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Mobile Devices and Applications that Matter to Attorneys
Since the introduction of the Blackberry in the late '90s, mobile computing has been making communication easier for attorneys and their clients. While initial technologies were limited in their capabilities, much has changed in the past 15 years and today's mobile technologies have become a no-compromise solution for attorneys on the go.
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Bank Fraud Defined
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the provision of the federal bank fraud statute which makes it a crime to "knowingly execut[e] a scheme ' to obtain" property owned by, or under the custody of, a bank "by means of false or fraudulent pretenses," does not require the government to prove that a defendant intended to defraud a bank into paying him or her money.
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Third Circuit Rules For Viacom in Suit Over Compensation For Top Executives
Viacom gave more than $100 million in bonuses and incentive pay to three of the media company's top executives ' Chairman Sumner Redstone, President/CEO Philippe Dauman, and COO Thomas Dooley ' between 2008 and 2011. Typically, corporate taxpayers are able to deduct executive compensation over $1 million if approved by the board and a majority of shareholders.
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Franchisee Claims Dunkin' Donuts Seeks Illegal Seizure of His Stores
Five Steps to Social Media Authentication
These five steps should be sufficient to authenticate social media and website content in any matter.
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Peer-to-Peer Networks
Peer-to-peer e-commerce platforms seem to be popping up almost daily, touching nearly every vertical ripe for disruption, or at least providing just a little grease for the wheel. So what does that have to do with commercial leasing?
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Hulu Privacy Class Action Can Move Forward
With eye-popping damages at stake, a federal magistrate refused to allow consumer plaintiffs to move forward as a class with claims that Hulu violated their privacy by sharing the videos they viewed.
You Know About <i>Fisker</i>
TRUE or FALSE: Lienholder buys a distressed loan from original lender. Lienholder acts appropriately and reasonably at all times and lien is valid and perfected. Lienholder has an increased risk of having its credit bid limited or capped because of <I>In re Fisker Automotive Holdings, Inc.</I>
The Anti-Assignment Override Provisions
UCC Sections 9406(d) and 9408(a) are one of the most powerful, yet least understood, sections of the Uniform Commercial Code. On their face, they appear to override anti-assignment provisions in agreements that would limit the grant of a security interest. But do these sections really work?
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