Civil Procedure – May 23, 2012

by Babener & Associates on 12/27/2011

The Court held that referral sales programs of the type in question do not constitute illegal lotteries under Idaho Law. An illegal lottery must give a return based solely on chance in Idaho. Cen-States Marketing sold stereos...more

by Babener & Associates on 12/27/2011

The Court of Appeals ruled that the District Court erred when it did not consider the distributor agreement between Koscot and Bond to be a security. Bond signed a distributor agreement, authorizing her to purchase cosmetics...more

by Larry Bodine on 6/25/2011

Increasing burdens on small law firms, the state supreme court added restrictions on contacting potential clients, and required that "Advertising Material" appear on marketing materials....more

by Jerome Kowalski on 1/13/2010

For at least two years there has been a raging debate concerning legal education in America. The New York Times, in a feature piece published January 9, 2011 poured an enormous amount of accelerant on the subject. The debate...more

by Babener & Associates on 10/21/2005

Chen and Stewart were executives at MLM company Excel International Inc. A bitter dispute developed between them and Stewart attempted to wrest control of the company from Chen while she was away on vacation. Chen sued under...more

by Babener & Associates on 6/5/1978

Blair was convicted of willfully selling unregistered securities in violation of Colorado law. He was director of several charitable organizations that operated as a single unit and paid out investment gains with funds...more