As Election Day approaches, corporations seeking to make contributions to campaigns face a maze of federal and state regulations that limit expenditures

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Corporations seeking to make campaign contributions face many federal and state regulations and a Federal Election Commission which has, in recent years, vowed increased pursuit of corporate violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act. Section 441B of this law prohibits direct corporate contributions to federal campaign candidates and expenditures supporting or opposing them. Certain limited activities connected with federal elections are permitted. The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 should be consulted by corporations before they try to influence federal government officials. State laws on campaign contributions are many and varied.

United States, Laws, regulations and rules, Finance, Political activity, Campaign funds, Corporations, Political campaigns

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How to limit lease liability

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Lease liability is a major concern for law firms, as many landlords are demanding a guarantee that lease payments will be met in the event of a firm's breakup. Important issues in limiting liability include joint and joint-and-several guarantees, monetary liability limits, market conditions, use of letters of credit, and tiered liability between the firm and its partners. While law firms may not like lease guarantees, there are many options for limiting liability.

Contracts, Law firms, Office leases

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Tort claims against title insurers will likely fail; most state courts limit awards to contract damages, not those arising from negligent search

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Most states refuse to hold title companies liable in negligence for inaccurate searches made at the time of the issuance of a title insurance policy, and most state courts will dismiss a suit alleging such a negligence claim. Thus, policyholders and their lawyers should be aware of the purposes and limitations, even though such coverage is a valuable part of each real estate transaction.

Cases, Title companies, states

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