A long-settled antitrust doctrine, known as the Dr. Miles rule from the 1911 Supreme Court opinion in which it was first announced, was overturned by the Supreme Court in its recent decision of Leegin Creative Leather Products v. PSKS Inc. In Leegin, the Supreme Court held that minimum resale ... Read more >
Black Enterprise Magazine interviews and quotes Franklin Lee regarding the recently enacted commercial non-discrimination statute in Maryland which Mr. Lee was a primary author.
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A report by The Daily Record on a commercial non-discrimination measure passed by the Baltimore City Council to target discrimination in contracting. The paper turns to Frankin M. Lee, who helped draft the bill, for insight.
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Gregory M. Garrett has been appointed to the inaugural position of Young Lawyer Representative on the ABA's Section of Antitrust Law's Exemptions & Immunities Committee for the 2010-2011 year. As the first appointee to the Committee, Mr. Garrett will be assisting the Committee in its goal ... Read more >
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration and Diamond Ventures, LLC, an Atlanta-based venture capitalist firm, have reached an agreement to settle Diamond Ventures’ pending lawsuit against the SBA: Diamond Ventures v. Karen Mills, No. 03-1449 (GK) (D.D.C. filed June 30, 200... Read more >
(Ellicott City, Maryland – May 31, 2011) -- In a construction dispute involving the performance bond obligations of Fidelity & Deposit Company, the Circuit Court of Howard County affirmed on May 23 that F&D could not avoid financial liability for a decision by Harbor View Contractors to ab... Read more >
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Act) signed by President Obama is expected to stimulate the economy by providing tax relief to individuals and businesses. The Act reinstates many Bush-era tax cuts that expired in 2009 and extends others that were... Read more >