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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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Verdicts

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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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Economic Stimulus and False Claims Act Liability

David Lee Tayman

Setting aside the contentious issue of whether stimulus activities are good for the economy at large, it is important that applicants for, and recipients of, stimulus funds realize that participation in these programs could result not only in significant benefits, but also in exposure to legal liability.

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Election of Directors

Robert S. Reder & Matthew A. Thiel

The <i>Axcelis</i> decision demonstrates the continued reluctance of Delaware courts to allow plaintiffs to utilize DGCL ' 220 as a means to troll for lawsuits against corporations.

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Business Crimes Hotline

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National rulings of importance.

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In the Courts

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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The Speech or Debate Clause

Stanley M. Brand

A recent indictment of a former Member of Congress has rekindled the legal debate over the scope and effect of the Speech or Debate clause and perhaps presages a return to the Supreme Court for a ruling to settle the conflict among the circuit courts about interpretation of the Clause.

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