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Disposition of digital assets: reasons for digital estate planning

May 8 2012 Death in the digital age is a lot more complicated than it used to be.

Trademarks and trademark litigation

September 26 2013 If you are or will become a business person, knowledge of trademark basics will be extremely valuable. A trademark serves three functions. First, it…

Protecting proprietary software with copyright

September 26 2013 A departing employee makes a copy of your company's proprietary software and you think he intends to provide it to his new employer - a competitor…

Special relationship between an insured and an insurance broker

April 2 2014 Does an insurance broker have a special relationship with the insured that may create a liability for failing to advise or direct the client to…

States announce 2013 minimum wage rates and other employment law changes

November 30 2012 Although the federal minimum wage will remain at $7.25 per hour in 2013, several states and cities have announced that their minimum wage will increase next year.

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Emotional distress damages recoverable for violation of bankruptcy automatic stay

May 8 2014 In Lodge v. Kondaur Capital Corp., Case No. 13-10919 (decided May 8, 2014), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit decided an…

DC Circuit upholds EPA rules setting standards for mercury

May 2 2014 On April 15, a Federal DC appeals court upheld the EPA's February 2012 final rule setting air toxic standards for mercury. Under the rule, which…

Federal Court in NY invalidates EPA water transfer rule

April 25 2014 A ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on March 28, invalidating a Bush-era EPA rule exempting transfers of water…

Georgia is not an “Iqbal-Twombly” jurisdiction

April 24 2014 In Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007), and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009), the United States Supreme Court created a…

Permit appeal may affect underground injection of fracking wastewater

April 21 2014 On March 14, residents and officials in Brady Township, Pennsylvania, appealed an underground injection control (UIC) permit issued by U.S. EPA to…

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