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Document(s) published by this organization: 42
Show: results per page Sort by:  | Closing the Talent Gap...Today and Tomorrow
David T. Brown; Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article February 3, 2012, previously published on February 2, 2012 In a recent editorial in The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel noted that the Chicago area has a 10% unemployment rate but more than 100,000 unfilled jobs. In doing so, he highlighted the skills gap that undermines the region's economic competitiveness and announced a public/private...
| | Reminder to Merchants: Your Receipts Must Truncate Credit and Debit Card Numbers as well as Expiration Dates
Melinda J. Morales; Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article February 3, 2012, previously published on February 2, 2012 The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), a federal statute that became effective six years ago, continues to fuel class action lawsuits against merchants. Under the statute, merchants are responsible for truncating the credit card number and expiration date on customer copies of...
| | Buyers Beware: You May Be Assuming Superfund Liability in an Asset Deal
Anne E. Viner; Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article February 3, 2012, previously published on February 2, 2012 On December 19, 2011, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin held that a company can assume Superfund liability through an asset purchase agreement (and have direct liability to the U.S. government) even if the seller continues to exist. At the urging of the...
| | Arbitration: Hidden Dangers Could Leave You Holding an Empty Evidence Bag
Anthony C. Valiulis; Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 26, 2012, previously published on January 26, 2012 Arbitration: Love it or hate it, but it likely will be with us for a while. For one thing, the United States Supreme Court strongly favors resolving disputes by arbitration rather than litigation, and as a result, it liberally construes the Federal Arbitration Act. Traditionally, businesses tended...
| | Policyholders Take Heed: Reimbursement of Defense Costs Should Not Be Taken for Granted
Neil B. Posner, Daniel J. Struck; Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 26, 2012, previously published on January 26, 2012 Who doesn't remember the old saw about the squeaky wheel getting the grease? It is unlikely that whoever coined this axiom was thinking about the reimbursement of defense costs under D&O and other management and professional liability insurance policies. But the lesson is particularly apt in this...
| | Requesting a Trustee in a Debtor's Bankruptcy Case: When Does It Make Sense?
Jeffrey L. Gansberg; Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 26, 2012, previously published on January 26, 2012 Is your Chapter 11 debtor acting contrary to the best interest of its creditors? Is your Chapter 11 debtor failing to meet its fiduciary obligations to its estate or its creditors? If the answer to either of these questions is "yes," then you may want to consider requesting the...
| | Recent Changes to the Illinois Estate Tax
Kevin M. Noonan; Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 17, 2012, previously published on January 16, 2012 In a surprise move at the end of 2011, the Illinois legislature amended the estate tax law to provide for additional benefits to the estates of Illinois decedents. Specifically, the Illinois estate tax exemption has been increased (from the previous exemption of $2 million) as follows:
| | Avoiding Gaps in Coverage When Changing Insurance Carriers
Neil B. Posner, Daniel J. Struck; Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article December 13, 2011, previously published on December 8, 2011 Imagine you are a risk-management decision-maker who has successfully transferred your firm's errors and omissions (E&O) and malpractice professional liability insurance to a new carrier that has acknowledged your organization's stellar claim history by providing a considerable premium savings. On...
| | Non-Compete Agreements: A Brave New World in Illinois
Anthony C. Valiulis; Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article December 13, 2011, previously published on December 8, 2011 On Thursday, December 1, 2011, the Illinois Supreme Court dramatically changed state law regarding non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. In Reliable Fire Equipment Company v. Arredondo, the court adopted a new test for determining the enforceability of an employee restrictive covenant.
| | Debtors Need Lawyers, Too: Illinois Courts Ensure Access
Jonathan L. Loew; Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article December 13, 2011, previously published on December 8, 2011 Until recently, Illinois courts rarely reviewed attorney-client retainer agreements. But with the economic downturn, civil liability has increased and retainers funded with money from judgment debtors have been challenged in court. Whether you are a creditor who is concerned about limiting ways for...
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