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Present Value
Present value is the value on a given date of a future payment or series of future payments, discounted to reflect the time value of money and other factors such as investment risk. Present value calculations are widely used in business and economics to provide a means to compare cash flows at different times on a meaningful "like to like" basis.
A nice welcome home present (or early birthday present)
We (Stanford's Fair Use Project) got word of another great success today. We're representing the filmmakers of Ben Stein's Expelled...
What Is the Net Present Value of a J.D.?
$470,000, says Karl Okamoto (Drexel): Is law school a good value? ... Using crude numbers, the answer looks like a resounding ?yes...
The Present for this Holiday: Wii
I heard that the Wii is the "coolest" present for this holiday season and there is a shortage!Joy of Tech has a great cartoon explaining why there is a shortage:http://www...
Mother's Day Present
Yesterday was a very nice, very simple day. Landon made me waffles with fresh strawberries and bananas, which were carefully selected for me at the store (he had a little help from daddy with the waffles, but apparently the bright yellow bananas were all Landon)...
Present and accounted for
Coming to school has its benefits. Aside from being enriched by education, apparently you can also earn a car. At least that's what happened to Michigan's Andria Baker...
The Present Need Not Be Perfect
A common error many attorneys make when writing client alerts is this: they use exactly the same style of writing that they use in their daily work...
Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here
1. Sub contractor started up a compe...
I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...
Could I sue Best Buy for illegally detaining me?
You should have called the police , He didn't detain you you stayed on your...
Our landlord just put our rental on sale. We have been excellent tenants and have never had issues with rent payments. We do not want realtors bringing clients into our home when we are not present. Recieved a letter fro
Landlords have a right under law to enter dwellings during normal daylight hours...
My brother in law and his wife got into a domestic assault case, he is now in jail awaiting a trial. My mother in law has tried several times to see the grandchildren, but the wife will not let any of us see them. Is the
As usual, this is largely dependent on the laws in your specific jurisdiction. W...

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here
1. Sub contractor started up a compe...
I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...
Could I sue Best Buy for illegally detaining me?
You should have called the police , He didn't detain you you stayed on your...
Our landlord just put our rental on sale. We have been excellent tenants and have never had issues with rent payments. We do not want realtors bringing clients into our home when we are not present. Recieved a letter fro
Landlords have a right under law to enter dwellings during normal daylight hours...
My brother in law and his wife got into a domestic assault case, he is now in jail awaiting a trial. My mother in law has tried several times to see the grandchildren, but the wife will not let any of us see them. Is the
As usual, this is largely dependent on the laws in your specific jurisdiction. W...















