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Public Accommodations: Make Title III Of The ADA Good For Business - Part I
Lawsuits alleging discrimination against public accommodations under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA" or the "Act") involve many of the elements in-house lawyers hate. First, there is the sympathetic plaintiff who is "simply" fighting to obtain equal access to a public...
Read MorePro Bono Service: The Right Thing To Do And The Best Indicator Of A Firm's Overall Strength
Editor: Mr. Brunner, would you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Brunner: I've been in the private practice of law in Washington since 1973. After a number of years as an antitrust lawyer, I moved into insurance law, and that is where I have practiced for the past 25...
Read MoreMedia Issues Heat Up On Capitol Hill As The Legislative Summer Doldrums Approach
With little time left before Congress leaves on its annual month-long August recess, several media issues have taken on a higher profile on Capitol Hill. One issue in particular, the question of what, if any, power the Food and Drug Administration should have to regulate direct-to-consumer drug...
Read MoreLegal Considerations In Expanding A Business Through Franchising
Franchising can be an effective strategy to grow a business; however, one must consider its attendant legal implications. While, at first glance those legal issues may appear daunting, with proper guidance and some strategic planning, they can be managed in a relatively straightforward and...
Read MoreProfessional Liability Insurance: A Key Factor In The Post-Sarbanes Arena
Editor: Mr. Standish, would you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience? Standish: I graduated from Bowdoin College, after which I went to law school at the University of Chicago. I began practicing in Washington, DC in 1986. After three years I left the...
Read MoreUnwinding The Deal When Bankruptcy Looms
Coping With Insolvent Business Partners Joint ventures and other strategic partnerships have been criticized as a challenge to manage and difficult to unwind. Synergies can become the "ties that bind," with the financial failure of the venture adding insult to injury and posing challenging legal...
Read MoreNanotechnology Creates New FIFRA Challenges, Especially For Marketers Of Articles
Nanotechnology promises to alter almost every industry in the world today. It provides the ability to measure, see, predict and make things on a scale of atoms and molecules, typically in the realm of 1-100 nanometers. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter. For comparison, a human hair is about...
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