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Mediation of Securities Disputes
 
Broker-dealer members of the National Association of Securities Dealers are required to arbitrate their disputes with investors. Also, the agreement signed by investors to trade through broker-dealers normally contains a provision requiring the investors to arbitrate their disputes with the broker-dealers rather than litigate such disputes. However, mediation is an additional method for resolving disputes that may be used prior to or in addition to mediation. More...
 
Benefits of a Nonprofit Corporation
 
A "nonprofit" corporation may seem like a misnomer if activities of the corporation generate a profit. However, if the objective of the nonprofit corporation is not to make a profit but to achieve charitable, educational, religious, literary, or scientific goals, then those profits normally would not be subject to federal taxation. This feature of a nonprofit corporation has led to use of the term "501(c)(3) corporation" in recognition of the section of the Internal Revenue Code that provides for the exemption from taxation.More...
 
Initial Public Offerings & the Securities Act of 1933> Registration of Securities> Registration Statement Filing
 
Pros and Cons for a Company Going PublicMore...
 
Business Judgment Rule
 
The business judgment rule protects a director(s) from personal liability if he or she has performed diligently and carefully in legitimate furtherance of corporate objectives and purposes and has not acted fraudulently, illegally, or otherwise in bad faith. The business judgment rule may be codified, but it is largely a matter of judicial interpretation and application. The business judgment rule is frequently invoked in shareholder damage suits against a director or board of directors. Courts generally acknowledge that the business judgment rule either does or may apply to corporate officers. More...
 
Employment Issues under OSHA
 
Protection for Whistleblowers Concerning Unsafe Shipping Containers More...
 
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