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Donna Ray Berkelhammer; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article August 3, 2012, previously published on July 30, 2012 I succumbed to a chip-and-dip bowl shaped like a flip-flop on sale at the grocery store check-out line. As I was washing it, I noticed “Made in China” and “Patent Pending” stamped on the bottom. What in the world is patentable about a novelty chip bowl?
| | Inaccurate Statement of Facts a Potential Professional Misstep
Faith A. Alejandro, Douglas P. Rucker; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article July 31, 2012, previously published by ABA LPL eAdvisory In preparation of Smith’s appeal, Smith’s attorney prepared a written statement of facts instead of a transcript. The statement erroneously indicated that Smith pled guilty instead of “no contest.” The statement of facts was then signed by a different judge who did not...
| | Waiver of Dual Representation Insufficient to Cure Conflict in Bankruptcy Court
Faith A. Alejandro, Douglas P. Rucker; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article July 31, 2012, previously published by ABA LPL eAdvisory February 2012 With all the moving parts and players in bankruptcy, this case serves as a reminder that actual conflicts can happen easily. When they occur, however, counsel must first determine whether waiver is even appropriate for the type of conflict at hand or run the risk of undermining their own work,...
| | Who Helped You Build Your Business?
Donna Ray Berkelhammer; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article July 25, 2012, previously published on July 19, 2012 At a recent campaign stop in Roanoke, Virginia, President Obama said that successful business owners didn’t become successful on their own.
| | Preference Claims Defense Number 3
William A. Gray; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article July 14, 2012, previously published on July 10, 2012 In our last post we outlined the second of three common defenses to preference claims, the “subsequent new value” defense. Now let’s look at the third common defense, “contemporaneous exchange for new value”, in a bit more detail.
| | Is the Durham City Council Out to Lunch or Worth Its Salt?
Donna Ray Berkelhammer; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article July 11, 2012, previously published on July 9, 2012 In a few short years, Durham has become known for its food trucks. Word on the street is if you don’t get to a food truck rodeo within the first half hour, be prepared to wait in a significant line and don’t expect your first menu choice to be available.
| | Legislature Slips in a Bitter Pill
Ben R. Lacy; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article July 7, 2012, previously published on July 2, 2012 Retailers in Virginia who collect sales tax realized just a few weeks ago that, as of today, July 1, all sales tax submissions to the Virginia Department of Taxation would have to be online. Whoops.
| | Preference Claims Defense Number 2
William A. Gray; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article July 7, 2012, previously published on June 26, 2012 In our last post we outlined the “ordinary course payment” legal defense against a bankruptcy preference claim. Now let’s look at the “subsequent new value” defense in a bit more detail.
| | Between You and I, is Standard Usage and Grammar Necessary in Business?
Donna Ray Berkelhammer; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article June 30, 2012, previously published on June 25, 2012 The Wall Street Journal ran a column last week wondering whether business image is diminished by employees who use informal (or improper) grammar and style in business communications. A recent survey finds more than half of HR managers find older workers to have stronger writing, grammar, and...
| | Worker Classification Scrutiny Intensifies for Employers
Karen S. Elliott; Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article June 22, 2012, previously published on June 15, 2012 The Society of Human Resource Managers reports that the G-man, in the form of a Department of Labor (DOL) investigator, may show up unannounced at your door for a surprise inspection of your wage and hour records to make sure you have properly classified your employees.
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