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Food and restaurant companies, fearing they would be hammered with enormous judgments, as the tobacco industry was, have waged an aggressive campaign to make it impossible for anyone to successfully sue them for causing obesity or obesity-related health problems. They have had success. At least twenty states have enacted versions of a “common-sense consumption” law. […]

Statute of Frauds A statute requiring certain contracts to be in writing and signed by the parties bound by the contract. The purpose is to prevent fraud and other injury. The most common types of contracts to which the statute applies are contracts that involve the sale or transfer of land, and contracts that cannot […]

If you don’t know the difference between a tablecloth and a spreadsheet, you’ll definitely want to enlist some professional help. However, even if you’re planning to eventually hire a business consultant to write your plan for you, you should still try to write a rough draft on you own. The first step in doing so […]

[BILL OF PARTICULARS – A detailed informal statement of a plaintiff’s cause of action, or of the defendants’s set-off. In all actions in which the plaintiff declares generally, without specifying his cause of action, a judge upon application will order him to give the defendant a bill of the particulars, and in the meantime stay […]

Thinking of starting a business? You are not alone. Most people think of starting a business at some time during their lives but very few ever follow through on it. Ever wonder why? It is usually because a person doesn’t know where to start. So, let’s take a glimpse into the process of starting a […]

FAQs on the subject of Patents The Inventor’s First Steps to Protecting His Invention What is a U.S. Patent? What is a Patentable Invention? Is a Patent Necessary? The Patent Process Patent Practitioners: Attorneys and Agents What are the Inventor’s Chances of Obtaining Patent Protection? Patent Fees and Costs How Long does it take to […]