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December 04, 2017 | Daily Business Review
New Lease Accounting Standards—What You Need to KnowLeasing is an integral part of the everyday activity of most businesses. A business may lease its premises consisting of offices, factories and warehouses. Additionally businesses often lease other assets including vehicles, office equipment and almost anything else that could be bought or purchased.
By Steven A. Moses
6 minute read
December 01, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
New Antitrust Division Chief Prioritizes Regulation of Standard Setting OrganizationsAs we discussed in our May 2017 article, the current head of the DOJ's Antitrust Division, Makan Delrahim, brings considerable intellectual property experience to the division. Delrahim started his legal career at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative as deputy director for intellectual property rights.
By Carl W. Hittinger and Tyson Y. Herrold
8 minute read
December 01, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
Controversial Strategy: Selling Patents to a Native American TribeRestasis is patented, and those patents received significant attention last month when they were sold to a Native American tribe—as a litigation strategy. The sale created a significant backlash both in court and from the U.S. Congress.
By Lawrence Ashery
14 minute read
December 01, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Anti-Defamation League Fights Hate in Classrooms Through New CourseThose brave Americans who perished in World War II are rolling over in their graves. Buried in foreign soil and at home, they fought and defeated Nazi ideology. The eternal slumber of these heroes has been disturbed by a resurgence of America's all-time greatest enemy—Nazis.
By Edward R. Blumberg
4 minute read
November 30, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
The Construction Industry and Medical Marijuana Use in PennsylvaniaIn April 2016, Gov. Tom Wolf signed Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program into law, adding the commonwealth to a list of 24 U.S. states with similar statutes. Though this program represents a step in the fight for access to more extensive pain management therapies, it also causes confusion among employers that are now required to abide by this new law.
By Joshua Lorenz and Elaina Smiley
6 minute read
November 30, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
Despite Tenant's Fall, Stairs Didn't Need Rail, Claimed OwnerOn June 1, 2014, plaintiff MacDonald Taylor, a maintenance worker in his late 30s, tripped and fell at his residence, at 513 Broadview Road, in Upper Darby. He had rented the property from Ray and Jeanine Wilt since August 2012.
By VerdictSearch
4 minute read
November 30, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
Ohio Joins Pennsylvania in Adopting the 'At-the-Well' RuleThe majority rule in oil and gas producing jurisdictions is the “at-the-well” rule, pursuant to which an oil and gas producer applies the net back method to determine the value of gas at the well for royalty calculation purposes, where the gas is sold downstream of the well.
By Jennifer Thompson
6 minute read
November 30, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional ResponsibilityI have been reading your columns and I note you always call law a profession. In reality, law is really a business now. Professionalism is secondary. Do you agree?
By Samuel C. Stretton
12 minute read
November 30, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
Your Guide to the Top Nine New Local Bankruptcy RulesJust in time for the holiday season, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (at the request of the Board of Bankruptcy Judges) promulgated new Local Bankruptcy Rules which will go into effect Dec. 1.
By Derek Baker and Patricia Mayer
5 minute read
November 30, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Regular Audits Are a Must for Joint-Venture Real Estate ProjectsAs Miami's real estate market shows signs of cooling, developers of joint-venture projects already underway may look for ways to speed up delivery and save dollars.
By Steven Klein
4 minute read
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