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News Briefs

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest franchising news.

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Sustainable Development

Michael J. Lusardi

Despite common assumptions that today's environmental concerns stem from automobile emissions and industrial pollution, buildings actually have a comparably greater impact on the planet's environmental dilemma. Here's why going green helps developers and owners alike.

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In the Spotlight: When Drafting Leases, Substance Matters

Richard D. Williamson

Drafters of (and all parties to) commercial leases should be aware that just using a magic phrase, such as "triple net," is probably insufficient to automatically alter the parties' otherwise express rights and duties.

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Court Watch

Darryl A. Hart & Charles G. Miller

Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

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Reasons to Reevaluate REAs

Sheldon A. Halpern

This article raises the issue of whether it is now appropriate to reevaluate some of the primary provisions ' both business and legal 'of REAs.

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Policy Outlook

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Troy Flanagan, director of government relations for the International Franchise Association, recently discussed with <i>FBLA</i> many of the critical federal policy and economic issues that are affecting the franchising industry.

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Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent rulings around the states.

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Understanding GAAP

Joan Rood & Laura Kinney

So many contracts contain the phrase "in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles," but do lawyers really understand what this phrase means or how it may affect a client in any given contract?

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In the Courts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Important rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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Stays in Parallel Proceedings

Jodi Misher Peikin & James R. Stovall

Because discovery stays can benefit both the prosecution and the defense, each side will continue to request, or resist, them when the need arises. As a result, no significant change in discovery practice in parallel proceedings is likely to come from piecemeal litigation.

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