ARTICLES

10/5/2019· Automotive - Vehicular

Autonomous and Inevitable: Drivers v. Robots, Part 1

By: Ned Einstein

This series of installments, which shall appear periodically, will examine some likely reactions to the robots by drivers.

10/2/2019· Hotels & Hospitality

Residential Seating is Not Safe Enough for Commercial or Hospitality Use

By: Leonard Backer

Many restaurants, independent hotels and timeshare resorts have much tighter budgets these days when it comes to purchasing seating for their properties. At the same time, there seem to be many “attractive” options available for their chairs, barstools and benches...

9/25/2019· Nonprofit Organizations

Nonprofit Startups Paperwork: Trust me, the paperwork isn't just paperwork

By: Jess Birken, Esq

The reality is, starting and running a nonprofit is more than just the mission-driven work. Taking the time to understand the organizing documents, the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws, will help the organization going forward.

9/21/2019· Telecommunication

Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Compliance: A Checklist

By: Ray Horak

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was passed into law in 1991. At the time, consumers were plagued by sales calls which it seemed always came at the most inconvenient times...In an effort to address a growing number of telephone marketing calls and certain other telemarketing practices...

9/21/2019· Internet Marketing

The Rise of Vaping - How Viral Marketing Techniques Might Fuel Adoption

By: Brent Coker, PhD

I was recently invited to provide informal pro-bono advice to a law firm organizing a class action lawsuit against JUUL – a supplier of vaping products. Part of their argument was the idea that JUUL were engaged in unlawful viral marketing – inciting peer pressure by using advanced marketing techniques.

9/13/2019· Recreation & Sports

Death of Female Iranian Soccer Fan Puts FIFA and Asian Soccer Body in the Dock

By: James M. Dorsey, PhD

When Sahar Khodayari this week set herself alight in front of a Tehran courthouse, she indicted world soccer body FIFA, its Asian regional group, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and their presidents, Gianni Infantino and Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa.

9/13/2019· Medical - Medicine

Vertebral and Carotid Artery Dissections

By: Dr. Sajid Khan

Cervical arterial dissections most commonly occur in the carotid arteries, followed by the vertebral arteries. Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) often presents after a trivial injury such as hyperextension of the neck while at the salon...

9/12/2019· Addiction Issues & Substance Abuse

Dealing With Drug or Alcohol Abuse Issues? Be Proactive!

By: Dr. Linnda Durré

If not dealt with, addiction can be a greased pole to self-destruction and bankruptcy. For people in powerful positions, such as CEOs, doctors, executives and company founders, attempting to conduct business without the use of their full faculties is a very dangerous proposition.

9/10/2019· Foreign Affairs - Geopolitics

A Bird's Eye View of Asia: A Continental Landscape of Minorities in Peril

By: James M. Dorsey, PhD

A bird’s eye view of Asia produces a picture of a continental landscape strewn with minorities on the defensive whose positioning as full-fledged members of society with equal rights and opportunities is either being eroded or severely curtailed.

8/19/2019· Nonprofit Organizations

The Secret to Starting a Successful Nonprofit

By: Jess Birken, Esq

Here's the secret to getting your nonprofit idea off the ground: knowing for sure that it should be a nonprofit in the first place.