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COVID-19 has undoubtedly impacted the restaurant industry. Many iconic chains have been forced to close their underperforming locations. Huge franchisees of these chains have also reorganized under Chapter 11. But there is still hope. With reduced competition, bidding wars and increased merger-and-acquisition activity of restaurant chains have developed Categories Alumni Authored, Bankruptcy ...
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November 6, 2023 On May 1, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) overruled its July 2020 decision that changed the standard for cases involving “abusive employee conduct” during labor disputes and negotiations, reverting back to a test that it used in some form or another for approximately 70 years. In its decision, the NLRB found that an employee did not ...
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In light of Zuckerberg, boards of directors of Delaware corporations need to remain vigilant in ensuring that corporate formalities are observed in ratifying transactions where there are director conflicts of interest. This is true even in situations similar to Facebook’s, where there is a controlling shareholder that has the ability to singularly ratify corporate actions. Given the ...
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December 12, 2024 Allegra Abramson, postdoctoral fellow at Temple Law’s Center for Compliance & Ethics, explores the most recent talcum lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson.
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December 12, 2024 Allegra Abramson, postdoctoral fellow at Temple Law’s Center for Compliance & Ethics, explores the most recent talcum lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson.
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August 15, 2023 John L. Hemmer (LAW ’06) of Morgan Lewis discusses a notice of proposed rulemaking by the USPTO that would create a separate design patent bar.
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In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently in Taggart v. Lorenzen that a creditor in a bankruptcy case may be held in civil contempt, and subject to sanction, where there is “no fair ground of doubt” about whether the discharge order barred the creditor’s conduct. Creditors engaging with consumers post-discharge often face litigation for
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January 16, 2025 Noel A. Fleming (JD ’03, LLM ’06) and Kayci D. Petenko (LLM ’16) discuss the new annual filing requirement that business entities and nonprofit organizations registered with the Pennsylvania Department of State must comply with as of January 1, 2025.
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A recent Philadelphia Court ruling rejected a new land valuation method used by the city to assess the property tax burden of condominium owners. In rejecting the city’s approach, the court embraced the traditional valuation process more commonly used to assess the amount of property tax condominium owners must pay.
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August 15, 2023 John L. Hemmer (LAW ’06) of Morgan Lewis discusses a notice of proposed rulemaking by the USPTO that would create a separate design patent bar.