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Provention Plan Property owners can reduce their risk of asbestos-related litigation.   |
Inc.
November 2006
Stephanie Clifford |
How To Write a Buy-Sell Agreement Along with a general agreement about ownership and responsibilities, every business with multiple owners needs a buy-sell agreement. |
Financial Advisor
February 2008
Rebecca Pomering |
Adding New Owners Across the industry -- and in the minds of most advisors -- the debate between internal and external succession continues. Read on for some pros and cons on this important issue. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2003
Jim Popp |
Knowing When To Appeal a Tax Bill Many owners ask, "Should I file a property tax appeal?" If your property is not valued by the tax authorities at its market value, the answer is definitely "yes." |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2009
Harvey Berenson |
Cost-Segregation Solutions These studies can provide tax advantages even after property sales. |
InternetNews
August 19, 2004
Roy Mark |
P2Ps Score Landmark Legal Victory Appeals court rebuffs movie and music industry claims that file-swapping developers are liable for copyright infringement. |
PHONE+
August 27, 2009
Philip Josephson |
Exit Stage Right By Driving Value If you are an owner of a company, it is important to create an exit plan and to create and preserve value within your company. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Foolish Advice on Business Liability Insurance Think your business won't get sued? Think again. Whatever the root cause, lawsuits seem to be rising. Here are three questions business owners need to ask themselves before buying liability insurance. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
January 1, 2013 |
Product Liability Claims and Comment K Courts across the country are making it easier to prove that a drug is unsafe, warning label notwithstanding. |
Information Today
January 2007
George H. Pike |
Legal Update: Where the Lawsuits Are Updates on lengthy search-related lawsuits involving Google and Microsoft. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2005
Jerome Wallach |
Why Owners of Triple-Net Leased Properties Bear an Unfair Burden No matter the asset type (single-tenant property, multi-tenant office building or shopping center) the decision to pursue a tax appeal impacts the owner's interest beyond the potential savings to the tenant. Owners of triple-net-leased properties should weigh four economic realities when they consider filing tax appeals. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2006
John Nersesian |
Firm Protection Business owners may need a lot more than diversification to guard their assets than other financial planning clients. Insurance is only one aspect of their asset protection plan. Their needs reach beyond that into choosing the proper corporate structure for the business. |
Registered Rep.
June 19, 2012
Alan Lavine |
Best Small Business Insurance Strategies Few financial advisors counsel their small business owner clients on insurance, but they should. Insurance funded by buy-sell agreements is essential for most of these clients. |
Entrepreneur
March 2006
Jane Easter Bahls |
Behind the Mask While it's rare, courts are sometimes willing to "pierce the corporate veil," holding owners personally liable for the debts of the corporation. |
InternetNews
October 17, 2007
Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft Lawsuits to Continue Microsoft's past seems to be catching up as two lawsuits against it are cleared to proceed. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2005
Joel R. Marcus |
Assessors Exploit Their Advantage Make no mistake, assessors have more information than ever before and the ability to access it quickly. While some of this data may be available to property owners and their tax attorneys, a sizable amount of valuation data is out of the public's reach. Commercial property owners must realize that their activities are being monitored and compiled. |
Financial Advisor
October 2010
Steve Parrish |
Time To Rebuild Financial advisors can help battered business owners plan for the future. |
Investment Advisor
August 2007
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Internal Medicine Because of the "graying" of the industry, it is increasingly important for advisory firms to consider succession planning issues, whether via internal succession or an external acquisition or sale. Critical to any successful succession is having the appropriate underlying documents in place. |
U.S. Banker
July 2007
Karen Krebsbach |
Next for Top Court: Securities Fraud Whether banks that help public firms commit fraud are also liable soon will be a question before the Supreme Court. Its decision will affect litigants in the still-simmering Enron case. |
Entrepreneur
July 2003
Julie Monahan |
Food Fight! How should restaurateurs deal with the weighty problem of customers' obesity? |
BusinessWeek
July 25, 2005
Joseph Weber |
Be Prepared -- Or Get Sued If disaster strikes, companies could find themselves fending off huge liability claims even as they struggle to get operations back on track. |
InternetNews
March 18, 2005
Roy Mark |
Cell Phone Safety Lawsuits Revived Court rules wireless equipment makers can be sued in state courts over radiation safety levels. |
InternetNews
March 17, 2008 |
Court Rules Craigslist Not Liable For Illegal Ads Craigslist is not liable for discriminatory housing ads posted on its Web site, a federal appeals court has ruled. |
ifeminists
January 4, 2006
Wendy McElroy |
Abolish Anti-Discrimination Laws A California lawsuit against a women-only health club points to an ideological conflict that underlies the attempt by either sex to force open the doors of 'exclusive' businesses: individual rights versus egalitarianism. |
Financial Advisor
April 2007
Grove & Prince |
Tune In To America's Core Wealthy Small business owners represent that greatest potential for growth and wealth in America. Historically, they have been a lucrative and complex client for financial advisors and will remain so. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2005
Abigail La Croix |
5 Questions Frances Carlisle, a trust and estate attorney in New York, offers her expertise on pet trusts for advisers with clients who want to provide legally for their surviving pets. |
National Defense
June 2008
Jerry Stouck |
Right and Wrong Ways To Use Others' Patents By statute, the military and other government agencies have the right to use any patented invention to further valid government missions, and this right may be extended to government contractors. |
Financial Advisor
February 2009
Rebecca Pomering |
M&A In A New World The old assumptions about a firm's value have to be tossed out, and advisors must deal with new ones. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Insuring Your Small Business: Part 3 If you can't buy every type of coverage, you need to prioritize. Without the right insurance coverage, you may be putting the source of your current and future income at risk. |
CFO
February 1, 2007
Kris Frieswick |
The Enemy Within Companies fear employee lawsuits more than any other legal threat. To prevent them, experts advise looking in the mirror. |
Inc.
September 2004
Dimitra Kessenides |
Risky Business In the last five years, one in four private companies has been sued by a current or former employee, according to a recent survey. The right insurance policy can be the best defense against costly lawsuits. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2015
Mary Stark-Hood |
Real Estate Asset Protection Ownership of real estate has many benefits from an investment and tax standpoint. There is downside risk, however, since the value of real estate holdings may be significant and can be used to cover damages awarded in a lawsuit. |
Registered Rep.
January 19, 2006 |
Is Supreme Court Leaning Towards a Decision Against Broker? The Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in connection with a suit by a former Merrill Lynch broker against the nation's largest brokerage firm, and the early reaction to the hearing is that this time Goliath won. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2012
Suzanne D. Reifman |
Gov't Issues What should owners know about federal tenants? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2011
Pappas & Dupre |
Conversion Conundrum Repositioning a condo as a rental building requires gaining control. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
How To: Sue Sometimes you just have to go to court. Here are some tips to help you navigate the difficult waters of litigation. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2008
Patrick Nugent |
Premium Advice Insurance techniques help multifamily property owners maximize value. |
Search Engine Watch
October 11, 2007
Kevin Newcomb |
Don't Ignore Accessibility While more search marketers are becoming aware of usability and accessibility concerns, the numbers are still very small. A new lawsuit filed in California has the potential to change that. |
Fast Company
May 2012
Patrick Cain |
The Only Thing You Need To Know About The Kentucky Derby: Horseowners Are Really, Really Rich A look at some of the owners of this year's horses makes one thing clear: If financial success brought championships, the race itself would be unnecessary. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2003
Jay Harris |
Higher policy costs spur new risk strategies Apartment vacancy levels are up and real estate owners' insurance costs are, too. Many owners are increasing their deductibles and retaining more risk when they renew their policies, so loss control becomes more important. |
Managed Care
August 2000
Michael Levin-Epstein |
Will Fifth Circuit's Decision Spur Action on Patient Rights? The recent Fifth Circuit Court decision on Texas's statute allowing patients to sue HMOs for denial of physician-recommended care is helping to clarify where state and federal interests in patient rights lie -- and what Congress could do to spell out those interests. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2005
Louis H. Nimkoff |
Smart Property Management Strategies Multifamily property owners can implement these ideas to cut costs and improve returns. |
Entrepreneur
July 2007
Jane Easter Bahls |
Use Caution Prevent liability hassles by eliminating hazards at your place of business. |
InternetNews
August 28, 2009 |
Dell, HP Side With Microsoft on Word Appeal Microsoft gained some help this week from its two largest PC partners who asked the court to let them join in the company's Word lawsuit as so-called "friends of the court." |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005
John Churchill |
I Gotta Get Paid According to a 2005 study, revenue at independent financial advisory firms grew by 25% on average in 2004. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2008
David Grau |
In the Minority Transferring equity is an important step in the future of almost every financial services firm. While people don't live forever, a business can, if each succeeding generation plans appropriately. Minority interests are one way to achieve this. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2006
Trope & Power |
The Lessons of MGM v. Grokster For creators of innovative technologies and as a consequence of the copyright-infringement suit, the line between corporate liability and being at rest in a safe harbor was moved and remains imprecise. However, the Supreme Court opinion contains substantial guidance. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2006
Chuck Saletta |
Get Paid Better Than the Boss Smart companies pay their owners far better than their executives. There are many other reasons to invest in companies that pay strong dividends. Washington Mutual... Washington Post... etc. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2011
Tom R. Mounteer |
Environmental Risk: 10 Myths Do you really know what your liability is? Buyers, sellers, borrowers, and lenders frequently misperceive environmental liability risk in acquisitions and financings. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2003
Pollack & Bellotti |
Taming Your Taxes Consider market factors to help lower property taxes. |
