By Sharmil McKee on February 18, 2009
I received this question by email yesterday. ‘I am incorporating my nonprofit. The form asks if my nonprofit has members. What does this mean?’
This is my answer:
The question asks whether your nonprofit organization has voting members. For example, some churches have members; those members meet once or twice a year to vote on organizational issues. [...]
Posted in Asked and Answered, Nonprofits | Tagged law, member, shareholder
By Paralegal on November 30, 2008
A property owner was entitled to the minimum variances necessary to accommodate her proposed structure to replace a dilapidated camper on her lot. The owner had a pre-existing nonconforming use for the property for use as a weekend/vacation camp. Given the size and configuration of her lot, the property owner could not locate the structure [...]
Posted in Builders and Developers, Landlord Tenant, Property | Tagged law, zoning
By Sharmil McKee on December 23, 2007
In a previous entry, I discussed a recent Supreme Court’s opinion that changed anti-trust legal analysis. In this entry, I will explain the opinion in plain English.
http://mckeeoffice.com/blog/2007/12/court_tells_businesses_how_to
The Dagher opinion should serve as a sigh of relief for competing companies that want to join temporarily to reduce competition and enhance efficiency. It provides a systematic guide [...]
Posted in Litigation | Tagged anti-trust, law
By Sharmil McKee on December 21, 2007
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Court tells businesses how to price-fix while avoiding anti-trust violationsThe U.S. Supreme Court recently made an important adjustment to antitrust analysis in Texaco v. Dagher, 547 U.S. ____ (2005). Ultimately, the Court ruled that competing companies could price-fix yet shield themselves [...]
Posted in Understanding Contracts | Tagged anit-trust, law
By Paralegal on November 20, 2007
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Posted in Start-ups | Tagged law, quiz
By Sharmil McKee on February 25, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/24/2007 | Microsoft damages could ripple Microsoft damages could rippleIt was ordered to pay $1.52 billion in an MP3 patent-infringement case. Some see more such cases following. By Jessica Mintz Associated Press “SEATTLE – A federal jury’s ruling that Microsoft Corp. infringed on two MP3 patents and must pay $1.52 billion in [...]
Posted in Intellectual Property | Tagged anit-trust, law, patent
