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Often overlooked with the emerging entrepreneurial spirit amongst musicians, are the mundane (but necessary) legal matters associated with managing their own career. Remember, your band is your business. Treating it like your…more

Besides the unique taste of your beer, what more than anything else helps your consumers remember the source of that fantastic beer? Obviously, your company name and probably also the name of your beer. With hundreds of craft…more

Recently, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that sellers of residential real estate are under no duty, pursuant to the Real Estate Seller Disclosure Law, 68 Pa.C.S. §7101 et seq. (“RSDL”), to disclose prior to a sale that a…more

The Disney Company violated the WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act when closing the ESPN Zone restaurant and amusement facility in Baltimore by failing to provide terminated workers with full wages and…more

Many businesses fail to recognize that their original website content is valuable intellectual property and fail to take steps to adequately protect that content from being stolen or misused by a competitor. With little cost…more

On December 20, 2012, President Obama signed H.R. Bill 4367, which became effective upon his signing of the bill, and which eliminates the mandatory requirement that signage be placed on the exterior of Automated Teller Machines…more

The JOBS Act contains a provision that community banks have long desired – an increase in the number of shareholders that a bank or a bank holding company can have before it is required to register its shares with the Securities…more

Whether you are a small business or a large financial institution, the threat of a civil lawsuit being filed is always a possibility and becoming another regular cost of doing business. Although lawsuits are filed for any…more

The recently reported three (3) panel decision in Vukman v. Beneficial Consumer Discount Company brings into play the validity of using the Uniform Act 91 Notice that was adopted on June 5, 1999 by the Pennsylvania Housing…more

The major provision of the Act that has significant impact for financial institutions is Section 18, which creates a post-grant review procedure within the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for certain business…more

As part of the biennial liquor license renewal process, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (“PLCB”) implements its “Nuisance Bar Program” to eliminate liquor licensed establishments that are deemed problematic. Following a…more

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in Salley v. Option One Mortgage Corp., recently upheld a mortgage company’s right to enforce a “one-sided” arbitration provision in a loan agreement with a consumer. The agreement in question…more

In considering a purchase or sale of real estate, whether represented by a real estate professional or braving the process on your own, one of the most important first steps in the process is drafting and signing the Agreement…more