After a bitterly contested four-day arbitration hearing in which attorney Bob represented the franchisor, the sole arbitrator awarded the claimant everything it had sought in this fight between franchisor and franchisee. It was a devastating loss for Bob and his client. However, there was good news as far as Bob was concerned. Why? The arbitrator did not explain the reasoning for her award.
This article focuses on one-step control stockholder buyouts structured as a merger; Delaware courts have traditionally applied a different standard of review when the buyout is structured with two steps , a tender offer followed by a short-form merger.
Attorneys frequently ask financial experts to prepare a lifestyle analysis, and often request that it be adjusted for unsubstantiated perquisites or personal expenses paid for by a closely held business owned by one of the parties.
Merger Clause Did Not Protect Franchisor from Claim of 'Silent Fraud'
Massage Therapist Gets 25 Years for Assault; Franchisor Faces Civil Claims
Some 84 million Americans work for companies that maintain ERISA-covered retirement plans that are divisible by QDROs, which guarantee the non-worker spouse (the non-owner) a share of the pension. Here's what you need to know.
Analysis of several key rulings.
This article explores the developing law related to employee social media use and its effect on the confidentiality and protectability of employers' trade secrets and other proprietary information.
In a move that has surprised many, Chicago-area NLRB Regional Director Peter Sung Ohr has determined that Northwestern University football players who receive grant-in-aid are employees of the University and an appropriate bargaining unit.
Parties in large non-consumer transactions with no connection whatsoever to New York often choose its law to govern their transactions, and New York statutes permit them to do so. What most people do not know is that the New York Uniform Commercial Code is outdated.
