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A Vintage Cleanup

By Marjorie Kelly |  Dec 2, 1999

Imagine a football field covered in garbage. It's a foot deep, so when you walkaround in it - slogging through office paper, food pulp, old Bic pens - it ...  Read more

Whatsnext.com for Microsoft

Nov 10, 1999

Microsoft, the world's biggest company interms of market value -- $458 billion inNovember -- and the dominant player in theglobal computer industry, was t...  Read more

Netscape Time

Nov 9, 1999

Netscape Time by Jim Clark with Owen Edwards St. Martin's Press, 276 pages, $24.95 In a few short years, the Internet has moved ...  Read more

What Is Negligence and How Do I Defend against a Negligence Claim?

Nov 1, 1999

Introduction Nowadays, million dollar verdicts no longer shock the conscience. Indeed, the $2.7 million punitive damage award in t...  Read more

What Are Land Owners' and Tenants' Duties to Visitors?

Nov 1, 1999

Landowner or Tenant Duties A landowner or tenant may be liable for injuries or harm suffered by persons on and off the land. This ...  Read more

Tort Claims Business Owners Should Watch Out For

Nov 1, 1999

Intentional Torts Unlike negligence, intentional torts require a defendant to have intended his harmful act. Depending on the tort...  Read more

Tort Basics: Trespass, Nuisance, and Conversion

Nov 1, 1999

Intentional Torts to Property Intentional torts may be committed against property. Here are some of the more common ones. <...  Read more

Business Torts: Misrepresentation, Contract Interference, and Unfair Competition

Nov 1, 1999

A general understanding of business torts can help you protect your bottom line.  Read more

Tort Liability Basics: Strict, Vicarious, and Joint Liability

Nov 1, 1999

Strict Liability Strict liability torts, which do not require a finding of intent or negligence, are primarily confined to ultraha...  Read more

Tort Liability Basics: Contribution and Indemnification

Nov 1, 1999

Under the doctrine of contribution , a defendant who has paid more than his proportionate share of the award has a claim against the other...  Read more

Tort Liability Basics: Remedy Alternatives for Successful Plaintiffs

Nov 1, 1999

If a plaintiff prevails, he will be awarded damages to compensate him for his losses. Damages may take the form of compensatory damages, punitive damages ...  Read more

State of Flux

By Cheryl McManus |  Nov 1, 1999

Having a hard time keeping up with all the changes in American business today? According to a recent study conducted by Penton Research Services, a unit o...  Read more

Weighing the Benefits of Hitting the IPO Road

Nov 1, 1999

Initial Considerations For quite some time, the strong bull market has distracted the public's eye. One symptom of this is that ta...  Read more

IPO Alternatives: Selling Out

Nov 1, 1999

Besides going public, a company may consider selling itself to another company. This path is not that uncommon. For example, from 1998 to 1999, more than ...  Read more

IPO Alternatives: SEC Registration Exemptions

Nov 1, 1999

Sometimes, a company that needs more funding may not be quite prepared for an initial public offering. In such an instance, the company may consider a mor...  Read more

IPO Basics: A Road Map

Nov 1, 1999

Registration Statement Before a company may offer its shares for sale, it must first file a registration statement with the Securi...  Read more

IPO Basics: The Registration Statement

Nov 1, 1999

Registration statements have the following two principal parts: Part I is the prospectus, the legal offering or "selling" document. The "i...  Read more

IPOs: How Soon and How Much?

Nov 1, 1999

Timing the Market A number of factors can affect the success of an initial public offering. A company may have some control over c...  Read more

IPO Basics: Confidential Filings

Nov 1, 1999

Federal securities laws generally require any company that is publicly held or that is registering its securities for public sale to disclose a broad rang...  Read more

IPO Basics: Stock Exchanges and Securities Laws

Nov 1, 1999

Stock Exchanges Founded in 1792, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is home to some of America's best-known corporations. Its rost...  Read more

Ten Things I Think about When I Surf the Net

By Lindsay McCall |  Oct 25, 1999

I. First Thoughts 1. Caveat Browser Are these guys who they claim to be? Are they legit...  Read more

What's In a Name?

Oct 22, 1999

Q: I found our company name on the Internet while doing a search. The site has a URL different from my company name. In fact, it is a con...  Read more

Papers Served, Full of Mistakes

Oct 22, 1999

Q: An individual came into my office and delivered an envelope with my name on it. I was not in at the time and my office assistant took ...  Read more

The Downside of Losing Your Old Baggage

Oct 22, 1999

How to seek compensation from an airline.  Read more

Small Businesses and the EPA Risk Management Program

Oct 22, 1999

On June 21, 1999, companies of all sizes that use certain listed chemicals will submit for the first time plans thatdetail how they will prevent accidenta...  Read more

The Vacation That Wasn't: Who Should Have to Pay?

Oct 22, 1999

Q: My travel agent messed up on my mother's travel visa for her Europe tour. We returned the tickets. The agent says that we will be pena...  Read more

Stamping Out Unfair Treatment on the Job

Oct 22, 1999

Q: I am a faculty representative for my education association. We have received a number of complaints about supervisors who harass instr...  Read more

Age Discrimination

Oct 21, 1999

America's workforce is aging. And as workers stay on the job longer, they generally move up the compensation ladder, acquiring more benefits and higher sa...  Read more

Definitions Behind Business Name Jargon

Oct 21, 1999

One reason the law of business names often seems confusing is that the subject is riddled with lots of arcane and often overlapping legal jargon. For exam...  Read more

How Planned Development Rules (CCRs) Affect Home-Based Businesses

Oct 21, 1999

In subdivisions, condos and planned-unit developments, rules pertaining to home-based businesses are often significantly stricter than those found in city or...  Read more

Home-Based Businesses Aren't Legally Different from Other Businesses

Oct 21, 1999

The basic legal issues, such as picking a name for your business and deciding whether to operate as a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability ...  Read more

Religious Discrimination: Keeping the Faith at Work

By Barbara Kate Repa |  Oct 21, 1999

In the last few years, there has been a notable increase in the number of religious-discrimination lawsuits. Theologians hail this burst in litigation as ...  Read more

Equal Pay for Equal Work

By Barbara Kate Repa |  Oct 21, 1999

A federal law, the Equal Pay Act (29 U.S.C. § 206), requires employers to pay all employees equally for equal work, regardless of their gender. It was pa...  Read more

Disability Discrimination

Oct 21, 1999

Many individuals fortunate enough to be healthy in mind and body--and to be employed--lament the difficulties a workplace can impose. But for those with p...  Read more

Dismissal: What Is the Meaning of This?

Oct 21, 1999

Heaven knows what mysteriousness lurks behind your question. The best explanation I can apply to your barebones request can be gleaned from Nolo's own Leg...  Read more