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Post date: Posted on: September 2, 2013

Americans love reality television shows such as Pawn Stars and Hardcore Pawn. And in reality, pawn shops are becoming the financial services venues of choice—or necessity—for consumers pushed out of the mainstream financial system.
 

Tags: Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Law & Economics, Legislation
Post date: Posted on: August 7, 2013

Professor Richard Epstein discusses aspects Dodd-Frank and recent case law which affect the debit card industry.:

Tags: Administrative Law, Commerce, Commercial Transactions, Consumer Protection, Law & Economics, Legislation
Post date: Posted on: July 8, 2013

Oregon, which previously passed a benefit corporation statute, has now become the second state in the country to enact benefit limited liability company (BLLC) legislation.

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Legislation, Social Entrepreneurship
Post date: Posted on: June 25, 2013

At George Mason University's Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Wayne Sobon, Vice President and General Counsel of Inventergy, Inc. weighs in on the recent round of patent legislation and associated regulation.  According to Sobon:

Tags: Administrative Law, Antitrust, Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Law & Economics, Legislation, Technology & Law
Post date: Posted on: June 25, 2013

There have been many recent articles about “patent trolls.” We previously noted Professor Epstein’s article “Trolling for 'Patent Trolls'” here.

Tags: Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Intellectual Property, International Law, Legislation
Post date: Posted on: June 12, 2013

Professor Richard Epstein has published an article on the controversial issue of "patent trolls," companies that buy up patent rights in o

Tags: Administrative Law, Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Law & Economics, Legislation, Technology & Law
Post date: Posted on: June 5, 2013

The Florida legislature has just passed a bill substantially overhauling the state's Limited Liability Company Act and essentially adopting many of the provisions of the

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Legislation, Limited Liability Companies

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