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Liability Risks Hamper Clinical Trials
While the current clinical trial scheme in the United States requires sponsors of trials to provide potential participants disclosure as to known possible risks of participating, there is no coherent and dependable scheme in this country for the protection of patients, hospitals and sponsors against the costs posed by clinical trial injury.
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Ten Commandments for a Successful Loan Workout
Businesses of all sizes will find themselves having difficult discussions with their lenders regarding loans in default or which will be maturing and for which the real estate and other collateral provide questionable value as security. This article provides "rules" that should help.
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Underground Maintenance Formulas in New York
Attorneys throughout New York State regularly utilize informal mathematical formulas to determine maintenance payments. Individual attorneys, judges and various regions apply different formulas, several formulas or, worse yet, no formula at all.
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Ontario, Canada, Court of Appeal Affirms Quiznos and Midas Decisions
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
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?
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?
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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