by Daniel Aguirre | Dec 4, 2021 | Business
Identical bills pending in the New Jersey Legislature propose major changes to the Franchisor – Franchisee relationship in the hospitality industry. Among the provisions of S3762 and A2682 are the following: a. Non-competition agreements for locations outside the...
by Daniel Aguirre | Dec 4, 2021 | Business
New Jersey has separate laws regulating the franchise industry and consumer practices. These are the “Franchise Practices Act” (N.J.S.A. §56:10-1, et seq.) and the “New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act” or “NJCFA” (N.J.S.A. §56:8-1, et seq.). Courts have held that...
by Ian Singer | Oct 20, 2021 | Business
Microgem v. Homecast. Homecast was represented by Alan L. Poliner. When the U.S. switched from analog TV to digital TV, analog sets would become useless for over the air television unless a Set-Top Converter was used. The U.S. had a program for every household to get...
by Daniel Aguirre | Aug 10, 2021 | Business
In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government expeditiously signed into law historic, temporary measures to provide certain employees mandatory paid sick and family leave if the leave was related to particular COVID-19 related absences from...
by Ian Singer | Dec 6, 2020 | Business
Arbitrability is whether or not a dispute should be resolved in a Court of Law, or by an Arbitrator. But why is it important who makes the decision of arbitrability? Some attorneys believe that an Arbitrator is more likely to decide in favor of Arbitrability rather...
by Daniel Aguirre | Mar 23, 2020 | Business
Coronavirus and the governmental response to the pandemic will certainly result in the nonperformance of business contracts. Is there any relief from such a breach of contract? What is Force Majeure? Some contracts in themselves contain a Force Majeure (French for...
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