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Court of Appeals Limits Negligent Misrepresentation Claims

Stewart E. Sterk

When does a purchaser have a claim against a party with whom the purchaser has never dealt when that party made a negligent misrepresentation on which the purchaser relied?

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Recent rulings of interest.

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Recent rulings of importance.

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Practice Tip: The SPILL Act

Amy Rudd

Thanks to a recent act of Congress, the oil spill may be seeping into product liability law. Meet the SPILL Act.

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Recent Developments in Class Actions

Benjamin R. Dwyer & Tracey B. Ehlers

This article reviews two cases ' one decision and one case under review by the U.S. Supreme Court ' in which class counsel sought certification of a class after a similar class was denied certification in another jurisdiction.

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In the Spotlight: Franchise Law

David J. Kaufmann

Many commercial leases involve franchises. Consequently, a dispute between a franchisor and franchisee can result in problems for a landlord.

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In the Courts

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In-depth analysis of a recent key case.

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What Goes Up Can Come Down

Jodi Misher Peikin & James R. Stovall

The Dodd-Frank Act directs the Sentencing Commission to amend the Sentencing Guidelines for certain fraud offenses, just as SOX did ten years ago. Those SOX amendments led to sentences greater than under the original Guidelines Manual, and a similar result will likely follow from Dodd-Frank.

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