Business Law

Wake law school’s business clinic helping rural communities’ economic development – Winston-Salem Journal

For those wanting to spur economic development in rural areas, the law can seem like an obstacle tough to overcome. But the Community Law and Business Clinic at Wake Forest University School of Law is working to help rural communities … Continue reading

UnitedHealth to Keep Some Benefits Even If Health Law Rejected – Businessweek

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) (UNH) said it will offer some benefits and consumer protections created by the U.S. health-care overhaul even if the law is struck down by the Supreme Court. The exception: Those involving people with pre- existing illnesses.

UnitedHealth to honor some of healthcare law regardless of ruling – Los Angeles Times

Regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the federal healthcare law, the nation’s largest health insurer said it would continue to honor some of the law’s more popular provisions, including preventive screenings at no cost and the …

Google Ends Legal Dispute With French Authors Over Scans – Businessweek

Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG), owner of the world’s largest search engine, ended legal disputes with a French publishing trade group and a French authors’ association over the U.S. company’s scanning of books. The Syndicat National de l …

Kendall Law Group Investigates IntegraMed America, Inc. – Business Wire

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kendall Law Group, led by former federal judge Joe Kendall, is investigating IntegraMed America, Inc. (NASDAQ: INMD) for shareholders in connection with the proposed acquisition by Sagard Capital Partners. The national securities …

Inside Straight: On Lawyers’ Business Plans – abovethelaw.com

A system like that is pretty good at grabbing folks’ attention and causing things to be done. Do law firms (or individual lawyers at firms) prepare business plans? My experience (and the anecdotal evidence I’ve gathered) suggests not. I had … Continue reading

Undoing health law could have messy ripple effects – Boston Herald

WASHINGTON — It sounds like a silver lining. Even if the Supreme Court overturns President Barack Obama’s health care law, employers can keep offering popular coverage for the young adult children of their workers. But here’s the catch: …

Undoing health law could have messy ripple effects – Houston Chronicle

WASHINGTON (AP) — It sounds like a silver lining. Even if the Supreme Court overturns President Barack Obama’s health care law, employers can keep offering popular coverage for the young adult children of their workers. But here’s the catch: The … Continue reading

Why man’s laws are error prone – Philippine Star Online

Another factor is the rise of unanticipated situations that could lead to the impracticality of a man-made law. Take the case of the technology boom of the last three decades. Up to the 1970s, the film business was mainly focused … Continue reading

Letter to the editor: Provision exists to compensate business owners – Jamestown Sun

In The Jamestown Sun’s June 7 story on “Business Loop East project nears completion,” Jamestown City Administrator Jeff Fuchs was quoted as saying: “Basically the city attorney’s opinion was there is no provision in state law that …