Kristie Rearick

May 09, 2018 | Delaware Business Court Insider

On April 6, the Delaware Corporation Law Section of the Delaware Bar Association proposed some major and minor amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. If introduced in and approved by the Delaware General Assembly and the governor, one of the most significant changes will involve the provisions of the act dealing with series LLCs.

By Jonathan G. Strauss and Shannon S. Frazier

11 minute read

May 09, 2018 | Daily Business Review

A new Florida law will prevent developers and contractors from being left holding the bag when they face construction defect lawsuits filed shortly before the 10-year deadline for such claims.

By Spencer Mallard and Miguel J. Chamorro

5 minute read

May 08, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last month, in Liberties Lofts v. Zoning Board of Adjustment, 2018 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 106 (April 2), the Commonwealth Court addressed whether a variance granted by the city of Philadelphia's Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) should be extinguished due to the alleged lack of standing of the corporate entity which sought the proposed property development.

By Alan Nochumson

10 minute read

May 08, 2018 | The Recorder

Most people are aware of Equal Pay Day, which is the approximate day the average woman in the United States must work into the new year to make what the average man made the previous year.

By Kelly Woodruff

7 minute read

May 08, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

During the last few years, there has been an explosion in the number of lawsuits being filed claiming that a business' website violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

By Charles S. Marion

9 minute read

May 08, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Companies large and small conduct internal corporate investigations every day. These investigations can have many causes: an employee placing a call to the company hotline warning of accounting fraud, allegations of sexual harassment, a grand jury subpoena being served on the company or a whistleblower lawsuit being filed.

By Dan Small and Michael E. Hantman

5 minute read

May 07, 2018 | The Recorder

A hotly disputed legal issue between the majority and dissent in the recent, highly publicized, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit “Blurred Lines” decision in Williams v. Gaye, No. 15-56880, concerned whether Marvin Gaye's 1976 hit song “Got to Give it Up” was entitled to “broad” or “thin” copyright protection.

By Dr. Dariush Adl

6 minute read

May 07, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

A parallel topic for business owners, that we did not address in that article head on, is the myriad ways in which businesses are transitioned once the sole owner of the business exits, whether by accident (i.e., death or disability) or by design.

By Rebecca Rosenberger Smolen and Amy Neifeld Shkedy

7 minute read

May 07, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the United States, antitrust law strives to eliminate price-fixing affecting the U.S. market. That price-fixing activity sometimes occurs outside the United States, and some defendants ensnared in antitrust inquiries have invoked a plausible defense that can be summarized as: A foreign government made me do it!

By Stephen A. Miller and Isaac A. Binkovitz

6 minute read

May 07, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The latest trend in hiring for law firms and in-house legal departments? Hybrid paralegals—these positions bring the greatest value and are in demand. As clients seek legal services at lower costs, the need for multifaceted support staff grows.

By Debra Frank Montero

5 minute read