Consulting Services Agreements are an essential part to your business if you are in a field where technology and times change. Compared to brick and mortar businesses and services whose procedures remain unchanged over time, companies that utilize fast paced technology often need to get some advice from an expert in that field. For these [...]

In the domain of commerce, a very common agreement is a non-compete agreement, also known as non-competition agreements or a covenant not to compete. But unlike other states, non-compete agreements are per se illegal in California and adjacent public policy. (California Business and Professions Code Section 16600.) The legislature has thus [...]

Finding free legal documents in Michigan can be a daunting project. If you aren’t a lawyer, performing legal research can seem like an overwhelming task. Thanks to easy-to-use tools online and in your community, it doesn’t have to be, if you know where to look.
First, define the specific information you need and determine the jurisdiction. [...]

Financial institutions are being swallowed by the economic tidal wave. As they try to exit bankruptcy or find reorganizations, the lack of financing to assist them may lead to these five things, as researched by the National Law Journal:
1. Sudden, prenegotiated mergers or buyouts, similar to Lehman Brothers’ fate.
2. Increased asset liquidation, rather than traditional [...]

Properly thought out and managed trademark license arrangements can be win-win opportunities for all parties, including the public. The document that goes a long way toward realizing this opportunity is the trademark license agreement. This agreement is a written contract in which the holder of a trademark (licensor) grants the revocable right to [...]

Is it just me or does something seem really wrong with this? Stolen goods recovered by police are being auctioned off by the officers at a site called Propertyroom.com. Supposedly, when items are found and no one claims these items, they become merchandise on a Website. However, I have questions… First, are there any [...]

Ever since the Internet came of age in the mid 1990s, advertising deals have become extremely common. As we all know, companies advertise on the Internet through the usage of banners and through search engines such as Yahoo and Google in an effort to drive users to their websites. This article will analyze [...]

It’s the newest thing…lawyers are turning to social networking sites for incriminating evidence against their “opponent” and it is working. Although sites such as Facebook and MySpace seem innocent enough, if you have a head on collision with the law and are due in court, stay clear of them. What seems like fun and games [...]

052 3158
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAFEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
COMMISSIONERS:
Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman Pamela Jones Harbour Jon Leibowitz William E. Kovacic J. Thomas Rosch
In the Matter of
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC., Docket No. C-4162 and ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC., corporations.
COMPLAINT
The Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Rockstar Games, Inc., corporations (“respondents”), have violated [...]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

In re Grand Theft Auto Video Game
Consumer Litigation
No 1:06-md-1739 (SWK) (mhd)

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
This Settlement Agreement is made by and among individual and representative
Plaintiffs Brenda Stanhouse, Rose Goldfine, Robert Samario, Susan Carlson, Florence
Cohen, Cindy Casey and John Robinson (“Plaintiffs”), on behalf of themselves and, on the
terms set [...]