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    Commercial Leases Pop Quiz And What You Need To Pass post image

    Commercial Leases Pop Quiz And What You Need To Pass

    In the spirit of heading back to school, we want to test our readers’ knowledge of the essential terms of commercial leases. After all, most businesses will be a lessor or lessee at some point during their life cycle. Moreover, out of all the agreements a business will execute, commercial leases are often the most […]

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    NJ Supreme Court Rules Fitness Centers Can’t Disclaim All Personal Injury Liability

    In a precedential ruling, the Supreme Court of New Jersey recently held that a fitness center could not insulate itself through an exculpatory clause from the ordinary common law duty of care owed by all businesses to its invitees. The case involved a slip and fall inside a New Jersey YMCA. We also offer the […]

    Author: James F. McDonough

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    U.S. Supreme Court to Address Pregnancy Discrimination

    The U.S. Supreme Court will consider yet another high-profile women’s health issue next term. The U.S. Supreme Court will consider yet another high-profile women’s health issue next term. In Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., the justices will determine what types of accommodations employers must make for pregnant workers. As we discussed last week, the […]

    Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

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    Bankruptcy fees cost Wilmington Diocese almost $16M

    Bankruptcy fees have reached the spotlight recently, after they claimed almost one-third of the total payout in a recent Catholic diocesan insolvency case. The Wilmington Diocese’s move to file for protection under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy law in 2009 cost $15.8 million in lawyers’ fees and other expenses, The Associated Press reported. About $77 […]

    Author: Joel R. Glucksman

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    IMF: Japan May Be Unable To Afford Its Corporate Tax Cuts

    In an International Monetary Fund Working Paper published recently, Ruud De Mooij and Ikuo Saito discussed the effects of the Japanese government’s upcoming corporate tax cut. The current Japanese tax on corporate income is 35 percent – on par with the American tax. After the cut, Japan’s rate will be reduced to 30 percent, leaving […]

    Author: James F. McDonough

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    Sen. Dick Durbin Urges Hospira Not To Invert

    After finding some success in pressuring Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens not to invert, Sen. Dick Durbin has set his sights on another multinational in his home state. The Senator sent a letter to the CEO of Lake Forest, Illinois-based Hospira on Aug. 14, urging them not to undergo a corporate inversion, according to The Chicago Tribune. An […]

    Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

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    Monkey "selfies" at the center of a copyright dispute

    A recent copyright dispute highlights that even the animal kingdom is not immune from the “selfie” craze. British photographer David Slater contends that he owns a photograph taken by an Indonesian macaque that stole his camera. Meanwhile, Wikipedia contends that the image, which is posted on one of its websites, rightfully belongs in the public […]

    Author: Fred D. Zemel

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    Momentive Faces Criticisms As It Heads To Bankruptcy Court

    Apollo Global Management-owned silicone and quartz producer Momentive Performance Materials recently began a week of bankruptcy hearings to determine whether its plan to shed $3 billion of debt will be approved. Momentive filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy law in April after failing to turn a profit since its acquisition by Apollo in 2006, […]

    Author: Joel R. Glucksman

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    Will Stepping-Up The Basis of Assets Become More Important Than Avoiding Estate Tax?

    Trends come and go and taxation is no different. The change in 2001 to raise the estate tax exemption, now $5,340,000, and to lower the top estate tax rate, now 40%, shifted the emphasis in estate tax planning. The combined estates of most American couples will remain below $10,680,000, so estate tax is no longer […]

    Author: James F. McDonough

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    Trademark Law And Duke vs. The Duke

    Trademark law can be a tricky business. Laws pertaining to these marks need to be broad enough to cover situations in which a company or individual is attempting to ‘piggyback’ off the success of a brand via trademark infringement, while remaining unobtrusive enough to prevent brands from exploiting the law to discourage competition. A case […]

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    Return to Sender: Third Circuit Says USPS Can’t Be Trusted With FMLA Notices

    New Jersey employers typically send required legal notices by regular mail via the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). And for good reason — the “mailbox rule” of the courts has long held that a letter sent to the correct address with proper postage affixed creates the legal presumption that it was received. A recent decision by […]

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    Do a CEO’s Marital Woes Belong in the Boardroom?

    In today’s fast-paced digital news environment, very little is off limits, and stories can spread like wildfire. The Donald Sterling saga is just one recent example. While interest in the actions of a company’s chief executive officer (CEO) was once confined to the boardroom, their personal lives are increasingly under scrutiny. From alleged illicit relationships […]

    Author: Dan Brecher

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