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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action settlements were expected to hit a three-year high in 2008, according to a new study released by a New York economic consulting firm. Here are the statistics.
There are ways that in-house counsel can proactively prepare for litigation and regulatory and compliance issues, easing the burden of discovery while increasing the defensibility of their processes and procedures. Developing a data map of an organization's information flow is one important step.
Mr. Speelman discusses how he has transformed the company's legal department into a profit center with an aggressive strategy to fight unwarranted lawsuits and pursue plaintiff actions in B2B disputes when appropriate.
Many employers mistakenly believe all of their information is "confidential" under the law. These overbroad notions actually do a disservice to companies ' making it increasingly difficult for courts to determine what is truly confidential and deserves legal protection.
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This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect on Jan. 1. It also examines some recent decisions of interest.
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In November 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor published revised regulations to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA or the Act) for the first time in the Act's 15-year history. The much anticipated regulations are over 750 pages long and take effect on Jan. 16, leaving scant time for employers to implement new procedures to comply with the law. The most significant of these changes are addressed herein.
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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
This two-part article focuses on how the SNDA can have other impacts that are at least as important as a tenant's concern not to be disturbed in its possession of the premises. The conclusion herein discusses lender issues.
By carefully analyzing those items that are included in Fixed Costs, those items that are excluded from Fixed Costs, and the manner by which Fixed Costs will be escalated each year, a tenant can effectively convert from the payment of a proportionate share of additional rent expenses to the payment of a Fixed Cost expense. Here's how.
In the litigation of an action brought to recover real-estate brokerage commissions, evidence that is ordinarily excluded is nevertheless admitted because of the necessities attendant in such actions for the claimant to establish the elements of a cause of action. the author discusses why.