Estate of Ultra Festival Co-Founder Loses Stock Fight
October 02, 2017
The company that licenses the brand for Miami's Ultra Music Festival won a key appellate dispute against the estate of co-founder Alex Omes. Florida's Court of Appeal, Third District, has ruled that Omes' brother, Carlos, will not be appointed president of Ultra Enterprises Inc. and will have to accept the court's valuation of Alex Omes' shares, which was about 2% of what Alex Omes argued it should be.
Securing Your Information-Rich Employee Benefit Plans
October 02, 2017
Hackers have turned to a new information-rich source: employee benefit plans. This article examines the threat facing benefit plans, explores the applicable legal landscape, and recommends steps to better equip plans to prepare for and manage data breaches.
FTC Moves Directly Against Social Media Influencers
October 02, 2017
The FTC has faulted social media influencers for failing to disclose the payments behind their seemingly organic endorsements. But the FTC only reached settlements with the companies, raising a question of when — if ever — the agency would directly go after the influencers.
Arizona's New Paid Sick Leave Law
October 02, 2017
As of July 1, 2017 all employers in Arizona are now required to provide employees with paid sick leave as directed by a new law, the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act. The law dictates how employers must implement the new rules — from when the benefits begin to accrue to when they pay out, and what fines will be imposed for non-compliance.
Role and Responsibilities of Practice Group Leaders
October 02, 2017
Ideally, the objective of defining the role and responsibilities of Practice Group Leaders should be to establish just enough structure and accountability within their respective practice group to maximize the economic potential of the firm, while institutionalizing the principles of leadership and teamwork.
Professional Coaching: A Gift That Keeps on Giving
October 02, 2017
This article offers a case for legal marketers to consider when strategizing how to best support their lawyer clients on a level that they are personally unable to do on their own, given the many diverse demands within a busy marketing department.
Assigning Claim Value
October 02, 2017
<b><I>Lawyers Must Weigh Potential Liability</I></b><p>This article outlines some of the issues relevant to a determination of whether an attorney's inaccurate valuation could create potential malpractice liability.
Tri-Parenting: Three's Company or Three's a Crowd?
October 02, 2017
<b><I>Part One of a Two-Part Article</I></b><p>Laws pertaining to legal parentage have changed frequently in recent years as states have attempted to keep pace with the evolving configurations of modern-day families. Major contributors to this process have expanded our definitions of family and parenthood. Still, what about the related issue of <I>how many</I> recognized parents a child can have?
