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Vacation and Abandonment of Industrial Premises
Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy
Tenants vacating or abandoning their leased space can create a number of problems for industrial landlords. To prevent these problems, it is imperative that all landlords include in their leases provisions prohibiting tenants from vacating or abandoning their leased space. Each such instance should be deemed to be an event of default.

Developments in Vicarious Liability
LJN's Franchising Business & Law Alert
Courts have occasionally concluded that a franchisor might be liable for the actions of its franchisee or for harm suffered on the premises of a franchisee. Rarely do these issues arise in the most common form of vicarious liability claim, those related to the actions of an employee, because franchisors have been very successful at writing contracts that make it clear that franchisees are employing their workers, not franchisors.

Class Litigation of Meal and Rest Period Claims
Employment Law Strategist
In Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal substantively altered the wage and hour landscape through its conclusion that California meal and rest period regulations only impose a passive obligation on employers to make breaks available.

An Economic and Demographic Case for Alternative Fee Arrangements
Accounting and Financial Planning for Law Firms
We have known for some time that the law profession is aging. Until now, the effect that such aging could have on law firm revenues has been entirely masked by law firms raising hourly billing rates well in excess of general inflationary pressures, rising costs of operations and the increased experience of its practitioners. The time has come to embrace alternatives to hourly pricing.

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Braving Tempestuous Times
"Hell-or-high-water" protection has long been considered a commercial necessity to ensure the free flow of equipment lease financing and now, bolstered by recent changes to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), it has been extended to accounts receivable financing of goods and services.

What's New in the Law
An in-depth review of recent key cases and what they mean for your practice.

Economic Stimulus and False Claims Act Liability
Setting aside the contentious issue of whether stimulus activities are good for the economy at large, it is important that applicants for, and recipients of, stimulus funds realize that participation in these programs could result not only in significant benefits, but also in exposure to legal liability.

In the Marketplace
Who's doing what; who's going where.

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