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The Legal Intelligencer

'Masterpiece Cakeshop v. CCRC': A Difficult Balance for Justices

The Supreme Court has again been asked to resolve a closely watched dispute involving discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The court heard oral argument in December in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which, unlike prior challenges in this area, involves the First Amendment.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Cheesecake Factory GC Debby Zurzolo to Retire

Zurzolo has been with the company for nearly two decades.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Seven-Figure Fee Requests Crumble as Bouchard Calls Cookie Contract Case a Draw

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Friday denied multimillion-dollar requests for attorney fees from Mrs. Fields Brand Inc. and Interbake Foods, ruling that neither party had prevailed in a dispute over a contract to sell Mrs. Fields cookies in grocery and convenience stores.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Chiquita Trial Set to Start in Decadelong Colombian Terror Case

The families of six Americans slain by Colombian terrorists are set to have their day in court against the banana company over alleged payments to a guerrilla group.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Sides With Albany Food Truck in Speech Restriction Suit

The Wandering Dago's state and federal free speech rights were violated when state officials blocked it from participating in a vendor program solely because it used ethnic slurs in its branding, the appellate panel ruled.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

After 'Browning-Ferris,' Is It Now Safe for Franchises and Small Businesses?

“Is it safe,” was the question asked by Lawrence Olivier's character in the motion picture, "Marathon Man." The same question is asked by franchise and small businesses after the NLRB's recent decision on joint employment in Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors, 365 NLRB 156 (2017). The 3-2 decision explicitly reversed the board's unlimited joint employment standard announced in Browning-Ferris Industries, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015) when the board was controlled by appointees from the previous administration.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Barilla America GC Talita Erickson Builds Relationships on a Global Scale

Navigating cultural differences is a big part of the job for Erickson. For instance, Americans get right to talking business without the chitchat. Italians? Not so much.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Colliers Broker Closes 48th Downtown Miami Land Deal for Moishe Mana

Developer Moishe Mana has been assembling downtown property for a mixed-use project the specifics of which he is yet to unveil.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Boutique Miami Law Firm Closes its Biggest Transaction This Year at $875 Million

Alvarez Arrieta & Diaz-Silveira closes an $875 million deal representing the Sweden-based buyer of a U.S.-based recreational boats parts supplier.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Holiday Food Deals Help Big Law Pad Year-End Bottom Lines

At least 10 large law firms are advising on four M&A deals announced within the past month involving major restaurant chains and snack companies.
6 minute read

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