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AAA Reduces Fees in Pilot Program

Kevin Adler

The American Arbitration Association is reporting that its pilot program to reduce commercial arbitration fees has been popularly received, and AAA is increasing its promotion of the new fee structure. The program began in July 2009 and has been utilized in 1,000 to 2,000 disputes to date, reflecting claims totaling nearly $3 billion, according to India Johnson, an AAA senior vice president. The number of those disputes related to franchising is unknown.

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Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.

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Recent rulings from neighboring states.

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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The Law of Unintended e-Consequences

Stanley P. Jaskiewicz

Everyone who has ever worked on a tech project, whether in e-commerce or general business, has probably seen situations in which an assumed solution creates a bigger mess than the original problem. It's called <i>the law of unintended consequences.</i> A recent federal appellate ruling shows how this rule can work in the law.

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Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

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The Rights to Pre-Embryos Upon Divorce

Stephanie F. Lehman

While courts have failed to recognize a property interest in a person's body parts or tissue, they have, through recent litigation, attempted to answer the question whether to classify pre-embryos ' a particular configuration of human cells, which are created during a marriage ' as marital property.

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Changing Aspects of Law Firm Partnerships

Leslie D. Corwin

A discussion of mandatory retirement in law firms and the ADEA.

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Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

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The Corporate Takeover: Seizing Control over e-Discovery

Regina J. Jytyla

This article discusses the trend toward increased corporate litigation investment, preparedness and use of internal and external resources to simplify the process of responding to document-intensive requests. It also highlights recent common-law examples of where corporate litigation preparedness and/or response efforts have fallen short, resulting in costly consequences.

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