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September 21, 2007 |

The Battle for Hearts and Minds

J&J recently sued the American Red Cross for its use of the Cross Design in connection with the ARC's licensing of the design of commercial products manufactured by third parties. This is a modern example of the complexities of building and maintaining a worldwide brand.
6 minute read
April 22, 2011 |

Who's right on the fiscal issue: S&P or the Treasury

Rarely has a credit rating company made such an astute observation of the human condition. "We believe there is a material risk that U.S. policy makers might not reach an agreement on how to address medium- and long-term budgetary challenges by 2013," Standard Poor's said on assigning a negative outlook to the U.
5 minute read
May 20, 2004 |

New Federal Judges Expected After Deal Ends Senate Logjam

Four new judges will be joining the Eastern District of Pennsylvania federal bench in the coming weeks and one Eastern District judge will be elevated to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals now that the White House has struck a deal with Senate Democrats to confirm a package of 25 non-controversial nominees.
5 minute read
December 16, 2011 |

GCs say career death penalty doesn't fit the crime

A closely watched case tests the power of the government to punish corporate executives absent evidence the officials were aware of misconduct among subordinates.
5 minute read
July 30, 2007 |

Options for Employers Seeking to Hire Foreign-National Professionals

There are options available to employers in need of foreign professional workers, but they are not sufficient to meet business needs.
5 minute read
July 20, 2009 |

Aviation Law

Service bulletins from aircraft manufacturers may not trigger an exception to the 18-year statute of repose found in the federal General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, a unanimous en banc panel of the Superior Court has ruled, because they are issued too frequently and would ruin the act's intent.
5 minute read
May 22, 2006 |

Immigration Law

Michael D. Patrick, a partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, writes that there is no question that the processing time for labor certification applications has been reduced from a period of years to generally within six months. There is also no question that the amount of employer effort and responsibility required prior to filing the application has significantly increased.
15 minute read
May 11, 2007 |

Nondischargability And the Law of Assignments

A soon-to-be debtor incurs debt using a false financial statement upon which a creditor reasonably relies.
7 minute read
October 28, 2009 |

Litigating Against Empty Chair Means No Award of Legal Fees Under EAJA

A psychologist who beat the government's attempt to recover an alleged $604,000 in Medicare overpayments did did less well trying to recover legal fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The reason: The victory was not an "adversary adjudication" within the meaning of the statute, because no one from the government had appeared at the administrative proceeding.
3 minute read
July 28, 2010 |

Are your independent contractors really employees?

You may initially save money by classifying workers as independent contractors. In the long run, misclassification can be devastating, leading to audits, penalties, lawsuits and substantial unforeseen costs.
5 minute read

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