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Corporate Counsel

ADA Lawsuits and Businesses: Take Steps to Avoid Litigation Now

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990, but it is newly urgent for businesses. Lawsuits filed under Title III, which requires businesses that are open to the public to be accessible to people with disabilities, have increased exponentially in recent years.
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Legaltech News

Federal Judge Rules Ohio Law Should Apply in Wendy's Data Breach Class Action

Judge Maureen P. Kelly of the Western District of Pennsylvania recommended that Ohio law govern the plaintiffs' claims of negligence per se but not the claims alleging violations of the Ohio Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

The 'MFW' Framework Gains Traction Outside the Merger Context

Controlling-stockholder transactions are a regular part of many companies' business; in some cases, they are essential. When challenged, however, such transactions have often been scrutinized under the entire fairness standard, the most exacting standard under Delaware law.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

State-by-State Changes in Litigation Financing Worthy of Exploration

A friend of mine, who until recently was in the medical marijuana business, tells me there is a daily newsletter he and his colleagues all subscribe…
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Answering Critics, Avenatti Says Slaying Goliaths Is His Business Model

The California-based commercial litigation attorney and his own practice have racked up over $1 billion in verdicts in cases against some of the biggest companies and law firms out there. "I stand by the legal work we've done, and the results we've attained," he said.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Trump's Move to Ease Sanctions on ZTE Called 'Highly Unusual'

“This is highly unusual,” said one law professor who has been focusing his lessons around ZTE. “I've never heard of a politician trying to change [a plea deal] before.”
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Champagne Anyone? Celebrating an End to 'Piling On' White Collar Enforcement

A recent announcement from the Justice Department may prompt some in-house counsel to raise their glasses.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Taxpayers and Businesses May Benefit From Opportunity Zones

Soon, individual and corporate taxpayers in Florida and elsewhere in the United States may have the choice of investing their 2018-2025 capital gains in “Qualified Opportunity Funds” rather than paying income taxes currently on such gains.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Remands $166K Fee Award to Greenbaum Rowe for Receiver Work

A state appeals court on Wednesday ordered further review of more than $166,000 in receivership fees awarded to New Jersey firm Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, issuing an "admonition [that] has been repeated time and again" to trial courts that don't put reasons for their rulings on the record.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

CPLR 3213: An Unheralded Procedural Remedy

In the eyes of these authors, CPLR 3213 is perhaps the most unheralded procedural device in New York state court practice. CPLR 3213 allows litigants to quickly and efficiently enforce instruments for the payment of money only or a previously rendered judgment.
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