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Bank Bailout Causing Bankruptcy Reform?

Sam Hasler
October 14, 2008 20:18

Maybe a possibility and one I would call a necessity.If consumer groups and some legislators had their way, the $700 billion financial bailout bill would have included a provision to let federal bankruptcy judges lower payments on subprime mortgages to help homeowners who had fallen behind on their...

Online Resource: Washington Post's Federal Diary Column

Sam Hasler
October 14, 2008 16:02

I found Federal Diary and it appears it may have uses for those following federal regulatory agencies. It has a RSS link here.

Looking for a business plan?

Sam Hasler
October 14, 2008 13:38

Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan — HBS Working KnowledgeSean Silverthorne: "How to Write a Great Business Plan" has been one of the most downloaded articles on Harvard Business Publishing since you wrote it in 1997. Why do you think you hit a nerve?Bill Sahlman: Writing a business p...

Litigation - The Costs and the Benefits

Sam Hasler
October 14, 2008 11:28

Today's news on trade secret litigation applies to more than trade secret litigation. The following stories have a good deal to say about what I call the cost-benefit analysis of litigation. At what point does even successful litigation become unprofitable for the business? Remember there are...

The Bailout Legislation Needs Whistle-Blower Protection

Sam Hasler
October 13, 2008 15:55

Whistleblower Law Blog published Whistle-Blower Protection in Bailout Legislation before the bailout bill was passed and I probably need to see if there is an update on this Meanwhile, consider this when you think of what value there is in whistleblowers: "Yesterday, Joe Davidson, wrote a great...

Trade Secret News: Former Intel worker charged in theft of secret files | News - Security - CNET News

Sam Hasler
October 13, 2008 14:42

CNET News reports Former Intel worker charged in theft of secret files: "The FBI has charged an engineer with stealing trade secrets from Intel, his former employer, after taking a position with rival chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, The Boston Globe reported Friday."*** Pani turned in his...

LLCs must have attorneys in federal court

Sam Hasler
October 12, 2008 16:00

This came down last month and LLC owners who do not want to hire a lawyer need to think again.LLCs must have attorneys in federal court:"Owners of limited liability companies must be represented by an attorney to appeal a decision in federal court, ruled the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals today....

The Madness of Litigation: Citigroup and Wachovia and Wells Fargo

Sam Hasler
October 11, 2008 13:27

At some point, every lawyer must look at his client and ask if the law suit is worth proceeding to trial or to settlement. This post looks at reports on the attempted Citigroup buyout of Wachovia as an example of this process.The New York Times' DealBook blog has The Mad Legal Dash for Wachovia. ...

New Federal Rules

Sam Hasler
October 10, 2008 15:58

Which can be found here. No, not had time to even look at them.

Now the RIAA Goes After a. Lawyer

Sam Hasler
October 10, 2008 15:53

From The ABA Journal - Law News Now comes RIAA Seeks Sanctions for N.Y. Lawyer’s ‘Vexatious’ Blog Posts of Case Filings:"A lawyer who is known for defending individuals accused of peer-to-peer sharing of copyrighted works over the Internet is now on the hot seat himself.The Recording Industry Assoc...