by Gary Nissenbaum | Jan 21, 2014 | Internet Law Blog
What would you change about your Facebook™, Twitter™, Instagram™ or other social media sites if you knew you could be sued for using them? A case that could forever change the way we think about social media is currently before the Los Angeles Superior Court. It all...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jan 21, 2014 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
Most franchise agreements contain forum selection clauses – language that requires, among other things, disputes to be determined in a particular state or county. But are they enforceable? The Supreme Court of the United States recently determined that not only are...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Dec 20, 2013 | Business Lawsuit Blog
In In re Estate of Pakdee B. Peck, a deceased spouse (“Decedent”) had signed two wills: one in New Jersey (“NJ Will”) and one in Thailand (“Thailand Will”). The NJ Will stated that it was Decedent’s “[e]xpress wish and desire that [Decedent’s] husband, Robert M. Peck...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Dec 20, 2013 | Business Lawsuit Blog
If a person donates a “conditional gift” (a gift that can only be used for the stated purpose) to a charity, may the charity ignore that restriction and use it for another purpose? The Court in Adler v. Save, was confronted with that very issue. In that case, Bernard...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jun 28, 2013 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a seller of the “good will” of a business is not barred from answering the factual inquiries made by the former client as long as the seller’s responses are within the scope of the information sought...
