Posted by Azhanae Evely. I am going to tell you about my first encounter with being inside of a court room. I was given a ticket for “No parking in a handicap zone.” Through this experience, I learned a lot about how to prepare for a court hearing and what it is like being in court. …
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Are Portfolio Managers Losing Sight of What The Future Holds For Financial Planning?
Posted by Justin Ihnken. For many years, especially those who found themselves in an area of economic success, investors who succeeded because they worked with a financial advisor. The roll of the advisor is to assist individuals in asset portfolio management. Investments in both fixed market vehicles, and those driven with equity in the market, have …
AT&T to Refund $105 Million
Posted by Abier Mustafa. Cell phone Company, AT&T, has agreed to pay back $105 million in what is being called ”the largest cramming settlement in history.” AT&T has been adding unauthorized charges to tens of thousands of customers’ monthly bills. The charges are usually for the amount of $9.99 per month, coming from third-party services, …
General Motors May Face Punitive Damages Over Ignition Switches
Posted by Jessica Page. General Motors Co. has recently been in the news for its faulty ignition switches in over 2.6 million of the company’s Chevrolet Cobolts and other models that were recalled in 2014. The faulty ignition switches were found to “slip out of the run position and disable features including air bags.” This …
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Stillman School Archives – Blog Business Law – a resource for business law students
Posted by Brianna McCoy. In the very end of August of this year, 2018, a court ruling involving the FCPA could potentially limit the government’s power to go after foreign companies and individuals in bribery cases. This type of court situation is dealt within the U.S. appeals court. The appeals court supported a ruling that …
FBI Archives – Blog Business Law – a resource for business law students
Posted by Hailey Arteaga. One of the biggest businesses in America is college sports. Men’s Basketball is the second highest grossing sport of colleges across the nation. According to Business Insider, a Division 1 Men’s Basketball teams alone drive-in an average yearly revenue of $7,880,290 (Gaines). With this much money being streamed to a school each …
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SEC Archives – Blog Business Law – a resource for business law students
Posted by Dan Mikrut. Who knew that typing 280 characters could turn into a $40 Million dollar law suit. This is the cold reality in the case of the SEC vs. Elon Musk. On September 27, 2018 the SEC filed securities fraud charges against Elon Musk, the chairman and CEO of Tesla Motors. On August …
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Third Circuit Court of Appeals Concludes That Employees Must Be Paid For All Rest Breaks of 20 Minutes Or Less
Posted by Divina Tanamal. An unnamed telephone marketing company was recently brought to trial by the Department of Labor. The company was accused of unfair treatment of its employees for not allowing them to be financially compensated while taking breaks in between working hours. Although the sales representatives were able to log off their computers …
Libyan Wealth Fund Seeks Damages in International Court
Posted by Gerald Wrona. Interesting. That is one word to describe the NY Times report on the pre-trial proceedings of the Libyan Investment Authority’s (LIA) suit against Goldman Sachs (Anderson). Acting as broker-dealer to the sovereign wealth fund, Goldman established a relationship with the fund’s managers in 2007. A year later, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice …
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California Labor Statutes May Conflict with Federal Law
Posted by Connor O’Reilly. On October 15th California Governor Jerry Brown signed several employment related bills into effect. These bills have been crafted and designed to change laws regarding the state’s employers. “The newly-enacted laws address a range of topics, including criminal conviction history, salary history and sanctuary immigration policy.” The governor’s first major law …
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