Business Law Newsletter

Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C. writes, edits and publishes a Business Law Newsletter devoted to business issues and other matters of interest to our clients.  Published in January, March, May, July, September and November of each year, it is offered of no charge to clients and friends of the firm and is designed to highlight current events in business related law, and to acquaint our clients and friends with updated legal concepts and principles.  Past issues are made available with the understanding that they are not offered as specific legal advice, and that the facts and opinions set out therein may be, or may become out dated with the passage of time.

Business Law January 2012 - Volume 12, Issue 1

• Finality of Orders
• Virginia Supreme Court Limits Transfers of LLC Membership Interest

Business Law November 2011 - Volume 11, Issue 6

• Tax Law: IRS Announces New Settlement Procedure For Workers Misclassified as Independent Contractors
• Non-Competes in Virginia Civil Settlement Agreements
• Meet Our Attorneys - Jennifer A. Brust

Business Law September 2011 - Volume 11, Issue 5

• Non-Competition Agreements and Independent Contractors
• Red Shoe Diaries – Trademark Edition

Business Law July 2011 - Volume 11, Issue 4

• TAX LAW: Tax Consequences of Contributing Property to a Corporation
• Billions At Stake For Copyright Holders in Digital Music Royalty Lawsuit
• Meet Anthony E. Cooch

Business Law May 2011 - Volume 11, Issue 3

•  James V. Irving ("Jim") and Phil W. Jaeger of Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C. Represent Base Technologies, Inc. in its Sale to CA Technologies

Business Law March 2011 - Volume 11, Issue 2

• Trademark Bullying or Proper Protection? - The Battle over "FOR THE CURE"
• The Arrogant Car Salesman
• TAX LAW: Beware the 100% Trust Fund Penalty

Business Law January 2011 - Volume 11, Issue 1

•  TAX LAW: 2010 Tax Relief Act Has Far-Reaching Consequences
• The Substantially Prevailing Party
• The Ninth Circuit Speaks Out On (and "Clarifies") the First Sale Doctrine

Business Law November 2010 - Volume 10, Issue 6

•  Health Savings Accounts
• THE USPTO Answers the Call to Trademark Bullying
• To Protect Your Business From Employees Who Leave - Require a Non-compete Provision in Employment Contracts

Business Law September 2010 - Volume 10, Issue 5

• Restrictive Covenant as a Restraint of Trade
• TAX LAW:  Health Care Tax Credits, Penalties and "Cadillac" Plans
• Proper Use in Commerce of a Trademark - A Call to Avoid Token Use

Business Law Newsletter July 2010 - Volume 10, Issue 4

• Selling Your Business in 2010 When Federal Tax Rates Are Still Low
• Sexual Discrimination In The Workplace - Hostile Environment
• TAX LAW: Recent Tax Developments

Business Law May 2010 - Volume 10, Issue 3

• TAX LAW: "Economic Substance"Test Enacted as Part of Health Care Law
• Personal Guarantees
• Employees and Independent Contractors

Business Law March 2010 - Volume 10, Issue 2

• The Dead Man's Statute
• TAX LAW  Beware: IRS to Commence Intensive Employment Tax Audits
• Notice Pleading
• Meet Our Attorneys - William C. Groh

Business Law January 2010 - Volume 10, Issue 1

• FIN 48: Will this be the Feared Road Map for IRS?
• One More New Year's Resolution
• Feeling the Effect of Someone Else's Filing?

Business Law November 2009 - Volume 9, Issue 6

• Remedies for Breach of Non-Competition Agreements
• Non-Competition in State Courts
• Latest Mechanics Lien Malpractice Trap:  No Perfection Without "Statement of Intent"
• Meet Our Attorneys - David A. Temeles, Jr.

Business Law September 2009 - Volume 9, Issue 5

• Business Torts
• Employment Termination
• Intellectual Property
• Meet our Attorneys - Raighne C. Delaney

Business Law July 2009 - Volume 9, Issue 4

• Prudent Director Conduct
• Fences, Rules & Neighbors
• ASHCROFT v. IQBAL
• Meet Our Attorneys

Business Law May 2009  - Volume 9, Issue 3

• Piercing the Corporate Veil
• Effectiveness of Arbitration Agreements
• Residential Mortgages and Underwater Properties
• Meet Our Attorneys

Business Law January 2009 - Volume 9, Issue 1

• Family Limited Partnership and Family Limited Liability Company Valuation Discount Planning
• Tax Law Change
• Virginia Legislative Updates
• Meet Our Attorneys

Business Law September 2008 - Volume 8, Issue 5

• Non-Signatories Bound by Contract's Arbitration Case
• Square Deal in Norfolk
• Trademark Infringement

Business Law July 2008 - Volume 8, Issue 4

• Additional Immigration Related Compliance Obligations Imposed on Federal Contractors
• Upon Termination of Employment, Are you Required to Pay For Accrued But Un-used Vacation Time
• Non-Competition Agreements - Doctors

Business Law May 2008 - Volume 8, Issue 3

• Business Torts
• Limited Liability Companies
• Defamation Suit Over Blog

Business Law March 2008 - Volume 8, Issue 2

• Prenuptial Agreements: Acts of Distrust or Strategic Wealth Management?
• New Changes Likely for Area Homeowners' Associations
• Defamation and Public Officials

Business Law January 2008 - Volume 8, Issue 1

• Blue Pencil Provision May Defeat Non- Competition Agreements
• Enhanced Eligibility for Unemployment Benefits
• Claims Between Partners
• General District Court Jurisdiction

Business Law November 2007 - Volume 7, Issue 6

• Tax Law - Year-end Planning
• Change in VA Grantor Tax
• New I-9 Requirements for Employers

Business Law September 2007 - Volume 7, Issue 5

• Tax Law Code Section 409A
• New Focus on I-9 Enforcement and Social Security No. Match Letters

Business Law July 2007 - Volume 7, Issue 4

• Service Disabled Veterans
• Common Mistakes in Selecting a Business Name, Part 2
• Corporate Shareholders

Business Law May 2007 - Volume 7, Issue 3

• The Perils of Electronically Stored Information
• Common Mistakes in Selecting a Business Name
• Jury Verdict for BKK Client

Business Law March 2007 - Volume 7, Issue 2

• Buyer of Government Contractors
• Accessing Employment Practices
• Saloonkeeper Liability

Business Law January 2007 - Volume 7, Issue 1

• Non-Competition Agreements
• Employment Discrimination Issue
• Mechanic's Liens Standards Strictly Construed

Business Law May 2006 - Volume 6, Issue 3

• Limited Liability Companies
• Consent to Contract
• Indemnification Agreements

Business Law March 2006 - Volume 6, Issue 2

• Statute of Limitations Exceeded
• Words of Apology By Medical Practitioners
• Doctors' Immunity Revisited

Business Law January 2006 - Volume 6, Issue 1

• Arbitration Awards
• Sanctions for Unsupported Pleadings
• Meet Our Attorney: Philip Winchester Jaeger
• Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003

Business Law November 2005 - Volume 5, Issue 6

• The Protection of Trade Secrets
• New Overtime Rules
• Meet Our Attorney: Mitchell B. Weitzman
• Non-Competition in Government Contracts
• Divorce Privacy Act

Business Law September 2005 - Volume 5, Issue 5

• Realtors Fiduciary Duty
• Alexandria City Council Adopts Major Innovation Business Tax Relief, Reform and Simplification
• Meet our Attorney:  Charles B. Thomas
• Piercing the Corporate Veil

Business Law July 2005 - Volume 5, Issue 4

• Lessons from Morgan Stanley
• The Battle Over Internet File Swapping, Part 2 - TKO
• Traffic Stops

Business Law May 2005 - Volume 5, Issue 3

• Bankruptcy Reforms: Residential Landlords
• The Battle Over Internet File Swapping
• Virginia Civil Procedures
• Gambling on Gambling
• Standard Mileage Rates

Business Law March 2005 - Volume 5, Issue 2

• Blackberry Wars
• You Haven't Got Mail
• Modification to Leases Through Course of Conduct Waiver & Estoppal

Business Law January 2005 - Volume 5, Issue 1

• Summary of Certain Provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
• Tax Reform and Simplification for U.S. Businesses
• Other Offsetting Revenue Provisions
• Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Changes

Business Law November 2004 - Volume 4, Issue 6

• New Guidelines for Credit Card Compliance
• State Department Green Card Lottery
• Obligations of Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
• Meet Our Lawyer:  Frederick R. Taylor
• The Duty of Loyalty

Business Law September 2004 - Volume 4, Issue 5

• Department of Labor Revises Overtime Regulations After 50 Years
• Non-Solicitation Agreements
• BKK Areas of Practice and the Particular Focus of Each BKK Attorney

Business Law July 2004 - Volume 4, Issue 4

• Letters of Intent
• Volunteer Protection Act
• Tenancies in the Entireties
• Selection of Trademarks and Service Marks

Business Law May 2004 - Volume 4, Issue 3

• Tax Traps for Realtors
• Business Conspiracy Remedies Limited
• LLC's: Remedies for Deadlock
• Passage of HB 5018 Heralds the Repeal of Virginia's Estate Tax

Business Law March 2004 - Volume 4, Issue 2

• Employment Discrimination Law
• Electronic Contracting in Virginia
• The Internet and Jurisdiction, Part 2

Business Law January 2004 - Volume 4, Issue 1

• The Internet and Jurisdiction
• Electric Contracting in Virginia
• The Internet and Jurisdiction, Part 2

Business Law September 2003 - Volume 3, Issue 5

• Piercing the Corporate Veil
• Confidentiality of News Sources
• Non-competition Clause held Unenforceable

Business Law July 2003 - Volume 3, Issue 4

• Ownership of Web Sites and Software Applications
• Virginia Anti-Spam Laws
• Cyber-Griping

Business Law May 2003 - Volume 3, Issue 3

• Premises Liability
• Retail Franchising
• ABC

Business Law March 2003 - Volume 3, Issue 2

• Business Torts
• Sub Chapter S Corporations
• Defamation
• Meet Our Lawyer: Carol Schrier-Polak

Business Law January 2003 - Volume 3, Issue 1

• Intellectual Property Audits and Protection of Trade Secrets
• Non-competition Agreements
• Conspiracy and Tortious Interference With a Business Contract
• Meet Our Attorney:  Jonathan C. Kinney

Business Law November 2002 - Volume 2, Issue 6

• Another Look at Accord and Satisfaction in Virginia
• James W. Korman Elected Fellow of Virginia Law Foundation
• A Tortious Interference with Business Expectancies - The Noerr-Pennington Doctrine
• Satire and Defamation
• Meet Our Lawyers:  Leo S. Fisher

Business Law September 2002 - Volume 2, Issue 5

• Business Audits Allow Business As Usual
• Marital Property - What is it?
• Meet Our Lawyers:  James W. Korman

Business Law July 2002 - Volume 2, Issue 4

• Estate Planning Alert
• Sexual Harassment
• Unauthorized Practice of Law
• Tax Liens on Jointly Held Property
• Identification Requirements for Notaries
• Meet Our Lawyers:  Joseph P. Corish

Business Law May 2002 - Volume 2, Issue 3

• Corporate Director Conduct: Duties of Loyalty and Care
• Emergency Points if a Divorce is Impending

Business Law March 2002 - Volume 2, Issue 2

• Marriage, Divorce and Your Business
• The Ins and Outs of Confession of Judgment Provisions
• Arbitration and Contract Interpretation

Business Law January 2002 - Volume 2, Issue 1

• Accord and Satisfaction Revisited
• News from the District of Columbia
• Real Estate Issues: Housing Discrimination
• Internet Law

Business Law November 2001 - Volume 1, Issue 1

• Accord and Satisfaction
• Respondeat Superior
• Intellectual Property

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