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Court Watch
October 30, 2008
Franchisees Beware of Liquidated Damages Clauses
The Future Value of Today's Inventory
October 30, 2008
Most law firm managers understand intuitively that the value of inventory (both WIP and A/R) degrades over time, but by how much and how quickly? The ability to understand and answer these two questions is the first step in preparing a realistic, forward-looking valuation model ' one that can identify opportunities and drive action.
Franchise Class Actions: What to Expect in Canada
October 30, 2008
Although the geographic landscape in southern Ontario is similar to much of the northeastern United States, there are subtle traps for the franchisor who ventures northward expecting the franchise laws to be substantially the same. Southern Ontario contains the bulk of economic activity in Canada, and it has a franchise disclosure law based upon the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Franchise Rule. However, there are significant differences in how Canadian law in general will affect franchisors.
Franchises Face Economic Turmoil
October 30, 2008
Although the fallout from the financial crisis is yet to be complete, the franchise industry seems to be weathering the storm fairly well to date. However, franchise attorneys say that caution is the order of the day and that an extended economic downturn could raise tensions between franchisors and franchisees.
Case Notes
October 30, 2008
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
Real Property Law
October 30, 2008
Analysis of recent rulings.
Plaintiffs Lawyer Files Constitutional Challenge to Law Restricting Silica Litigation
October 30, 2008
A Houston plaintiffs lawyer, on behalf of hundreds of silica litigants, is pressing a constitutional challenge to a 2005 Texas state law that restricts his clients from litigating claims if they suffer no physical impairments.
Whose Space? Discovery of Social Networking Web Sites
October 30, 2008
This article explores a social networking site user's right to privacy, an adversary's right to obtain information from that site, and the admissibility of the information.
Landlord & Tenant
October 30, 2008
Commentary on the latest cases.
Product Liability Suit Pre-empted by Federal Vaccine Act
October 30, 2008
A Philadelphia judge recently ruled that a federal law governing the liability of pharmaceutical companies for drug vaccines pre-empts state tort claims of design defect and failure to warn in the product liability case of an 11-year-old boy who has autism.

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