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<b>Counsel Concerns:</b> Experts' Reports Insufficient in Broadcast-Deal Malpractice Suit

Stan Soocher

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.

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Mixing International Arbitration with U.S. Discovery

Michael G. Biggers

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.

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In the Courts

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An in-depth analysis of recent rulings.

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The Law Enforcement Response to the Financial Crisis

Mark K. Schonfeld

As the financial crisis has deepened, the pressure for prosecutions from politicians, the media and the public has grown. In turn, federal and state law enforcement and regulatory agencies have devoted vast resources to investigating the crisis.

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e-Commerce Docket Sheet

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QVC to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Charges That It Aired Deceptive Claims <br>Credit Repair Companies Charged with Deceiving Consumers

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Defending Against Trade Secret Misappropriation Lawsuits

J. T. Westermeier

There are several often-overlooked strategies for defending against trade-misappropriation claims. The first I call the Trade Secret Per Se Doctrine. The second pertains to open-source software. Both of these strategies need to be fully considered in appropriate trade-secret misappropriation cases, to which e-commerce counsel are no strangers.

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Lawful Data-Mining of Social Networks

Jonathan Bick

Blogs simultaneously provide Internet users with social-network prospects and employers with a previously unavailable source of information suitable for employment-assessment decisions. And it's in this intersection on the Information Superhighway where often occurs a collision of worlds, perspectives and direction that frequently cripples or kills prospects, and individuals' aspirations. Employees of e-commerce companies aren't immune to such collisions, nor are agents of the companies who gather data on prospective or current employees, if they go about their work unlawfully, or in other improper ways that could lead to legal or other types of regulatory action.

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Practice Tip: The Fine Art of Safely Lifting Litigation Holds

Sarah L. Olson

This article explores some of the legal and practical considerations that go into lifting a litigation hold and minimizing the risk of the activity.

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Opinion: Supreme Court Botches Preemption Case

Gregory Conko

The Supreme Court handed down its decision last month in the case of <i>Wyeth v. Levine</i>, ruling that federal law did not bar plaintiff Diana Levine from suing pharmaceutical maker Wyeth over allegedly insufficient drug safety warnings, even though the warnings had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This decision establishes the troubling precedent that a sympathetic jury can now supersede the expert opinions of the FDA on what qualifies as adequate safety labeling.

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The Leasing Hotline

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Recent cases of interest to you and your practice.

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