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Class Action Waivers in Franchise Agreements Are Enforced
Just when everyone has been thinking that franchisors will have a difficult time enforcing class action waiver clauses, two recent cases have indicated that such clauses are alive and well. In a recent California Court of Appeal decision, Gold v. Melt Inc., Cal. Ct. App., 2d Dist., Bus. Franchise Guide (CCH) ' 14,371 (Apr. 16, 2010), certified for non-publication, a three-judge appellate panel affirmed the trial court's determination that a class action waiver contained in a gelato ice-cream franchise was enforceable. (The designation “certified for non-publication” means that the case cannot be cited as authority to any other California state trial or appellate court. However, the case is unofficially published. See, e.g., WL 1951145.)
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.