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December 31, 2015

Former Franchisee Held in Contempt; Attorneys Have Trouble With Fee Request Forum Selection Clauses Are Alive and Well

In the Courts

December 31, 2015

A look at a Ninth Circuit ruling in a case involving the sale of unregistered securities.

In the Spotlight: Restaurant Leasing

December 31, 2015

Restaurant lease agreements represent a highly unique subcategory in commercial leasing. This article highlights a variety of lease provisions that are particularly germane to restaurant tenants.

Bonuses and the Reality of Big Law Associate Compensation

December 31, 2015

In December, Cravath, Swaine & Moore circulated an internal memo setting associate bonuses according to the same scale set in 2014 by Davis Polk & Wardwell. First- and second-year associates will receive up to $15,000, while senior associates can make as much as $100,000.

When There Is No License, Is There a Marriage?

December 31, 2015

Consider this situation: In the midst of a matrimonial proceeding, an undisclosed fact comes to light ' the client was previously religiously married and obtained a religious divorce, but never obtained a marriage license or civil divorce. What now?

Problems with the New Test for Joint-Employer Status

December 31, 2015

This past summer, the NLRB reversed over 30 years of precedent and adopted a new, more expansive and ambiguous standard for determining joint employer status. The new standard promises to entangle businesses with only tenuous links to another employer's workforce in a morass of collective-bargaining obligations and unfair labor practice liability for workforces over which they exercise no actual control.

Wyndham Settles FTC Data Breach Suit

December 31, 2015

Being a test case can make you a hero, your name immortalized in case cites as you bask in amici gratitude.

Drug & Device News

December 31, 2015

News about a new emergency opioid overdose-counteracting medication.

Cooperatives & Condominiums

December 31, 2015

A look at a case in which a unit owner's claim was dismissed for failure to show damages.

Litigating Effectively in a Contentious Environment

December 31, 2015

Frivolous lawsuits. Sneaky discovery decisions. Unreasonable motion practice. "Rambo" litigators. If you are a defense attorney, you likely encounter one or more of these abusive litigation tactics on a monthly ' if not a weekly ' basis. How can they be addressed?

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