sterling Bancorp., and Manitowoc Co.--reported that they failed to win majority support for their executive compensation practices. Overall, 12 U.S.-listed companies have not obtained majority…

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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/

Jun 8
Do You Need Those Stinkin' Signatures? Maybe Not.

Do You Need Those Stinkin' Signatures? Maybe Not.

Let's say you are a corporate lawyer. You spend your pitiful and lonely life surrounded by marked up papers and red pens, drafting or revising agreements. You send your final versions out to your clients to sign, with…
Jun 4
Usurpation Of Corporate Opportunity Yields Preliminary Injunction

Usurpation Of Corporate Opportunity Yields Preliminary Injunction

A breach of fiduciary duty by the Defendants resulted in a sweeping preliminary injunction in an Order entered by the Business Court last Friday, in Esposito v. Esposito. The parties were co-shareholders of Anthem Leather, Inc., a Delaware…
Jun 3
There's No Attorney-Client Privilege For The Communication Of Fact

There's No Attorney-Client Privilege For The Communication Of Fact

It's been nearly ten years since the North Carolina Supreme Court decided a case involving the attorney-client privilege. That case was In re Miller, 357 N.C. 316, 584 S.E.2d 772 (2003), which raised the question whether the privilege…

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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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MBBP's Good Company

Covers news, events and developments in business, intellectual property, employment law. By Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton.

http://blogmbbp.wordpress.com

Jun 14
MBBP Celebrates 20th Anniversary

MBBP Celebrates 20th Anniversary

In June of 1993, two experienced and entrepreneurial lawyers, Richard S. “Chip” Morse and Peter N. Barnes-Brown, opened the doors of their new corporate law firm, gambling as they did so that their innovative approach to the…
Jun 6
The H-1B Filing Season – a Post-Mortem

The H-1B Filing Season – a Post-Mortem

By: Donald Parker The 2014 H-1B filing season opened on April 1st with a bang. In the first 5 days of April, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) received approximately 124,000 visa petitions for new H-1Bs…
May 28
Giant Otter Technologies Chosen as MassChallenge Finalist

Giant Otter Technologies Chosen as MassChallenge Finalist

MassChallenge is a non-profit organization which runs a $1 Million annual competition and accelerator that connects high-impact startups and entrepreneurs with the resources they need to get their startup off the ground and be…

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Delaware Business Litigation…

Delaware Business Litigation Report

Offers case summaries of Delaware court decisions in business-related litigation. By Morris James.

http://www.delawarebusinesslitigation.com/

Jun 13
Has the Merger Defense to Derivative Litigation Ended?

Has the Merger Defense to Derivative Litigation Ended?

Authored by Edward M. McNally This article was originally published in the Delaware Business Court Insider | June 12, 2013 Directors of a Delaware corporation have one sure defense to a derivative suit — eliminate the pesky…
Jun 12
Court Of Chancery Appoints Receiver To Hold Meeting

Court Of Chancery Appoints Receiver To Hold Meeting

Rich v Fuqi International Inc., C.A. 5653-VCG (June 12, 2013) What happens when the Court orders the holding of an annual meeting and the company refuses to do so? In this decision the Court of Chancery appointed a receiver with…
Jun 10
Supreme Court Broadly Upholds Fair Dealing Claim

Supreme Court Broadly Upholds Fair Dealing Claim

Gerber v. Enterprise Products Holdings LLC, No. 46, 2012 (June 10, 2013) This decision has big implications. In a line of past decisions, the Court of Chancery has upheld arguments that an LLC agreement may define what…

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Corporate Securities Law Blog

Focuses on complliance, corporate governance, disclosure, mergers and tax issues. By Sheppard Mullin.

http://www.corporatesecuritieslawblog.com/

Jun 17
Final Section 336(e) Regulations Allow Step-Up in Asset Tax Basis in Certain Stock Acquisition

Final Section 336(e) Regulations Allow Step-Up in Asset Tax Basis in Certain Stock Acquisition

By Matthew Richardson and Paul Metzger Final regulations were issued last month under IRC Section 336(e). These regulations present beneficial planning opportunities in certain circumstances. For qualifying transactions occurring on or after…
Jun 12
Sixth Circuit Splits with Second and Ninth Circuits Regarding Need to Allege Defendants' State of Mind for Claims Challenging Soft Information Under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933

Sixth Circuit Splits with Second and Ninth Circuits Regarding Need to Allege Defendants' State of Mind for Claims Challenging Soft Information Under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933

In Indiana State District Council of Laborers & Hod Carriers Pension & Welfare Fund v. Omnicare, Inc., 2013 WL 2248970 (6th Cir. May 23, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that a claim alleging a…
May 31
California State Senate Passes Measure Providing Partial Relief From Cutler Decision (re: QSBS)

California State Senate Passes Measure Providing Partial Relief From Cutler Decision (re: QSBS)

By Matthew Richardson The California State Senate yesterday approved a measure providing relief (albeit only partial relief) to those taxpayers facing retroactive tax assessments by reason of the Cutler decision. In Cutler v. Franchise…

Rank this Week: 529

bevlog

Distilling a million label approvals down to the ones that affect you. Tracks legal trends in beer, wine and spirits product approvals. By Lehrman Beverage Law.

http://www.bevlaw.com/bevlog

May 29
Stout Brewed with Bull Testicle

Stout Brewed with Bull Testicle

Not so long ago, beer with (actual) oysters seemed unusual. But Wynkoop’s beer goes quite a bit further. It contains no oysters. Instead it is brewed with bull testicles. Denver Westword reports: head brewer Andy Brown secured 25 pounds…
Apr 7
White Whiskey

White Whiskey

A few weeks ago we wrote about moonshine and now we have occasion to write about its close relative, White Whiskey. Products like the above have become quite popular within the past few years, for reasons well explained by Slate: The term…
Mar 19
Moonshine

Moonshine

Moonshine. A word that typically conjures up thoughts of illicit high-octane liquor, clandestine stills, mason jars, potential blindness and bearded mountain men with colorful nicknames. Producing moonshine without a license is still illegal…

Rank this Week: 572

Cal Biz Lit

Covers California litigation issues, including product liability, busines litigation, Proposition 65, Unfair Competition Law, and employment litigation. By Bruce Nye.

http://www.calbizlit.com/cal_biz_lit/

May 8
Governor Brown's Proposition 65 Proposals: Real Reform, or Reform Lite?

Governor Brown's Proposition 65 Proposals: Real Reform, or Reform Lite?

Amidst much fanfare, California Governor Jerry Brown announced yesterday his support for a variety of changes to California's Proposition 65, which is well-known to readers of Cal Biz Lit and officially known as the Safe Drinking Water and…
Sep 18
Major California Rule Change For Depositions Takes Place In 2013

Major California Rule Change For Depositions Takes Place In 2013

It's been quite a long time since the California legislature turned its attention to civil discovery. But man, they sure did this time. Yesterday, the Governor signed AB1875,
May 29
The Rich Are Different Than You and Me . . . .

The Rich Are Different Than You and Me . . . .

The rich are different than you and me. They have more money. -- Famous phony quote of conversation between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.

Rank this Week: 591

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 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…
Jun 14
If You Pay More, Do You Actually Get More?

If You Pay More, Do You Actually Get More?

The typical private fund is organized as a limited partnership or limited liability company that is managed by a general partner or manager. The fund manager is usually compensated in three ways – an annual management fee (often…

Rank this Week: 593

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…

Rank this Week: 596

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/

Jun 14
Class Action Plaintiffs Awarded $203 Million in Lawsuit Alleging Manipulation of Bank Overdraft Charges - Gutierrez v. Wells Fargo

Class Action Plaintiffs Awarded $203 Million in Lawsuit Alleging Manipulation of Bank Overdraft Charges - Gutierrez v. Wells Fargo

A California federal court awarded $203 million in damages to a class of plaintiffs in Gutierrez v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA, 730 F.Supp.2d 1080 (N.D. Cal. 2010). The lawsuit alleged that the defendant bank overcharged the plaintiffs, who held…
Jun 14
Chicago Class Action and Consumer Fraud Attorneys DiTommaso Lubin Bring Alleged Counterfeit Rare Wine Lawsuit Against Famed Chicago Chef Charlie Trotter

Chicago Class Action and Consumer Fraud Attorneys DiTommaso Lubin Bring Alleged Counterfeit Rare Wine Lawsuit Against Famed Chicago Chef Charlie Trotter

The Chicago class action attorneys and consumer fraud lawyers at DiTommaso-Lubin filed a lawsuit alleging consumer fraud on behalf of our clients against famed Chicago Chef Charlie Trotter claiming that he sold what the specially retained…
Jun 12
Video -- Taking Class Actions to Trial

Video -- Taking Class Actions to Trial

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