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Avoiding the 10 Major Sources of Legal Risk for Associations ASAE & The Center Annual Meeting, Toronto Jerry Jacobs, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP August 16, 2009
10 Major Sources Of Association Legal Risk ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
1.  Entity v. Personal Risk For Association Volunteers & Staff ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],No Personal Liability Personal Liability
2.  Membership/Access ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Legitimate Exclusion Suspicious Exclusion Non-member/supplier access
3.  Price/Fee Setting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
4.  Boycotting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
5.  Self-Regulation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Types of Programs Issues
6.  Damage/Injury ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Programs to Watch Principles of Liability Note special insurance issues
7.  Defamation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sources of Risk What is Defamation?
8.  Intellectual Property Infringement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Trademarks Copyrights Note special web site exposure
9.  Governance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
10.  Vehicles for Managing Legal Risk ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Jerald A. Jacobs Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Washington, D.C. [email_address]

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Avoiding The 10 Major Sources Of Legal Risk For Associations

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