https://law.temple.edu/10q/tag/united-airlines/
Over the past several months, we’ve brought you some excellent pieces by Conrail GC Jonathan Broder (LAW ’83), Flying Off the Rails and Unwanted Suitors, about scandal at United Airlines and the proposed Canadian Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, respectively. Ever alert to developments, Broder (who’s since become an editor of the 10-Q) provides updates to both
https://law.temple.edu/10q/tag/cohen-agreement/
: On May 21, 2021, the Third Circuit issued an opinion in the high-profile bankruptcy of The Weinstein Company, LLC (TWC) clarifying precisely what ingredients are needed to make a contract “executory” under § 365 of the Bankruptcy Code.
https://law.temple.edu/10q/tag/worker-misclassification/
Wage-and-hour actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) are one of the largest growing types of litigation, and have been for over a decade. Pennsylvania businesses may soon experience an increase in FLSA-related litigation, as the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) signed a “Memorandum of Alumni Authored, Labor and Employment
https://law.temple.edu/10q/tag/ruth-bader-ginsburg/
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a trailblazer on so many fronts. Her well-earned nickname “notorious RBG” is usually synonymous with gender equality, civil rights, and equal justice under the law. Her mark on the law is certainly indelible, and what she stood for as the second female Justice on the Court, (one who was deemed unworthy of any law firm job despite graduating first in her class from ...
https://law.temple.edu/10q/uspto-announces-fast-track-appeals-pilot-program/
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program to allow an Appellant to have an ex parte appeal advanced out of turn. The effective date of the program is July 2, 2020. The target is to have a decision on the appeal within six months of entry into the program. To qualify, an Appellant must satisfy four conditions: The application must be an ...
https://law.temple.edu/10q/tag/art-law/
Jon Shahar sits down with Sammetria Goodson, Temple Alum (’11) the Founder and Managing Partner of Goodson Law. They take a deep dive into working with creatives and creators.
https://law.temple.edu/10q/tag/tax-reform/
It’s still a guessing game. William C. Hussey, II (LAW ’97) discusses the potential tax implications under the Trump Administration.
https://law.temple.edu/10q/tag/fair-debt-collection-practices-act/
On January 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published its final debt collection rules in the Federal Register, including 12 C.F.R. § 1006.26 (b), which prohibits collections of time-barred debt. Under the new rules, collectors who sue or threaten to sue consumers for time-barred or “zombie” debts ‒ debts for which the statute of limitations already expired ...
https://law.temple.edu/10q/tag/firm-stability/
In recent years, private misbehavior of corporate executives like Harvey Weinstein, Steve Wynn, Leslie Moonves, and Elon Musk has outraged many people around the world. Such misconduct – when made public – has frequently damaged the executives’ public reputations, diminished the value of their companies’ stock, and raised some serious legal and policy issues. Part of the challenge in ...
https://law.temple.edu/10q/tag/puerto-rico/
Puerto Rico’s government has repeatedly issued bonds to finance government obligations and operations, and fund needed infrastructure improvements. Current estimates of the government’s total indebtedness run as high as $72 Billion. The Puerto Rico government has issued two different types of bonds. The first type, general obligation bonds, were issued by the Commonwealth government and