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5 days ago
1 min

Death Terminates Brokerage Agreement

The owner of three residential properties died after signing an exclusive right-to-sell agreement with a real estate agency. Her estate s...

Paul Peter Nicolai

Sep 15
4 min

Partial Arbitration Award Dangers

There are good reasons for dividing some arbitrations. There are dangers, however. Courts have provided varying results when there is more t

Paul Peter Nicolai

Sep 8
4 min

Brazil Passes National Privacy Law

Joining a global trend, Brazil has enacted an omnibus law governing the use of personal data, the LGPD.

Public Data Scraping Likely Does Not Violate CFAA

Paul Peter Nicolai

Sep 1
2 min

Public Data Scraping Likely Does Not Violate CFAA

The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act (CFAA) prohibits accessing a computer without authorization. It is violated when a person circumvents a ...

Not Every Job Change Terminates Non Competes

Paul Peter Nicolai

Aug 25
1 min

Not Every Job Change Terminates Non Competes

A 1968 decision has been consistently argued to terminate old noncompete agreements. A court has ruled that not every job change will cause

Uncertainty Over Defendant’s Profits in Trademark Cases Remains

Paul Peter Nicolai

Aug 18
3 min

Uncertainty Over Defendant’s Profits in Trademark Cases Remains

The federal trademark law was passed in 1946. Through the 1980s an order telling and infringer to stop was the preferred way to end trademar

Liability for Work from Home and Personal Email Policies

Paul Peter Nicolai

Aug 11
1 min

Liability for Work from Home and Personal Email Policies

Allowing employees to work from home and use their personal emails for business, the firm created a cyber-security risk.

Paul Peter Nicolai

Aug 4
1 min

Sale Taxable Without A Transfer

The Massachusetts Supreme Court announced that transfer of title or possession is not required to find that a taxable event occurred.

Wage Act Claims Against Company Officials Dismissed

Paul Peter Nicolai

Jul 28
1 min

Wage Act Claims Against Company Officials Dismissed

A Massachusetts federal court judge dismissed Wage Act claims brought against individuals for lack of jurisdiction.

Paul Peter Nicolai

Jul 14
4 min

LLC Manager Liability

Limited liability companies are the most popular entity structure for new businesses. As a result , the law applicable to limited liabili...

First Amendment Can Apply to Facebook Pages

Paul Peter Nicolai

Jul 10
2 min

First Amendment Can Apply to Facebook Pages

This decision is one of the first to explicitly hold that Facebook pages can be public forums, laying down an important marker that freedom

Paul Peter Nicolai

Jul 7
3 min

Being Information Lean After COVID-19

Many things will never be the same after COVID-19. Employees will spend less time at an office. Employees working remotely will use more ...

Controlling Board & Officer Cybersecurity Liability

Paul Peter Nicolai

Jun 30
3 min

Controlling Board & Officer Cybersecurity Liability

High-profile breaches have affected millions of customers and employees. They have created major losses to businesses through direct resp...

Paul Peter Nicolai

Jun 23
2 min

VOLUNTEER DIRECTORS IMMUNE

The Massachusetts Supreme Court has issued a broad decision immunizing volunteer directors to Massachusetts nonprofits from liability and...

Paul Peter Nicolai

Jun 16
4 min

Workforce Coronavirus Relief

The federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 ("Families First Act") is the second in a series of legislation to deal with ...

Paul Peter Nicolai

Jun 9
1 min

Arbitration Notice Succeeds

A Plaintiff sued her employer saying it misclassified her as an independent contractor and failed to pay her minimum wages. The court dis...

Supreme Court Says Willful Infringement Not Required to Award Profits In Trademark Cases

Paul Peter Nicolai

Jun 2
1 min

Supreme Court Says Willful Infringement Not Required to Award Profits In Trademark Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a trademark infringement plaintiff does not have to show willful infringement to get an award of profits.

Good-Faith Presumption under Paycheck Protection Program

Paul Peter Nicolai

May 27
2 min

Good-Faith Presumption under Paycheck Protection Program

SBA has determined that payroll protection plan recipients of less than $2 Million will be presumed to have determined need in good faith.

Paul Peter Nicolai

May 12
6 min

Understanding Cyber-Risk Insurance

Shopping for cyber risk insurance means understanding both the insurance and what you need.

Paul Peter Nicolai

May 5
1 min

RETALIATION TRIPLES DAMAGES

Commissions not yet owed became lost wages when an employer retaliated against an employee foir complaining about commissions nonpayment.

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