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Are You a Marketing Criminal?
California’s Supreme Court has ruled that taking a customer’s Zip code is illegal, prompting an onslaught of civil lawsuits against major retailers.
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Politician Settles Olive Pit Lawsuit
Dennis Kucinich, the Ohio Democrat, has settled a lawsuit with a Congressional cafeteria.
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Would You Refuse to Hire Someone Wearing Dreadlocks?
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission is suing a Virginia company for denying a job to a Rastafarian who wouldn't cut his hair because of his religious beliefs.
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A Virtual World Spawns a Very Real Lawsuit
Users of virtual world Second Life are seeking very real money to compensate them for their in-game loss of property ownership. Here's how the case affects you.
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Yelp Lawsuit Alleges Extortion Tactics
Customer-review website Yelp's sales tactics included demanding $300 monthly payments in exchange for removing negative reviews, a class-action lawsuit alleges.
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Yelp's Legal Troubles Mount
A San Francisco furniture store this week added its name (and court papers) to the list of small businesses accusing Yelp of extortion. Read more
Novartis Verdict Opens Door for More Gender Bias Lawsuits
The Swiss pharmaceutical company's total damages bill could top $1 billion - a figure meant to deter it and anyone else from discrimination in the future. Read more
More Lawsuits Expected
Business owners fear the uncertain climate will spur legal and regulatory disputes. Read more
Small Business Owner Sued for $20 Million Over a Blog Post
Leslie Richard, a North Carolina woman who runs an eco-friendly boutique, is reportedly being sued for $20 million by a TV production company based in Flo... Read more
SCOTUS Backs AT&T: Everyone Loses
There's pro-business and then there's pro-oligarchy. Our current Supreme Court, I believe, has crossed that line. This just in, companies have a new looph... Read more
The Supreme Court makes it tougher to file class-action lawsuits. It's about time.
I found today's Supreme Court decision about shareholder lawsuits sens... Read more
Tort Reform Passes, But Groups Still Oppose
Feb. 17, 2005 -- President Bush and business groups earned a victory Thursday, as the Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation limiting c... Read more
Risky Business
The right insurance policy can be the best defense against costly lawsuits. Read more
Fairer Class Action
Small-business lobbies are hailing a bill that will make it harder to win a class-action lawsuit. Read more
Options, Equity,
Naveen Jain, founder of InfoSpace, is a charismatic leader who has been able to persuade talented people to join his growing company. But now, his critics al... Read more
Copyrighting Your Software -- Why Bother?
If you publish computer software, the single most important legal protection available to you is the federalcopyright law. But many software authors don't... Read more
What Is Negligence and How Do I Defend against a Negligence Claim?
Introduction Nowadays, million dollar verdicts no longer shock the conscience. Indeed, the $2.7 million punitive damage award in t... Read more
Tort Liability Basics: Remedy Alternatives for Successful Plaintiffs
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
Patent Fending
A look at some famous legal battles between inventors and the corporations that stole their patented ideas. Read more
Law and Disorder
How company owners can protect themselves from employee litigation. Read more
Blood Feud
The story of a biomedical start-up sued by an industry giant for theft of trade secrets, and how the start-up triumphed. Read more
The Year in Court
A brief look at 1993 court rulings on disability, firing, sexual harassment, and hiring. Read more
Victims Rights
How to defend yourself against frivolous litigation. Read more
Contempt of Court
How to avoid litigation and cut legal costs. Read more
Bankers' Suits
How small companies, victimized by their lenders, are fighting back in court. Read more
Changing State Liability Laws
Not only do states have widely varying laws dealing with liability claims, but these are in flux: some 30 states have made changes in just the past year. Thr... Read more
How To Control Legal Costs
While you can't do much about the hourly fee your lawyer charges, there are other ways to keep your legal bill from bankrupting you Read more
Copycat And Mouse
When you file a patent-infringement suit, about the only sure result is the size of the legal bill. Read more
Will Doctors Turn Patients Away At The Door?
Preventive medicine has taken on a new meaning -- to protect the doctor from malpractice suits. Paul Huth, a lawyer in Detroit, founded Physician's Alert... Read more
The New Malpractice
Courts are lending a sympathetic ear to the increasing number of employees who are suing managers for everything from age discrimination to operating in bad ... Read more
The Private War Of James Sullivan
More than 1,800 product liability lawsuits have transformed Pacor Inc. into a legal battlefield. Read more
Legal Affairs: Wrongful-Termination Woes
Three CEOs who have been stung by wrongful-termination lawsuits tell what they learned from the experience. Read more
Small Claims Court
Small claims court is a legal court of law designed to resolve disputes involving relatively small amounts of money in an expeditious manner. Unlike other... Read more
NFIB Ramps Up Lobbying Effort Against Lawsuits
June 30, 2004 -- The National Federation of Independent Business is throwing its weight behind legislation aimed at curbing the number of... Read more
House Passes Legislation That Promises to Reduce Frivolous Lawsuits
Sept. 30, 2004 --Capital Hill delivered some potentially good news to small business owners last week when it passed a piece of legislatio... Read more
Tort Reform Takes One Step Forward
September 17, 2004 Though perhaps not as exciting as the recent National Waffle Week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Ref... Read more
Legal Reform on Bush's Agenda
Dec. 17, 2004 --Along with privatizing Social Security and streamlining the tax code, President Bush hopes to stimulate growth by limiting... Read more
Charges And Discharges
If you want to avoid employee lawsuits, a good starting place is to understand recent court decisions about 'wrongful discharge' Read more
On Ownership And Justice
INC.'s story "Feuding Families" (January) referred to Oakland Scavenger Co. as "a company for Italians; no others need apply." In fact, over 41% of the co... Read more
Tips on Avoiding Wrongful Termination Lawsuits
Some companies deserve to be sued by an employee for wrongful termination, but a disturbing number of companies are victims of frivolous lawsuits initiate... Read more
A Breach of Trust
Despite the recent revelations about high-level corporate larceny, most businesspeople are out to earn an honest buck. So it still comes as a surprise to dis... Read more
How to Determine Whether to Insure Directors and Officers
In the world of small and mid-sized businesses, there are many misperceptions about directors and officers liability insurance. Read more
Protecting Yourself from Lawsuits
Just in case you haven't heard, most lawyers are a pain in the ass and all lawsuits suck. If this is news to you, get down on your knees and thank God that y... Read more
Inc. 500 Company Files Countersuit Against Patriots
Dec. 22, 2006 -- StubHub, a San Francisco-based ticket reseller and a current Inc. 500 company, filed a lawsuit against the New England P... Read more
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