This article provides some guidance to in-house counsel as to how to better manage your outside counsel in limiting this deposition costs. This boils down to deciding who should or should not be deposed.
February 27, 2011Stewart Weltman
In a decision bound to affect all employers,the Supreme Court unanimously held that the anti-retaliation provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 not only protect employees who challenge discrimination, but also co-workers who are related to or a close associate of the employee.
February 27, 2011Tara G. La Fiura and Cara ShafranThis article discuss two recent cases involving equitable subordination in bankruptcy that should inform the conduct of lenders when dealing with financially deteriorating borrowers, especially in such matters as credit facility amendments, forbearance agreements and providing additional financing.
February 25, 2011Alan M. Christenfeld and Barbara GoodsteinLeasing has appeared on the national stage as a potentially viable, though complex, type of financing for wind energy facilities, with its successful use in two large utility scale projects and one community wind project.
February 25, 2011David G. Mayer and Joel BannisterHighlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.
February 25, 2011ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
February 25, 2011Cynthia M. Klaus and Meredith A. BauerOn Feb. 3 the American Bar Association held its Consumer Protection Law Conference, sponsored by the Section of Antitrust Law. Why should franchise systems' ears prick up? For starters, savvy franchisors should understand the larger consumer protection context in which their principal federal regulator operates — especially when most of the top decision-makers show up.
February 25, 2011David W. KochFor lodging industry franchises, bed bugs are a business challenge and a potential source of litigation.
February 25, 2011Kevin AdlerA recent decision issued by the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia further calls into question the availability of a new value defense in a preference action when the amount claimed by the creditor to constitute new value represents an administrative claim under ' 503(b)(9)...
February 25, 2011Pedro A. Jimenez and Nicholas C. Kamphaus