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Franchises Face Economic Turmoil
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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Product Liability Suit Pre-empted by Federal Vaccine Act
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
In-depth analysis of recent rulings.
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Second Circuit Clarifies ADA Obligations
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
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
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
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
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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The Supreme Court and Business
Recently, we witnessed the annual ritual of the United States Supreme Court releasing its most monumental decisions in the waning days of its term. The front pages were consumed with new landmarks on, among others, the Second Amendment and the death penalty. The general public and the media rightly gave greater import to these constitutional decisions, but does that mean that American business was ignored by the Justices this year?
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