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Franchising
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
By David J. Kaufmann

" David J. Kaufmann, senior partner of Kaufmann, Feiner, Yamin, Gildin & Robbins, writes that the ability of a franchisor to enter into an exclusive supply arrangement with a beverage company, and to compel its franchisees to purchase their beverage needs solely from that source, was recently upheld in an Ohio case."

Tax Appeals Tribunal
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
By Joseph Lipari and Debra Silverman Herman

"Joseph Lipari, a partner at Roberts & Holland, and Debra Silverman Herman, of counsel at the firm, write that on April 11, 2008, the New York Legislature enacted the New York State Budget for 2008-2009, and, sorely in need of additional revenue due to the current economic climate, the budget is designed to bring in over a billion dollars in additional revenues. They focus on two of the more sweeping changes that affect retail businesses and nonprofits who make sales of goods and services over the Internet."

OUTSIDE COUNSEL:

France Puts Some Muscle Behind Its Blocking Statute
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
By Marc J. Gottridge and Thomas Rouhette

"Marc J. Gottridge and Thomas Rouhette, partners at Lovells, ask: When should American litigators care about a judgment of the French Cour de Cassation requiring a French lawyer to pay a 10,000 euro fine? When that decision may shake up the conventional wisdom about what discovery may be obtained from French (and perhaps other foreign) parties and nonparties."

TECHNOLOGY TODAY:

-Discovery Enters the World of Arbitration
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
By C.R. Ragan and Robert F. Copple

"C.R. Ragan, a partner in Redgrave Daley Ragan & Wagner, and Robert F. Copple, a partner in Copple & Associates, write that in recent years, arbitration has received criticism for being as costly and time-consuming as litigation. This bloating of the arbitration process, where it occurs, is usually the result of counsel and litigants importing court-style discovery into arbitration. Fortunately, some emerging solutions for e-discovery can help preserve arbitration's benefits."