Faced with continued economic uncertainty and the expiration of the federal Paycheck Protection Program for those fortunate to secure forgivable loans, many small businesses are still struggling to cover one of their largest fixed costs: rent. Business...

By Mona Shah, Esq. Good news for EB-5 issuers. On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission, by a 3-2 vote, redefined the term “accredited investor” to remove the requirement that managers of certain high-risk funds are obligated...

Gulf States Reorganization Group, Inc. v. Nucor Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit July 15, 2013, Decided No. 11-14983 Opinion  [*1283]  JORDAN, Circuit Judge: Like a swallow returning to Capistrano, this antitrust case is before...

PETA, Inc. v. Stein United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit January 24, 2018, Submitted; June 5, 2018, Decided No. 17-1669 Opinion  [*125]  PER CURIAM: Plaintiffs-Appellants People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. ("PETA"...

Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Whitehouse United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island November 23, 1994, Decided ; November 23, 1994, Filed C.A. No. 91-0222T Opinion  [*428]  MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ERNEST C. TORRES, United States District Judge...

Carmichael v. Southern Coal & Coke Co. Supreme Court of the United States April 7, 8, 1937, Argued ; May 24, 1937, Decided No. 724 Opinion  [*504]   [**870]   [***1250]  MR. JUSTICE STONE delivered the opinion of the Court. The questions for decision...

In 1993, defendant Town of Bellingham ("Town") rejected a proposal to rezone a certain parcel of land ("Parcel") from agricultural and suburban use to industrial use. In 1997, defendant IDC Bellingham, L.L.C. ("IDC"), which...

After the directors of a corporation had authorized the use of corporate funds to finance the cost of advertisements made in connection with the 1972 presidential election, one of the stockholders brought a two-count action against the directors in the...

Marie Anderson and other respondents, who secured loans from petitioner Beneficial National Bank filed a state-court suit against the bank and two other petitioners, seeking damages on the theory that the bank's interest rates violated "the common...

Plaintiff partnership sought specific performance of a contract between it and a trust, which required the partnership to provide financing and sales opportunities regarding a lease arrangement. The district court found the partnership had breached its...