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Managed Services

Ron Arrington

According to a recent study, small- and medium-sized businesses need to ask more questions about managed services ' what the various components are and how they apply to their particular business.

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Lease Accounting Project Update

Bill Bosco

Here's the latest information on the FASB/IASB Boards lease accounting project.

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What's New in the Law

Robert W. Ihne

Highlights of the latest equipment leasing law.

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TRACE Report Offers Global Anti-Bribery Enforcement Stats

Sue Reisinger

The anti-bribery group TRACE International, Inc., has released its latest annual report offering in-house counsel detailed data on the pace of enforcement in different countries. The report says the United States more than doubled its formal enforcement actions between 2009 and 2010.

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Piercing the Corporate Veil

Fernando M. Pinguelo & and Kristen M. Welsh

In a case of first impression in New Jersey, the state's appellate court extended corporate veil piercing ' the equitable principle of imposing liability to individuals generally protected by statute ' to limited partnerships under certain conditions.

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Restitution for Internal Investigation Costs Under the MVRA

Christopher J. Hunter

Businesses that are forced to undertake internal investigations are victimized not only by the fraud the investigation uncovers, but also by the costs expended to uncover it. To restore your company to its "prior state of well-being," a restitution order should account for both types of harm.

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Dodd-Frank: What About Leasing?

Paul Bent

As described in this two-part article, many of Dodd-Frank's sweeping provisions are likely to have long-term consequences for the equipment leasing and finance industry and for leasing counsel.

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Principles Applicable to Claims for Recovery on a Replacement Cost Basis

Catherine A. Mondell & and M. Patrick Moore, Jr.

Many commercial first-party property insurance contracts detail circumstances under which an insured may seek and recover for physical loss or damage to insured property on a replacement cost basis. If the contract does not provide that option, or if the conditions for replacement cost recovery are not met, the insured's recovery typically is limited to the actual cash value of the lost or damaged property. Because the measured difference can be substantial, certain principles have evolved in practice and case law concerning this distinction.

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Coverage Issues Under Homeowners' Insurance Policies in Chinese Drywall Cases

Travis B. Wilkinson & Seth A. Schmeeckle

Recently, a Louisiana Court of Appeal rendered a decision in what is believed to be the first state or federal appellate decision regarding insurance coverage for damages allegedly caused by Chinese drywall under a homeowners' insurance policy. In <i>Ross v. C. Adams Construction &amp; Design</i>, the Louisiana Fifth Circuit affirmed the granting of a summary judgment in favor of the defendant insurer and held that the claims made by the plaintiff homeowners for damages as a result of Chinese drywall in their home were excluded from coverage.

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IP News

Howard J. Shire & Joseph Mercadante

Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.

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