Category: Articles, Automotive/Trucking, Business & Commerce, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Transportation The New Transportation Broker Law - Map 21 An Analysis for Attorneys TASA ID: 2109 Source: LoadTraining.com - Broker Training InstituteMany motor carrier accidents involve a dispatch by a transportation broker. The broker’s usual position in the event of an accident is “to run away” from responsibility, thinking incorrectly, that they are not liable. However; If any of the broker’s actions in the act of transportation, are normally, actions reserved, in common practice, to a motor carrier, the Broker may be held to strict liability, in that transportation event. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts DEFAMATION TOP 10 Guiding Principles of Negative Communications That Result In Image and Reputation Damage TASA ID: 2156 In its simplest definition, defamation is defined as “the action of damaging the good reputation of someone.” Defamation results from some form of negative communications, whether written (libel) or verbal (slander). Negative communications are extremely powerful and in most instances, difficult to counter or overcome – mainly because of human nature and psychology. When some person, business or entity is defamed, there are factors that come into play that generally are irreversible. To fully understand how defamation impacts the image and reputation of the recipient, it is important to know some guiding principles of negative communications: Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Intellectual Property, Resources for Attorneys A Case Study of Patent Abuse (PART II): Patent Trolls on the Run —The Printing Industry Is Winning! Whitepaper TASA ID: 7210 This is a follow-up to my July 2016 white paper entitled, “A Case Study of Patent Abuse: Printing Industry Faces New Nemesis Impacting Growth and Employment—Patent Trolls.” That white paper received enormous industry press coverage, and to my understanding was used as part of court proceedings resulting in the dismissal of two long and visible printing industry cases brought on by patent trolls, CTP Innovations (CTP) and High Quality Printing Innovations (HQPI). However, since then, two new cases emerged by patent trolls attempting to threaten and extort funds from printing industry companies and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) using standard technology common for doing day-to-day business in the printing and related industries. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Employment, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Safety, Security 6 Biggest Hidden Security Risks Threatening Your Business TASA ID: 321 Every business today, no matter its size or type, faces very real security risks. Risks that can cost you time, money and even legal problems. While most companies are aware of cybersecurity issues, there are other real threats, many of them hidden, that must be considered when planning your corporate security initiatives. These include not only the obvious ones like workplace violence, but physical security, health and other hidden hazards, and even work stoppage issues like political upheavals or localized violence. All are very real risks that should not be overlooked. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Communication Causes Conflict (Sometimes) TASA ID: 356 For the past decade, it seems as if whenever there are workplace issues, the mantra answer is, more communication. But, isn’t there a step before increasing communication? That step is to examine the present communication. If that communication is ineffective, do workplaces want more of this? Read more
