+ The Illinois Business Law Journal +

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Last Update: Sun May 4 17:01:21 2008

+ The Sophisticated User Doctrine: Fair or Fowl + Introduction Keith Wilson is a well trained ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) technician. [1] Trained both on and off the job, ...

+ Blockbuster's $1 Billion Bid on Circuit City + I. Introduction On April 14, 2008 Blockbuster Inc. announced publicly its offer to purchase electronic retailer Circuit City Inc. ...

+ Home Is Where the Most Economically Beneficial Laws Are: Finding the Best Location to Incorporate Your Business + I. Introduction There are very few requirements for a business to be incorporated in a given state. The business must usually have a ...

+ Probing Spygate: Will the NFL Indemnify Key Witness? + I. INTRODUCTION From the moment of its initial disclosure, the National Football League's (NFL's) so-called Spygate incident ...

+ Cyberbullying: A Modern Problem + A girl kills herself because she finds out the boy she liked on MySpace.com (“Myspace”) was actually a couple of girls, allegedly ...

+ Is Your Ad Deceptive? + I. Introduction Small business owners often take out an advertisement in a local paper or, more in line with the times, advertise on a ...

+ BALCO’d: How Will the Tammy Thomas Conviction Affect Barry Bonds and Future Steroids Cases? + I. Introduction Barry Bonds’ publicity may arise from his feats on the baseball diamond as Major League Baseball’s (“MLB”) ...

+ Primary Dealers Credit Facility: Changes for Market Liquidity + I. Introduction On March 17, 2008, Bear Stearns, one of the oldest and largest global investment firms on Wall Street unexpectedly ...

+ Seagate Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Competitor + I. Introduction In response to increasing market pressure on their core business, Seagate Technologies is asserting a handful of its ...

+ Enron and Citigroup Settle: MegaClaims Litigation Comes to an End + I. Introduction In late March Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. ("Enron") settled its latest and final MegaClaim against Citigroup, the ...

+ Ambiguity In Contemporary Money Laundering Statutes + I. Introduction At the end of last year, the United States Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari for the appeal of ...

+ Is a Frachise for You? Making the Right Decision on Starting a Franchise + I. Introduction Starting a franchise can be a lucrative business. However, franchising is also an expensive start-up venture and can ...

+ M&A Trend In 2008 + In the first financial quarter of 2008, a steady trend in M&A activity is patent. The weak dollar, the economic slowdown, banks’ ...

+ Corporate Social Responsibility in China: Can Consumers Alter Inadequate Legal Enforcement? + Introduction Competitive advantages direct the trend toward international business and multinational corporations. [1]. Interestingly, [...] are not subject to international laws because they do not have the requisite international legal personality, not subject to...

+ Unauthorized Aliens and Credit Cards: Are Banks Violating Federal Law? + I. Introduction An estimated 11.6 million unauthorized aliens [1] are currently in the United States. [2] This growing population has ...