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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
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'Waiving' Goodbye to Class Actions
It is no secret by now that employers, particularly those in such industries as the financial services, retail and health care, continue to be hit with the legal tsunami that is class action lawsuits. Here's how to cope.
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Policing Workplace e-Mail Use
A company's decision on where to draw the line on personal use of workplace computers poses a great challenge to employers, and recent court rulings do not make the decision and its enforcement any easier.
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Five Steps for Managing the Risks Associated with Sensitive Data
The trend toward cloud computing, use of third-party application service providers, and outsourcing functions that can include payroll, benefits, marketing and more, multiply the potential vulnerabilities, and up the ante when it comes to managing data-related risk.
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DE Courts Tackle Novel Issues Presented by Contested Director Election
Recently, in <i>Kurz v. Holbrook</i>, the Delaware Court of Chancery and Supreme Court confronted dueling consent solicitations over control of the board of directors of EMAK Worldwide, Inc. This contest generated three issues of first impression.
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The Leasing Hotline
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
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Leveraged Buyouts Made Less Safe from Fraud Actions in Delaware
In the recent decision in <i>Mervyn's, LLC v. Lubert-Adler Group IV, LLC</i> (<i>In re Mervyn's Holdings LLC</i>), a Delaware bankruptcy court allowed a debtor to proceed with a suit against its former parent, alleging a fraudulent conveyance and breach of fiduciary duty to the debtor and its creditors.
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Secured Lenders Do Not Have an Absolute Right to Credit Bid at Bankruptcy Plan Sales
In a decision that could have wide-ranging consequences for secured lenders and the distressed debt market, a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that secured creditors do not have an absolute right to credit bid the value of their loans in Chapter 11 plan-based sales of assets.
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Adult Uses: Adequate Alternative Sites
When municipalities enact zoning ordinances that restrict the location of adult uses, they must take care to assure that adequate alternative sites remain available.
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