Commercial
Reevaluate Commercial Sales Contracts That Incorporate Other Documents by Reference
White Paper
Consumers consent to numerous terms and conditions scattered across the web, often without even being aware of them.
Transportation Expert on Rail Safety
White Paper
A transportation and traffic engineering expert has posted the first part of an examination of a broad range of safety issues involving rail activity.
MasterCard, Target Data Breach Settlement Falls Apart
NEWS
MasterCard Inc. has reported that the proposed $19 million settlement with Target Corp. over the retailer’s 2013 data breach fell through because not enough banks accepted the deal, Reuters reports.
Webcast: Services and Contract Accounting
On-Demand
Silicon Valley software revenue recognition expert and lecturer Jeffrey Werner discusses revenue recognition for services and contracts.
Uncovering Risks in Your Business
White Paper
There are many reasons why businesses fail or suffer great losses – but risks that are uncovered and properly planned for aren’t one of them.
Braumiller Law Group Webinar Series on Cuba/Mexico
EVENTS
Mexico Attorney Brenda Cordova will be speaking on “Maquiladoras: What’s next on the A, AA, and AAA certification?”, Attorney Devin Sefton will be speaking on “Cuban Sanctions” What’s on the Horizon?” and Attorney Jennifer Horvath will cover, “Computed value and why they are used in maquila import transactions.”
Vernon Nelson Joins Wilson Elser’s Las Vegas Office
NEWS
Nelson handles casino regulatory compliance and gaming/hotel operations, licensing and other matters before the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission.
Alleged Price-Fixing Results in $99 Million Settlement with Eva Airways
NEWS
The settlements are for significant percentages of defendants’ relevant sales of air cargo shipping services to and from the United States.
Supplier Price-Fixing Civil Settlements Exceed $260M
NEWS
Civil settlements recently have exceeded $260 million in federal litigation stemming from the ongoing U.S. criminal antitrust investigation into supplier price fixing, reports Automotive News.
GM Names LyondellBassell Exec Its New GC
NEWS
General Motors Co. on Thursday named Craig Glidden its new top lawyer, after earlier saying general counsel Michael Milikin would retire in July, reports The Detroit News.
Boston Scientific and J&J Settle Suit Over Guidant Deal
NEWS
Boston Scientific has agreed to pay Johnson & Johnson $600 million, an amount far less than the more than $7 billion in damages that Johnson & Johnson sought in relation to its botched acquisition of Guidant.
Quarles & Brady Launches Franchise Law Insider, a Franchise Law Blog
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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP has announced that the firm’s Franchise & Distribution Team has launched Franchise Law Insider, a blog that provides news and legal developments in franchise law.
Franchise Operators Lobby for Joint-Employer Definition to Remain
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Franchise NewsA group of franchise business operators launched a coalition to lobby Congress in an ongoing battle to prevent franchisors from being considered “joint employers” with franchisees, reports Nation’s Restaurant News.
Benchmarking Your Contract and Commercial Management Organization
Survey
The International Association for Contracts and Commercial Management (IACCM) is updating its largest benchmarking study to help participants learn where their organization stands, relative to others.
M&A Trends and Legal Developments To Consider in 2015
On-Demand
Winston & Strawn presented “Recent Trends and Legal Developments You Should Consider in 2015: Part I – Mergers & Acquisitions,” as part of the Real Deal Webinar series. The webinar now is available for free viewing on-demand.
How the Little Guys Beat the Monopolists on Net Neutrality
NEWS
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s statement was last week supporting net neutrality was improbable, reports The Daily Beast, and it was a political miracle.
Top GM Lawyer to Delay Retirement Until Successor Named
NEWS
General Motors top lawyer has deferred his retirement to July because the company has not yet found his successor, according to a filing last week with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, reports The Detroit Free Press.
The Walmart Settlement: A Game Changer for Retailers
On-Demand
ReposiTrak has posted a free on-demand webinar on Walmart’s 2014 settlement of 23 cases in the wake of the Jensen Farms class action litigation due to an outbreak of listeriosis linked to cantaloupes.
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Debit Card ‘Swipe Fees’ Rules
NEWS
The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 20 declined to take up a challenge by retailers to the Federal Reserve’s controversial rules for debit card “swipe fees.”
Walgreens Boots Legal Chief to Join Hertz
NEWS
Walgreens Boots Alliance top attorney Thomas Sabatino is the latest executive to leave the company, according to a report in The Chicago Tribune.
