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IFA Legal Symposium Tackles Wide Range of Issues

Kevin Adler

Rarely has the International Franchise Association ('IFA') Legal Symposium, come at a busier time for the franchise industry, as a wide range of legal and business issues are generating change at a rapid rate. The conference, which was held on May 12-13 in Washington, DC, addressed everything from green business practices to new disclosure regulations, and the protection of marks on the Internet to states' efforts to expand their ability to tax franchise activity.

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Matt Berkowitz

Recent developments you need to know.

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Psychological Fundamentals of Aggressive Custody Litigation

Ira Daniel Turkat

When child custody is contested, there are times when aggressive litigation is unavoidable. In such circumstances, how one approaches the litigation can vary substantially from case to case and from attorney to attorney.

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Mandatory Binding Arbitration

Carrie N. Lowe

In the medical malpractice arena, the decision whether or not to arbitrate a case is an important one. Going through the arbitration process and allowing the case to be determined by an arbitrator or an arbitration panel, rather than trying the case and allowing the outcome to be determined by a civil jury, can have advantages and disadvantages to both the physician and the patient.

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Problems with Causation Testimony

Eric J. Frisch

Recently, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed a directed verdict based on <i>Daubert</i> principles in a shoulder dystocia case. The court reasoned that the expert's testimony was 'unreliable' because of improper use of the 'differential diagnosis' method and the fact that he made unsupported leaps from assumed facts to conclusions without evidentiary or medical/scientific support. Here's an analysis of the court's thinking.

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e-Speech Is Looking Like Free Speech With More Than Just Some Letters Missing

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Recent court decisions, congressional legislation and foreign governmental self-help actions appear to be aimed at transforming the new millennium's icon of free speech ' the Internet ' into a source of semi-free speech.

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It Takes More Than A Shingle to Be a Good e-Commerce Attorney

Michael Lear-Olimpi

If you've grabbed the brass ring ' or you want to prepare to ' don't rest on your laurels too long. Experienced e-commerce counsel warn colleagues not to let the ever-shifting world of e-commerce catch them unaware. Traits of effective e-commerce counsel, culled from a cadre of some of these experts, follow.

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Cameo Clips

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BLANKET SONG LICENSES/INTERNET SERVICES<br>COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/SETTLEMENT OFFER

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'Purchaser' Didn't Include Disney Subsidiaries

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters &

The California Court of Appeal, Second District, decided that the term 'Purchaser' in an agreement for 'Walt Disney Productions' to purchase rights in the novel 'Who Censored Roger Rabbit?' and its characters didn't apply to Disney's subsidiaries.

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Subprime Mortgages and D&O Coverage: Will Insurers Pay and for What?

Brian J. Osias, Craig W. Davis & Jason M. Alexander

Part One of this article addressed the roots of the subprime crisis and resulting litigation, and provided an overview of D&amp;O coverage. This month's installment focuses on specific D&amp;O coverage issues.

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