Case Briefs
Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.
Prosecuting Internet Bad Acts Using Nuisance Law
Myriad Internet-related violations of both criminal and civil statutes are not prosecuted because their novelty requires excessive effort by the moving party. When cases of Internet bad acts are brought to court, the prosecution tends to be unsuccessful. Rather than pursuing traditional criminal or civil actions that are based on a specific act, the use of nuisance-law injunctions that are based on generally objectionable behavior may be a better alternative.
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Taxing Online Sales
Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn signed the "Main Street Fairness Act" into law, making Illinois one of a growing number of states seeking to collect sales tax revenues from a retail market traditionally beyond their reach ' the world of online commerce ' by focusing on the role of local online marketing affiliates.
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e-Commerce, Total Spending, Rise Again
Economic data often seems like the weather ' fickle and hard to predict, or rely on. But raw revenue data doesn't lie, and according to U.S. Census Bureau, overall preliminary estimated retail spending and e-commerce sales in the first quarter of this year reached record high.
Content Is More Kingly Than Ever
As many e-commerce entrepreneurs know, video is a public reputation tool whose time has come ' and the time is right now.
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Nuisance Law Can Squelch Web Obscenity
Myriad Internet-related violations of criminal and civil statutes are not prosecuted because their novelty requires the moving party to exert excessive effort. The truth is that when cases of Internet bad acts are brought to court, the prosecution tends to be unsuccessful. Rather than pursuing traditional criminal or civil action, each of which would be based on a specific act, the use of nuisance-law injunctions may be a better alternative in responding to Internet bad acts, because such injunctions are based on generally objectionable behavior.
Don't Assume Your e-Profits Away
Perhaps we all have heard the warning given by my late high school geometry teacher about what "U and Me" become when we make an (unwarranted) <i>assumption</i>. However aged my former teacher's "assume" joke may have been, I think it is an excellent reminder of why overt and implied assumptions underlying e-commerce must be considered in making business plans.
Supporting Your New Managing Partner
This article focuses on the requirements that need to be met when a law firm is transitioning to a new managing partner.
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