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LICENSE TO CARRY AND FIREARM IDENTIFICATION APPLICATION QUESTION TO PAY ATTENTION

MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENT LTC/FID/MACHINE GUN APPLICATION FOR NEW/RENEWAL OF A FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION contains question No. 4. which asks: “Have you ever been arrested or appeared in court as a defendant for any criminal offense?” This means that if you, as an applicant, EVER appeared in front of a judge or a magistrate in ANY jurisdiction as …

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Motivation

As businesses navigate from the inception of their venture, they constantly make daily decisions that affect business’ lifespan and prosperity long term.  Talking about stress inducer! Regardless the size, business’s most important asset is its people and reputation.  It’s because they are the face of the company; big or small. Think about Starbucks’s scandals. While …

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BUSINESSES DEALING WITH ON LINE DEAL SITES!

At one point, sooner or later, you, a business owner or principal of the business principal, will consider offering your services on a Groupon like or on one of the on line deal-promotion kind sites to expose your product or services to show potential customers your service.   However, Forbes’ article Are Daily Deal Sites Like …

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESSES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

On November 22, 2011, Massachusetts allowed casinos through the Expanded Gaming Act.  This month is a 2 year anniversary since the casino business became legal in this state.  So, what happened since Governor Deval Patrick signed the law. 205 CMR regulates gaming through Massachusetts Gaming Commission.  Under the 194 §1(7), Massachusetts Gaming Commission was established …

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Use disclaimers if you want to prevent your e-mail communications from turning into a legally binding contract.

Internet has already changed our lives and how we do business.  A definition of a deal is also evolving!  For better or worse, Massachusetts E-Sign law is changing the way we do transactions today.  A Massachusetts case Feldberg v. Coxall (May 22, 2012) says that an email with an unsigned offer may create a binding …

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Monitoring of Sensitive Information, Warrants and Legal Response!

In a recent US v. Jones, (January 2012) decision the US Supreme Court held that “the Government’s attachment of the GPS device to the vehicle, and its use of that device to monitor the vehicle’s movements, constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment.”  In Jones, the police obtained the warrant but didn’t quite properly execute …

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