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Bryan Huntington & R. Henry Pfutzenreuter

Third Circuit Affirms Denial of Injunctive Relief to Franchisor, Concluding Concessions of Counsel Disproved Irreparable Harm<br>Fifth Circuit Issues Cautionary Note to Franchisees That Plead Their Claims Haphazardly

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Verdicts

In-depth analysis of a case involving a deceased patient's medical records.

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Trio of Plaintiffs' Verdicts in Risperdal Litigation Present Significant Issues for Johnson & Johnson Image

Trio of Plaintiffs' Verdicts in Risperdal Litigation Present Significant Issues for Johnson & Johnson

Michael D. Brophy

A series of three verdicts for plaintiffs, the most recent in December 2015, may present significant litigation issues for Johnson &amp; Johnson and its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals. The suits were all based upon claims that the manufacturer failed to provide adequate warnings regarding Risperdal gynecomastia ' a condition that involves abnormally enlarged male breast tissue, especially among adolescent boys.

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Industry Growth Forecast

The Equipment Leasing &amp; Finance Foundation (ELFA) has released its Q2 update to the 2016 Equipment Leasing &amp; Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, which lowered its yearly equipment and software investment forecast to 2.7%, down from 4.4% growth forecast in its 2016 Annual Outlook released in December 2015.

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Beware 'Spoofed' E-Mails

Law firms, companies and other entities need to be on guard for an increasingly frequent, sophisticated online fraud that uses "spoofed" e-mails.

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FCC Proposes Rules That Impact Online Privacy

Shari Claire Lewis

'Broadband Internet access service" (BIAS) is the essential conduit for the conduct of our daily personal and private lives, without which all Internet activity comes to a stop. Because BIAS is largely invisible, Rarely do we consider that ISPs that provide BIAS to consumers have extraordinarily broad access "to very sensitive and very personal information." The FCC has adopted a NPRM that proposes to establish privacy guidelines applicable to ISPs.

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

Must a board consent to an assignment based on the financial strength of a non-resident co-owner when the resident co-owner does not have assets or income sufficient to maintain the apartment? Comment and analysis of a case involving this question.

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Recent FCPA Prosecutions and the DOJ's Enforcement Plan Highlight Third-Party Intermediary Exposures

Mehreen Zaman

While partnership abroad may be essential to business success, it creates significant risk under the FCPA the government's primary weapon against bribery of foreign officials. Recent FCPA prosecutions by the DOJ and the SEC illustrate the risks for companies that fail to adequately vet and monitor third-party intermediaries.

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Trio of Plaintiffs' Verdicts in Risperdal Litigation Present Significant Issues for Johnson & Johnson

Michael D. Brophy

A series of three verdicts for plaintiffs, the most recent occurring in December 2015, may present significant litigation issues for Johnson &amp; Johnson and its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals.

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To Merge or Not to Merge?

Ronald H. Shechtman

The "one-percenters" that we are hearing so much about in this year's primary election campaigns also have an analogous place in current law firm economics. The rich are getting richer, and most others are struggling to hold their own.

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