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Contract disputes are quite common in every industry, since because contracts are used in nearly every business transaction. When contract disputes arise, parties need to have an effective way of resolving the disagreement and compensating one another for...
Previously, we began discussing shareholders’ rights of dissent and appraisal in connection with merger transactions. As we noted last time, shareholders with voting rights don’t always have dissent and appraisal rights in every case, and in cases where...
In our last post, we wrote about a lawsuit a Whole Foods shareholder is filing against the company in an effort to block the proposed merger of Whole Foods and Amazon. As we noted, shareholders will be voting later this month on whether to approve the transaction. It...
As a leader in online retail, Amazon.com is one of the largest corporations in the world, and CEO Jeff Bezos has become one of the wealthiest men in the world because of Amazon’s successful business model. Amazon’s success depends, of course, on its...
Today, more and more people are doing their banking online or at ATMs. What does this mean for the nation's approximately 90,000 bank branches?According to an article from National Real Estate Investor, it might mean a 20 percent reduction in the number of branches...
Last time, we began looking at a couple court cases this year which touch upon the issue of venue selection in patent infringement disputes. As we noted, a case recently decided in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas had a limiting effect on a...
We began looking in our last post at some of the factors businesses should take into consideration when selecting a venue for patent infringement claims. As we noted, in some cases, it will be possible to select from multiple venues, and careful thought should be...
The process of selling a business is rife with complexities. Some of these complexities are legal in nature, such as how best to structure the sale.How the sale of your business isn’t only a legal matter. There are also a number of possible tax consequences from...
We’ve previously discussed on this blog the potentially important role licensing can play in protecting a business’ patent rights. Whether or not a company has a strong approach to patent licensing, though, protection of patent rights is critical for the...
Previously, we briefly mentioned the place of the federal merger review process in business merger planning. As we noted last time, the primary concern with any large merger is the potential negative effects the proposal could have on competition. In some cases,...