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Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
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A look at the latest cases from around the states.
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National Litigation Hotline
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Recent cases of importance to your practice.
Direct Evidence Not Needed in Mixed-Motive Cases
Darrell R. VanDeusen
The Supreme Court ended its last term holding that direct evidence of discrimination is not necessary in a Title VII mixed-motive case. <i>Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa</i>, 123 S. Ct. 2148 (2003) brings an end to an appellate court split regarding evidentiary burdens that began with the Court's plurality decision in <i>Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins</i>, 490 U.S. 228 (1989).
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Employee Won't Sign a Non-Compete: Grounds for Dismissal?
Albert J. Solecki, Jr.
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Lori A. Mazur
A former employee may proceed with whistle-blowing and claims of wrongful discharge against an employer who fired her for refusing to sign a non-compete agreement. On April 16, 2003, the New Jersey Appellate Division (the Court) so ruled in <i>Maw v. Advanced Clinical Communications, Inc. (ACCI)</i>, 359 N.J. Super. 420 (App. Div. 2003).
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Developments of Note
Julian S. Millstein, Edward A. Pisacreta
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Jeffrey D. Neuburger
Recent developments in e-commerce.
Managing E-commerce Partnerships
Marie Flores
Q: What do you risk getting when you mix commerce with the Internet?<br>A: A host of possible legal issues.<BR>Proper planning, however, will reduce the legal risk associated with e-commerce pacts and make for a less bumpy ride should the partners decide down the road that they want to go their separate ways.
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e-Commerce Docket Sheet
Julian S. Millstein, Edward A. Pisacreta
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Jeffrey D. Neuburger
Recent developments in e-commerce law and the industry.
E-pharmacies in Europe: When Two Regulatory Worlds Collide
Simon Smith
The authorities in the European Union (EU) are steadily increasing the amount of regulation over the Internet and aspects of e-commerce in particular. When the sale of pharmaceutical products occurs on the Internet, therefore, a number of regulatory issues need to be borne in mind, and a recent court case has highlighted a number of these issues.
Guard Your E-business Against Tech Pitfalls With Software Escrow
Judith Silver
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Bea Strickland Wray
This article is one of a series on using software escrow to protect e-business, a topic that's well discussed in the e-trade business and one that generated a lot of buzz at the recent Computer Law Association conference in Washington, DC.
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