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For franchisors who do business consistent with a few critical (and largely common-sense) rules, freedom from excessive lawsuits and from truly damaging litigation results is not out of reach.
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The track to the CEO's office has changed as the key determinants of competitive advantage have changed. Over the past few years, sales, marketing, engineering, and most recently, finance have serially been the corporate lines through which proto-CEOs have risen through the ranks. With intangibles now providing the competitive advantage, perhaps the next trend in CEO-spotting will take place in the IP suite.
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Recent occurrences in this important area.
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Sacred cows make great steaks, as one wit quipped. The usual way of doing things is being stood on its head and, in the realm of medical malpractice claims at least, is being replaced in many cases by fresh approaches and claim resolution templates. Specifically, historical norms of adversarial claim approaches are being supplanted by 'apology programs,' which receive increasing interest and publicity.
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People injured by a drug or medical device often sue not only their medical caregivers and the hospitals where the devices were implanted, but also the drug or device's manufacturers. Smart move, but there may be other avenues for recovery that should be explored. There are many players in the process that brings a drug or device to the market, and it may prove valuable to question whether any of these had a role in causing the claimant's injury and whether they can be reached for recovery.
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What limitations does a municipality face in excluding religious uses in commercial or industrial districts? That issue has arisen in several cases over the last year and a half, most recently in <i>Western New York District, Inc. v. Village of Lancaster</i>. Although neither New York nor federal courts have definitively answered that question, it appears that municipalities enjoy more latitude to exclude religious uses in commercial and industrial districts than they enjoy with respect to residential districts.
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Husband and wife typically sign joint returns as their aggregate income tax liability will, in most cases, be less on a joint return than it would be if each filed separately. Once a joint return has been signed by the taxpayer, however, he or she cannot avoid the liability for tax with respect to that return. This can lead to serious financial problems long after the year for which the return was signed.So-called 'innocent spouse' relief under ' 6015 may be available, but no one should assume that relief can be readily obtained. Recent developments make this very clear.
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The American Psychological Association (APA) has now proposed new guidelines for Child Custody Evaluations to replace those promulgated in 1994, which set 'aspirational goals' for those psychologists engaging in evaluations of children for divorcing families going through custodial litigation. Herein is a critique of the new guidelines from an attorney's point of view.
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In June 2007, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) approved new business valuation standards effective for assignments accepted after Jan. 1, 2008 for all member accountants. The AICPA's Statement on Standards for Valuation Services No. 1 (SSVS 1is a solid, well-reasoned set of principles on how to perform and report a valuation analysis. Matrimonial attorneys need to understand the impact of these new AICPA requirements to ensure that their clients benefit from the higher quality of work now expected, and to demand adherence to these standards when exposing poor work done by the casual valuation analyst.
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For most attorneys, December is dominated by celebratory events ' and each one can be an opportunity to make new contacts and further existing ones. People are generally relaxed and in good spirits at holiday parties; therefore they are often receptive to making new acquaintances. By taking a strategic approach to your holiday party planning, you stand to benefit from them greatly.