Features
Christine Simmons
A Long Island resident who bought 50,000 pairs of tube socks from a Florida-based "closeout" merchandiser can pursue a claim against the supplier in New York court, a judge has ruled.
Dr. Lars Lensdorf
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Michael Lear-Olimpi
The proposal would unify EU data-protection regulations among member states. This change would allow closer cooperation among law-enforcement agencies and courts in EU member nations to protect data, safely share citizens' personal data only among authorized parties, and help police detect and catch personal-data privacy violators.
Features
Robert A. Armitage
The law is, no question, significant ' even record-setting ' patent legislation. For proponents, the new law holds the promise of accomplishing two things, each of which is potentially profound, and each of which applies not only to traditional markets, but to e-commerce as well.
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
Who's doing what; who's going where.
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.
Charles G. Miller
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Darryl A. Hart
Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
Features
Rupert M. Barkoff
For several years, I have felt like Hamlet when I ruminate on the subject of arbitration clauses: To include, or not to include, an arbitration clause in the franchise agreements I draft.
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Features
Stanley Kolodziejczak
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Nancy Regan
On Feb. 13, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2012-17, which in part provides that partnerships may furnish their partners with an electronic copy of their Schedule K-1 if the partner has affirmatively consented to receive the K-1 in electronic format, such as in pdf form in an e-mail.
Features
Neil F. Scullion
Firms are increasingly using alternative fee structures to meet clients' demands for billing based on the perceived value they have received. This article discusses the reasons why, regardless of your firm's method of billing clients, it is still critical to track attorney billable and non-billable hours.
