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"Often [intellectual property] is the most valuable asset to the company, bar none, more than the building, more valuable than the land that it sits on." -The Recorder, November 30, 2006 What does it take to get a trademark, copyright or patent? How...

Under Florida law, a creditor cannot file an effective claim against an estate more than 3 months after publication of the Notice to Creditors, UNLESS the creditor is a known or reasonably ascertainable creditor that was not sent a Notice to...

This is important for everyone to know regarding your auto insurance. We recently worked with a client who was involved in a car accident....
By: Varnum LLP

For the first time in history, drug overdoses kill more people than auto accidents. Every day, approximately 105 Americans die and another 6,748 receive treatment in emergency rooms for drug abuse and misuse....

Workers’ compensation is a state-mandated program intended to provide speedy medical benefits and other benefits to workers injured on the job. Benefits are obtained through insurance policies paid for by employers in exchange for release of...

The Federal Communications Commission is considering adopting rules that could limit local governments’ zoning authority and allow wireless-service providers to add facilities to existing buildings, towers, and other structures in public...

I looked at a very interesting award calculator devised by a Maryland attorney based on his review of thousands of work comp awards in Maryland. It asks the injured worker to put a number from 1 though 10 on the level of pain and interference with...

In recent years, there has been a considerable expansion of the types of companies holding non-traditional real estate assets that have elected to become real estate investment trusts for US federal income tax purposes (“REITs”). Companies...

In this issue: - FTC Announces Agenda for Native Advertising Workshop - FTC Enforcement Action Puts Service Providers on Notice - Advertisers Go Native, Regulators Take Notice - Jurisdiction Is in the Eye of the Beholder, at Least at NAD...

American Safety Indemnity Company v. Admiral Insurance Company - California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District (September 27, 2013) - Many insurance policies contain a Self-Insured Retention (“SIR”) that must be satisfied by the Insured,...

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