by Gary Nissenbaum | Feb 2, 2009 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
Employment Law: As part of the 2008 Legislative Session, the New Jersey legislature passed, and Governor Corzine signed, a law which provides treble damages (triple the amount of actual damages) for sales representatives who are not paid earned sales commissions...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jan 5, 2009 | Internet Law Blog
Cybersquatting: The United States District Court for the Western District of New York recently found that cybersquatting had not occurred in connection with the registration of a similar domain name. In Dudley v. HealthSource Chiropractic, Inc., 2008 WL 4507714, the...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Dec 3, 2008 | Construction & Commercial Real Estate Law Blog
Home Improvement Regulation: In an effort to strengthen the protections afforded consumers against wrongful acts by home improvement contractors, the Pennsylvania legislature recently enacted the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act. The Act, which will become...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Dec 3, 2008 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
Employment Law: Under New Jersey law, an employee does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the content stored on his work computer. This is true notwithstanding the fact that the employee may have created confidential passwords to preclude third parties...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Nov 13, 2008 | Construction & Commercial Real Estate Law Blog
New York City has promulgated regulations relating to home improvement contractors, the purpose of which are presumably to protect consumers against contractors’ deceptive and fraudulent practices. However, the requirements go beyond such a prohibition and impose a...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Nov 13, 2008 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
Federal antitrust laws seek to protect those entities that purchase goods directly from parties engaged in unlawful trade restraints, monopolies and other acts that violate antitrust laws. However, in a situation involving an antitrust violation, it is evident that...
