Article(s) published by this organization: 34
 | Web Site Terms of Use Describing Service Fees as "Covering Costs" - When Those Fees Include Profits - Constitute Breach of Contract Loeb & Loeb LLP; July 10, 2009, previously published on July 2009 A trial court in Washington state ordered Expedia to pay class action plaintiffs $184 million after it concluded that the web site's terms of use - that said "service fee goes to covering costs" - constituted a breach of contract. |
 | Facebook Users Can Now Create Personalized URLs Using Their Brands or Names Loeb & Loeb LLP; July 9, 2009, previously published on June 2009 The personalized URL (called a Facebook username) will direct friends to the Facebook user's profile. Administrators of Facebook Pages (for companies, celebrities, bands, etc.) can also select a Facebook username. |
| Debt Settlement Law Progresses in California Legislature Michael L. Mallow, Michael A. Thurman; Loeb & Loeb LLP; July 9, 2009, previously published on June 2009 A proposed new law that would create extensive regulations governing the debt settlement industry in California is quietly working its way through the California legislature this spring. |
| Appeals Court Holds That On-Pack Proofs of Purchase Are Not "Gift Certificates" under California Law Loeb & Loeb LLP; July 9, 2009, previously published on June 2009 In a closely-watched case in the promotions industry, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that onpack proofs of purchase on Marlboro and Marlboro Light cigarettes that were part of the "Marlboro Miles" loyalty program are not promotional gift certificates under California... |
| President Signs Credit Card Bill Containing New Gift Card Provisions Loeb & Loeb LLP; July 9, 2009, previously published on June 2009 On May 22, President Obama signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act (H.R. 627) which contains important new regulations for gift certificates, store gift cards, and general-use prepaid cards. |
| Federal Circuit Rules That an Unconditional Covenant Not To Sue Authorizes Sales for Purposes of Patent Exhaustion Loeb & Loeb LLP; May 7, 2009, previously published on April 2009 On April 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that sales under an unconditional covenant not to sue are "authorized" for purposes of the patent exhaustion doctrine. |
| IRS Confirms the Sale of Gift Cards Is Immediately Taxable Loeb & Loeb LLP; April 16, 2009, previously published on March 2009 The Internal Revenue Service recently confirmed its position that income from the sale of gift cards is taxable in the year of receipt for a gift card issuer that uses the accrual method of accounting. |
| Strategy for the Secured Creditor in a Single Asset Real Estate Case William M. Hawkins; Loeb & Loeb LLP; September 16, 2009, previously published by The Bankruptcy Strategist on April 2009 In this article, William Hawkins examines Bankruptcy Code ยง 362(d)(3), which provides unique grounds for relief from the automatic stay in bankruptcy by permitting a creditor secured by a debtor's "single asset real estate" to pursue an act against the property as early as 90 days after... |
| Low Interest Rates Make Charitable Lead Annuity Trusts Attractive Loeb & Loeb LLP; April 8, 2009, previously published on March 2009 We have previously alerted you to the estate and tax planning opportunities in using a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (a "GRAT") in this time of low interest rates and sharply reduced asset values. A Charitable Lead Annuity Trust (a "CLAT") is another strategy that can work well... |
| IRS Issues Favorable Guidance for Taxpayers Who Suffered Madoff Related Losses Loeb & Loeb LLP; April 8, 2009, previously published on March 2009 The IRS has issued much anticipated guidance regarding the deductibility of losses incurred by taxpayers who invested with Bernie Madoff. |
