LJN Newsletters

  • News Briefs

    Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.

    February 28, 2013ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • CA Ruling Backs e-Tailers

    The California Supreme Court ruled 4-3 on Feb. 4 that the Legislature never intended to apply the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 to e-commerce, meaning that retailers can take addresses and telephone numbers when conducting remote credit card transactions.

    February 28, 2013Scott Graham

  • Court Watch

    Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

    February 28, 2013Cynthia M. Klaus and Susan E. Tegt

  • Discovery in Arbitration Proceedings

    This article marks the debut of an occasional column that will provide franchise attorneys with practical advice about conducting arbitrations.

    February 28, 2013Charles F. Forer

  • 3-D Printing: Strategies to Anticipate the Next Disruptive Technology

    One could be forgiven for believing that 3-D printing ' essentially the ability to design and "print" three-dimensional objects ' remains either in the scope of far-fetched science fiction, or out of reach for the masses on account of being hopelessly expensive and complicated. Both of those assumptions, however, are wrong.

    February 28, 2013Thomas C. Mahlum and Andrew J. Pieper

  • Franchised Employees Might Be Employees of Franchisor

    In a troubling development for franchisors, a Missouri federal district court has conditionally certified a class of plaintiffs in a collective action brought against Hotshots Sports Bar & Grill under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and Missouri's wage and hour laws. The ruling in White v. 14051 Manchester, Inc. is concerning because it holds, at least preliminarily, that employees of independently owned franchises may be considered employees of the franchisor under the FLSA, based on a common form of control exercised in most franchisor-franchisee relationships.

    February 28, 2013Megan L. Anderson and Maisa Jean Frank

  • Franchisee Bankruptcies and Receiverships: What You Don't Know Might Surprise You

    Franchisors do not want to be associated with insolvent or bankrupt franchisees; it's not good for the brand. Therefore, franchisors carefully craft provisions in franchise agreements designed to allow termination in the event of a franchisee's bankruptcy or the appointment of a receiver as a result of a foreclosure action, typically initiated by the franchisee's lender

    February 28, 2013Patrick M. Jones and Beata Krakus

  • IP News

    Highlights of the latest intellectual property cases from around the country.

    February 28, 2013Jeffrey S. Ginsberg and Joseph Mercadante

  • The Role of Supplemental Examination

    Considering the provisions of supplemental examination and its contrasts with ex parte re-examination can help practitioners decide whether supplemental examination may benefit a particular patent.

    February 28, 2013Anthony J. Lombardi

  • Cybersecurity Report Spotlights Risks to U.S. Business from China

    Mandiant, a Virginia-based cybersecurity firm, gave America a wake-up slap across the face last month by detailing how Chinese military hackers are infiltrating U.S. companies. And on Feb. 20, President Barack Obama's administration responded by announcing a broad plan to fight the cyber theft of trade secrets that included diplomatic pressure to discourage it.

    February 28, 2013Sue Reisinger