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• Recent Amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Make It Easier for Employers to Investigate Employee Misconduct ( July 2004 )
  Teresa L. Clark of

  On December 4, 2000, President Bush signed into law the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, a law which amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Although most of the provisions of the new law address credit and identify theft issues, Section 611 exempts investigations of suspected employee misconduct from FCRA's onerous reporting and disclosure provisions and makes it easier for employers to investigate workplace misconduct. This provision will become effective March 31, 2004.

• Intergraph's Patent Victory over Intel: FindLaw Interview with George M. Schwab of Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP ( May 2003 )
  FindLaw M V

  Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, a 150-attorney law firm specializing in intellectual property and complex litigation, secured a major patent victory on behalf of computer software developer Intergraph Corporation over microprocessor giant Intel. Following a bench trial, U.S. District Court Judge T. John Ward of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Texas held that Intel's Itanium processors infringe two Intergraph patents directed to parallel instruction computing.

• CALCULATING DELAY CLAIMS: An Overview of the Components ( May 2000 )
  Last & Faoro

  A previous article set forth the basic requirements to establish liability for a delay claim. This article is an o.

• Constructive Acceleration ( April 2000 )
  Russel W. Wray of Wray & Pierce, L.L.P.

  Acceleration occurs when the contractor is compelled by the owner to complete the project ahead of schedule. But, .

• New Jersey Appellate Court Limits Buyers' Protection of Mortgage Contingency Clause ( November 1999 )
  Cureton Caplan, P.C.

  The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court, in a decision announced June 16, 1998, .

• Supreme Court Approves Late Charge, Default Interest Rate ( November 1999 )
  Cureton Caplan, P.C.

  In a unanimous decision that will come as a great relief to lenders and other creditors, the New Jersey S.

• The Estimation of Construction Contract Liquidated Damages ( January 1995 )
  Gadsby Hannah LLP

  A discussion of the importance of and methods of calculating liquidated damage provisions in construction contracts. While this article focuses on Massachusetts law, its analysis and project examples should be useful to attorneys and contractors in any jurisdiction.

• Damages for Breach of Contract-Lost Profits Versus Liquidated Damages ( September 1999 )
  Steven M. Mills of Steven M. Mills, P.C.

  Issues often arise concerning the appropriate measure of damages in situations where retailers have breac.

• Don't Lose That Deposit: Massachusetts Changes Its View of Liquidated Damages Clauses ( August 1999 )
  Stephen J. McLaughlin of Schlossberg & Associates P.C.

  A decision recently issued by Massachusetts' highest court has made a significant change to the manner in which liq.

• The Ten Commandments For Avoiding Litigation On Construction Projects ( July 1999 )
  R. Harper Heckman of Nexsen Pruet, LLC

  This article provides ten tips on how to avoid litigation on construction projects.