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When Legal Spam Isn't Spam
Did you recently receive an e-mail demanding that you 'Visit our Web site for an important change in your account terms' (as was stated in a recent message not long ago from a cell-phone service provider)?
Certainly that doesn't seem like the typical spyware or spam message that urges you to 'Click here' for money or prizes, does it? An 'important change in account terms' just doesn't have the sex appeal of a lottery prize, a vacation, a starlet in some stage of undress, or any of the many e-mail come-ons that clutter everyone's Inboxes today. In fact, it isn't even a user-friendly solicitation ' there is no long link of numbers and letters to click on to see the notice; instead, the recipient must independently locate the Web site address. Once on the site, he or she must find the 'terms and conditions' announcement to read and ' if he or she gets that far ' understand it. All this is unlike the typical virus or Trojan horse, when all it takes is a single unwary click to launch a nefarious program.
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?
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.
Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.