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Look Before You Leap - New Hurdles For Brownfields Re-Development
Introduction Recent developments in environmental law are having a significant impact on real estate transactions involving contaminated and/or potentially contaminated properties. Since the late 1990's, policymakers have been pushing for new development projects at "brownfields" sites instead of...
Read MoreOutsourcing Of Healthcare IT Resources
Outsourcing is a buzz word for various types of transactions. Outsourcing consists of one party, the Vendor, providing regular services to another party, the Customer, over an extended period at an agreed cost and level of performance. Outsourcing information technology ("IT") resources takes many...
Read MoreBlogging: A Joint IP And Employment Primer1
Introduction Blogging has exponentially grown in popularity as a medium where individuals can voice their opinions and ideas in real time. The opinions and ideas posted usually take the form of text. However, they can also be expressed in the form of video, audio and photographs. Blogging has...
Read MoreRequesting Confidential Treatment In Connection With SEC Comment Letters And Issuer Responses
The SEC is now publicly releasing via its EDGAR database staff comment letters and issuer response letters relating to Securities Act and Exchange Act filings subject to SEC review. While public access to this correspondence previously required a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act...
Read MoreNew Jersey Employers Must Take Steps To Prevent Identity Theft
On January 1, 2006, the New Jersey Identity Theft Prevention Act ("ITPA") will take effect. The ITPA is a broad state law that sets a new standard in identity theft prevention. The law gives New Jersey residents the power to control access to their consumer reports with a "security freeze." For...
Read MoreComprehensive Releases May Not Protect Employers From FMLA Claims
Following a recent Fourth Circuit decision, a comprehensive release may no longer adequately protect employers from claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"). In Taylor v. Progress Energy, Inc., 415 F.3d 364 (4th Cir. 2005), the Fourth Circuit, covering Maryland, North Carolina,...
Read MoreInternational Law & Trade - Law Firms European Union Makes Advances To Cross-Border Mergers
On May 10, 2005, the European Parliament voted to approve amendments to the cross-border merger directive proposed by the European Council in November 2004.1 The Tenth Company Law Directive on cross-border mergers (Tenth Directive)2 is aimed at eliminating regulatory barriers to international...
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