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Sep 18, 20161 min read

Fox Sues Netflix For Poaching Key Employees: Tortious Interference Law

Media giant Fox filed a lawsuit against Netflix claiming it has been damaged by Netflix's aggressive and improper campaign to unlawfully...

Sep 14, 20161 min read

Apple Sued In Class Action For Breach of Contract Over iPhone 7 Pre-Orders

Apple iPhone users who signed up for a program to pay extra with the promise of receiving the latest device each year have filed a class act

Sep 11, 20161 min read

What NY Businesses Should Learn From the United States v. Texas Immigration Decision

The Supreme Court’s decision in the United States v. Texas this past June upheld a challenge to a pair of executive orders on...

Sep 7, 20161 min read

Airbnb To NY: We’ll Sue If You Pass New Home-Sharing Law

Home-sharing company Airbnb has threatened to sue New York if Gov. Cuomo signs off on a new home-sharing law that would establish heavy...

Aug 29, 20161 min read

Small Businesses Can Start Using Drones According to FAA

New federal regulations take effect that will allow commercial uses of drones in the United States. The rules created by the Federal...

Aug 28, 20161 min read

New York City Forcing Certain Employers To Sign “Labor Peace” Agreements

New York City is trying to force certain employers to sign “labor peace” agreements with unions. Last month, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio...

Aug 22, 20161 min read

What NYC Businesses Can Learn From The Blue Man Group Royalties Dispute

There are lessons to be learned by fledgling NYC businesses from the recent legal battle over royalties between Blue Man Group and a...

Aug 10, 20161 min read

NY’s Daily Fantasy Sports Law Contains Major Flaw

In following up on an earlier post we wrote about the waiting game set up by the New York State government for daily fantasy sports, we...

Aug 8, 20161 min read

Breach of the Duty of Care in New York -Say Out of the Strip Clubs if you are using Corporate Funds

A recent lawsuit makes allegations that, if true, shows what not to do if your New York startup business obtains investment funding. To...

Aug 5, 20161 min read

New NLRB Labor Rules Negatively Impact U.S. Franchises

Revised federal rules from the National Labor Relations Board that gives employees more leverage in settling workplace disputes are...

Aug 3, 20161 min read

Business Groups Sue Over U.S. Government Crackdown on Corporate Inversions

Two business groups have sued the Obama administration over the government’s crackdown on U.S. companies moving abroad to reduce their...