I am on a serious roll with business novels. This time it is the newly-published Simplifying Innovation by Michael A. Dalton. The basic idea behind this book is to apply Theory of Constraints ideas to the process of innovation. Overall, I thought the book did a good job of putting it all together ...

The New York Times has about the history—and pronunciation—of the Saints’ emblem, the fleur-de-lis. Among the things I didn’t know: in France, the is not silent. an interesting article s

Every time I try to give Michael Steele the bnefit of the doubt, he opens his mouth again. “I don’t see stories about the internal operations of the DNC that I see about this operation,” Steele said. “Why? Is it because Michael Steele is the chairman, or is it because a black man ...

The New York Times today published a very complimentary article about the rejuvenated SEC Division of Enforcement. Cases are being brought faster, lawyers are studying complex investments, and four new units are dedicated to asset management, securitization, municipal securities and...

Most law offices use a manual system for storing and retrieving documents, which often results in misplaced documents, missing documents, misnamed documents, and other mishaps. A document management system (DMS) can eliminate these problems, but how can you find the...

UK Supreme Court Rules Market Value of Managing Director's Securties Did Not Have to Account for Special Employment-Related PriceGiving an objective meaning to the term market valuation, the UK Supreme Court ruled that a managing director who sold his employment-related securities at a special price ...

UK Supreme Court Rules Market Value of Managing Director's Securties Did Not Have to Account for Special Employment-Related PriceGiving an objective meaning to the term market valuation, the UK Supreme Court ruled that a managing director who sold his employment-related securities at a special price ...

Virtually every jurisdiction is in accord with the notion that non-compete agreements in the sale-of-business context are more readily enforced than those incidental to an employment relationship. Courts legitimately recognize that covenants are part of a bargained-for exchange and that compliance w ...

The Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management has come out with "Proposed Model Jury Instructions" on "The Use of Electronic Technology to Conduct Research on or Communicate about a Case".  They follow: Before Trial: You, as jurors, must decide this case bas ...

Rosa Neal was guardian of a disabled person’s estate. On behalf of her ward, Rosa contracted to sell the ward’s home to Damon Perry. Damon asked for, and received, approval from the probate court of the contract for sale of the property. The contract had a mortgage contingency clause. Damon as ...