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Can Bonded Shopping Boost e-Commerce?
While the Internet has opened up a new world of opportunity for people to share and exchange information, products and services, it has also created tremendous opportunity for fraudsters seeking to take advantage of the anonymity that the World Wide Web provides.
Because e-commerce lacks face-to-face interaction, and online transactions are often completed without any communication between the buyer and seller, there always exists a margin of risk with respect to payment security, data protection and transaction fraud. Specifically, e-commerce has provided a feeding ground for many a fraud perpetuator looking to scam anywhere from a few bucks to millions of dollars from unknowing consumers. Although attorneys, particularly those reading this publication, perform due diligence helping to avoid such problems, unfortunately some attorneys are busy trying to undo some problems created in the course of e-commerce.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.