Articles by: Business Law Journal

BOWMAN V. SUNOCO INC.: PRESERVING THE VALIDITY OF EXCULPATORY CLAUSES WITHIN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS IN PENNSYLANIA

MICHAEL WINSKO In Bowman v. Sunoco, Inc., the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania interpreted a section of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act and analyzed the enforceability of third party exculpatory clauses that were signed in consideration for employment. This case note examines the effects of enforcing third-party exculpatory clauses against an […]

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VOLUME 16-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOT ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD – LIMITATIONS ON EQUITY CROWDFUNDING REGULATIONS Jamie Hopkins, Esq. and Katie Hopkins THE CROWDFUNDING ACT: A NEW FRONTIER Lindsay Sherwood Fouse A PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS: THE JOBS ACT AS FOE MORE THAN FRIEND Amy Coleman CASE NOTES COMCAST V. BEHREND: THE CLASS ACTION CHANNEL IS STILL SCRAMBLED […]

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NOT ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD – LIMITATIONS OF EQUITY CROWDFUNDING REGULATIONS

JAMIE HOPKINS AND KATIE HOPKINS Many startup companies have aspirations of being a Fortune 500 company, but without adequate access to funding many companies will neither maximize their potential nor meet their business objectives. The World Bank publishes an annual report on conducting business throughout the world, stating which countries […]

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THE CROWDFUNDING ACT: A NEW FRONTIER

LINDSAY SHERWOOD FOUSE At a time when stagnant economic growth and persistent unemployment seem to be the new normal for the United States, equity crowdfunding has been offered as a potential panacea for many of today’s economic woes. Crowdfunding has garnered support from leading academic and business minds, and perhaps […]

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COMCAST V. BEHREND: THE CLASS ACTION CHANNEL IS STILL SCRAMBLED

JOSEPH KREBS CLASS ACTION – FRCP RULE 23 – CLASS CERTIFICATION – The United States Supreme Court in recent years has placed a significant number of hurdles in the path of plaintiff’s looking to certify their claims as class actions.  While the Court’s latest decision further erodes the plaintiff’s ability to gain certification, a significant number […]

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