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KFC Franchisees Sue over New Focus on Grilled Chicken
The KFC National Council and Advertising Cooperative, Inc. (“NCAC”), filed a lawsuit on Jan. 7, 2010, seeking an injunction to stop what it calls KFC Corporation's (“KFCC”) efforts to take unilateral control of major marketing decisions for the brand (KFC National Council and Advertising Cooperative, Inc. v KFC Corporation, Delaware Chancery Court). NCAC is a partnership between KFCC and its franchisees, designated to provide input on and approve KFCC's major marketing initiatives, as well as to oversee implementation of those programs.
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.
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Summary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical Rights
Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
One Overlooked Element of Executive Safety: Data Privacy
Executives have access to some of the company's most sensitive information, and they're increasingly being targeted by hackers looking to steal company secrets or to perpetrate cybercrimes.
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?