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Ontario, Canada, Court of Appeal Affirms Quiznos and Midas Decisions Image

Ontario, Canada, Court of Appeal Affirms Quiznos and Midas Decisions

Jennifer Dolman & Andraya Frith

Two important decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal involving class action franchise disputes were released this summer.

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The Assault on Traditional Long-Arm Jurisdiction Continues

Roy Alan Cohen & Justin C. Hallberg

A review of <i>Nicastro v. J. McIntyre Machinery America, Ltd.</i>, in which the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled in that a plaintiff could bring a product liability action in a New Jersey state court against an England-based product manufacturer under what is termed the stream-of-commerce theory of personal jurisdiction.

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Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

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Arbitration: Franchisor's Friend or Foe? Image

Arbitration: Franchisor's Friend or Foe?

Rupert M. Barkoff

In addressing the issue of whether an arbitration clause made sense for a franchisor client, for years this author waffled on how to advise that client. He is not alone on this problem.

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What Should Human Resources Be Doing to Prepare for Health Care Reform? Image

What Should Human Resources Be Doing to Prepare for Health Care Reform?

Jean C. Kosela & John S. Lord, Jr.

In the coming months, you should guide HR in preparing for required changes needed to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Here are some things you should already be putting (or have) in place:

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Is What's Past Prologue?

Robert B. Lamm

This article considers changes in the regulatory climate prior to the 2010 proxy season and the actual voting results, and looks at some issues that will affect proxy seasons in 2011 and beyond.

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In the Spotlight: Getting a Lease Signed in 20 Days

Anthony Casareale

What can a landlord do to get that critical lease signed as soon as possible so that a competing landlord or global event does not cause this prospective tenant to reconsider?

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Using Technology Can Overcome First Amendment e-Monitoring Worries

Jonathan Bick

e-Commerce tools allow e-monitoring of an Internet user's actions ' but the desire of companies and others to know and to track what an Internet user does on the Internet isn't as simple an issue as just setting up the technology and being done with it.

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Judicial Takings

sewart E. Sterk

Can a state court decision effect a judicial "taking" in violation of the federal constitution? The United States Supreme Court addressed that question this term, but did not furnish a definitive answer.

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The Evolving Role of the Divorce Financial Analyst in Collaborative Divorce

Pauline H. Tesler

Persuading family law specialists that some other professional might do a better job than they of marshalling financial evidence on the client's behalf has remained a hard sell in some quarters ' even in the realm of collaborative divorce practice, where interdisciplinary professional teams are becoming the norm.

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