https://law.temple.edu/10q/scotus-raises-bar-materiality-false-claims-act-lawsuits/
The implied false certification theory of liability under the False Claims Act (FCA) is premised on the notion that a person who does business with the federal government, by the very act of submitting a claim for payment, has impliedly certified compliance with the often numerous statutes, regulations, and contract terms that govern the contractual
https://law.temple.edu/10q/10-q-random-summer-new-job-advice-summer-2019-update-part-1/
Two summers ago the editors of The 10-Q offered a variety of tips for those starting new jobs (here and here), chiefly for rising 3Ls taking summer jobs but, we believed, good for anyone embarking on a new career as a lawyer. Times have changed, though the need for sage advice has not. Thus, we present an updated version of our random advice for those who are about to be employed, in two parts ...
https://law.temple.edu/10q/10-q-summer-new-job-advice-summer-2020-update-part-1/
For the last several years, at the end of the school year, the editors of The 10-Q have offered a variety of tips for those starting new jobs (here and here), chiefly for rising 3Ls taking summer jobs but, we believe, good for anyone embarking on a new career as a lawyer. Times have changed—you’ve heard of COVID-19, yes?—although the need for sage advice has not. Thus, we present an ...
https://law.temple.edu/10q/unpacking-the-real-estate-tax-abatement-debate/
If you followed the Philadelphia City Council primary elections this May, you likely heard much debate about the Philadelphia ten-year real estate tax abatement. The abatement can almost sound like a deal too good to be true – any new construction in Philadelphia can be real estate tax free for ten years. Proponents say that a tax break encourages development by incentivizing construction ...
https://law.temple.edu/10q/10-qs-advice-to-first-year-law-students-2025-26-part-2/
September 16, 2025 At the start of every academic year, the editors of The Temple 10-Q share some tips for new law students on how to handle their first year of school. The advice has a somewhat business-law slant but applies to all 1Ls. It has two parts, schoolwork and personal/social advice. Part I (school advice) can be found here. Personal and Social Reputation Matters. Yes, law school is ...
https://law.temple.edu/10q/law-school-lessons-building-selling-fame-house-llc/
Building a business from one person to twenty people was hard. Selling that business while in law school was even harder. Running the business after it was sold to a publicly-held company has been fun, even if it is a challenge as I work toward my degree in Temple Law’s evening division. I started Fame House (now a subsidiary of SFX Entertainment—NASDAQ:SFXE) because I saw a market ...
https://law.temple.edu/10q/know-taxpayer-bill-rights/
It is now old news: in July, 2014 the IRS adopted a Taxpayer Bill of Rights (“TBOR”) and in December, 2015 Congress actually inserted it into the Internal Revenue Code, where it has remained. Nevertheless, neither taxpayers nor practitioners have paid much attention to it, and that’s too bad. It’s also what we are trying to change. The TBOR has the potential to transform tax ...
https://law.temple.edu/10q/goodwill-indemnity-another-approach-competition-franchisors-franchisees/
Franchising is a growing business model in the U.S. As franchising grows, however, franchisors can compete with their franchisees over the right to goodwill generated by the franchisee. I have recently completed a dissertation in Temple’s doctoral program that examines legal mechanisms to address expropriation of goodwill generated by franchisees, and proposes an alternative solution.
https://law.temple.edu/10q/city-of-los-angeles-sues-mobile-app-maker/
A recent lawsuit that the Los Angeles City Attorney filed over data collection by the Weather Channel mobile application emphasizes the importance of privacy disclosures and may represent a new front in data privacy litigation. The suit, which names the IBM-owned The Weather Channel Product and Technology, LLC (“TWC”) as the defendant, alleges that the
https://law.temple.edu/10q/how-a-law-degree-enhanced-my-journalism-career/
It was the day before New Year’s Eve, and my assignment was in Montgomery County. I spent the morning with a reporter from the Associated Press waiting in the lobby of the Magisterial District Court in Elkins Park. We were both there for the same reason: Bill Cosby. One of my colleagues at NBC10 had received a tip that the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office would be announcing a ...