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Court Watch
Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
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Franchise Disclosure Documents and Agreements
While franchise disclosure documents and their attendant agreements are the "glue" applied to the initial franchisor/franchisee relationship, the question of "who constructed the paperwork" is both a touchy and legitimate concern for those immersed in the franchise industry.
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AAA Reduces Fees in Pilot Program
The American Arbitration Association is reporting that its pilot program to reduce commercial arbitration fees has been popularly received, and AAA is increasing its promotion of the new fee structure. The program began in July 2009 and has been utilized in 1,000 to 2,000 disputes to date, reflecting claims totaling nearly $3 billion, according to India Johnson, an AAA senior vice president. The number of those disputes related to franchising is unknown.
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In the Marketplace
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
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Decisions of Interest
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
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The Law of Unintended e-Consequences
Everyone who has ever worked on a tech project, whether in e-commerce or general business, has probably seen situations in which an assumed solution creates a bigger mess than the original problem. It's called <i>the law of unintended consequences.</i> A recent federal appellate ruling shows how this rule can work in the law.
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Litigation
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
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The Rights to Pre-Embryos Upon Divorce
While courts have failed to recognize a property interest in a person's body parts or tissue, they have, through recent litigation, attempted to answer the question whether to classify pre-embryos ' a particular configuration of human cells, which are created during a marriage ' as marital property.
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Changing Aspects of Law Firm Partnerships
A discussion of mandatory retirement in law firms and the ADEA.
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