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Five Tips for Avoiding Settlement Traps

Bruce Ericson & Frederick Brodie

When a lawsuit is settled, the clients cut a deal, the legal gladiators lay down their briefs, and everyone breathes a sigh of relief. But is that sigh premature?

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Practice Pointers for Working with Expert Witnesses in Bankruptcy Court

Christopher R. Harris & H. Gregory Baker

This article provides some examples of how expert witnesses are used in bankruptcy court, and an overview of some issues that practitioners should be mindful of when working with experts in bankruptcy court.

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Practice Tip: Spoliation and the 'Bad Faith' Requirement

Josh Becker & Jenny Mendelsohn

This article underscores the necessity of understanding the importance of preserving evidence given the jurisdictional differences in spoliation law.

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Navigating the Stream of Commerce in the Wake of Nicastro

Daniel J. Herling & Amy Blackwood

What is required to establish the minimum contacts necessary to exert specific personal jurisdiction over a foreign defendant in a forum state?

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Electronic Handheld Devices

Karla Grossenbacher

There are substantial legal risks associated with requiring employees to carry electronic handheld devices. Here's what employers need to do.

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Independent Contractor Classification

Rosanna Sattler, Nancy Puleo & James E. Kruzer

The classification of independent contractors is garnering increased attention at both state and federal agencies and courts. This article outlines some general guidelines based on recent state and federal court decisions.

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Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of two separate decisions of note.

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When Taking Proprietary Information Is Not a Crime

Wendy H. Schwartz & Jennifer L. Achilles

In back-to-back decisions, the Ninth and Second circuits interpreted three different federal statutes '' the CFAA, the NSPA, EEA '' in ways that narrowed federal prosecutors'' ability to charge former employees for stealing proprietary information from their companies.

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ERISA Class Certification in The Wake of Dukes And Amara

Darren E. Nadel & Allison R. Cohn

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two starkly different decisions in 2011 that together will shape (and, indeed, have already shaped) the analysis that courts must employ in determining whether to certify ERISA class actions.

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Real Property Law

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Highlights and analysis of important cases.

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