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Many smaller and mid-sized businesses may take the approach that they will call their lawyers when they get sued or threatened with a lawsuit. They may also call when they realize they may have to take legal action in order to protect their business’s critical...
An estate plan settles your affairs and determines who will inherit your possessions and valuables after your death. There are few remedies if a plan is not in place when you die, and your family members may face financial complications and disputes. These are the...
Online content does not fall outside intellectual property protection. The controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act, passed in 1998, extends the reach of copyright law to protect digital technologies. DMCA The DMCA was passed to address the business and...
Buying into an established brand and operating a business may be less risky and time-consuming than developing your own idea. This investment, known as franchising, also provides better opportunities for financing. Franchising may have numerous business and commercial...
Construction disputes may be costly. The global consulting firm HKA reported that the value of claims involving 1,100 projects across the world from 2018 through 2020 was $48.6 billion, excluding legal fees. Claimed extensions of time accumulated to 593 years. There...
This article updates my 2015 blog titled “A New Frontier: Commercial Use of Drones – Proposed FAA Regulations – and Rules Applicable to Recreational Use” published and still available on our website. On December 28, 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) announced new rules for Unmanned Aircraft (“drones”) that require “remote identification” of drones and allow operators of small drones…
Lots of gadgets at all-digital CES 2021, as expected. To look for new products and gadgets, attendees could use the search tool in the exhibitor directory and connect to a known exhibitor site to see product descriptions, photos, videos, and special presentations. Or you could browse randomly through the directory for what you might find. Regardless of how, it is…
High-speed internet service is essential to our economy and job growth. It is also essential for our elementary and high school students. Remote online learning due to the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the digital divide in education. The need to bring high-speed internet to low-income families will continue whether the schools are fully open or not. The long-term implications of…
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Margaret Shilling, an April 20, 2020 Court of Appeals opinion, answered the question: when does the three-year statute of limitations (SOL) begin to run for insureds to bring an underinsured motorist (UIM) claim against their own insurance company for breach of contract? The dispute over when the SOL ran for Ms. Schilling’s UIM claim for…
What is the Risk? As businesses begin to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic, many leaders are rightfully concerned about the potential civil liability that businesses and non-profit organizations may face as they start inviting employees and customers back into workspaces and shops. Will insurance policies provide coverage if the business is sued by its employees or customers for COVID-19 related…