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• Automotive Manufacturer/Dealer Litigation will Likely Increase as a Result of the Changing Economic and Regulatory Landscape

  Reprinted from MichiganLawyers Weekly, August 30, 2004 Automotive manufacturers and dealers are confronted with an increasingly competitive environment wherein too many competitors offer an excessive supply of an increasingly redundant and ...

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• Avoiding and Managing Financial Crisis: Budgeting and Planning to Save Your Franchise Business

  Do you sometimes feel like the captain of the Titanic, with your business taking on water and no aid in sight? It is a familiar nightmare, shared by all executives at one time or another. Only it seems more personal to the franchise executive who is ...

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• Bank of Stockton v. Automobile Dealers Acceptance Corp., et al and Related Cross Action

  On May 17, 1999 the Sacramento Superior Court granted two motions for summary judgment in the same case. The Sacramento office of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP represented the Bank of Stockton ("Bank") in the matter and prepared both motions. One ...

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• Bank thinks it issued a Guarantee, but Court finds it was a Letter of Credit

  Besson, W. Toliver May 1999A recent case underscores the risks involved in drafting bank documents and the distinction between conditional guaranty contracts and letters of credit. In Teleport Communications Group, Inc. v. Barclay Fin. Group, Ltd ...

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• Bankruptcy Court Rejects Unfunded Benefits Clause In Employment Contract

  In December 1996, the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland ruled in Maryland Paper Box Company that an unfunded death benefit clause in a written employment agreement was unreasonable compensation in light of the poor financial ...

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• Beware: Year 2000 Lawsuits Ahead!

  Y2K. No, this is not the latest Calvin Klein scent. This shorthand for the Year 2000 has been haunting corporate headquarters worldwide as businesses continue to prepare for their possible liability with regard to potential Y2K problems ...

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• Breach of Warranty and Negligent Misrepresentation

  General Electric Capital Corp. v. Rauch, 1998 WL 250841 (Mo. App. S.D. 5/19/98). BREACH OF WARRANTY AND NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION- Plaintiff sued the purchaser of two leases, one regarding a front-end computer system and one regarding an ...

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• Brownfield’s Grants Are Available

  "We should restore contaminated urban land and buildings to productive use." With these words President Clinton initiated significant opportunities for local governments to finance the prevention or rehabilitation and reuse of brownfields sites. The ...

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• Buying A Franchise

  While the information contained in this pamphlet is believed to be accurate, it is general in nature. It is not a legal opinion of The Florida Bar but rather a summary of certain legal matters and should not be relied on as legal advice. This ...

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• Buying And Selling Real Estate: Be Creative And Know Your Options

  Two major concerns of any buyer or seller of real estate are financing and taxes. Creativity can help buyers obtain more favorable financing terms and being aware of like-kind exchange opportunities can help sellers with tax consequences. Lenders ...

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