Beer Businesses Strike State Law Showing it Unconstitutionally Interferes with Their Commercial Free Speech Rights
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a District Court’s decision to strike down a state law that placed severe restrictions on alcohol advertising. For example, under the law, Joe’s Bar could run the ad, “Drink Coors Light, now available at Joe’s Bar,” but a beer producer or beer…
The Future of Transportation: Bridging the Gap to the Electrification of Long-Haul Trucking
With the specter of increased fuel efficiency laws looming, and feeling the continual pressure to move freight more economically, many in the trucking industry are embracing hybrid engines. But that technology is not ready for adoption en masse, leaving electric trucks in beta mode. However…
Arkansas Business Fights NLRB to the Eighth Circuit
A recent Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion should serve as a reminder to Arkansas businesses that the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) (the federal governmental agency responsible for enforcing U.S. labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices) remains…
Good Deal or Bad? Complex Commercial Litigation Even When You've Done Everything Right
September 30, 2019
by Devin R. Bates
A business swoops in and buys substantially all of the assets of a competitor in distress, but first does its due diligence and discovers the skeletons in the closet. The purchaser expressly does not assume the competitor’s liabilities or obligations. The purchaser does everything by-the-book, and…