With a diversified consumer base, a stable economy, and a well-established legal system, Canada is a receptive jurisdiction for expanding U.S. franchise systems, as long as the U.S. franchisor plays by Canada's rules.
Due to the low number of reported cases addressing the treatment of noncompete agreements in bankruptcy sales and abundance of conflicting precedents across different states, it is important for attorneys and their clients to anticipate and address these issues early in the bankruptcy sale process.
Much of the staff alignment in an organizational chart is predicated on the particular styles, strengths, and weaknesses of its leadership, not on some universally accepted top-down box managerial arrangement. Despite this, the author feels increasingly compelled to endorse alignment of the CMO/CBDO with the COO, not the Managing Partner.
Much to the chagrin of class action litigation proponents, the expansive reach of mandatory arbitration has gained a strong foothold in recent years, due to the overwhelmingly pro-arbitration precedent established by the Supreme Court in its Concepcion and Italian Colors decisions, which express a clear federal policy in favor of enforcing class action waivers contained in arbitration agreements.
In Part One of this article, we discussed the fact that, although there were no major hurricanes in 2013, the calm before the next storm is an opportune time for a company to consider the adequacy of its insurance program. We discuss more considerations herein.
On Sept. 26, 2014, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in American Calcar, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Co. Judges Prost and Wallach affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California that three American Calcar patents were unenforceable due to inequitable conduct. Judge Newman filed a strongly worded dissent.
Marketers have found that authentic and meaningful engagement with consumers on Twitter can have a lasting impact.
This article discusses the benefits of embedding compliance doctrine within operations, and how businesses could market integrity and compliance to gain a competitive advantage.
Despite legalization in several states, marijuana use remains illegal for both medical and recreational purposes under federal law, and many companies continue to maintain "zero tolerance" policies with respect to employee marijuana use.
Recent government action has shown that the White House and Congress are keenly aware of the potential data security benefits of robust information sharing between and among the private sector and the government. In recent years, information sharing bills have been introduced regularly in both the Senate and the House in an effort to encourage the flow of cyberthreat data between the private sector and the government.
