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Counsel Concerns
November 30, 2014
A Philadelphia-based litigation funding company is suing a California law firm and its client over the alleged failure to repay funds loaned to help support the client during his copyright suit against musical artist Usher and various record labels.
Real Estate Sale-Leaseback: Making a Comeback
November 30, 2014
With the "Great Recession" coupled with the uncertainty of the announced convergence of U.S. and international accounting standards, some industry analysts predicted that real estate sale-leasebacks would be eliminated from the array of possible corporate fundraising strategies. That possible demise appears to be greatly exaggerated.
The NLRB <i>McDonald's</i> Ruling and Franchisors
November 30, 2014
The NLRB general counsel's July 29, 2014, ruling that McDonald's is a joint employer of those who work for its roughly 14,000 franchised restaurants in the United States continues to send ripples through both the legal and business worlds.
Marketing Tech: Five Steps to a Strategic Marketing Technology Budget
November 30, 2014
Drafting a technology budget that adds value to the firm is increasingly important, and following these five steps will go a long way in ensuring that is the case.
<B><I>BREAKING NEWS</i></b>Supreme Court Lifts Stay on Kansas Same-Sex Marriages
November 13, 2014
Over the dissent of two justices, the U.S. Supreme Court on November 12 allowed same-sex marriages to go forward in Kansas.
<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Sixth Circuit Upholds Laws Banning Same-Sex Marriage
November 10, 2014
A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on November 6 reversed a series of lower court rulings that had struck down bans on same-sex marriage. Judge Jeffrey Sutton, writing for the majority, said the question of whether to allow same-sex marriage shouldn't be decided by the courts.
<b><i>Online Special Report</b></i> 'No Need to Rush': As State Bans on Same-sex Marriage Continue to Fall, the Supreme Court Dodges the Issue (for Now)
November 03, 2014
On the first day of its new Term, the Supreme Court declined to take up any of the cases before it in which state same-sex marriage bans had been struck down by lower courts. To the surprise of many Court watchers, the Justices denied certiorari in the cases, which stemmed from the Fourth, Seventh and Tenth Circuits. As a result, same-sex couples were immediately able to marry in five more states: Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Med Mal News
November 02, 2014
Update: Johns Hopkins settles gynecologist filming case.
Drug & Device News
November 02, 2014
Discussion of case in which an appeals court upheld a $10 Million Motrin verdict.
Landlord & Tenant
November 02, 2014
A ruling in which modifications to the lease did not release the guarantor.

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