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Government, Legal System, Administrative Law, & Constitutional Law

  • Legal Theory & Foundations
  • Genesis of law?
  • Natural Law - Explained
  • Law and Economic Strength - Explained
  • Communism - Explained
  • Capitalism - Explained
  • Rule of Law - Explained
  • Law and Property Rights
  • Recognizing Property Rights - Explained
  • Common Law vs Civil Law Systems - Explained
  • Public Law vs Private Law - Explained
  • Civil Law vs Criminal Law - Explained
  • Substantive and Procedural Law - Explained
  • Statutory and Common Law
  • Sources of Federal, State, and Local Law - Explained
  • United States Code of Laws - Explained
  • Legal System Allows for Business Entities
  • Role of the Judiciary in the Legal System
  • US Constitution (Intro)
  • What is included in the US Constitution?
  • Executive Branch - Explained
  • Legislative Branch - Explained
  • Judicial Branch - Explained
  • Separation of Powers (Checks & Balances) - Explained
  • Autocracy
  • Unicameral System - Explained
  • Bicameral System - Explained
  • Federalism - Explained
  • Supremacy Clause - Explained
  • Commerce Clause of the US Constitution - Explained
  • Taxing and Spending Power - Explained
  • Full Faith and Credit Clause - Explained
  • Privileges and Immunities Clause - Explained
  • Emolument Clause - Explained
  • Contract Clause - Explained
  • 1st Amendment of US Constitution - Explained
  • Freedom of Speech - Explained
  • Exceptions to Freedom of Speech - Explained
  • Fighting Words and the 1st Amendment - Explained
  • Obscene Speech and the 1st Amendment - Explained
  • Political Speech and the 1st Amendment - Explained
  • Political Action Committee (Super Pac) - Explained
  • Commercial Speech and the 1st Amendment - Explained
  • Defamation and the 1st Amendment - Explained
  • Overbreadth and Overly Broad Laws - Explained
  • Freedom of Religion - Explained
  • Businesses and Religious Freedom - Explained
  • Freedom of Assembly or Association - Explained
  • Freedom of the Press - Explained
  • 5th Amendment - Explained
  • 5th Amendment (Federal Due Process Clause) - Explained
  • 14th Amendment - Explained
  • Incorporation Doctrine - Explained
  • Equal Protection Clause - Explained
  • Standards for Constitutionality - Explained
  • Minimum Rationality or Rational Basis Review - Explained
  • Strict Scrutiny Standard - Explained
  • Intermediate Scrutiny or Quasi-Strict Scrutiny - Explained
  • Judicial Restraint vs Judicial Activism - Explained
  • Administrative Law (Intro)
  • Administrative Agencies - Explained
  • Functions of Administrative Agencies - Explained
  • Authority for Administrative Agency Functions - Explained
  • Organization of Administrative Agencies - Explained
  • Appointing and Removing Agency Personnel - Explained
  • Process for Creating Administrative Regulations - Explained
  • Authority to Review Agency Rulemaking - Explained
  • Authority to Review Administrative Court Decisions - Explained
  • Advantages of Administrative Agencies - Explained
  • Disadvantages of Administrative Regulations - Explained
  • Department of Treasury
  • Department of Transportation
  • Civil Society Organizations
  • Commonwealth - Explained
  • Interstate Commerce Commission - Explained
  • Joint Economic Committee - Explained
  • Interstate Commerce Act - Explained
  • Office of Management and Budget - Explained
  • Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) - Explained
  • Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 - Explained
  • Self-Regulatory Organization - Explained
  • Section 301 (Trade Act) - Explained
  • Section 201 (Trade Act) - Explained
  • Documents Under Seal - Explained
  • US Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Explained
  • Department of Commerce - Explained
  • United States Information Agency - Explained
  • United States Travel and Tourism Administration - Explained
  • Advanced Encryption Standard - Explained
  • Dark Money - Explained
  • Net Neutrality - Explained
  • Office of the Comptroller of Currency - Explained
  • Ombudsman - Explained
  • Sequestration (Government) - Explained
  • Council of Economic Advisers - Explained
  • Aaron's Law - Explained
  • Infrastructure - Explained
  • Private Sector - Explained
  • Public-Private Partnership - Explained
  • Sunshine Laws - Explained
  • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - Explained
  • Comptroller General - Explained
  • Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
  • Bureau of Census - Explained
  • ABCD Counties - Explained
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - Explained
  • Bureau of Public Debt - Explained
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Explained
  • Maritime Administration - Explained
  • American Petroleum Institute - Explained
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO) - Explained
  • Eco-Communalism - Explained
  • Watchdog Model - Explained

Legal Disputes - Civil & Criminal Law

  • Torts (Law) - Explained
  • Intentional Tort - Explained
  • Assault and Battery - Explained
  • Conversion - Explained
  • Defamation - Explained
  • Defenses to Defamation Actions - Explained
  • False Imprisonment - Explained
  • Trespass - Explained
  • Malicious Prosecution - Explained
  • Fraud - Explained
  • Invasion of Privacy - Explained
  • Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress - Explained
  • Intentional Interference with Economic Relations - Explained
  • Negligence - Explained
  • Legal Duty of Care - Explained
  • Breach of Duty of Care - Explained
  • Proximate Cause - Explained
  • Defenses to Negligence - Explained
  • Strict Liability - Explained
  • Examples of Strict Liability Actions
  • Punitive Damages (Tort Action) - Explained
  • Steps in Trial Process - Civil Litigation
  • Parties to Litigation (Civil Action) - Explained
  • Court Pleadings (Civil Litigation) - Explained
  • Standing to Sue - Explained
  • Venue for a Civil Trial - Explained
  • Personal Jurisdiction: Minimum Contacts Standard - Explained
  • Frivolous Case (Civil Litigation) - Explained
  • Trial Discovery Process (Civil Litigation) - Explained
  • Trial Motions (Civil Litigation) - Explained
  • Selecting a Jury in a Civil Trial - Explained
  • Appeal a Case (Civil Litigation) - Explained
  • Class Action Lawsuit - Explained
  • Trial Court Judges - Explained
  • Secondary Players in Judicial System - Explained
  • Enforcing a Legal Judgment - Explained
  • Levy (Legal Action) - Explained
  • Res Judicata - Explained
  • What is a Legal Settlement?
  • Stipulated Judgment - Explained
  • Mediation - Explained
  • Mediation Pros and Cons - Explained
  • What is Arbitration?
  • Voluntary & Mandatory Arbitration - Explained
  • Judicial Review of Voluntary Arbitration - Explained
  • Judicial Review of Mandatory Arbitration - Explained
  • Federal Arbitration Act - Explained
  • Article III Courts - Explained
  • Article IV Courts - Explained
  • State Court System - Explained
  • State Court Subject Matter Jurisdiction - Explained
  • Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction - Explained
  • Personal Jurisdiction - Explained
  • Appellate Judges and Justices - Explained
  • Personal Jurisdiction (State Court) - Explained
  • State Long-Arm Statute - Explained
  • Appeal to US Federal Circuit Court - Explained
  • Appeal to US Supreme Court - Explained
  • Appeal Administrative Court Decisions - Explained
  • Appeal of State Court Decisions - Explained
  • Right to Jury Trial Under 6th and 7th Amendments - Explained
  • Jury Votes Required - Explained
  • Article I Courts - Explained
  • Article IV Territorial Courts - Explained
  • Authority for Judicial System - Article III
  • Subject Matter Jurisdiction - Explained
  • Can Federal Courts Hear State Law Cases (and Vice Versa)?
  • Can State Appellate Courts Hear Federal Matters? - Explained
  • Federal Court Personal Jurisdiction - Explained
  • Crimes Against Property and Persons
  • Endangering Workers as Criminal Conduct - Explained
  • Aiding and Abetting as a Crime - Explained
  • Bribery or Illegal Kickbacks - Explained
  • Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act - Explained
  • The False Claims Act - Explained
  • Criminal Liability Under the Sarbanes Oxley Act - Explained
  • Common Defenses to Criminal Conduct - Explained
  • Types of Punishment for Criminal Activity - Explained
  • Theories Behind Criminal Punishment - Explained
  • Federal Sentencing Guidelines - Explained
  • Criminal Fraud - Explained
  • Common Types of Business Fraud - Explanation
  • Conspiracy as a Criminal Charge - Explained
  • Obstruction of Justice as a Criminal Charge - Explained
  • False Statement as a Criminal Charge - Explained
  • Cyber Crime - Explained
  • White Collar Crime - Explained
  • Good Faith as a Defense to Fraud Charge - Explained
  • What is a Civil Lawsuit?
  • What are the advantages of arbitration?
  • Judicial Review Under the Federal Arbitration Act - Explained
  • How are Arbitration Awards Enforced?
  • Scope of Discovery in a Civil Lawsuit - Explained
  • Burden of Proof in a Civil Trial
  • How is a Civil Trial Decided?
  • How Do Parties Initiate Mediation?
  • What is the Process of Carrying out a Mediation?
  • Theories of Criminal Law - Explained
  • 5th Amendment Criminal Law Protections - Explained
  • 6th Amendment Criminal Law Protections - Explained
  • Criminal Intent - Explained
  • Misdemeanor vs Felony Criminal Charges - Explained
  • Process for Bringing Criminal Charges - Explained
  • Process for Arresting a Criminal Suspect - Explained
  • Exceptions to Reading Miranda Rights - Explained
  • Initiating Criminal Charges - Explained
  • Arraignment and Initial Appearance - Explained
  • 4th Amendment Search and Seizure Protections - Explained
  • Defamation and 1st Amendment Considerations
  • Cause in Fact - Explained
  • Strict Product Liability - Explained
  • Compensatory Damages (Tort) - Explained
  • Court System - Introduction
  • Criminal Law & Procedure - Explained
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution - Introduction
  • Civil Litigation Intro
  • Tort Law (Intro)
  • What do Attorneys Do - Explained
  • Criminal Law Protections of the 8th Amendment - Explained
  • Joint and Several Liability - Explained
  • What is Alternative Dispute Resolution?
  • How do Parties Challenge a Mediation Agreement?
  • Procedure for Carrying out an Arbitration - Explained
  • Defenses in a Strict Liability Action - Explained
  • Authority for Judiciary & Article I - Explained
  • Authority for Judiciary under Article II - Explained
  • Article I Federal Courts - Explained
  • Primary Players in the Judicial System - Explained
  • Types of Judges in State and Federal Judiciary - Explained
  • Types of Torts - Explained
  • Constitutional Authority for State Courts - Explained
  • Absolute Privilege - Explained
  • Barratry - Explanation
  • Clean Hands Doctrine - Explained
  • Loan Back Method of Money Laundering - Explained
  • Phishing - Explained
  • Amicus Curiae (Amicus Brief) - Explained
  • Replevin - Explained
  • Whistleblower - Explained
  • Cease and Desist - Explained
  • De Novo Judicial Review - Explained
  • Declaratory Judgment - Explained
  • Defalcation - Explained
  • Default Judgment - Explained
  • Garnishment - Explained
  • Judgment Proof - Explained
  • Racketeering - Explained
  • Writ of Attachment - Explained
  • Writ of Execution - Explained
  • Writ of Seizure and Sale - Explained
  • Adjudication - Explained
  • Contempt of Court - Explained
  • Sheriff's Sale - Explained
  • Equitable Relief - Explained
  • Unintentional Tort - Explained
  • Treble Damages - Explained
  • Subpoena - Explained
  • Prima Facie - Explained
  • Demand Letter - Explained
  • Deficiency Judgment - Explained
  • Blacklist - Explained
  • Catfishing (Cybercrime) - Explained
  • Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) - Explained
  • Confession of Judgment - Explained
  • Exoneration - Explained
  • Hearsay - Explained
  • Attractive Nuisance - Explained
  • Black Market - Explained
  • Injunction - Explained
  • Money Laundering - Explained
  • Stare Decisis - Explained
  • Probable Cause - Explained
  • Extortion - Explained
  • Reasonableness Standard - Explained
  • Statute of Limitations - Explained
  • American Rule (Attorney's Fees) - Explained
  • Lapping Scheme - Explained

Agency Law

  • Frolic and Detour - Explained
  • Duties of Agent to a Principal - Explained
  • Employee vs Independent Contractor - Explained
  • Agent Authority to Contract for Business - Explained
  • Principal Liable for Torts of an Agent - Explained
  • When Does Agency Relationship Terminate?
  • Scope of the Principal Agent Relationship - Explained
  • Agent Liability to Third Parties - Explained
  • Agency Law - Introduction
  • Agency Relationship - Explained
  • Types of Principal in an Agency Relationship - Explained
  • Methods of Forming Principal Agent Relationship - Explained
  • Duties of a Principal to an Agent - Explained
  • Purchasing Agent - Explained
  • Master-Servant Rule - Explained
  • Borrowed Servant Rule - Explained
  • Best Interest Contract Exemption (BICE) - Explained

HR, Employment, Labor, & Discrimination

  • Major Employment Discrimination Laws
  • Overview of Title VII - Explained
  • Genetic Information NonDiscrimination Act
  • Equal Pay Act of 1963 - Explained
  • Disparate Treatment - Explained
  • Disparate Impact - Explained
  • Sex Discrimination - Sexual Harassment and Hostile Work Environment
  • Sexual Orientation Discrimination - Explained
  • Religious Discrimination Under Title VII - Explained
  • Civil Rights Act of 1866 (1981 Action) - Explained
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (Discrimination) - Explained
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act - Explained
  • Affirmative Action - Explained
  • Retaliation Under Title VII
  • Pregnancy Discrimination Act
  • Are Uber Drivers Employees? My Analysis
  • Worker's Compensation Laws - Explained
  • Employment Verification Laws - Explained
  • Workplace Privacy Laws - Explained
  • Labor Union Laws ( Norris - LaGuardia Act)
  • National Labor Relations Act of 1935 - Explained
  • Labor Management Relations Act (Taft Hartley Act)
  • Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act - Explained
  • At Will Employment - State Employment Laws
  • Fair Labor Standards Act ( FLSA ) - Explained
  • Family Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) - Explained
  • Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (WARN Act) - Explained
  • Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) - Explained
  • Occupational Safety and Health Act - Explained
  • Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - Explained
  • Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) - Explained
  • Employment Discrimination - Explained
  • Employment Discrimination Under State Law
  • Employment Discrimination under Title VII - Explained
  • Enforcing Title VII Actions - Explained
  • Race Discrimination Under Title VII - Explained
  • National Origin Discrimination Under Title VII - Explained
  • Sex Discrimination - Discriminatory Treatment and Discriminatory Impact
  • Pregnancy Discrimination Under Title VII
  • The Rehabilitation Act - Explained
  • The Affordable Care Act - Explained
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Explained
  • Employment Law (Intro)
  • Employment Discrimination (Intro)
  • Employer Withholding Requirements - Explained
  • How to Determine if a Worker is an Employee?
  • Major Federal Employment Laws - Explained
  • Labor Laws - Explained
  • Major Labor Laws - Explained
  • Exempt and NonExempt Employees (FLSA) - Explained
  • Executive Compensation - Explained
  • Davis-Bacon Act - Explained
  • Defined Benefit Plan - Explained
  • Defined Contribution Plan - Explained
  • Non-Compete Agreement - Explained
  • Non-Solicitation Clause - Explained
  • Background Checks - Explained
  • Cafeteria Plan - Explained
  • Cash Balance Plan - Explained
  • Collective Bargaining Agreement - Explained
  • Job Accommodation Network - Explained
  • Golden Parachute - Explained
  • Loudermill Rights - Explained
  • Learning Management System - Explained
  • Longshoreman - Explained
  • Golden Handcuffs - Explained
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - Explained
  • Pay for Performance - Explained
  • Form I-9 - Explained
  • Performance Based Vesting - Explained
  • Public Pension Fund - Explained
  • Stock Option - Explained
  • Exercise Price or Strike Price - Explained
  • Stock Options Backdating - Explained
  • Gain Sharing Plan - Explained
  • Succession Planning (Executive) - Explained
  • Burden Rate - Explained
  • Acceptable Use Policy - Explained
  • Department of Labor - Explained
  • Unfair Labor Practice - Explained
  • Work Opportunity Tax Credit - Explained
  • Blackout Period (Investment Plan) - Explained
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan - Explained
  • Voluntary Termination - Explained
  • Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) - Explained
  • Accumulated Benefit Obligation - Explained
  • Benefit Allocation Method - Explained
  • Absenteeism - Explained
  • Accounting Based Incentive - Explained
  • Occupational Labor Mobility - Explained
  • Multinational Pooling (Employee Benefit Plans) - Explained
  • Incentive Stock Option - Explained
  • Accountable Care Organization - Explained
  • DB(k) Plan - Explained
  • Labor Union - Explained
  • Certified Employee Benefit Specialist - Explained
  • Wrongful Termination Claim - Explained
  • Employee Contribution Plan - Explained
  • Right to Work Law - Explained
  • Pension Plan - Explained
  • Investment Manager Compensation - Explained
  • Deferred Compensation - Explained
  • Human Resource Planning - Explained
  • Unit Benefit Plan - Explained
  • Worker's Compensation Coverage A - Explained
  • Worker's Compensation Coverage B - Explained
  • CalPERS - Explained
  • Active Participant Status - Explained
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Explained
  • Exempt Employee - Explained
  • Non-Discrimination Rule - Explained
  • Ex Gratia Payment - Explained
  • Top Hat Plan - Explained
  • Remuneration - Explained
  • Organized Labor - Explained
  • Peter Principle - Explained
  • Glass Ceiling - Explained
  • Presenteeism - Explained
  • Cash Allowances - Explained
  • Catch Up Contribution - Explained
  • Fixed Annuitization Method - Explained
  • Federal Employee Retirement System - Explained
  • Reload Option - Explained
  • Alternative Minimum Cost Method - Explained
  • Severance Pay - Explained
  • Warwick Model - Explained
  • Leadership Pipeline - Explained

Business Entities, Corporate Governance & Ownership

  • 50/50 Partnerships: Never a Good Idea
  • Closely-Held vs Publicly-Held Business - Explained
  • Pierce the Corporate Veil - Explained
  • Limited Liability Company - Explanation
  • Ownership Structure of Business Entities - Explained
  • Limited Liability Business Entities - Explained
  • Limited Partnership - Explained
  • Creating a Business Entity - Explained
  • Incorporating in Delaware - Explained
  • General Partnerships - Explained
  • Considerations in Selecting a Business Entity - Explained
  • Corporations - Explained
  • Continuity of Business Entities - Explained
  • Compensation within Business Entities
  • Sole Proprietorship - Explained
  • Forming a Business Entity - Considerations
  • Doing Business in Multiple States
  • Taxation of Sole Proprietorship
  • Types of Partnerships - Explained
  • At-Will Partnerships - Explained
  • Tort Liability of Partners - Explained
  • Partner Responsibilities to the Partnership - Explained
  • How are Partner's Compensated - Explained
  • Limited Liability Limited Partnership - Explained
  • Funding the Partnership - Explained
  • Partnership Agreement - Explained
  • Terminating the Partnership - Explained
  • Limited Liability Company (LLC) - A Detailed Explanation
  • Forming an LLC - Explained
  • Articles of Organization - Explained
  • Operating Agreement (LLC Agreement) - Explained
  • LLC Compensation - Explained
  • LLC Taxation - Explained
  • Converting to an LLC - Explained
  • Articles of Incorporation - Explained
  • Corporate Bylaws - Explained
  • Straight and Cumulative Voting - Explained
  • Class Voting (Shareholders) - Explained
  • Staggering the Board
  • Changing the Director Voting Rules - Explained
  • Overview of the Board of Directors - Explained
  • Board Decision Making - Explained
  • Promoter Liability - Explained
  • Exiting the Corporation - Explained
  • Buy Sell Agreement - Explained
  • Authorized Shares - Explained
  • Preferred Convertible Stock - Explained
  • Participating Preferred Shares - Explained
  • Participating Convertible Preferred Shares - Explained
  • Business Capitalization - Explained
  • Options Pools and Capitalization - Explained
  • Founder's Equity - Explained
  • Issues Contributing IP for Equity - Explained
  • Founder's Stock - Explained
  • Class F Stock - Explained
  • Class FF Stock - Explained
  • Stock Vesting Schedule - Explained
  • Preemptive Rights - Term Sheet Provision
  • Investor Voting Rights - Term Sheet Provision
  • What are Business Entities?
  • Why is Understanding Business Entities Important?
  • Maintenance Requirements for a Business Entity - Explained
  • Sales and Use Tax - Explained
  • Self-Employment and Payroll Taxes - Explained
  • Joint Venture - Explained
  • Requirements for an S Corporation - Explained
  • Control within a Business Entity - Explained
  • Business Entities (Intro)
  • Corporate Governance (Intro)
  • Business Governance - Explained
  • Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Shareholders - Explained
  • Shareholder Personal Liability for Corporate Obligations - Explained
  • Shareholder Direct and Derivative Actions - Explained
  • Shareholder Derivative Action Process - Explained
  • Corporate Proxies and Shareholder Votes - Explained
  • Activist Shareholders and Institutional Investors - Explained
  • Role of Directors in a Corporation - Explained
  • Composition of Board of Directors - Explained
  • Standards Governing Actions of Corporate Directors - Explained
  • Business Judgment Rule - Explained
  • Members of a Corporation - Explained
  • Director and Officer Liability Insurance - Explained
  • Role of Executives of the Corporation - Explained
  • Standards Governing Actions of Corporate Officers - Explained
  • State and Federal Corporate Governance Laws - Explained
  • State Law and Corporate Governance - Explained
  • Corporate Governance and Federal Securities Laws - Explained
  • Corporate Governance and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Explained
  • Corporate Governance and the Dodd Frank Act - Explained
  • Corporate Governance and Industry Standards - Explained
  • Closely Held Corporations - Explained
  • Corporate Governance and Proxy Advisory Firms - Explained
  • Corporate Governance and Ethics - Explained
  • Lack of Information and Corporate Governance Issues - Explained
  • Decision Making and Corporate Governance Issues - Explained
  • Power Struggles and Corporate Governance Issues - Explained
  • Alignment of Benefits and Corporate Governance Issues - Explained
  • Hostile Takeover - Explained
  • Common Hostile Takeover Defenses - Explained
  • Hostile Takeover Defense - Poison Pill
  • Distinction between Private and Public Company - Explained
  • Incentivizing Acquirer - Hostile Takeover Defense
  • Asset or Liability Tactics - Hostile Takeover Defenses
  • Hostile Takeover Defenses - White Knight and Pac Man
  • Role and Purpose of Corporate Entity Form - Explained
  • Agency Theory of Corporate Governance - Explained
  • Stakeholder Theory of Corporate Governance - Explained
  • Rights and Role of Shareholders of the Corporation - Explained
  • Corporate Governance and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) - Explained
  • All About Corporate Stock - Explained
  • Common Forms of Business Entity - Explained
  • Limited Liability Partnership - Explained
  • How are Businesses Taxed?
  • Causes of Corporate Governance Issues - Explained
  • Business Entity Setup - Explained
  • Converting Business Entity to a Corporation
  • Converting from S Corp to C Corp (and Vice Versa)
  • Selecting a Business Entity for a Startup
  • Equity (Judiciary) - Explained
  • Dual Class Shares - Explained
  • Duty of Candor - Explained
  • Duty of Care (Board of Directors) - Explained
  • Duty of Loyalty (Directors) - Explained
  • Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) - Explained
  • De Jure Corporation - Explained
  • Dissenter's Rights - Explained
  • Holding Company (Business) - Explained
  • Nomination Committee (Corporate Board) - Explained
  • Business Entities - Types and Characteristics
  • Sole Proprietorship - A Detailed Explanation
  • NonProfit Business Entities - Explained
  • Chairman of the Board - Explained
  • Common Stock - Explained
  • Codetermination - Explained
  • Advisory Board (Observer Directors) - Explained
  • Par Value - Explained
  • Preferred Stock - Explained
  • Operating Subsidiary - Explained
  • Proxy Fight or Contest - Explained
  • Plurality Voting - Explained
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) - Explained
  • Silent Partner - Explained
  • Shareholder Sponsored Proposal - Explained
  • Staggered Board - Explained
  • Say on Pay Rights - Explained
  • Statutory Voting - Explained
  • Shareholder-Centric Perspective - Explained
  • Shareholder Democracy - Explained
  • Williams Act - Explained
  • Amotion - Explained
  • Uniform Limited Partnership Act - Explained
  • Ultra Vires - Explained
  • Board Evaluation - Explained
  • Brassplate Company - Explained
  • Berle-Means Thesis - Explained
  • Mutual Company - Explained
  • Flip Over Poison Pill - Explained
  • Flip In Poison Pill - Explained
  • Cadbury Rules - Explained
  • Back-End Plan - Explained
  • Backflip Takeover - Explained
  • Dead Hand Provision - Explained
  • Joint Stock Company - Explained
  • Jonestown Defense (Hostile Takeover) - Explained
  • Lady Macbeth Strategy (Hostile Takeover) - Explained
  • Macaroni Defense (Hostile Takeover) - Explained
  • Yellow Knight (Hostile Takeover Defense) - Explained
  • Operating Company Property Company Model - Explained
  • Appraisal Rights - Explained
  • Master Limited Partnership - Explained
  • Whitemail - Explained
  • Wholly-Owned Subsidiary - Explained
  • Scorched Earth Policy - Explained
  • Self-Dealing - Explained
  • Activist Investor - Explained
  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Explained
  • Chief Financial Officer - Explained
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Explained
  • Chief Investment Officer (CIO) - Explained
  • Chief Legal Officer - Explained
  • Chief Operating Officer - Explained
  • Chief Risk Officer - Explained
  • Chief Security Officer - Explained
  • Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Explained
  • Entity Theory - Explained
  • Winding Up a Business - Explained
  • Uniform Partnership Act - Explained
  • Unissued Stock - Explained
  • Subsidiary Company - Explained
  • Compensation Committee - Explained
  • Shareholder Register - Explained
  • Shareholder Value - Explained
  • Business Continuity Planning - Explained
  • Cumulative Voting Rights - Explained
  • Guaranteed Stock - Explained
  • Issued and Outstanding Shares - Explained
  • Conglomerate - Explained
  • NonProfit Organization - Explained
  • Supermajority - Explained
  • Parent Company - Explained
  • State-Owned Enterprise - Explained
  • Outstanding Shares - Explained
  • Shotgun Clause - Explained
  • Family Limited Partnership - Explained
  • Promoter - Explained
  • Inside Director - Explained
  • Non-cumulative (Stock) - Explained
  • Audit Committee - Explained
  • Quorum (Voting) - Explained
  • Budget Committee - Explained
  • Board of Governors - Explained
  • Proxy Statement - Explained
  • Public Limited Company - Explained
  • Publicly-Traded Partnership - Explained
  • Corporate Financing Committee (FINRA) - Explained
  • Institutional Shares - Explained
  • Outside Director (Non-Executive Director) - Explained
  • Personal Service Corporation - Explained
  • Board of Trustees - Explained
  • Private Foundation - Explained
  • Stock Split - Explained
  • Holding Company - Explained
  • Independent Outside Director - Explained
  • Fat Man Strategy (Hostile Takeovers) - Explained
  • Revlon Rule - Explained
  • Corporate Charter - Explained
  • Amalgamation (Businesses) - Explained
  • Keepwell Agreement (Letter of Comfort) - Explained
  • Close Corporation Plan - Explained
  • Corporate Governance Rating - Explained
  • Kamikaze Defense (Hostile Takeover) - Explained
  • Voting Poison Pill Plan - Explained
  • Corporate Monitors - Explained
  • Information Circular - Explained
  • Comply or Explain (UK) - Explained
  • Common and Preferred Shares - Explained
  • What is Control of a Business Entity
  • Founder's Agreement - Explained
  • Corporate Governance Explained
  • Market for Corporate Control
  • Proration (Merger and Acquisition) - Explained
  • Offshoring a Company - Explained
  • Splitting Equity in an Industrial Partnership - Explained
  • CEO as Chairman of the Board - Explained
  • Forming and LLC in Nevada or Wyoming - Explained
  • What to Include in Articles of Incorporation?
  • Dissolving a Foreign Qualification - Explained
  • How to File Bankruptcy for a Business - Explained

Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law

  • Private Equity - Explained
  • What are Securities Laws?
  • Startups and Securities Laws - Explained
  • Registration Statement - Explained
  • Startup Disclosure Requirements - Explained
  • Integration and Aggregate Offering Amount - Securities Law
  • Exceptions to General Solicitation Prohibition - Securities Law
  • Funding a Business with Company Revenue - Explained
  • Personally Fund a Business - Explained
  • Funding from Friends Family and Fools - Explained
  • Funding a Business with Loans - Explained
  • Fund a Business with Promissory Notes - Explained
  • Funding from Equity Investors - Explained
  • Issuing Debt vs Equity - Explained
  • Business Plans for Loans - Explained
  • Business Plan for Investors - Explained
  • Angel and Venture Capital Investment - Explained
  • Angel Investment - Explained
  • Venture Capital Investment - Explained
  • Initial Steps in Setting up a Business Entity - Explained
  • Change of Control Vesting - Explained
  • Venture Capital Deal Process - Explained
  • Series A Funding - Explained
  • Standard Equity Financing Documents - Explained
  • Board and Shareholder Approval of Equity Funding - Explained
  • Due Diligence - Explained
  • Stock Purchase Agreement - Explained
  • Company Legal Opinion - Explained
  • Rolling Closing Date - Explained
  • Legal Fees in a Funding Transaction - Explained
  • Term Sheet Provisions for Equity Funding - Explained
  • Dividend Rights - Term Sheet Provisions
  • Liquidation Preference - Term Sheet Provision
  • Participation Rights - Term Sheet Provision
  • Liquidation Preference in Subsequent Financing Rounds - Explained
  • Redemption Rights - Term Sheet Provision
  • Conversion Rights - Term Sheet Provision
  • Anti-Dilution Protection - Term Sheet Provision
  • Full Ratchet Anti-dilution Protection - Explained
  • Weighted Average Anti-dilution Protection - Explained
  • Broad Based & Narrow Based Calculation - Antidilution Protection
  • Carveouts to Antidilution Protection - Explained
  • Protective Provisions - Term Sheet Provision
  • Drag Along Rights - Term Sheet Provision
  • Registration Rights - Term Sheet Provision
  • Board Observer Rights of Investors - Term Sheet Provisions
  • Management and Information Rights - Term Sheet
  • Special Employee Provisions - Term Sheet Provisions
  • Securities Law (Intro)
  • Antitrust Law - Overview
  • Antitrust Law - Explained
  • Sherman Act - Horizontal Restraint of Trade - Explained
  • Sherman Act - Sharing of Information - Explained
  • Sherman Act - Refusal to Deal - Explained
  • Sherman Act - Horizontal Territorial Agreement - Explained
  • Sherman Act - Horizontal Price Fixing - Explained
  • Sherman Act - Vertical Price Fixing and Maintenance - Explained
  • Sherman Act - Exclusive Dealing Arrangements - Explained
  • Sherman Act - Product Tying - Explained
  • Sherman Act - Vertical Territorial Agreements - Explained
  • Sherman Act - Monopolization - Explained
  • Clayton Act - Price Discrimination - Explained
  • Clayton Act Section 3 - Exclusive Dealing
  • Clayton Act - Reciprocal Dealing Arrangements - Explained
  • Clayton Act - Tying Arrangements - Explained
  • Clayton Act - Mergers and Acquisitions - Explained
  • Federal Trade Commission Enforcing Antitrust Laws
  • Sherman Act - Explained
  • Clayton Act - Explained
  • Antitrust - Rule of Reason and Per Se Illegality
  • Sanctions Under Antitrust Law - Explained
  • Sherman Act Monopoly - Explained
  • Exemptions from Antitrust Regulation - Explained
  • What are Securities Laws? - Explained
  • Who is Regulated in a Securities Issuance?
  • Disclosure Documents in a Securities Issuance - Explained
  • Limitations During Securities Issuance Process
  • Classification of Issuers of Securities - Explained
  • Securities Issuance - Prefiling Period - Explained
  • Securities Issuance - Post-filing Waiting Period - Explained
  • Emerging Growth Company - Explained
  • Types of Information Disclosed in Securities Issuance - Explained
  • Rules Governing Disclosure during Registration Process - Explained
  • Exempt Securities and Exempt Transactions - Explained
  • What is a Security? - Explained
  • Restricted Securities - Explained
  • Section 3A Securities Registration Exemption - Explained
  • Section 4 Securities Exemption - Explained
  • Section 4(a)(5) Securities Registration Exemption - Explained
  • Regulation D Securities Exemption - Explained
  • Rule 504 Securities Registration Exemption
  • Rule 505 Securities Registration Exemption
  • Rule 506b - Securities Exemption
  • Investment Contract (Securities Law) - Explained
  • Rule 506c - Securities Exemption
  • Restricted Securities and Rule 144 - Explained
  • Disclosure Requirements of Regulation D - Explained
  • Regulation D - Form D Filing Requirement
  • Result of Failure to Comply with Securities Registration
  • Crowdfunding and Securities Laws - Explained
  • Civil Liability Under Section 11 of the 1933 Act - Explained
  • Civil Liability Under Section 12 of the 1933 Act - Explained
  • Defenses in Section 11 and 12 Securities Actions - Explained
  • Major Federal Securities Laws - Explained
  • Liability Under Section 17 of the 1933 Act - Explained
  • Requirement to Register Securities Under 1934 Act - Explained
  • Reporting and Disclosure Requirements Under 1934 Act - Explained
  • Liability Under Section 10 and Rule 10b5 - Explained
  • Liability for Insider Trading Under Rule 10b5 - Explained
  • Damages Available in Rule 10b5 Action - Explained
  • Insider Trading Under Section 14 of the 1934 Act
  • Insider Trading Under Section 16 of 1934 Act - Explained
  • Liability Under Section 18 of 1934 Act - Explained
  • Securities Enforcement Remedies Act - Explained
  • Securities Issuances Regulated by State Law
  • Registration Requirements Under State Law - Explained
  • Coordinated Registration Under State Securities Law - Explained
  • Criminal Liability Under 1933 Act - Explained
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - Explained
  • Initial Public Offering (IPO) - Explanation
  • Direct Public Offering - Explained
  • What is an Offer to Sell Securities?
  • Regulatory Goals of the Security Laws - Explained
  • Securities Act of 1933 - Overview
  • Securities Registration Exemption - Section 3b - Explained
  • Rule 147 and Section 3 Exemption - Explained
  • Regulation A Exemption - Securities Law
  • Securities Exchange Act of 1934 - Explained
  • Criminal Liability - Securities Exchange Act of 1934 - Explained
  • Securities Registration Post-Effective Period - Explained
  • Exemptions from '33 Act Registration Requirements - Explained
  • Liability Under the Securities Act of 1933
  • Contract Combination Conspiracy in Restraint of Trade - Explained
  • Blue Sky Laws - Explained
  • Major Antitrust Laws - Explained
  • Venture Capital Exemption - Investment Advisors Act
  • Escrowed Securities - Explained
  • Earnout (Sale of Business) - Explained
  • Deficiency Letter (Securities Law) - Explained
  • Down Round (Finance) - Explained
  • Drive-by Deal (Venture Capital) - Explained
  • Deal Flow (Finance) - Explained
  • De Facto Merger - Explained
  • Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) - Explained
  • Employee Buyout (EBO) - Explained
  • Herfindahl Hirschman Index (HHI) - Explained
  • Registration (Securities) - Explained
  • Rights Offering (Stock Issuance) - Explained
  • Redeemable Shares of Stock - Explained
  • Registered Investment Advisor - Explained
  • Regulation FD - Explained
  • Regulated Investment Company - Explained
  • Right of First Offer - Explained
  • Reverse Takeover (RTO) - Explained
  • Rule 144A Securities Regulation - Explained
  • National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) - Explained
  • No Shop Clause - Explained
  • Negative Control Provisions - Term Sheet
  • Celler-Kefauver Act - Explained
  • Central Registration Depository - Explained
  • Form 10-K - Explained
  • SEC Form S-1 - Explained
  • SEC Form S-4 - Explained
  • State Securities Laws - Blue Sky Laws
  • FTC Act - Antitrust Law - Explained
  • Best Efforts (IPO Underwriting) - Explained
  • Callable Preferred Stock - Explained
  • Carve Out - Explained
  • Collusion - Explained
  • Conversion of a Financial Asset - Explained
  • Clawback - Explained
  • International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) - Explained
  • Insider Trading - Explained
  • Lead Investor (Venture Capital) - Explained
  • Liquidity Event - Explained
  • Liquidation - Explained
  • Letter of Intent - Explained
  • Leveraged Buyout (LBO) - Explained
  • Option Pool - Explained
  • Piggyback Registration - Explained
  • Post-Money Valuation - Explained
  • Pre-Money and Post-Money Cap Table - Explained
  • Private Placement - Explained
  • Privitization - Explained
  • Price Discrimination - Explained
  • Oversubscription (IPO) - Explained
  • Over the Counter Trade - Explained
  • Lock Up Period (Securities) - Explained
  • Prospectus (Securities) - Explained
  • Pay to Play (Securities) - Explained
  • Private Company - Explained
  • Passive Foreign Investment Company - Explained
  • Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) or Offering Memorandum - Explained
  • Right of First Refusal - Explained
  • Reverse Vesting (Stock Options) - Explained
  • Redemption Period - Explained
  • Seed Capital - Explained
  • Regulation S-B - Explained
  • Regulation S-K - Explained
  • Regulation S-X - Explained
  • Reporting Company - Explained
  • Subscription Agreement - Explained
  • Staying Private - Explained
  • Recoupment - Explained
  • Realized Pay - Explained
  • Regulation S - Explained
  • Private Placement Financing - Explained
  • Abbrochment - Explained
  • Series or Rounds of Financing (Startups) - Explained
  • Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code - Explained
  • Summary Compensation Table - Explained
  • Business Development Company - Explained
  • Private Investment Company - Explained
  • General Solicitation (Securities) - Explained
  • Arm's Length Transaction - Explained
  • Conversion Ratio (Securities) - Explained
  • Tying Arrangement - Explained
  • Syndicate - Explained
  • Treasury Stock - Explained
  • Unit Offering (Securities) - Explained
  • Uniform Securities Act - Explained
  • Takedown (Stock Issuance) - Explained
  • Up Round - Explained
  • Targeted Registered Offering - Explained
  • Tag Along Rights - Explained
  • Venture Debt - Explained
  • Vesting Schedule - Explained
  • World Business Angels Association - Explained
  • Backdoor Listing - Explained
  • Vesting - Explained
  • Crowdfunding - Explained
  • Hart Scott Rodino Act - Explained
  • Merger - Explained
  • Option (Securities) - Explained
  • Tender Offer - Explained
  • Term Sheet - Explained
  • Venture Capital - Explained
  • All Holders Rule - Explained
  • Blockholder (shareholder) - Explained
  • Blind Pool - Explained
  • Blank Check Preferred Stock - Explained
  • Bullet Dodging (Stock Options) - Explained
  • Acceleration (Securities Act) - Explained
  • Basket Purchase - Explained
  • Offering Circular (Securities) - Explained
  • If-Converted Method (Securities) - Explained
  • Warrant Coverage (Stock) - Explained
  • Buyout (Company) - Explained
  • Buyback (Stock) - Explained
  • Buy In Management Buyout (BIMBO) - Explained
  • Takeover (Corporate) - Explained
  • Undetachable Stock Warrant - Explained
  • Underwriter Syndicate (IPO) - Explained
  • Backstop (Securities Issuance) - Explained
  • Backstop Purchaser (Security Issuance) - Explained
  • Fair Funds for Investors - Explained
  • Laddering (IPO) - Explained
  • Management and Employee Buyout - Explained
  • Washout Round (Venture Capital) - Explained
  • Undersubscribed (IPO) - Explained
  • Certified Financial Divorce Practitioner - Explained
  • Price Fixing - Explained
  • Preliminary Prospectus - Explained
  • Committed Capital - Explained
  • Venture Capital Backed IPO - Explained
  • Vertical Merger - Explained
  • Master Fund (Investments) - Explained
  • White Knight - Explained
  • White Squire - Explained
  • Common Stock Equivalent - Explained
  • Restricted Stock - Explained
  • Restricted Stock Unit - Explained
  • Conversion Price - Explained
  • Shelf Offering - Explained
  • Shelf Registration - Explained
  • Short Sale Rule - Explained
  • Short-Swing Profit Rule - Explained
  • Equity Compensation - Explained
  • Subscription Right (Shareholders) - Explained
  • Straw Buyer - Explained
  • Turnaround (Company) - Explained
  • Two and Twenty (Compensation) - Explained
  • Subscribed (Securities) - Explained
  • Roadshow (IPO) - Explained
  • Small Company Offering Registration (SCOR) - Explained
  • Sophisticated Investor (Securities) - Explained
  • Direct Public Offering - Explained
  • Disgorgement - Explained
  • Distribution Waterfall - Explained
  • Share Repurchase Agreement - Explained
  • Share Purchase Rights - Explained
  • Reverse Triangular Merger - Explained
  • Schedule K-1 - Explained
  • CINS Number - Explained
  • Cash-Out Merger - Explained
  • Schedule 13D (SEC) - Explained
  • Forward Triangular Merger - Explained
  • Safe Harbor (Generally) - Explained
  • Secondary Offering - Explained
  • Accelerated Share Repurchase - Explained
  • Accelerated Vesting - Explained
  • Friendly Takeover (Company) - Explained
  • Full Ratchet (Anti-Dilution) - Explained
  • Tuck-In Acquisition - Explained
  • Accumulating Shares - Explained
  • Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock - Explained
  • Accelerated Resolution Program - Explained
  • Academy of Financial Divorce Practitioners - Explained
  • Strategic Buyer - Explained
  • Classified Shares - Explained
  • Exempt Transaction (Securities) - Explained
  • Non-Accredited Investor - Explained
  • Sweat Equity - Explained
  • Friends and Family Shares - Explained
  • Escrow - Explained
  • Fully Subscribed (IPO) - Explained
  • Going Private (Company) - Explained
  • Blank Check Company - Explained
  • Phantom Stock Plan - Explained
  • Material Insider Information - Explained
  • Insider Information (Securities) - Explained
  • Monopolistic Competition - Explained
  • Cliff Vesting - Explained
  • Mergers and Acquisitions - Explained
  • Lock-Up Agreement (Stocks) - Explained
  • Intrastate Offering (Securities) - Explained
  • Investment Advisors Act of 1940 - Explained
  • Corporate Raider - Explained
  • Standstill Agreement - Explained
  • Misappropriation Theory (Trading) - Explained
  • Bailout (Company) - Explained
  • Spinoff (Company) - Explained
  • Spin Out (Company) - Explained
  • Stock Appreciation Right - Explained
  • Dilutive Acquisition - Explained
  • Seasoned Issue (Stock) - Explained
  • Institutional Buyout - Explained
  • Bid Rigging - Explained
  • High Net Worth Individual - Explained
  • Indication of Interest - Explained
  • Special Purpose Vehicle / Special Purpose Entity - Explained
  • Secondary Buyout - Explained
  • Regulation SHO - Explained
  • Franchise Disclosure Document - Explained
  • IPO Lockup - Explained
  • Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock - Explained
  • Control Premium (Stock) - Explained
  • Corporate Kleptocracy - Explained
  • Carried Interest - Explained
  • Break Up Fee (M&A) - Explained
  • Minority IPO - Explained
  • Gray Knight (Hostile Takeover) - Explained
  • Bought Deal (IPO) - Explained
  • Closed-Market Transaction - Explained
  • Bailout Takeover - Explained
  • All Cash All Stock Offer - Explained
  • People Poison Pill - Explained
  • Busted Takeover - Explained
  • Pathfinder Prospectus - Explained
  • Preferred Equity Redemption Stock - Explained
  • Letter of Comment - Explained
  • Direct Stock Purchase Plan - Explained
  • Bust-Up Takeover - Explained
  • Form S-3 Filing - Explained
  • Form S-8 Filing - Explained
  • Dirks Test - Explained
  • Average Cost Pricing Rule - Explained
  • Pump and Dump - Explained
  • Best Price Rule - 14D-10 - Explained
  • Clayton Act - Antitrust Law
  • Securities Laws Overview
  • Underwriter (Investment Banking) - Explained
  • What Happens to Non-Vested Stock Options?
  • Structure a Seed Round with Non-Accredited Investors - Explained
  • Initial Coin Offering - Explained
  • ICO vs Venture Capital Funding - Explained
  • How to Relocate a Business to the US
  • Best Time to Seek out VC Funding - Explained
  • Incorporate in Delaware or California?
  • Franchise Taxes for an LLC in California
  • Enterprise vs Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme - Explained
  • Tools for Setting up a Startup
  • How Much Equity to Compensate Early Employees
  • Does California Company Pay Delaware Taxes?
  • Buying Real Estate as an LLC - Explained
  • Exercising a Stock Option - Explained
  • Authority to Sign a Contract - Explained
  • 83(b) Election & Stock Options - Explained
  • How to Calculate Ownership Percentage - Explained
  • Pros of Cons in Raising Venture Capital - Explained
  • Venture Capital Exemption from Investment Advisor's Act - Explained
  • How to Start a VC Fund - Explained
  • How to Start and Angel Fund - Explained
  • Typical Legal Provisions for a Seed Round - Explained
  • Management Company in a VC Fund - Explained
  • SAFE, Convertible Note, or Equity - Explained
  • Friends and Family Round vs Angel Round - Explained
  • Seed Round - Explained
  • Why You Need an LLC Agreement - Explained
  • Turn Provisional Patent into a Non-Provisional Patent
  • Anti-Dilution - Term Sheet Provision
  • Should I Grant Stock or Options?
  • Capitalization Table - Explained
  • Accelerated Vesting of Stock Options - Explained
  • Legal Considerations when Issuing Equity
  • How to Grant Common Stock - Explained
  • Can an Employer Claim Ownership of My Business?
  • Steps in the Incorporation Process
  • Book Value (Company) - Explained
  • Forward Looking (Accounting) - Explained

Real Estate, Personal, & Intellectual Property

  • Real vs Personal Property - Explained
  • Zoning Ordinances - Explained
  • Acquiring Property Through Contract - Explained
  • Bailment - Explained
  • Deeds and Transfer of Interest in Real Property - Explained
  • Eminent Domain - Explained
  • Fee Simple - Explained
  • Joint Tenancy & Tenancy in Common - Explained
  • Life Estate - Explained
  • Adverse Possession - Explained
  • The Rule of First Possession - Explained
  • Acquiring Property Through Accession - Explained
  • Nuisance - Explained
  • Property and Economic Prosperity - Explained
  • Role of Government in Property - Explained
  • Overview of Trademarks
  • Trade Secrets - Explained
  • Reasons for USPTO Rejecting a Trademark - Explained
  • Overview of Patents - Explained
  • Justification for Intellectual Property Rights - Explained
  • Elements of a Copyright - Explained
  • Overview of Copyrights
  • Capturing Trademark Rights - Explained
  • Intellectual Property - Explained
  • Types of Trademark - Explained
  • Trademarking a Business Name - Explained
  • Private Restrictions in Land Use
  • Conducting Trademark Search - Explained
  • Trademark Application - Overview
  • Drawing a Trademark - Explained
  • Patent Search - Explained
  • Structure of a Patent - Explained
  • Applying for Design Patent - Explained
  • Readily Removable Fixtures - Security Interests
  • Property Rights - Explained
  • Ownership Rights - Explained
  • Tangible vs Intangible Property - Explained
  • Fixtures and Real Property - Explained
  • Ownership in the Context of Property Rights - Explained
  • Laws for Lost, Mislaid, and Abandoned Items - Explained
  • Acquiring Ownership Rights Through Gift - Explained
  • Acquiring Property Rights Through Confusion - Explained
  • Leasehold Interest in Real Property - Explained
  • Easement or Right of Way in Real Property - Explained
  • License of Real Property - Explained
  • Unilateral and Mutual Benefit Bailments - Explained
  • How are Property and Ownership Rights Limited?
  • Taxation of Real and Personal Property - Explained
  • Capturing or Securing Intellectual Property Rights - Explained
  • Federal Registration of a Trademark - Explained
  • Process for Filing a Federal Trademark - Explained
  • Enforcing Trademark Rights - Explained
  • Infringing Upon a Protected Trademark - Explained
  • Rights of Holder of a Copyright - Explained
  • Time Period for Copyright Protection - Explained
  • Process for Registering a Copyright - Explained
  • What is the Process for Enforcing a Copyright?
  • Defenses to a Claim of Copyright Infringement - Explained
  • Types of patent?
  • What is Fair Use of a Copyright?
  • Requirements of a Valid Patent - Explained
  • Patentable Subject Matter for a Utility Patent - Explained
  • Process for Filing for Patent Protection - Explained
  • Provisional Patent - Explained
  • Distinctiveness Requirement for Trademark - Explained
  • Secondary Meaning for Descriptive Marks - Explained
  • State Protection for Trademarks - Explained
  • Property System (Intro)
  • Intellectual Property (Intro)
  • Community Property vs Separate Property - Explained
  • Requirements for a Design Patent - Explained
  • Process for Enforcing Patent Rights - Explained
  • Trademark Infringement - Explained
  • First Sale Doctrine - Explained
  • International Protection of Intellectual Property - Explained
  • What are the common trademark designations?
  • Who Can Claim Copyright Protection?
  • Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure - Explained
  • Design Build Contract - Explained
  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA - Explained
  • Flipping (Property) - Explained
  • Earnest Money - Explained
  • End User License Agreement - Explained
  • Home Equity - Explained
  • Habendum Clause - Explained
  • Hell or High Water Contract - Explained
  • Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan - Explained
  • Homeowners Association (HOA) - Explained
  • Homeowner's Protection Act - Explained
  • Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Explained
  • HUD 1 Form - Explained
  • Real Estate Settlement Procedure Act (RESPA) - Explained
  • Non-Disclosure Agreement - Explained
  • National Housing Act - Explained
  • Absolute Title - Explained
  • Absorption Rate - Explained
  • Attornment - Explained
  • Acquisition, Development, and Construction Loan (ADC) - Explained
  • Assessment Ratio (Property) - Explained
  • Allodial System - Explained
  • Consignment (Bailment) - Explained
  • California Labor Code 2870 - Explained
  • Castle Doctrine - Explained
  • Closing (Property) - Explained
  • Licensing Agreement - Explained
  • Lis Pendens - Explained
  • Abstract of Title - Explained
  • Paris Convention - Explained
  • Private Mortgage Insurance - Explained
  • Multiple Listing Service - Explained
  • Public Domain Works - Explained
  • Affidavit of Title - Explained
  • Absolute Interest - Explained
  • Bundle of Rights (Real Estate) - Explained
  • Building Residual Method - Explained
  • Tax Deed - Explained
  • Implied Warranty of Habitability - Explained
  • Warranty of Title - Explained
  • Warranty Deed - Explained
  • Buy, Strip, and Flip - Explained
  • Calculated Intangible Value - Explained
  • Declaration of Trust - Explained
  • Fair Housing Act - Explained
  • Judicial Foreclosure - Explained
  • Net Lease - Explained
  • Certificate of Title - Explained
  • Certified Divorce Financial Analyst - Explained
  • One Percent Rule - Explained
  • American Land Title Association (ALTA) - Explained
  • Short Sale - Explained
  • Triple Net Lease (NNN) - Explained
  • Trust Deed - Explained
  • True Lease - Explained
  • Encumbrance - Explained
  • Encroachment - Explained
  • Building Permits - Explained
  • Certificate of Release - Explained
  • Chain of Title - Explained
  • Defective Title - Explained
  • Letters Patent - Explained
  • Homeowner's Association (HOA) - Explained
  • Federal Housing Administration (FHA) - Explained
  • Clear Title - Explained
  • Abeyance - Explained
  • Accessory Dwelling Unit - Explained
  • Land Lease Option - Explained
  • Chattel - Explained
  • Emblements - Explained
  • Just Compensation - Explained
  • Knowledge Capital - Explained
  • Letters Patent - Explained
  • Opinion of Title - Explained
  • Patent Attorney - Explained
  • Patent Troll - Explained
  • Escheat - Explained
  • Title Insurance - Explained
  • Title Search - Explained
  • Tenancy at Will - Explained
  • Property Management - Explained
  • Settlement Statement - Explained
  • Plant Patent - Explained
  • Quiet Title - Explained
  • Restrictive Covenant - Explained
  • Appurtenance (Land) - Explained
  • Cloud on Title - Explained
  • Closing Statement - Explained
  • Listing Agreement (Real Estate) - Explained
  • Certificate of Acceptance - Explained
  • Co-Tenancy Clause - Explained
  • Conveyance - Explained
  • Millage Rate - Explained
  • Cost-Plus Contract - Explained
  • Register of Deeds - Explained
  • Closed End Lease - Explained
  • Hold Harmless Clause - Explained
  • Carrying Charge - Explained
  • Construction Surety Bond - Explained
  • Closing Costs - Explained
  • Defect of Record - Explained
  • Littoral Land - Explained
  • Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets Explained
  • Bailment Explained
  • Madrid Agreement - Explained
  • Open Source - Explained
  • What is Patentable?
  • How to Draw Up a Provisional Patent - Explained
  • What Does Patent Pending Mean?
  • Why Do You Need a Utility Patent?
  • How to Do a Design Patent Search
  • Can Your Invention be Patented?
  • Do You Need a Patent Lawyer?
  • Applying for a Provisional Patent - Explained
  • Basics of Doing a Patent Search - Explained
  • Patent Search vs Patent Analysis - Explained
  • Doing a Provisional Patent Search
  • Cost of Doing a Patent Search - Explained
  • Patent Keyword Searches - Explained
  • Patent Search for Software - Explained
  • Doing a European Patent Search - Explained
  • Cost of a Design Patent - Explained
  • Patentability Search - Explained
  • Why is a Patent Search Important?
  • Patent Databases - Explained
  • Tools for Patent Searches - Explained
  • When is Patentability Search Necessary?
  • WIPO Patent Search - Explained
  • DIY Patent Search - Explained
  • 5 Rules for Effective Patent Searches - Explained
  • Basics of Copyright Law - Explained
  • Should I Perform a Trademark Search?
  • Patent Infringement - Explained
  • Owning Real Estate Personally vs LLC
  • Real Estate Investment Fund - Explained
  • Joint Owners of Real Estate Want Out
  • Patent Filing Date - Explained
  • Real Estate and Property Lawyers - Explained

Commercial Law: Contract, Payments, Security Interests, & Bankruptcy

  • Attachment of a Security Interest - Explained
  • Deeds of Trust and Security Deed - Explained
  • Land Sale Contracts - Explained
  • Perfection of a Security Interest - Explained
  • Security Interest in Personal Property - Explained
  • Security Interest - Explained
  • Statute of Frauds - Explained
  • Exceptions to the Statute of Frauds - Explained
  • Terminating an Offer (Contracts) - Explained
  • Voidability of a Contract - Explained
  • Consideration - Explained
  • Promissory Estoppel (Contract) - Explained
  • Mailbox Rule for Contracts - Explained
  • Lawful Purpose for Contracts - Explained
  • Requirements to Form a Contract - Explained
  • Express and Implied Contracts - Explained
  • Executory vs Executed Contracts - Explained
  • Enforceable vs Valid Contracts - Explained
  • What is a Contract?
  • Offer to Contract - Explained
  • Mental Capacity to Contract - Explained
  • Silence is Not Acceptance of an Offer - Explained
  • Unilateral and Bilateral Contracts - Explained
  • Third-Party Beneficiaries to a Contract - Explained
  • Mirror Image Rule - Explained
  • Assignment of a Contract - Explained
  • Tender Performance of a Contract - Explained
  • Performance, Substantial Performance, & Breach of Contract - Explained
  • Parol Evidence Rule - Explained
  • Impossibility and Impracticability (Contracts) - Explained
  • Discharge from Contract - Explained
  • Duty of Performance (Contract) - Explained
  • Conditions Precedent and Subsequent - Explained
  • Waiver or Release from Contract - Explained
  • Organization of a Contract - Explained
  • Influential Sources of Contract Law - Explained
  • Accord and Satisfaction (Contract) - Explained
  • Novation (Contract) - Explained
  • Anticipatory Repudiation (Contracts) - Explained
  • Establishing a Security Interest
  • Extent of a Security Agreement
  • Priority of Consumers Purchasing from Consumers
  • Security Interest in Mobile Homes
  • Security Interest Priority based on Consents, Disclaimers, and Rights to Remove
  • Voidable Contract Scenarios - Explained
  • Divisible Contract - Explained
  • Supervening Frustration of Purpose - Explained
  • Damages for Breach of Contract - Explained
  • Complete and Partial Integrations (Contract) - Explained
  • Exceptions to the Parol Evidence Rule - Explained
  • Patent and Latent Ambiguities in a Contract - Explained
  • Contract Law (Intro)
  • Bankruptcy Law (Intro)
  • Commercial Paper (Intro)
  • Security Interests (Intro)
  • Types of Commercial Paper - Explained
  • Indorsement of a Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Transfer of a Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Presenting a Negotiable Instrument for Payment - Explained
  • Liability to Pay a Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Liability for Negotiable Instrument Signed by Agent - Explained
  • Lost Negotiable Instruments - Explained
  • Overdue Payment of Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Negotiable Instrument - Effect on Underlying Contract
  • What is a Holder in Due Course?
  • Requirements for Holder in Due Course Status - Explained
  • Holder of a Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Holder in Due Course - Receive Instrument for Value
  • Holder in Due Course - Receive Instrument in Good Faith
  • Holder in Due Course - Notice of Valid Defense
  • Holder in Due Course - Discharge of Underlying Obligation
  • Shelter Principle and Negotiable Instruments - Explained
  • Limit Holder in Due Course Status - Explained
  • Personal Defenses to Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Real Defenses to Payment of Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Claim in Recoupment Applicable to Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Holder in Due Course - Consumer Transactions - Explained
  • Requirements for Negotiable Commercial Paper - Explained
  • Forged Negotiable Instrument and Holder Status - Explained
  • Negotiable Instrument - Accord and Satisfaction
  • Liability for Warranties of Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Drawer or Maker Liability to Pay Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Transfer Warranty of Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Indorser Liability for Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Presentment Warranty of a Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Warrantor Liability on Negotiable Instrument - Damages
  • Unconditional Promise to Pay - Commercial Paper
  • Warranty Liability Negotiable Instrument - Time Limitations
  • Benefits of a Security Interest in Collateral - Explained
  • Temporary Automatic Perfection in Proceeds from the Sale of Goods - Explained
  • Security Interest in Assignment of Accounts Receivable or Contract Rights - Explained
  • Perfection of a Security Interest by Possession - Explained
  • Permanent Perfection of Purchase Money Security Interest - Explained
  • Perfection of a Security Interest by Control - Explained
  • Perfection by Filing Financing Statement - Explained
  • Authorization Required to File Financing Statement - Explained
  • Where to File a Financing Statement - Explained
  • Priority (Security Interest) - Explained
  • Perfection and Priority of a Security Interest - Explained
  • Mortgage - Explained
  • Priority Regarding Conflicts in Security Interests - Explained
  • Priority of Parties Holding Statutory and Common Law Liens - Explained
  • Priority of a Secured Party vs a Buyer of Collateral - Explained
  • Protections of a Buyer in the Ordinary Course of Business - Explained
  • Consumers Buying and Selling Goods Subject to Security Interest - Explained
  • The Shelter Principle and Buyers of Collateral - Explained
  • Priority Rules for Conflicting Security Interests - Explained
  • Special Priority Rules for Proceeds from Sale of Collateral - Explained
  • Priority when making Future Advances to a Debtor - Explained
  • Priority of Purchase Money Security Interest in Collateral - Explained
  • Rights of a Mortgage Lender Holding a Security Interest - Explained
  • Purchase Money Security Interest in Inventory - Explained
  • Priority of Multiple Purchase Money Security Interest - Explained
  • Priority of Security Interest in Fixtures - Explained
  • Priority of Fixture Filer vs Mortgage Holder - Explained
  • Perfecting a Security Interest in Personal Property - Explained
  • Security Interest in Real Property - Explained
  • Automatic Perfection of a Security Interest in Goods - Explained
  • Purchase Money Security Interest in Consumer Goods - Explained
  • Purchase Money Grace Period for Secured Parties - Explained
  • Bankruptcy - Explained
  • Role of Trustee in Bankruptcy - Explained
  • Types of Bankruptcy - Explained
  • Automatic Stay of Proceedings in Bankruptcy - Explained
  • Voluntary and Involuntary Bankruptcy Requirements - Explained
  • Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Process - Explained
  • Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Process - Explained
  • Debtor in Possession - Authority to Accept or Reject Contracts
  • Avoiding Powers of Debtor in Possession - Explained
  • Authority of Debtor in Possession to Use Business Assets - Explained
  • Authority of Debtor in Possession to Secure Post Petition Financing - Explained
  • Appointment of Trustee or Examiner in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - Explained
  • Bankruptcy Plan of Reorganization - Explained
  • Cramdown - Ch. 11 Bankruptcy - Explained
  • Discharge of Debtor in Bankruptcy - Explained
  • Primary Participants in Bankruptcy Process - Explained
  • Key Concepts to Understand Bankruptcy Process - Explained
  • Authority of the Bankruptcy Court - Explained
  • Assets Included in the Bankruptcy Estate - Explained
  • Section 362 Automatic Stay - Explained
  • Negotiable Instruments - Payable On Time or On Demand
  • Negotiable Instruments - Order or Bearer Paper
  • Negotiable Instrument - How is Payee Identified
  • Negotiable Instrument - General Rules of Interpretation
  • How is Negotiable Instrument Negotiated?
  • Battle of Forms in Contract Law - Explained
  • Options Contract and Firm Offers - Exception to Consideration Requirement
  • Types of Writing to Satisfy Statute of Frauds - Explained
  • Negotiability of a Commercial Instrument - Explained
  • Types of Indorsement of a Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Breach of Contract - Explained
  • Methods of Resolving Breach of Contract - Explained
  • Efficient Breach of Contract - Explained
  • Common Security Interests in Land - Explained
  • Commercial Paper - Explained
  • What Rules Govern the Bankruptcy Process - Explained
  • Evergreen Contract - Explained
  • E-Sign Act - Explained
  • Force Majeure Clause - Explained
  • Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) - Explained
  • Engagement Letter - Explained
  • Red Herring (Securities) - Explained
  • Non-Possessory Lien - Explained
  • Quid Pro Quo - Explained
  • Adhesion Contract - Explained
  • How to Read a Contract - Explained
  • Contract Warranties - Explained
  • Assumpsit (Contract) - Explained
  • Boilerplate (Contract law) - Explained
  • Certified Check - Explained
  • Cashier's Check - Explained
  • Collateral (Security Interest) - Explained
  • Cosign - Explained
  • Cross Collateralization - Explained
  • Cash Against Documents - Explained
  • Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) - Explained
  • Guarantee or Surety - Explained
  • Kiting (Fraud) - Explained
  • Inflation Adjustment Clause - Explained
  • Letter of Credit - Explained
  • Letter of Indemnity - Explained
  • Pari Passu - Explained
  • Absolute Priority Rule - Explained
  • Personal Guarantee - Explained
  • Pledge as Collateral - Explained
  • Aleatory Contract - Explained
  • Standby Letter of Credit - Explained
  • Surety - Explained
  • Shrink-wrap Agreement - Explained
  • Acceleration Clause (Contracts) - Explained
  • Tax Lien - Explained
  • Subordinated Debt - Explained
  • Uniform Commercial Code - Explained
  • Unsecured Loan - Explained
  • Allonge - Explained
  • Wire Transfer - Explained
  • Acceptance Letter of Credit - Explained
  • Uniform Customs and Practice - Explained
  • Promissory Note - Explained
  • Acceptance Market (International) - Explained
  • Accommodation Bill - Explained
  • Avalize - Explained
  • Substitute Check - Explained
  • Bank Draft - Explained
  • Buyback Allowance (Contracts) - Explained
  • Bulk Sales Law - Explained
  • Acceptance of a Bill of Exchange - Explained
  • UCC-1 Statement (Financing Statement) - Explained
  • Inchoate (Contract) - Explained
  • Backup Line of Credit - Explained
  • Back-to-Back Letters of Credit - Explained
  • Debtor in Possession - Explained
  • After-Acquired Collateral - Explained
  • Secondary Liability - Explained
  • Secured Creditor - Explained
  • Commercial Paper Funding Program - Explained
  • Repudiation (Contract) - Explained
  • Rescission (Contract) - Explained
  • Continuation Statement - Explained
  • Contract Theory - Explained
  • Sight Draft - Explained
  • Subcontracting - Explained
  • Unencumbered (Assets) - Explained
  • Unperfected Lien - Explained
  • Subordination Agreement - Explained
  • Bill of Sale - Explained
  • Banker's Acceptance - Explained
  • Barter - Explained
  • Payment in Kind - Explained
  • Cash With Order - Explained
  • Counterparty to a Contract - Explained
  • Covenant (Contract) - Explained
  • Letter of Guarantee - Explained
  • Accommodation Endorsement - Explained
  • Possessory Lien - Explained
  • Preferred Debt - Explained
  • Sum Certain (Contracts) - Explained
  • Escalation Clause (Contract) - Explained
  • Abandonment Option (Contract) - Explained
  • Construction Lien - Explained
  • Exculpatory Clause - Explained
  • Reorganization - Explained
  • Accommodation Paper - Explained
  • Remittance Letter - Explained
  • Silent Automatic Lien - Explained
  • Unsecured Creditor - Explained
  • Irrevocable Letter of Credit - Explained
  • Insolvency - Explained
  • Privity (Contract law) - Explained
  • Bankruptcy Financing - Explained
  • Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act - Explained
  • Addendum (Contract) - Explained
  • Click-Wrap Agreement - Explained
  • Blanket Lien - Explained
  • Collateralization - Explained
  • Meeting of the Minds - Explained
  • Mechanic's Lien - Explained
  • Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • American Bankruptcy Institute - Explained
  • Cooling Off Rule (Contract) - Explained
  • Sight Letter of Credit - Explained
  • Automated Clearing House (ACH) - Explained
  • Limited Recourse Debt - Explained
  • Chapter 12 Bankruptcy - Explained
  • Chapter 15 Bankruptcy - Explained
  • Chapter 9 Bankruptcy - Explained
  • Convenience Check - Explained
  • Bill of Exchange - Explained
  • Lien - Explained
  • Bank Endorsement - Explained
  • Blank Endorsement - Explained
  • Doctrine of Utmost Good Faith - Explained
  • Competitive Tender - Explained
  • Defeasance - Explained
  • Exposure Draft - Explained
  • Asset-Backed Commercial Paper - Explained
  • Asset Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Fund Liquidity Facility - Explained
  • Bearer Form - Explained
  • Stolen Negotiable Instrument and Holder Status - Explained
  • Guarantor or Surety of a Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • Proof of Claims in Bankruptcy Case - Explained
  • Discharge of Warranties of Negotiable Instrument - Explained
  • When a Contract Must be in Writing - Statute of Frauds
  • Contract Performance, Breach, and Damages
  • Defenses Against a Contract
  • Contracts that Must Be in Writing
  • Contracts and the Rights or Duties of Outsiders
  • Interpreting What a Contract Means
  • Performing a Contract
  • Breach of Contract and Defenses
  • Commercial Paper Explained
  • Terms of Service or Terms of Use - Explained
  • Usuance - Explained
  • Competition in Contracting Act - Explained
  • Undue Influence - Explained
  • Service Level Agreement - Explained
  • Concession Agreement - Explained
  • Electronic Contracts - Explained
  • Transfer of Title in the Sale of Goods

Consumer Protection

  • Consumer Protection Law (Intro)
  • Consumer Protection Law - Explained
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act - Reporting Agencies
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act - Furnishers of Information
  • Truth in Lending Act - Explained
  • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - Explained
  • Fair Credit Billing Act - Explained
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act - Users of Information
  • Electronic Communication Privacy Act (ECPA) - Explained
  • Electronic Funds Transfer Act - Explained
  • Consumer Product Safety Act - Explained
  • Product Labeling Laws - Explained
  • Federal Food Drug and Cosmetics Act
  • Magnuson Moss Warranty Act - Explained
  • Federal Trade Commission - Explained
  • Privacy Act of 1974 - Explained
  • Right to Financial Privacy Act (RFPA) - Explained
  • Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) - Explained
  • State Consumer Protection Laws - Explained
  • FTC Regulatory Enforcement Procedures - Explained
  • FTC Remedies for Consumer Protection Violations - Explained
  • Commercial Practices Prohibited by FTC - Explained
  • Consumer Financial Protection Act - Explained
  • Equal Credit Opportunity Act - Explained
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act - Overview
  • Major Federal Consumer Protection Laws - Overview
  • Consumer Protection - Overview of Regulatory Agencies
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act Enforcement - Explained
  • Credit Reporting Agency (Business) - Explained
  • Credit Bureau - Explained
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Explained
  • Consumer Reporting Agency - Explained
  • CAN - SPAM Act - Explained
  • Predatory Pricing - Explained
  • Personally Identifiable Information - Explained
  • Privacy Policy - Explained
  • Unfair Trade Practices - Explained
  • Bait & Switch - Explained
  • Lemon Laws - Explained
  • Credit Repair Organization Act - Explained
  • Regulation B (ECOA) - Explained
  • Consumer Credit Protection Act - Explained
  • Consumer Advisory Council - Explained
  • Major Federal Consumer Protection Laws

Insurance & Risk Management

  • Insurance Law (Intro)
  • Insurance - Explained
  • Duties of an Insurer - Explained
  • Primary Obligations of an Insured - Explained
  • Structure of an Insurance Contract - Explained
  • Commonly Legal Disputes in an Insurance Agreement - Explained
  • Requirements for Cancelling an Insurance Contract - Explained
  • Common Health Insurance Plan Characteristics - Explained
  • Insurance Contract or Policy - Explained
  • Insurable Interest - Explained
  • Common Categories of Insurance - Explained
  • Automobile Insurance - Explained
  • What is Disability Insurance?
  • Characteristics of Life Insurance Policies - Explained
  • Insurance Policies Relevant to Real Property (Land) - Explained
  • Common Types of Business Insurance
  • Hazard Insurance - Explained
  • Forecasting (Business) - Explained
  • Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) - Explained
  • Earned Premium (Insurance) - Explained
  • Health Maintenance Organization - Explained
  • National Association of Insurance Commissioners - Explained
  • Cash Surrender Value - Explained
  • Qualified Actuary - Explained
  • Actuary - Explained
  • Coinsurance - Explained
  • Cession (Insurance) - Explained
  • Captive Agent (Insurance) - Explained
  • Captive Insurance Company - Explained
  • Insurance Regulatory Information System - Explained
  • Key Person Insurance - Explained
  • LLoyd's of London - Explained
  • Operational Risk - Explained
  • Accelerated Benefit (Insurance) - Explained
  • Participating Community (Flood Insurance) - Explained
  • Liability Risk Retention Act - Explained
  • Rating Agency - Explained
  • Performance Bond - Explained
  • Private Passenger Auto Insurance Risk Profile - Explained
  • Self-Funded Insurance Plan - Explained
  • Underwriter - Explained
  • Excess Insurance and Umbrella Insurance Policy - Explained
  • Underinsured Motorist Coverage - Explained
  • Acceleration Life Insurance - Explained
  • Above Ground Risk - Explained
  • Burning Cost Ratio - Explained
  • Bumbershoot Policy - Explained
  • Ambiguity Principle (Insurance) - Explained
  • Accelerated Option (Insurance) - Explained
  • Basket Retention Policy - Explained
  • Bobtail Liability Insurance - Explained
  • Bayes' Theorem - Explained
  • Absolute Beneficiary - Explained
  • Absolute Exclusion (Insurance) - Explained
  • Combined Ratio (Insurance) - Explained
  • All Risks Clause - Explained
  • Jarrow Turnbull Model - Explained
  • Objective Probability (Risk) - Explained
  • Incontestability Clause - Explained
  • Unconditional Probability - Explained
  • Waterfall Concept - Explained
  • Omnibus Clause - Explained
  • Claims Adjuster - Explained
  • Reservation of Rights Letter - Explained
  • Contingency - Explained
  • Uninsured Motorist Coverage - Explained
  • Subrogation (Insurance) - Explained
  • Risk Management - Explained
  • Children's Health Insurance Program - Explained
  • Abandonment Clause (Insurance) - Explained
  • Accelerative Endowment - Explained
  • Accommodation Line - Explained
  • Political Risk - Explained
  • Commercial Property Casualty Market Index Survey - Explained
  • Cape Cod Method - Explained
  • Accidental Means (Insurance) - Explained
  • Incurred But Not Reported - Explained
  • Anti-stacking Provisions (Insurance) - Explained
  • Professional Risk Manager - Explained
  • Co-Pay - Explained
  • Insurance Premium - Explained
  • Cooperation Clause (Insurance) - Explained
  • Associate in Insurance Services (AIS) - Explained
  • Associate in Loss Control Management - Explained
  • Associate in Marine Insurance Management - Explained
  • Associate in Personal Insurance - Explained
  • Associate in Reinsurance (ARe) - Explained
  • Associate in Risk Management - Explained
  • Independent Agent (Insurance) - Explained
  • Commercial General Liability - Explained
  • American Academy of Actuaries - Explained
  • American Association of Insurance Services - Explained
  • American Council of Life Insurance - Explained
  • Associate in Commercial Underwriting - Explained
  • Associate in Insurance Accounting and Finance - Explained
  • Collateral Source Rule - Explained
  • Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance - Explained
  • American Insurance Association - Explained
  • Asset Protection - Explained
  • Capitated Contract - Explained
  • Charitable Gift Life Insurance - Explained
  • Annuitization - Explained
  • Scenario Analysis - Explained
  • Own-Occupation Policy - Explained
  • Financial Risk Manager - Explained
  • American Risk and Insurance Association - Explained
  • Capital at Risk - Explained
  • Affidavit of Loss - Explained
  • Clean Sheeting - Explained
  • Business Interruption Insurance - Explained
  • Chartered Insurance Professional - Explained
  • Chartered Life Underwriter - Explained
  • Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter - Explained
  • Commercial Blanket Bond - Explained
  • Alternative Risk Transfer Market - Explained
  • Assigned Risk - Explained
  • Credit Disability Insurance - Explained
  • Point of Service Plan - Explained
  • Anti-Indemnity Statute - Explained
  • Assumed Interest Rate - Expained
  • Business Recovery Risk - Explained
  • Barra Risk Factor Analysis - Explained
  • Insurance Considerations for Business - Explained
  • Joint Life with Last Survivor Annuity - Explained
  • Associate in Management (AIM) - Explained

Immigration Law

  • Form I-94 - Explained
  • Labor Certification - Explained
  • Form I-20 - Explained
  • Visa Waiver Program - Explained
  • List of US Immigration Visas
  • How to Check USCIS Visa Status
  • Entrepreneur Visa Options
  • Documents to Get a B1 Visa
  • B-1 Visa Refusal & Re-Application
  • B-1 Visa Extensions - Explained
  • B-1 Adjustment of Status - Explained
  • B-1 In Lieu of HB1 Visa
  • Preparing for B-1 Visa Interview Questions
  • H1B Visa Amendment
  • H1B vs E-2 Visa
  • B-1 Visa vs HB1 Visa
  • H-4 EAD Requirements
  • Immigration Law and Lawyers
  • L-1 Visa Application
  • L-1 Visa to Green Card
  • Reasons L-1 Visas are Denied
  • Renew an L-1 Visa
  • EB-2 Visa - How to Apply
  • EB-5 Investment Requirements
  • L-1B Visa to Green Card
  • O-1 Visa Requirements
  • O-1 Visa and Requirement of Extraordinary Ability
  • 0-1 Visa Processing Time
  • Converting 0-1 Visa to a Green Card
  • How Long Does an 0-1 Visa Last?
  • 0-1 Visa Costs
  • Applying for an E-2 Visa

Environmental Protection Law

  • Environmental Law (Intro)
  • Environmental Laws - Explained
  • Clean Air Act - Prevention of Significant Deterioration
  • Clean Air Act - Non-Attainment Areas
  • Clean Air Act - Interstate Pollution
  • Clean Air Act - Enforcement Provisions - Explained
  • Clean Water Act - Explained
  • Clean Water Act - Exceptions or Variances
  • Endangered Species Act - Explained
  • Primary Federal Laws Governing Pesticides - Explained
  • Solid Waste Disposal Act - Explained
  • Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976 - Explained
  • Structure of Environmental Protection Laws - Explained
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) - Explained
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Explained
  • Enforcement of Environmental Protection Law - Explained
  • National Environmental Policy Act - Explained
  • Environmental Impact Statement (NEPA) - Explained
  • Clean Air Act - Explained
  • State Implementation Plan - Clean Air Act
  • Clean Air Act - New Source Performance Standards and New Source Review
  • Environmental Impact Assessment - Explained
  • Abatement Costs - Explained
  • Beaufort Scale - Explained
  • Carbon Sequestration - Explained
  • Carbon Credit - Explained
  • Kyoto Protocol - Explained
  • Environmental Impact Report - Explained
  • Absolute Pollution Exclusion - Explained
  • American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

Inheritance, Estates, and Trusts

  • Discretionary Trust - Explained
  • Elective Share - Explained
  • Non-Contestability (No Contest) Clause - Explained
  • Qualified Domestic Trust (QDOT) - Explained
  • Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) - Explained
  • Qualified Terminal Interest Protection Trust (QTIP) - Explained
  • Asset Protection Trust - Explained
  • Ademption - Explained
  • Credit Shelter Trust (Bypass Trust) - Explained
  • Charitable Remainder Trust - Explained
  • Grantor Trust Rules - Explained
  • Succession Planning - Explained
  • Uniform Gifts for Minors Act - Explained
  • Generation Skipping Trust - Explained
  • Revocable Trust - Explained
  • Per Stirpes - Explained
  • Cy Pres Doctrine - Explained
  • Charitable Split-Dollar Insurance Plan - Explained
  • ABLE Account - Explained
  • Acceptance of Office by Trustee - Explained
  • Living Trust - Explained
  • Accumulated Income Payments (Canada) - Explained
  • Probate - Explained
  • Bare Trust - Explained
  • Blind Trust - Explained
  • Irrevocable Trust - Explained
  • Charitable Lead Trust - Explained
  • Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust - Explained
  • Bequest - Explained
  • Coverdell Education Savings Account - Explained
  • Beneficial Interest - Explained
  • Conservatorship - Explained
  • Charitable Gift Annuity - Explained
  • Inter Vivos Trust - Explained
  • Irrevocable Income-Only Trust - Explained
  • Chartered Trust and Estate Planner - Explained
  • Exordium Clause - Explained
  • What is Estate Planning?

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