As uncertainties in the economy continue, many law firms are facing the reality of excess capacity. Unfortunately, "right-sizing" a firm generally means laying off valuable employees. The loss of a job can be traumatic even in good times, when an employee can expect to quickly land a new position. But with cuts coming from businesses across the board, the next paycheck may be a long way down the road.
Everyone has heard that time is money, but it may be that no industry understands this concept as well or as thoroughly as the insurance industry. Here's why.
Key rulings are discussed and analyzed.
The matrimonial bench and bar and the legislature espouse the common goal of reducing divorce expense, time and litigation, which drain the resources of litigants and courts. Nevertheless, with the best intentions, the courts and legislature sometimes ' and recently ' have issued decisions and enacted statutes that undermine the goal of streamlining divorce.
Social networking Web sites are hubs of information. Information about our daily activities, the people we know and the people they know. But as these hubs become more than just a virtual place for the global community to link to friends and post "what you are doing right now," we are confronted with fascinating new questions about how we define personal space, disclosures, and express preferences about our own content.
This article begins a three-part series that will: 1) identify the problem related to extreme cases of parent alienation; 2) discuss the impact of the problem; and 3) propose solutions.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted summary judgment for a law firm sued for legal malpractice over the handling of a license to provide in-store radio broadcasts at U.S. military commissaries. The district court found fault with the broadcast client's expert witnesses in the malpractice case.
The importance of having a robust compliance policy to review the content of proposed advertisements is well-known and widely accepted. But what may not be as familiar is the need for a separate policy focused on the means of disseminating such advertising.
A recent United States court decision highlights the opportunities and pitfalls associated with the potential use of U.S.-style discovery to obtain materials for use in international arbitrations.
A recent study found that companies filing for bankruptcy protection were three times more likely than non-bankrupt companies to face enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to alleged financial statement fraud.
