Although the fallout from the financial crisis is yet to be complete, the franchise industry seems to be weathering the storm fairly well to date. However, franchise attorneys say that caution is the order of the day and that an extended economic downturn could raise tensions between franchisors and franchisees.
- October 30, 2008By Kevin Adler
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
October 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |A Houston plaintiffs lawyer, on behalf of hundreds of silica litigants, is pressing a constitutional challenge to a 2005 Texas state law that restricts his clients from litigating claims if they suffer no physical impairments.
October 30, 2008John CouncilCommentary on the latest cases.
October 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |This article explores a social networking site user's right to privacy, an adversary's right to obtain information from that site, and the admissibility of the information.
October 30, 2008Ronald J. Levine and Susan L. Swatski-LebsonA Philadelphia judge recently ruled that a federal law governing the liability of pharmaceutical companies for drug vaccines pre-empts state tort claims of design defect and failure to warn in the product liability case of an 11-year-old boy who has autism.
October 30, 2008Amaris Elliott-EngelIn-depth analysis of recent rulings.
October 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Everything contained in this issue, in an easy-to-read format.
October 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |What do FEMA trailers, peanut butter, Viagra, pet food, tires, implantable defibrillators, Agent Orange and iPods have in common? A really weird dream? Maybe. Mass product liability litigation? Ding!
October 30, 2008Kimberly H. Clancy

