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Franchise Class Actions: What to Expect in Canada

By Michael Webster

Although the geographic landscape in southern Ontario is similar to much of the northeastern United States, there are subtle traps for the franchisor who ventures northward expecting the franchise laws to be substantially the same. Southern Ontario contains the bulk of economic activity in Canada, and it has a franchise disclosure law based upon the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Franchise Rule. However, there are significant differences in how Canadian law in general will affect franchisors.

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Franchises Face Economic Turmoil

By Kevin Adler

Although the fallout from the financial crisis is yet to be complete, the franchise industry seems to be weathering the storm fairly well to date. However, franchise attorneys say that caution is the order of the day and that an extended economic downturn could raise tensions between franchisors and franchisees.

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Landlord & Tenant

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Commentary on the latest cases.

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Product Liability Suit Pre-empted by Federal Vaccine Act

Amaris Elliott-Engel

A Philadelphia judge recently ruled that a federal law governing the liability of pharmaceutical companies for drug vaccines pre-empts state tort claims of design defect and failure to warn in the product liability case of an 11-year-old boy who has autism.

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

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In-depth analysis of recent rulings.

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Second Circuit Clarifies ADA Obligations

By Stewart E. Sterk

What building modifications trigger an obligation to comply with the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? The Second Circuit addressed that question in <i>Roberts v. Royal Atlantic Corp.</i> and reached a number of important conclusions.

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Wyeth v. Levine

Christopher Thomas, Kevin Saunders & Timothy Broshears

One of the great dramas playing in the theater of American jurisprudence is the epic struggle that roils pharmaceutical labeling. Simply put, the labeling issue confronting the Supreme Court this term is: Who decides the adequacy of drug labeling ' the FDA or a jury of plaintiff's peers?

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Ethical Issues of the 21st Century

Frederick L. Whitmer & Benjamin D. Goldberg

In Part One of this article, the authors covered ethical issues relating to e-mail. In Part Two below, they discuss ethical issues related to e-discovery and social networking and blogs.

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Cameo Clips

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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGE<br>COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/TV SHOW TREATMENT<br>COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/VENUE TRANSFER

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<b><i>Decision of Note:</i></b> FL Federal Court Has Jurisdiction Over TN Manager

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit decided that a federal district court in Florida had personal jurisdiction over a Tennessee-based personal manager who used the indicia of a Florida musician on his Web site.

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