The Pennsylvania Employment Law Blog posts on how Lockheed’s failure to take discrimination complaints seriously led to liability.
Want to know how to avoid employment lawsuits? See one of my more popular posts:
Franchises: Four Things to Make You Go ‘Hmm
If you are looking at a franchise opportunity perhaps you should beware if your prospective 
franchisor says the following:
- You don’t need a lawyer to review the agreement.
- I would prefer you don’t talk with the other franchisees. You should only talk with me.
- We won’t negotiate any terms.
- Trust us, we can’t (and won’t) change
Clemens Throws High Hard One
Roger Clemens has sued his former trainer for defamation in an attempt to regain his Hall of Fame reputation. The WSJ Law Blog has a great story on the lawsuit.
The interesting question will be whether the trainer will file a counterclaim for defamation. Why not? McNamee now has to protect his reputation and Clemens
Iowa Lawyer Featured on WSJ Law Blog
Iowa trial lawyer Joe Gunderson was featured this past week during the Iowa Caucus on the Wall Street Journal Law Blog. Joe had the following comments regarding what it’s like to have Iowa in the national spotlight:
It’s fabulous because we get a rejuvenated civics lesson every four years. Our newspapers for the past
Buy-Sell Agreements Resource
Is your business in need of a buy-sell agreement? Don’t know how to get started?
An excellent resource worth considering is a book from Z. Christopher Mercer called Buy-Sell Agreements: Ticking Time Bombs or Reasonable Solutions? A blog post from Mercer worth reading also raises an excellent point regarding buy-sell agreements:
If you are in the process of
The Real Caucus Winners: Iowans
Iowans turned out in record numbers for the caucus! My precinct almost doubled the turnout from 2004. The energy was infectious and everyone could feel something special was happening.
Congratulations to the winning candidates but the real winners are Iowans.
Caucus Today!
Today is the day. The Iowa caucus is finally here. I saw this report fromYahoo that approximately 2.75 million Iowans won’t caucus today. That means only approximately 10 percent (or less) of Iowans are expected to caucus. Let’s hope we blow that figure away.
I was a little surprised when one of my friends
Where’s My Caucus?
Tomorrow is the Iowa caucus. As my friend Michael Libbie pointed out in a recent comment on this blog, we are so lucky here in Iowa. We get to meet the candidates, ask questions and receive hundreds and hundreds of phone calls. (Well, two out of three isn’t bad).
Caucus locations and information for Democrats can be found
Iowa Caucus Countdown: The Republicans
The Iowa Caucus is this Thursday, January 3rd. The national media has descended upon us and at least one of my restaurant clients I talked with recently is extremely thankful. Yesterday, I featured the Democratic candidates and today it’s the Republican candidates. Again, my intent is not to endorse any particular candidate but rather provide a little bit
Iowa Caucus Countdown: The Democrats
Yesterday I received five phone calls and four knocks at the door from several campaigns that are pulling out all the stops to win the Iowa caucus. With the caucus coming up this Thursday, January 3rd, I wanted to highlight all the major candidates with some video footage of speeches. Today I will feature the