Valve has made some major changes to the Steam Subscriber Agreement, changing the way it handles customer disputes and banning any class action lawsuits over the service. in both cases, it informs us, this is for everyone’s own good – ours as customers, and Valve’s as a company. but is the trust it’s...

In March 2012, we publicly advocated the adoption of advance notice by-laws by public companies in concluding that an “advance notice by-law is an important tool for a public company in order to ensure that all shareholders are treated fairly and are provided with timely information in connection with the nomination of directors.”1 during the 2012 proxy season, the boards of directors of several...

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Martin v. Spring break ’83 Productions, L.L.C. Following the entry of summary judgment on behalf of the defendants, the plaintiffs appealed. As discussed here, plaintiffs challenged the trial court’s holding that the private settlement reached between their union and one of their alleged employers was binding and enforceable. Specifically, the plaintiffs argued that absent: (1) court approval,...

Note: the following was submitted for publication by the mayor’s office.  Dear members of the Park Commission, First of all, I would like thank you for your extraordinary volunteer service. as I drive around this community every day, I can see that your stewardship of our parks...

Inflamed by the damning Freeh Report on Penn State and the crippling sanctions handed down by the NCAA, lawmakers are baying for changes to state laws on two fronts.Lawmakers say a priority is to better protect children from sexual predators. Some also say that legislators have a rare window to impose greater transparency on state-related universities. If pursued,...

If you took out a loan before April 2007, it is possible that your credit agreement is unenforceable. it is because it may not comply with the Consumer Credit Act of 1974. you must be wondering why the credit agreements have become unenforceable only after 2007. it is because in April 2007, changes...

I. Introduction California's mechanics lien law provides various rights and remedies to persons who provide labor, service, equipment or material to real property, including the right to record a mechanics lien on the improved work for both site work and construction, the right to recover construction funds from a construction...

Wed, 11 July, 2012 by Warren Ferster WASHINGTON — Boeing and United Launch Alliance (ULA), a Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture, are suing the U.S. Air Force, claiming the service owes the companies more than $385 million in costs incurred on the Delta 4 rocket program. The lawsuit, filed June 14 with the United States Court of Federal Claims, says the Air Force reneged on its contractual commitment to reimburse Boeing “hundreds...

I hope you’ve been enjoying my posts lately. I thought I might do something different today and rustle up a few bits of info from around the WWW. These are some of the news items and blog posts that have been popular over the last few weeks. Leave me...