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What Do You Want The Arbitration Award to Say? Image

What Do You Want The Arbitration Award to Say?

Charles F. Forer

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.

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DE Supreme Court Affirms Chancery Court Application of Business Judgment Review to Control Stockholder Buyout

Robert S. Reder

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.

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Verdicts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A summary of recent important cases.

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Lifestyle Analysis

Thomas A. Hutson

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.

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Court Watch

Charles G. Miller, Darryl A. Hart & Greg Land

Merger Clause Did Not Protect Franchisor from Claim of 'Silent Fraud' <br>Massage Therapist Gets 25 Years for Assault; Franchisor Faces Civil Claims

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QDRO or Buyout: Preparing Today for a Secure Tomorrow Image

QDRO or Buyout: Preparing Today for a Secure Tomorrow

Theodore K. Long, Jr.

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.

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Decisions of Interest

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of several key rulings.

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How Can Employers Protect Their Confidential and Proprietary Information?

Marcia E. Goodman & Lori Zahalka

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.

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Are University Football Players Employees?

Ellen Shadur Gross & Marc Antonetti

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.

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The New York Uniform Commercial Code Comes of Age

Barbara M. Goodstein

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.

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