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A Snapshot Of Current U.S. Environmental Laws
Editor: Eric, you have a unique background for an environmental lawyer. Please describe your earlier training before you become a lawyer. Andreas : Before becoming a lawyer, I was a marine geologist. After graduating from Boston University with a degree in geology focusing on near-shore...
Read MoreNinth Circuit Issues Sweeping New Ruling Expanding The Scope Of Disabled Individuals' Standing To Challenge The Architectural Barriers Of A Public Accommodation Under The Americans With Disabilities Act
Ringing in the new year with a major decision interpreting the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an en banc panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Chapman v. Pier 1 Imps. (U.S.), Inc. , 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 453 (9th Cir. Jan. 7, 2011) has held that a disabled...
Read MoreUpdating Compliance Procedures To Incorporate The UK Bribery Act
With the announced delay in implementing the UK Bribery Act, U.S. companies now have additional time in which to prepare for the Act's implementation.1According to news reports, the UK Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has announced that the Bribery Act will become effective three months following...
Read MoreEvent Tickets For Federal Employees: Just Don't Do It
Sunday at the Masters. Game Seven of the World Series. The Super Bowl. Far more people want to attend these events than the venues can accommodate, and securing tickets usually requires substantial connections, luck, money, or all three. So when you finally manage to nab two seats to see Federer-...
Read MoreBankruptcy Preference Actions - An Updated Primer
In November of 2010, the trustee for the Circuit City Stores, Inc., liquidating trust filed more than 500 adversary proceedings against creditors seeking the recovery of alleged preferential payments. The extent of the trustee's success in recovering these payments will impact the overall...
Read MoreWhat To Do When A Website Is Served With A Subpoena To Unmask An Anonymous Defamatory Commenter
Many websites today contain social network, community or comment sections in an effort to provide user-generated content (UGC). Such UGC may consist of comments, blogs, photos or other items. The goal is to attract traffic and deepen customer relationships. The Problem Scenario...
Read MoreClear Title - Looking Beyond The FAA Registry When Buying A Corporate Aircraft
Clear title. It is the single most important element in an aircraft transaction. It is the one objective that cannot be compromised and the one condition to closing that, if unsatisfied, will end a transaction. Generally, the only commitment (a warranty) that a seller makes to the buyer that...
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