Copyright and the Internet: Protecting The Content of Your Website

In this day, virtually every successful business has a presence on the internet. The importance of a website to a company’s marketing strategies, its product sales and its overall image cannot be understated. Yet, many businesses often neglect to take steps to protect the content on their website. They seem to forget that as easy as it is to place content online, it is even easier to copy it without permission. Digital technology has made it enormously simple for one individual to instantly become a large publisher of information.

Stark & Stark Shareholder Comments on EMI Fraud Case

Scott I. Unger, Shareholder in Stark & Stark’s Litigation Group, was quoted in the November 5, 2010 New York Post article, Hands down loser: Jurors rule in favor of Citi in sloppy EMI case. The article discusses the three-week-long trial in lower Manhattan federal court where Guy Hand charged Citigroup with fraud in regards to his 2007 purchase of record label EMI. A jury voted unanimously that Citigroup was not liable in the $6.7 billion buyout after Hands accused Citigroup banker David Wormsley of duping him into overpaying for EMI.

The ABCs of Commercial Real Estate Transactions and Closings

Rachel Lilienthal Stark, Shareholder in Stark & Stark’s Banking & Financial Services Group, will present a seminar as part of the Mercer County Bar Association’s Xtreme CLE program. The seminar entitled, The ABCs of Commercial Real Estate Transactions and Closings, will take place Wednesday October 27, 2010 from 8:00 – 10:00 AM at the Conference Center at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, New Jersey.

Why Family Business Succession Planning is Important

Most family-owned business owners put off their succession planning because they don’t want to think about their retirement, disability or death, however, business succession planning should be a priority in every family owned business. A family owned business owner’s decision to eventually retire is not as simple as no longer going to the office.

Small Non-Profit Organization Tax Filing Deadline Extended

The Internal Revenue Service recently extended the deadline for small non-profit organizations (those with gross receipts normally under $25,000.00) to maintain their tax exempt status by filing Form 990-N to October 15, 2010. Previously, small non-profit organizations did not have to file any return at all; however, beginning in 2007, Congress mandated that all tax-exempt organizations, except churches, had to file returns with the IRS beginning in 2007.

To Sue or Not to Sue: Determining when bringing suit is worth the time and expense – and when is it an expensive exercise in futility – Part 2

This is part 2 of a 2 part post discussing expense, time and overall experience one faces during litigation. I find that an important part of competently counseling clients or prospective involves helping them determine whether bringing suit is a good economic decision.

Stark & Stark Shareholder Obtains $3,000,000 Settlement in Shareholder Oppression Case

On Tuesday August 17, 2010, Scott I. Unger, Shareholder in Stark & Stark’s Litigation Group, successfully negotiated a multi-million dollar settlement in a complex shareholder oppression case in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The $3,000,000 settlement (including counsel fees) was approved by the Honorable Thomas W. Cavanagh, Jr. P.J.Ch., Monmouth County.

To Sue or Not to Sue: Determining when bringing suit is worth the time and expense – and when is it an expensive exercise in futility – Part 1

As most people are aware, litigating can be an expensive, time consuming, and unpleasant experience. I find that an important part of competently counseling clients or prospective involves helping them determine whether bringing suit is a good economic decision. I find that achieving a successful result for my clients involves taking the time to make a sober assessment of his or her claims, and dispelling myths about litigation which may distort the client’s decision making process in determining whether to proceed with a law suit. It is best for the lawyer and the client to discuss these aspects of the client’s claims before the decision to go forward with litigation is made.

Stark & Stark Shareholder Comments on FedEx Investigation

Scott I. Unger, Shareholder in Stark & Stark’s Litigation Group, was quoted in the August 25, 2010 New York Post article, FedEx: Cuomo suit ‘pie in the sky. The article discusses New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s recent review of the insurance policies FedEx sells to customers.

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