Selling a Franchise Company to an ESOP
Business owners exploring exit planning options may have been introduced to the idea of selling some or all of their stock to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
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Courts Address Clickwrap and Electronic Contracting
This article reviews the various types of online agreements, including the more modern hybrid clickwrap transactions, as well as the characteristics of enforceable online agreements.
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Change of Custody: When Is a Hearing Required?
The Appellate Division, Second Department, has held that it is reversible error for a court to change custody, "even temporarily," without a hearing.
'Peek-a-Boo' with Forensic Custody Reports
Which individuals can see a forensic report and under what circumstances? A look at a recent decision.
Preserving Native-American Heritage over Other Best-Interest Considerations
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of <i>Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl</i>, 398 in which the Supreme Court of South Carolina confirmed a lower court's return of a Native-American child to her biological father, a member of the Cherokee Nation.
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Movers & Shakers
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Privilege in the Cedent-Reinsurer Relationship
Recent decisions should give cedents and reinsurers pause about how they fulfill their duties to each other, while still protecting privileged communication from counsel.
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