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<b>Decision of Note</b> MI Supreme Court Dismisses Claim over Backstage Taping
The Supreme Court of Michigan dismissed an eavesdropping claim by city officials who were taped backstage while demanding that a video they considered improper for young audience members not be played during a Detroit concert that featured rappers Dr. Dre, Eminem and Snoop Dogg.
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Parameters of the Witness No Contact Rule
This article articulates some of the common issues that a lawyer should consider under Model Rule 4.2, but the manner in which Model Rule 4.2 is applied across different jurisdictions may vary.
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Quarterly State Compliance Review
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some enacted and pending legislation of interest to corporate lawyers. It also discusses some recent cases of interest, including decisions from Delaware and New York concerning the awarding of attorneys' fees.
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<i><b>Product Review</i></b> Is There Really Such a Thing As Social Practice Management?
Law practice management, meet legal productivity, or, as the San Diego developers have dubbed it: social practice management. Welcome to MyCase.
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U.S. High Court Recognizes Title VII Third-Party Retaliation Claim
Retaliation claims are the most dangerous and powerful of allegations under Title VII. The <i>Thompson v. North American Stainless LP</i> decision has the potential to dramatically expand the scope of such claims.
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Business Crimes Hotline
Recent national rulings of interest.
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Real Property Law
Discussion and analysis of several recent rulings.
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Cooperatives & Condominiums
An in-depth look at recent important rulings.
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Ninth Circuit Treats Corporate Insider Fairly in Fraudulent Transfer Case
The Ninth Circuit recently reversed a district court's adverse $6.7 million fraudulent transfer judgment against a corporate insider, a director of the debtor, in a remarkably sensible opinion.
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Assumption of Liabilities
What impact does a bankruptcy filing and a contract rejection have on a carefully drafted, thoroughly negotiated asset purchase agreement? A look at a recent ruling.
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