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By Jason Grant | August 4, 2017
A Lake George resort must dissolve as a corporation because majority shareholders looted company assets and took oppressive actions toward minority shareholders, such as trying to force them out, an appeals court has ruled.
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By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | August 4, 2017
A zipline that collapsed at a Dominican Republic resort in May 2014 presents legal questions that are still being debated. The Georgia Court of Appeals scuttled a lawsuit Tuesday against the company that inspected the line and certified its safety—Signature Research Inc. of Douglasville—under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, "which provides that the trial court may dismiss an action if the interests of justice and convenience of parties renders another forum more appropriate."
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By Joshua D. Bernstein and Kathleen M. Prystowsky | August 2, 2017
Joshua D. Bernstein and Kathleen M. Prystowsky write: After putting so much time and resources into negotiating a purchase agreement, and recognizing that deposits for the sale of hotels can run in the millions of dollars, it is important to put significant effort into protecting the seller's rights throughout the implementation of the agreement. Such steps are crucial to lessen exposure should the transaction fail.
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By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | July 27, 2017
Convicted of immigration fraud for lying on his application to become a naturalized citizen, the man lost his citizenship status and will face sentencing in October, a U.S. attorney announced.
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By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | July 26, 2017
Effectively scuttling 38 lawsuits combined on appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that lawsuits by foreigners against the estate of the pilot, who was from Florida, cannot be pursued in the U.S. for a 2012 plane crash that occurred in Nigeria.
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By Marcia Coyle | July 26, 2017
A comprehensive study of the historical meaning of "emolument" broadly attacks the U.S. Justice Department for using an "inaccurate, unrepresentative and misleading" definition in its opposition to a lawsuit that accuses President Donald Trump of violating anti-corruption provisions in the Constitution.
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By Ben Hancock | July 24, 2017
The company announced that it stands to take home roughly $140 million from aninvestment in a case brought on behalf of Spanish investors in two Argentinean airlines.
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By Dara Kam | July 21, 2017
Florida gambling regulators gave a Miami dog track permission to ditch greyhound races but keep more lucrative slot machines and card games, in a first-of-its-kind ruling.
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By Cogan Schneier | July 21, 2017
The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., upheld a regulation Friday grounding the use of e-cigarettes on aircraft.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 21, 2017
In this case involving injuries sustained by a worker during the course of employment, venue was proper in a county where the employer regularly conducted business. Motion to dismiss for forum non-conveniens denied.
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