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The Weekly Scenario: Proper Legal Documents For Medical Emergencies
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant Question: My son lives across the country but is my health care agent. He has a copy of my advance medical directive. I’m concerned that if I am admitted to the hospital suddenly, or there is a medical crisis, he may not be able…
Tips for Condo Board Members and Managers
Below is a link to an interview with New York condo and co-op property manager Martha Goupit. She has some sound advice on financial management, communication, transparency, and other issues of importance to condo associations (and equally applicable to townhomes and other community associations).
Read|Delete: Three Traits Every Entrepreneur Needs
There are three traits that every entrepreneur needs that they most likely were not born with: Lead instead of micromanaging: The sooner entrepreneurs realize that they cannot, nor have to, do everything themselves, the better off they and their businesses are. Successful entrepreneurs play to their own strengths. They give team members room to do what…
Biz Tek Today From Michael Mercurio: Tips for Making the Leap to Business Ownership
If you are an entrepreneur, check out the first article below. I bet you can identify with the tips. And if you’re thinking about making the leap to business ownership, take careful note of these tips. I imagine the many entrepreneurs reading this message have their own top 10 distinctions between being an entrepreneur and…
Friday Factoid: Keds, LLC Files a Federal Lawsuit
A federal lawsuit filed on May 8, 2014 by Keds, LLC claims that many shoes made by competing shoe manufacturer Vans violate Keds’ blue label mark that appears on the heels of its sneakers. Source: Keds, LLC v. Vans, Inc. Complaint If you have any questions regarding the content of this communication, please contact Jonathan R. Wachs:…
Intellectual Property Attorney Shares IP Related Facts
Intellectual Property attorney Jonathan Wachs, researches recent and important IP news and compiles the information for his weekly blog, Friday Factoids. Mr. Wachs keeps each post short and to the point, providing links at the end of his content where readers can access more information on the topic. The Friday Factoid blog ranges in topics….
4th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that property management company is not subject to the FDCPA
A June 3, 2014 ruling from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes North Carolina) is good news for HOA property management companies. The case arose out of a federal lawsuit in Maryland filed by a homeowner against her HOA, its property management company and its president and manager, for alleged violations of the…
Compensation and Compliance Matters: CFPB Shows No Signs of Forgetting About RESPA
For those hoping the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s focus has turned away from the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, last week’s RealtySouth consent decree is a reminder the agency is still looking at compliance as it pertains to marketing and disclosures. This time, the CFPB hit RealtySouth with a $500,000 penalty for inadequate affiliated business…
Cybersecurity For The Non-Cyber Company
The Washington Post labeled 2013 the “Year of Cybersecurity” and with good reason. You can’t pick up a magazine, read a newspaper or log onto a newsfeed without being bombarded with stories about cyber threats. The recent attack on Target’s database and Edward Snowden’s removal of confidential information from NSA are just two of many examples…
Should George Clooney Have a Prenuptial Agreement?
Question: Should George Clooney have a prenup? Answer: Of course! If he was my client and lived in Maryland, he would. Here’s why: Consider the following hypothetical: I suspect that Mr. Clooney has many business interests, which he owns prior to his marriage. After he is married, Mr. Clooney contributes time and effort to grow…
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