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Trademarks traditionally are logos or words that identify the source of a brand, good, or service. Trademark and trade dress protection , however, can also extend to sounds, scents, flavors, colors, textures, and the appearance of a product.
The Arizona Legislature has enacted substantial changes to “dwelling actions” – construction defect litigation that involves single- and multi-family homes.
Fair use protection does not apply in the circumstance of marijuana-infused products because the trademarks are used as a "designation of source."
Manufacturers seek patent protection on new products, marketing-related companies protect trademarks and trade names and the development of a community of creative professionals (including filmmakers) across the state increases demand for copyright-related legal services.
With over 19 million acres of reservation trust lands in the state of Arizona, and approximately 40 percent of the renewable energy resources in the sate, the 22 federally recognized Indian tribes are uniquely positioned to take advantage of their energy resources to promote more energy development - especially clean energy - and improved energy services to tribal communities.
Mark Snyder had lived in Camelback Country Estates in Paradise Valley for three years when he began noticing changes in the neighborhood: trash stacked up on the curbs, red Solo cups on the front lawns, blaring music and 12-passenger vans parked on the street. The homes were being rented out on VRBO and Airbnb after a state law passed in 2016 expanded protections for short-term rentals. VRBO and Airbnb are just two popular vacation rental websites.
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) are arrangements between a federal agency, in the form of a government-owned laboratory (either government or contractor-operated) and another party, often referred to as a “collaborator.” CRADAs facilitate the transfer of technology from the federal government to the private sector by making available government facilities, intellectual property, and expertise in collaboration with industry and other types of entities. These agreements are intended to lead to the development of commercial products. The chief benefit of a CRADA to a collaborator is that it may obtain rights to the intellectual property that is produced by the joint research and development effort. In return, the federal laboratory receives resources that advance its research and development mission. To successfully negotiate a CRADA, prospective collaborators must understand what a CRADA is, how it is structured, and the issues that need to be resolved before the agreement can be executed.
This article explains the provisions of the New Act (A.R.S. §§ 29-3101 to 29-4202) relating to fiduciary duties and rights of indemnification of limited liability companies. The New Act clarifies the duties owed by the managers and members of LLCs, expressly allows limited modifications by agreement, and expressly allows members to elect to apply the rules governing corporate director liability based on fiduciary duty (including the business judgment rule) to LLC managers in lieu of the New Act’s default rules on fiduciary duties. The New Act also provides default rules governing the right of a manager or member to be indemnified by the company against third-party claims. The LLC statute previously in effect (A.R.S. §§ 29-601 to 29-858) (the “Old Act”) was silent on both of these topics.
In the last several years, there has been a surge in the number of sexual assault victims who have publicly disclosed their stories. Sexual harassment is prevalent across a broad range of industries, including Hollywood, media, hospitality, and healthcare. Many industries have been spurred to reexamine their own policies to prevent sexual harassment. The gaming industry is no different.
An employee who worked as a Rivers Casino & Resort hotel housekeeper in Schenectady, New York and was fired has filed a lawsuit against the casino and its supervisors, claiming religious discrimination.
Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to advance a bill to bring sports gambling to bars and private clubs over the objections of representatives from tribal governments across the state, who argued that sports betting should be discussed in negotiations with the governor’s office.
PHOENIX – Ten months after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared a path for states to allow gambling on sporting events, a movement is underway to allow Arizonans to wager on their favorite teams.
SB 1158, introduced Jan. 23 by Sen. Sonny Borrelli R-Lake Havasu City, would allow sports gambling in the state by giving Native American tribes exclusive rights.
The U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a law that generally banned sports betting. Since then, states including New Jersey, New Mexico and Pennsylvania have legalized it.
Many others have introduced bills to legalize sports betting, including Arizona. Senate Bill 1158 would allow Arizona tribes to operate sports betting and sets out other guidelines for how that’d work. The measure was scheduled to be heard in a Senate committee Thursday morning.
To talk about what that could mean for Arizona, The Show reached out to Steve Hart, an attorney with the firm Lewis & Roca who practices Indian law and gaming law, among other things, as well as economist Jim Rounds, president of Rounds Consulting.
The Smith Center's Insider Interview with Joel Henriod.
Sen. Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, wants to bring sports gambling to bars and private clubs throughout Arizona, but he wants the state’s tribes to have exclusive rights in operating sports betting.
Law360 (January 25, 2019, 9:27 PM EST) -- Three national Native American groups urged the Fourth Circuit on Thursday to overturn a Virginia district court’s refusal to toss a proposed class action against two lending companies, saying the ruling that they weren’t entitled to share in a Michigan tribe’s immunity to suit intrudes on tribal sovereignty and hamstrings tribal economic development.
Tucson city elections are unfair in two ways: One —they focus on irrelevant political party affiliations and, thus, obscure important local issues and make them harder to solve. Two —they subvert democracy by allowing residents in one part of the city to choose City Council members for residents in another part of the city.
2018 was the year of data privacy. In April, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was called to testify before Congress to answer difficult questions about Facebook’s protections for its user data. In May, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation made it known to the world that the privacy of its citizens was to be taken seriously and imposed severe consequences for those who failed to comply. Across the United States, states like California and Colorado enacted sweeping data protection laws. The message is clear: consumers want their privacy and governments are taking steps to protect them.
When operating a nonprofit, most board members and executive directors believe the organization is less likely to be sued because of the “good” work it does. But nonprofits, just like any other business, have risks of liability in running their operations.
This discussion Laura had with Julia Patrick of the American Nonprofit Academy explores various risks nonprofits face, potential liabilities that may arise, and tools to manage them.
U.S. Supreme Court decides that when the parties agree to arbitrate disputes between them and assign the power to an arbitrator to determine if a particular dispute is one that must be arbitrated, the arbitrator must make that decision.
A look at the subject matter jurisdiction in probate court. This article focuses on the impact the Colorado Supreme Court's recent decision in Sandstead-Corona v. Sandstead.
Claim Notification and Reservation of Rights: The Sooner The Better Essential Guidance for Both Sides of an Insurance Contract.
The Kansas Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Becker v. The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company1 revived an investor’s shot at recovering a $3.9 million judgment for legal malpractice against his former attorney’s insurer. Although the bottom line of this decision may easily grab the attention of an insurer (not to mention an attorney), the case offers essential guidance to both sides of the insurance contract.
Law360 (December 17, 2018, 5:51 PM EST) -- Trial watchers saw plenty of drama in 2018, from the latest mega-million matchup between Apple and its longtime patent nemesis in Texas to a nationwide series of back-and-forths between Johnson & Johnson and plaintiffs alleging its baby powder causes cancer, which ultimately led to billions of dollars in damages against the pharmaceutical giant.
Law360 (December 3, 2018, 10:02 PM EST) -- When hotel giant Marriott International Inc. merged with rival Starwood Hotels in 2016, it also unwittingly bought a reservation database where the company said Friday intruders were lurking undetected, illustrating the risks of missing cybersecurity gaps during due diligence.
Law Week Colorado’s annual Colorado 200 lists the largest firms in Colorado according to headcount. We collect information on Colorado’s law firms through a self-reported survey, and when we don’t have that survey information available, we count attorneys ourselves.
Connecting investors to tribal communities may help bolster economic sustainability and build capacity on reservations.
Everywhere you look, there is another state looking at new legislation designed to facilitate sports betting, but in one state, both a tribal casino and the state lottery have started taking bets, or announced plans to, without a single legislative change.
The New Mexico Lottery Authority approved a new sports game last week that would effectively be a parlay card, requiring players to correctly guess three or more results correctly.
A guest grabs pick sheets during the launch of full-scale sports betting at Dover Downs Hotel and Casino in Dover, Delaware. Legalizing sports betting across New Mexico would come with a $74 million hit to state revenue if tribal gaming compacts aren’t renegotiated. That loss—stemming from a provision that gives tribes exclusive gaming rights—far outweighs tax revenue estimates if the state widely legalizes sports betting, according to new projections presented to state legislators. At risk is shared gaming revenue the state gets from tribes under those compacts.
Law360 (November 2, 2018, 5:51 PM EDT) -- U.S. voters will consider more than 200 state and local transportation-related ballot initiatives on Tuesday, including gas tax increases, bond issuances and so-called lockbox measures ensuring that transportation and infrastructure funds are used exclusively for their intended purpose.
On Saturday, it will be 20 years since California voters went to the polls and passed Proposition 5, a genuinely historic ballot measure which gave gaming tribes a decisive victory over Nevada's casinos and ensured the future of the $32.4bn juggernaut known as Indian gaming.
One commonly used phrase in answers and discovery responses is that a document "speaks for itself." Many defense lawyers use this phrase to avoid conceding issues related to the interpretation of a writing, such as a contract. This tactic has drawn criticism from courts, and beginning in July 2018 the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure prohibit using this phrase in an answer.
Uncertainty over who will replace Brian Sandoval to become the 30th Governor of Nevada - and a crucial showdown over the controversial energy ballot measure Question 3 - will have a large impact on the 80th Session of the Nevada Legislature.
The impact of the Supreme Court's Stern v. Marshall decision on secured creditors.
As more city governments across the country consider enacting laws requiring employers to give workers varying amounts of paid-sick-leave time, some state lawmakers have blocked local jurisdictions from doing so.
Effective January 1, 2018, the Supreme Court of Arizona adopted changes to the Judicial Review of Administration Decisions Rules (the “JRAD Rules”). The changes approved by the Court simplify the rules and are intended to enable all litigants to better understand the process and promote the expeditious resolution of proceedings on the merits. The revised JRAD Rules and accompanying forms stem from the Court’s initiative to promote access to justice. At the same time, the revised rules allow parties—regardless of their familiarity with the administrative and administrative appeals process—to engage on the merits and seek a substantive resolution of the proceedings.
As the post-Wayfair landscape firms up, it's clear the case could have applications beyond remote sellers, reaching into states' authority to pursue business taxes using economic nexus, the adoption of factor presence nexus standards, and even the tax policies of European countries.
Running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain is an experience like no other. Lore is that you know when to run when you see the fear on the runners’ faces who started earlier in the course. Adam Massaro, an intellectual property litigator at Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, could not pass up experiencing this self-imposed chaos.
If you ask three HR professionals about how to give and request references, you are likely to get five opinions. This is an area fraught with conflicting information and a fear of legal risk. However, schools need references to determine whether an applicant might be a good fit for the job they have open. Information about past performance is critical to this decision.
A current trend in the federal and Nevada appellate courts brings to mind the 1988 fight between Michael Spinks and the reigning heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson. Both were undefeated. It was then the richest fight in history, grossing $70 million, funded largely by pay-per-view fees from over 600,000 households. But the spectacle ended quickly. Tyson knocked out Spinks halfway into the first round, in just 91 seconds. (A fight that “goes the distance” to a decision lasts 36 minutes over 12 rounds.) During his career, Tyson won eight fights in less than a minute.
A recent change to California law significantly limits the ability of debt collectors to collect a time-barred consumer debt. Effective January 1, 2019, amendments to the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act will require debt collectors to notify debtors if they are attempting to collect a time-barred consumer debt. The changes also prohibit debt collectors from initiating legal proceedings to collect the debt under most circumstances.
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie forms strategic alliance in cybersecurity space.
Slack. Jabber. Google Hangouts. Wickr. Confide. Messaging apps are no longer the future of eDiscovery, they are the present. Although these chat-style software programs and mobile messaging apps provide conven­ience for day-to-day business, they can pres­ent significant challenges in litigation. A party who is in litigation, or who reasonably anticipates being in litigation, is obligated to preserve relevant electronic evidence. But what does that mean for a business that utilizes an enterprise-wide chat function or other forms of messaging? Are employees permitted to use “disappearing” ephemeral messaging apps to communicate after a liti­gation hold is in place? Can they only use systems that can be configured to prevent a message from being completely deleted? By and large, these questions remain unan­swered, but understanding the rules frame­work will lead us toward some of these answers—and is the first step to preventing the data disappearing act from catching you by surprise.
On August 29, 2018, Chief Justice Scott Bales signed an order stating that a majority of the justices ruled that Proposition 207’s description of the campaign’s proposed tax hike on those making $250,000 or more, did not include language describing how the law would affect the tax brackets at every income level. The Justices determined that the drafting and the substance of the description made “the description . . . inadequate.” As a result, the Arizona Supreme Court removed Proposition 207 from the ballot because petitions did not state that the measure would eliminate indexing tax brackets to changes in the Consumer Price Index.
Attorneys discuss key considerations for companies pulling off relocation.
Arizona leaders have to consider a potential “poison pill” in their gaming compacts with Indian tribes when weighing the legalization of sports betting, according to a Phoenix-based attorney. Passing a law to let the state or businesses offer gambling on games would reduce how much revenue tribes owe Arizona from their casinos across the state, said Stephen Hart, a partner with Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP who practices Indian and gaming law.
In 2011, Arizona became the first state to create an Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) program, allowing parents or guardians of students with disabilities to use state funds, in the form of an ESA, for private school education. The law, which established the ESA, provided funding for private school and is measured at 90 percent of what the state would have paid for the student to attend a public school district or charter school. The law allows parents or guardians to use a prepaid bank card to pay for education-related tuition, fees, textbooks, tutoring, educational therapies, and curriculum. Since its inception, the ESA program has been expanded to cover students meeting other specified criteria, including children who attend failing schools and children who live on an Indian reservation.
Labor & Employment attorney, Melanie Pate, is quoted in a SHRM Online article addressing the importance of exit interviews when an employee leaves a company.
On May 29, 2018, Colorado governor John Hickenlooper signed into law House Bill 18-1128, which significantly expands existing privacy and data breach notification laws. Under the newly enacted legislation, covered entities that maintain paper or electronic documents with personal identifying information are to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices. These entities will be required to investigate suspected security breaches and, when a security breach occurs, numerous notification requirements are triggered. The act takes effect on September 1, 2018.
Awards of almost all federal contracts are based on the agency’s evaluation of price, technical approach, and contractor responsibility. While each factor is vitally important, no contract will be awarded to a contractor found nonresponsible. Responsibility encompasses a broad range of standards. Prospective contractors need to understand these standards and how they are applied.
Arizona history is alive, and its echoes can be seen in our Constitution’s direction that legislation signed into law by the Governor does not become effective until 90 days after the end of the Regular Legislative Session.
The more you know about your client's HR culture and departmental goals, and the more effort you make to create a comfortable, mutual working style, the more you become their trusted resource for legal questions.
Employee no poaching agreements – is this legal? Litigation attorney, Bruce Samuels authored an article featured in AZBigMedia addressing the ramifications of such agreements in response to recent news surrounding the fast food industry.
Ensuring compliance on a regular basis can be a daunting task for many nonprofit organizations. This undertaking can be simplified to some degree by leaders reviewing certain organizational and governance aspects that could expose weaknesses and prompt action towards compliance.
Robert Martin, chairman of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, views the looming political war over sports betting in California with a sense of dread, largely because it comes on the heels of a failed, decade-long battle to get online poker legalized in the Golden State.
Closing day for a home purchase, a real estate transaction or the purchase of a business is always an exciting day. Unfortunately, internet thieves are targeting financial institutions, professionals and individuals participating in financial transactions seeking to steal wire transfers used to fund the deals. According to the FBI, between October 2013 and May 2016, thieves diverted or attempted to divert wire transactions valued in excess of $3 Billion.
Early Monday morning, the United States Supreme Court ended a nearly six-year long legal battle regarding the constitutionality of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”). In doing so, the Court held that PASPA violated the 10th Amendment’s “anti-commandeering” principle, which provides that if the Constitution does not give power to the federal government or take power away from the states, that power is reserved for the states or the people themselves.
Big Fish Casino is one of many social gaming applications that provide “freemium” online casino games. Similar to many other providers, users are awarded free chips when they create their account and may obtain additional chips by winning games, via free chip replenishment, or by purchasing additional chips. Big Fish Games was owned by Churchill Downs Incorporated, and subsequently sold to Aristocrat Leisure Limited earlier this year.
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is impacting nearly every industry as both public and private companies embrace AI to increase their efficiency and competitive advantage.
The Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act (UCRERA) gives Nevada courts clear and limited guidance on the appointment and powers of commercial real estate receivers.
For several years I have been following five interesting New York lawsuits in bankruptcy court alleging a violation of the discharge injunction based on how the discharge was (or was not) reported to credit bureaus.
On Wednesday, February 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision ruling that whistleblowers protected by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Act are limited to employees who provide information concerning violations of those laws to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
On January 19, 2018, Maryland House Bill 283 was introduced by Republican Delegate Robin Grammer. The bill exempts competitive video games, known as eSports, from the state’s laws banning wagering and gambling.
Senator Eileen M. Donoghue has introduced Senate Bill 2273 (“SB 2273”) into the Massachusetts legislature to regulate online gaming, daily fantasy sports, and online sports betting. While the focus of the bill is currently on daily fantasy sports, as the Legislature needs to act by July 31, which is when temporary authority allowing daily fantasy sports to operate in the state expires, the scope of the overall bill is concerning.
During 2017 there were several key sets of action – at the federal, state, local, and industry levels –that have, or will, directly impact Indian clean energy development opportunities. Some of these actions will benefit Indian tribes seeking to develop clean energy resources or becoming more energy self-sufficient.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. reflected an increased adherence to the doctrine of patent exhaustion.1 Although the opinion, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, roundly rejected Lexmark’s attempts to limit use of its patented ink cartridges after their initial sale, analysis of the opinion suggests that there may still be options going forward.
PHOENIX -- Plans for what could be an instant state-run numbers game hit a snag Wednesday as an attorney for the state's largest tribe warned lawmakers it would blow up a decades-old agreement.
The experimental use exception, part of U.S. patent law for nearly two centuries, is becoming obsolete. Recent court decisions and changes under the America Invents Act (AIA)1 have raised doubts about the continued viability of the doctrine.
Many debtors who need chapter 11 relief inevitably lack the cash to file a case, but for those lawyers who are unable to contribute their time pro bono, getting paid is important.
Marla Hudgens, Partner, and Holly Logue, Of Counsel, recently presented a webinar in collaboration with the Outdoor Industry Association on the most common legal issues facing start-up companies in the sports and outdoor recreation industry space.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 45 sets out the rules that parties must follow when issuing or responding to a subpoena in federal litigation. Yet non-parties are increasingly being asked to preserve potentially relevant electronically stored information (ESI) before a complaint has been filed or a subpoena has been served. To help these non-parties determine the best course of action and narrow their preservation obligations, counsel should be familiar with the FRCP 45 framework and common objections to non-party preservation demands.
On November 27, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, a case examining the constitutionality of inter partes review proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”).
Manufactures of traditional gaming devices and, more recently, skill-based content, have often been deterred from showcasing their products in the US state of Nevada because of the state's arduous barriers to entry.
When seeking or opposing class certification, most of us begin and end our analysis under the Rule 23 framework. This is hardly surprising; after all, Rule 23 governs the certification process. The problem, however, is that focusing on Rule 23 can sometimes blind attorneys to critical constitutional doctrines often at play during certification proceedings.
The closing concludes and a company suddenly has $50 million in cash in its bank account from the sale of its stock. Champagne corks are popped and celebration ensues for a brief period. “Going public” is an exciting event for all involved and may provide many advantages to the company’s operations. However, being a public company has certain disadvantages that should also be considered.
In a case of first impression, the Ninth Circuit held in Syed v. M-I, LLC that an employer violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when it procures a job applicant’s consumer report after including a liability waiver in the disclosure form mandated by the FCRA. The Court also held that including a liability waiver in the disclosure form amounts to a willful violation of the FCRA, thereby subjecting the employer to statutory damages, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and costs.
On September 12, 2017, House Bill 4926 (“HB 4926”) was introduced into the Michigan legislature by Representatives Iden, Crawford, Kosowski and Kesto. The bill seeks to legalize internet gaming, and impose taxes and fees on internet gaming operators. HB 4926 includes language that would give state regulators up to one year to promulgate rules and regulations that would cover the licensing and operation of online gaming sites.
These issues are not easy to resolve and involve lots of negotiation, interviews, forced mediation, discovery, expert testimony and, sometimes, a trial. “Bucks” are hard to come by in chapter 7, and creditors are facing newer — and more aggressive — forms of fraud­ulent-transfer actions.
What are businesses’ obligations to make websites and mobile applications accessible to individuals with disabilities? Business owners and operators may want to pay close attention to these developments to ensure their businesses comply with their obligations and avoid liability.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released a revised version of Form I-9. The form is used to verify the identity and employment authorization for each individual hired for employment in the U.S. All U.S. employers must complete a Form I-9 for every individual hired. Employers should be aware that the revised form must be used beginning Sept. 18, 2017.
It should be noted that The DAO is only tangentially connected to virtual currency such as “Bitcoins” and “Ether.” The DAO (“Decentralized Autonomous Organization”) is an Internet-based “Thing.” To get involved in the Thing, one must transfer to it a bunch of virtual currency Ethers. The trick here is that to obtain these virtual Ethers, one must pay money or money’s worth to someone else who has them to sell.
Over the past several years (and during the last residential real estate boom), certain Colorado laws have proven to favor the position of condominium boards over that of developers in disputes over construction defects. As a result many residential developers have not participated in the condominium market during this time. As of September 1, 2017, however, the balance of power is shifting and lenders and developers should take notice of the new, more favorable environment.
The Ninth Circuit considers a district court’s sua sponte dismissal of an interpleader action on the grounds that the parties failed to make a good-faith effort to comply with their stipulation to resolve the case and the interpleading plaintiff filed the interpleader prematurely.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in CalPers v. ANZ Securities, Inc. provides compelling new support for a respondent arguing an eligibility motion before a FINRA arbitration panel. With the weight of the Court on their side, broker-dealers may have their own opportunity to level the playing field.
Keeping Up with Ever-Changing Noncompete Laws In Nev.
The concept of “home” has attracted significant attention from the U.S. Supreme Court, limiting the locations where a corporation can be sued. These decisions will be helpful to local corporations finding themselves defending large lawsuits filed far from home, and in jurisdictions hand-picked by plaintiffs that are known to be plaintiff-friendly.
If you have not yet put a plan in place to comply with Arizona’s new paid sick time law, you only have a few days remaining to do so, and the consequences for not doing so can be steep.
Assembly Bill 276 (AB 276) significantly changes Nevada’s law on restrictive covenants of non-competition.
Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 12-552, also known as the Statute of Repose, requires a party to bring a contract action relating to the design, engineering, or construction of improvements to real property within eight years of substantial completion of the work (or nine years if the claim involves latent defects discovered in the eighth year after substantial completion). The statute requires the claim to be brought within this time period even if the claim arose long after project completion. Put more simply, Arizona law imposes a strict deadline of either eight or nine years on the assertion of contract-based claims arising out of construction projects.
On April 12, 2017, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the newly launched Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Swiss Privacy Shield) is now accepting self-certifications.
Would Your Software Patent Hold Up to a Novelty-Type Analysis Under the Alice Test?
What Will U.S. Companies Have To Do To Comply With The EU Privacy Shield Agreement?
Invest in Our Community: Do Nonprofits Impact Our Economy?
The number of premium domain names available to churches and related religious organizations is about to increase significantly.
Advising 401(k) plans: Are you acting as an ERISA Fiduciary?
On May 21, 2012, there began a confrontation between church and state unlike any in American history. Forty-three Catholic institutions filed twelve lawsuits in twelve federal courts seeking religious exemption from an HHS regulation.
"Hosanna": The Supreme Court Strongly Praises the Constitutional Right to Select Ministers?
Did I Just Create a Contract?
While snapping photos of Hollywood celebrities may seem harmless, what you do with those photos may not be.
Colorado General Assembly Answers the Question, "Who Owns the Wind"?
The Ninth Circuit court is considering whether to affirm a definition of authorization that will allow employers a remedy against Insiders who exceed their authorized access, or whether to define to term narrowly.
Landmark U.S. Supreme Court 9-0 Decision?
A growing number of cases address the issue of post-filing conduct. Interestingly, nearly all the decisions appear to conclude that the duty of good faith and fair dealing that an insurance company owes does not end with the commencement of litigation and thus continues through trial.
Is Your Business Ready for Mandatory Sick Leave?
No matter what your personal views on the issues of medical marijuana (MMJ), it is clear that the growing and dispensing of MMJ has impacted the real estate market in Denver and the Front Range.
The Florida Supreme Court's Decision in Olmstead: Expanded Rights for Creditors of Single-Member LLCs?
Gaming varies widely from state to state and from country to country. As a consequence, regulatory systems can be very similar or significantly different.
A gaming company’s regulatory compliance program is a key component of how the company manages risk attendant to criminal and regulatory violations by its officers, directors and employees.
Casino compliance plans are as unique as the casino companies they protect. These plans are designed to identify and evaluate risks arising in the course of business that may negatively affect objectives in order to ensure sound and appropriate gaming control.
What is a casino license worth? To a gaming company, the answer is simple: everything. Without a gaming license, the company’s ability to earn revenues is exhausted. Regulatory compliance programs are simply an insurance policy for the company’s future.
There are a series of documents that together can constitute a teaming arrangement.
The United States Supreme Court correctly recognized in the 2004 Hood and 2006 Katz cases that the fundamental nature of bankruptcy cases and proceedings is distinct from litigation of statutes enacted under the Commerce Clause or other sections of Article I of the Constitution, in a way that is critical to sovereign immunity analysis.
When your business develops or acquires information that is not known to your competitors, you may have more than one option for protecting it.
Contracts are predictions. Intended to govern the future relationship between parties, the reality is that contracts run into unanticipated conditions and events, necessitating changes. The more complicated the purpose of the contract, the more likely it is the parties will have to deal with the unexpected.

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