Escheatment laws are voluminous and could appear to be unrealistic to keep up with; however, knowing that they are there can spare you from an unwelcomed unclaimed property audit.
June 02, 2015Lauren Taguer and Bill Sansone
A recent California Court of Appeal decision provides useful guidance about the likely enforceability of remedies that are often negotiated into co-tenancy and other lease provisions.
June 02, 2015M. Rosie Rees and Stephanie J. KimDiscussion and analysis of several pivotal cases.
June 02, 2015ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Over the years of my consulting practice, I have seen many formerly great law firms fail and go under. The reason? They lost the anchor to their core values, and then started drifting into issues and concerns that eventually destroyed them from within. Herein, I try to lay out what can be done to keep the anchor holding.
June 02, 2015William C. CobbToday, 34 jurisdictions have some form of statute that specifies whether, how, and for what a broker may file a lien for the non-payment of a commission in connection with the sale or lease of commercial real estate. A few states simply give brokers the right to file liens under mechanics' lien statutes, but more than 30 have enacted broker-specific lien laws.
June 02, 2015Elizabeth Cooper and David HitchensDespite legal questions surrounding electronic document management and the use of electronic signatures, these cases demonstrate that it is possible to successfully move to a paperless system. Here's what you need to know.
June 02, 2015Paul Cowie and Kevin JacksonA failure by the tenant to timely deliver valid notice does not always leave the tenant without options. This article examines Greater Park City and the arguments made by the tenant to the court.
June 02, 2015David P. Resnick and Emily Mannix-SlobigDiscussion of a case involving a holdover proceeding.
June 02, 2015ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |To some, a recent labor board ruling about social media marks the end of workplace civility. To others, it's a boost to protected speech.
June 02, 2015Jenna GreeneI am a management safety and health lawyer. For the first 30 years of my practice, I provided counsel to employers in hundreds of cases involving serious injuries. Twenty-four of those cases involved fatalities. None involved workplace violence. In the last five years, however, clients have increasingly sought my assistance with employee-on-employee violence issues.
June 02, 2015Brad S. Hiles