September 04, 2023

Everything You Need to Know About Nevada's 2023 Corporate and Securities Law Amendments with CSC

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Highlights from the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session Nevada's General Assembly concluded the 82 nd legislative session in June, enacting more than three dozen statutory changes affecting corporations, securities, and related sections. Those changes are now pending review by the Legislative Counsel. These latest changes to Nevada’s business entity law are captured in the 2023 Legislative...

August 28, 2023

Major Revisions to Georgia's Nonprofit Laws Highlight 2023 Business Law Update

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Georgia Business Law Georgia legislators approved a number of changes to the state's business entity statutes during the 2023 session, including changes to the securities law to protect elder and disabled adults who may be victims of financial exploitation and a substantial revision of the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code. The changes are captured in the 2023 edition of Georgia Laws...

August 25, 2023

Stay Up-to-Date with 2023 Changes to Virginia Business Law

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Virginia Business Law 2023 Virginia business attorneys and professionals take note - the latest edition of Virginia Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated from CSC Publishing and LexisNexis is now available! This indispensable guide has been fully updated with all relevant legislation from the 2023 Virginia Assembly session. What's new in this edition? Readers will find: A list...

August 18, 2023

The Voluntary Payment Doctrine Protects Lenders' Rights to Legal Fees in Mortgage Foreclosures, Per New York Case

By Bruce Bergman | Partner, Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C. The Voluntary Payment Doctrine and Mortgage Foreclosures In the real world of mortgage foreclosure , there are events which occur with some apparently increasing frequency: after a foreclosure action has begun, and typically when it has progressed through a number of stages, the borrower, recognizing that the case will be lost, seeks...

August 17, 2023

Why Law Librarians Matter: Fostering Equity in Legal Research for Law Students and Faculty

Law Librarians and Equity In the world of legal education , law librarians stand as the champions of curation, organization, and dissemination of legal information for first-year law students, seniors studying for the bar, and seasoned law professors alike. One aspect of this relationship that can often go unnoticed, however, is the dedication to ensuring that law students and professors have access to the tools they...

August 09, 2023

Why Many States Restrict ‘Pay if Paid’ Contract Terms in Construction Deals - LexisNexis Construction Law

By Steven G. M. Stein | Partner, Stein Ray LLP Pay if Paid Provisions Shift Risk of Non-Payment Downstream Pay if paid provisions are quite common in construction subcontracts, shifting the risk of non-payment by an owner to a general contractor (or a higher tier subcontractor) to the lower tier party. These provisions, unlike pay when paid provisions, leave subcontractors with no right to payment if the flow of cash...

July 26, 2023

Explore the All-New CSC Louisiana Deskbook featuring Up-To-Date Business Entity Statutes and Case Law

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Louisiana Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated CSC has just released the first edition of Louisiana Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated . Published in collaboration with legal publisher LexisNexis®, the book is a comprehensive collection of annotated Louisiana business law statutes that allows practitioners in the state to conduct research more effectively, complete transactions...

July 25, 2023

Wyoming's Legislature Continues to Embrace New Digital Asset Technologies

By Eric Geringswald | CSC The 2023 Wyoming legislative session saw the state continuing to embrace new technology related to blockchain and digital assets. Legislators updated laws governing decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and enacted a new registered digital assets article. Changes include the following: Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOS) The definition of “publicly available identifier”...

July 24, 2023

CSC’s Oklahoma Statutory Deskbook: An Essential Resource for Legal Professionals in the Sooner State

Oklahoma Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated The 2023 edition of CSC's Oklahoma Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated is now available. This comprehensive resource provides legal professionals with the comprehensive resource they need to counsel clients, and complete transactions, and conduct business. This latest edition features the full text of Title 18 — Corporations and Title 54 —...

July 12, 2023

How Much Should Artificial Intelligence, AI Advertising Be Regulated?

By James B. Astrachan | Partner at Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP Artificial intelligence continues to dominate the news, which is rather remarkable considering all the other happenings of importance. The discussion of dangers posed by artificial intelligence took center stage in Congress when Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, told a Senate panel hearing that society is at a “printing press” moment and...

July 11, 2023

Nimmer on Copyright: A Pillar for Copyright Attorneys Past, Present, and Future

Nimmer on Copyright Nimmer on Copyright is such a mainstay in copyright law it has often been called the “Bible of copyright law,” and for good reason. It is the leading treatise on U.S. copyright law – cited in over 3,500 court opinions including citations by every federal court of appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. Nimmer on Copyright is cited in more than ten times as many cases as leading copyright...

July 05, 2023

Egan on Entities: Understanding Changes to the Texas Organization Code and Delaware Business Statutes

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Prominent Texas attorney Byron Egan provides insightful analysis of changes to the Texas Business Organizations Code and Delaware business entity statutes enacted during recent legislative sessions in the Fourth Edition of his comprehensive treatise EGAN ON ENTITIES: Corporations, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies in Texas . Egan, a partner in the Dallas office of Jackson Walker...

June 29, 2023

Illinois Court Finds No Personal Liability for LLC Members if Operating Agreement Doesn't Include Personal Liability Provisions

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Illinois LLC Personal Liability An Illinois appellate court affirmed a circuit court's finding that members of an Illinois LLC could not be held personally liable for a money judgment owed by their company because the LLC's operating agreement didn't include a provision for the personal liability of members for the company’s debts, and nor had the members agreed in writing...

June 23, 2023

Denying Deaf, Hearing-impaired Inmates an Interpreter Violates the Americans with Disabilities Act

Corrections Solutions This article appears in the Spring 2023  Inmate Litigation Reporter , an exclusive quarterly digest analyzing new legal developments affecting the rights of people in prison -- developed specifically for people in prison.     To learn more about this content and other LexisNexis Inmate Law Library solutions , click here .    Americans with Disabilities Act and Deaf Inmates Key Takeaway: Denying...

June 14, 2023

California Courts say Failure to Pay Arbitration Fees Could have Unfortunate Consequences for Attorneys, Clients

By The Wagstaffe Group California Arbitration Fees California litigators pursuing arbitration take heed: the failure to timely pay arbitration fees could have disastrous consequences for your client. A California appellate court has yet again held that a party’s failure to timely pay arbitration fees will result in a waiver of their right to arbitrate a dispute. As reported by The Wagstaffe Group on numerous...

June 09, 2023

The Changing Landscape of Civil Litigation in Texas with LexisNexis Author Corinna Chandler

Dorsaneo & Chandler's Texas Claims and Defenses Dorsaneo & Chandler's Texas Claims and Defenses is a companion to and is derived from Dorsaneo, Texas Litigation Guide . It examines the major civil causes of action that may be brought in Texas courts of general jurisdiction, as well as the defenses to those claims. A new edition of Dorsaneo & Chandler's Texas Claims and Defenses is available for...

May 31, 2023

Our Top Five Book Choices for Summer 2023 from 800+ American Bar Association Titles

American Bar Association Little Book Series The "Little Book" series from the American Bar Association is a remarkable collection of concise and accessible guides that provide insight into various legal topics – including but not limited to BBQ, boating, golf, wine, and fishing. Designed to demystify complex legal concepts, these books offer readers a practical understanding of the law in an engaging...

May 30, 2023

Massachusetts Corporation Must Look to Case Law and Business Statutes to Settle Disputes, CSC Can Help

By Eric Geringswald | CSC For Massachusetts attorney Kurt Hemr, disputes involving family businesses and other closely-held corporations call to mind a classic quote from Leo Tolstoy's Ana Karenina : "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." In all-new Special Commentary featured in the 2023 Edition of Massachusetts Laws Governing Business Annotated , Hemr examines...

May 29, 2023

Michigan Laws Governing Business Entities and the Michigan Compiled Law Services

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Michigan Laws Governing Business Entities The 2023 edition of CSC's Michigan Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated is now available. Published in collaboration with legal publisher LexisNexis®, this Michigan deskbook provides legal professionals with the resource they need to counsel clients, complete transactions, and conduct business. This latest edition features the full...

May 26, 2023

Why do US States Require Foreign Corporations to Qualify Before Doing Business There?

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Why do states require foreign corporations to qualify before transacting business there? (Please visit the site to view this video) Requiring qualification protects a state's citizens. It allows a state to collect important information about the corporation, such as who owns and operates the business, the nature of the business, and where the business operates in the state. States apply...

May 17, 2023

Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Advertising or Legal Minefield?

By James B. Astrachan | Partner at Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP Stephen Hawking warned artificial intelligence might end the world and others feel the same. How will this impact the advertising industry ? Most of us, when we think of AI, ponder more benign matters. For example, my colleague who sat in front of his computer to experiment with AI generated a pretty decent bio with only a few screen prompts...

May 15, 2023

Embracing Digital Studies: The Rise of Audiobooks and eBooks in Law School Libraries

As technology continues to advance, the way students consume information is changing rapidly too. The rise of digital reading has led to a surge in the popularity of audiobooks and eBooks , and experts say these are viable study methods for law school students. More and more audio books are available , and legal content is no exception to this trend. Law school librarians should be aware of this trend and the impact...

May 01, 2023

New York Attorneys Can Now Represent Clients in Civil Action for Limited Purposes

By Eric Geringswald | CSC New York Civil Practice Law In the latest legislative session, New York lawmakers amended the state's civil practice law and rules to formally authorize attorneys to appear on behalf of parties in civil actions or proceedings for limited purposes. The change will allow attorneys to provide discrete services to clients who need legal help but want or need to limit legal expenses. The...

April 11, 2023

Does Time in a Rehab Treatment Center Count as Time Served on an Inmate's Sentence?

Corrections Solutions This article appears in the Spring 2023  Inmate Litigation Reporter , an exclusive quarterly digest analyzing new legal developments affecting the rights of people in prison -- developed specifically for people in prison.    To learn more about this content and other LexisNexis Inmate Law Library solutions , click here .   Does time in a treatment facility count as time served? Short Answer...

March 31, 2023

Constructive Cross-Examination vs. Destructive Cross-Examination: What’s the difference?

By Larry Pozner | Co-Author, Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques What are the different types of cross-examination? There are two types of cross-examination : Constructive cross-examination and Destructive cross-examination. Constructive cross-examination builds the client's theory of the case, while deconstructive cross-examination damages a witness's credibility. More on this can be found in Larry...