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Arizona Immigration Law to be Heard by U.S. Supreme Court

On April 25, 2012, the United States Supreme Court will hear the case of Arizona v. United States, pertaining to the constitutionality of the Arizona immigration law, most commonly known as Arizona SB 1070. On April 23, 2010, Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed an immigration law, known as the

admin April 17, 2012

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Your LLC Does Not Protect You Personally from Your Business Debts

A limited liability company (LLC) is a business structure authorized statutorily by states. An LLC is often a preferred business structure because, similar to a corporation, owners have limited personal liability for the debts and actions of the LLC. However, LLCs also have the benefits of a partnership by providing

admin April 9, 2012

Revitalization of International Tourism to the U.S.

This week, the United States Department of Commerce released promising statistics on the increase of foreign and domestic tourism in the United States. Specifically, tourism has increased by 8.1% in 2011, supporting an additional 103,000 jobs for a total of 7.6 million jobs. Importantly, these numbers also reflect a

admin March 23, 2012

The Supreme Court To Decide the Constitutionality of President Obama’s Health Care Law

Beginning Monday, March 26, the Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Supreme Court will hear 6 hours of oral arguments spread out over three days, which is unprecedented in the last half century. Signed into law by President Obama nearly

admin March 23, 2012

Why You Need an Operating Agreement for Your LLC

A limited liability company (LLC) is a business structure that incorporates the benefits of both a partnership (or sole-proprietorship) and a corporation. Specifically, like a corporation, an LLC protects business owners against personal liability to satisfy business debts. An LLC, however, also provides the benefits of pass through taxation that

admin March 20, 2012

Should You Get Paid Time and a Half For Your Overtime?

For most employees, the answer is yes—generally under federal law you should be paid time and a half if you work more than 40 hours in a week. The federally required labor standards and overtime provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Unless exempted, FLSA requires that

admin March 10, 2012

The Linsanity Trademark Battle: Does Jeremy Lin Own “Linsanity?”

Jeremy Lin at least thinks so. In the course of over one week, Jeremy Lin transformed from a bench warmer to the most exciting basketball player in the NBA. In just a few games, Jeremy Lin went from sleeping on his brother’s couch with an uncertain future with the New

admin March 2, 2012

Is That Small Print on Cell Phone Contracts Really That Important?

When signing up for a two year contract with your cell phone company, do you ever wonder what all that small print actually says? Most people will take a moment to pause to think that they actually should read the small print before signing the agreement, but given the dense

admin February 23, 2012

Large Internet Company Looks to Litigation in Response to FCC Decision

Large internet company, LightSquared, has been seeking to establish a nationwide 4G network to provide wholesale network capacity to wireless communication service providers, cable operators, device manufacturers, and content providers. However, the FCC ruled last week that LightSquared would not be able to move ahead with the commercial network it had proposed, based on the FCC’s

admin February 20, 2012

DOJ $90 million Settlement With Company from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

The Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a $90 settlement with MOEX Offshore LLC, an investor in the oil well at the Deepwater Horizon, for its involvement with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. $70 million go towards civil penalties for Clean Water Act (CWA) violations and $20 million will

admin February 19, 2012