As cyber scams become more widespread and sophisticated, social engineering fraud is quickly turning into one of the most popular way for a thief to rip-off a company using computers.
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Implied Covenant of Good Faith Does Not Trump Express Terms
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a New Jersey district court’s decision that 7-Eleven did not violate the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act (NJFPA) after the
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Canada’s Horrible Anti-Spam Law Almost Got Even More Horrible
As many Canadians, as well as foreign companies doing business in Canada, now know, the cornerstone of Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) is a general prohibition against sending any “commercial electronic
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Not a Minor Issue! FTC updates COPPA Compliance Plan
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) updated its guidance for businesses on complying with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) . If a website operator or operator of
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Franchise Industry Targets Millennials as Franchisees
Commentators are writing a lot about integrating millennials into the business world. A recent article in QSR Magazine brings this discussion to the franchise industry by urging franchisors to target
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Get a Head Start on Franchise Updating and Renewal Season!
It is January and that means we are already counting down the days until the deadlines for updating your franchise disclosure document (FDD) and filing state franchise renewals are here.
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Last Chance to Provide Your Comments on the NASAA FPR Commentary!
My colleagues and I have posted in the past about the proposed commentary on Item 19 Financial Performance Representations
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Does the Wendy’s Data Breach Prove a Single POS System is Best?
This month Wendy’s revealed that the security breach it disclosed earlier this year was much larger than it initially
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7-Eleven Prevails on Claim that it Violated the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act and Federal Labor Standards Act
A federal district court in Trenton, New Jersey, has ruled that franchisor 7-Eleven was entitled to summary judgment on
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Franchising a Marijuana Concept? More Sticky Issues to Ponder
The Winter Edition of the Franchise Law Journal published an interesting article on franchising a marijuana business. We have posted in the past about various legal issues related to concepts
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