Business Law Professionals
Damages to be sought in Oracle – Google lawsuit remains unsettled
As the market for smartphone technologies continues to grow, so do the legal disputes between large technology corporations. Oracle is bringing an intellectual property lawsuit against Google for an infringement of their patents. In a recent development, the U.S....
New Jersey business owners likely to be affected by teen tanning ban
Entrepreneurs who started a small tanning business in New Jersey are finding their business threatened by a new law making its way through the state legislature. The bill takes aim at tanning salons, looking to ban minors from tanning. Politicians and lobbyists cite...
Make room for accommodations when drafting employee contracts
Employers need to make sure they are properly incorporating the Civil Rights Act of 1964, among other federal employment laws, into their employees' contracts and employee handbooks as well as in hiring policies. A federal judge recently decided in favor...
U.S. utility mergers encountering fewer obstacles for approval
In 2006, state officials repeatedly shot down attempts for a merger between Exelon and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., a utility company based in Newark, New Jersey. Antitrust regulators were concerned that such a move might allow the resulting company to...
Businesses say judges interpreting Wal-Mart decision too narrowly
Attorneys who represent businesses have been watching to see how the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the giant Wal-Mart sex discrimination case might affect pending class-action employment litigation. In the weeks following the case, the class-action status of...
Verizon settles EEOC disability discrimination lawsuit
The giant telecommunications company, Verizon Communications, has agreed to settle a lawsuit with the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission that claimed the company discriminated against employees with disabilities. The EEOC said that Verizon's attendance policy did not...
We can sell no wine – businesses opine
If your summer vacation includes sipping your favorite glass of merlot at a local New Jersey bed and breakfast with an onsite winery, you better put a cork in your plans.Wineries across the state of New Jersey continue to hold onto their inventory in hopes that the...
New Jersey and Canadian companies to merge
Clement Pappas and Company Inc., the operator of a canning company based in Seabrook, New Jersey, has agreed to a merger with the Quebec-based firm, Lassonde Industries. Lassonde will possess a majority of the merged companies. Clement Pappas will be run as a...
A few things to keep in mind when naming your new business
When you are dreaming about that new business you want to start, finding the perfect name for the company might be your first step toward actually making it happen. A recent article in Inc. by Dave Smith discusses some things to keep in mind when trying to find the...
Ownership of “Friday” Song and Video in Dispute
"It's Friday, Friday/Gotta get down on Friday/Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend." So sang Rebecca Black in her viral love it/hate it music video. Now, Rebecca Black and her mother, Georgina Marquez Kelly, have filed a lawsuit against Ark Music Factory,...
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