At this past week’s ABA Forum on Franchising I attended an insightful presentation with Michael Levitz, Kenneth Milner and Robert Purvin. Purvin is from the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers which has some helpful tips and resources on its Web site to evaluate franchise opportunities.
While the presentation covered many areas of successful
This past week I had the opportunity to attend the ABA’s Forum on Franchising. What a great event! First and foremost, it was an opportunity to network with some of the best franchise lawyers in America. Second, I really enjoyed hanging out with fellow Iowa franchise lawyers, Matt Krigbaum of Cedar Rapids and David Bright
It took us awhile but Sullivan & Ward’s Iowa Law Blog is now live. It was designed with the able assistance of LexBlog. (The same company that designed and maintains this blog).
While Rush on Business tends to focus only on issues impacting Iowa businesses, we are taking a broader approach with the Iowa
Shanti Atkins of the Compliance Training Blog has an interesting blog post about the crippling trend of wage and hour litigation. The post references a recent BusinessWeek article discussing how plaintiffs’ employment lawyers are "printing" money with wage and hour cases. One of the plaintiff’s lawyers is quoted as saying,
"I can hit a company
A federal court jury in New York says Isiah Thomas and the New York Knicks are liable for the sexual harassment of a former female executive. The jury found the former employee was subjected to unwanted sexual advances and verbal insults. A retaliation claim also was alleged. While Isiah Thomas still maintains his innocence and vows
Bloggers who hide their real identities may want to pay particular attention to a recent case. A Texas judge has ordered the discovery of an anonymous blogger who posted alleged defamatory comments about a hospital located in Paris, Texas. The ruling is likely to be appealed.
Anonymous users also posted comments on the blog which the
Mark Toth, Chief Legal Officer of Manpower, has a terrific employment law blog post any small business owner should read. Toth’s blog is creative and fun and his advice is right on the mark. Follow his greatest hits and you are much more likely to stay out of trouble with your employees.
I particularly agree
Where should you incorporate your Iowa small business? This question is asked a lot by 
many prospective small business owners. The question used to be surprising but after seeing and hearing numerous advertisements for Delaware and Nevada corporations on the Internet and on satellite radio it is definitely a legitimate question.
Delaware has reputation and
flickr, ‘Creative Commons’, Blogs
Continue Reading Bloggers Beware: Even Creative Commons Photos Could Land You in Court
If you operate an online business or you are thinking of starting one I recommend you pick up a copy of Cyberlaw: A Legal Arsenal For your Online Business. Written by Iowa intellectual property attorney Brett Trout the book is new and updated with lots more content than his previous version. This book still has
