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Monitoring Outside Litigation Counsel

Stewart M. Weltman

This is the second in a series of articles discussing how in-house counsel can better manage litigation matters.

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401(k) Participants May Sue for Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Michael S. Melbinger & Steve Flores

In a closely watched case arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ('ERISA'), the U.S. Supreme Court recently clarified the right of employees to sue plan fiduciaries for mismanaging their individual 401(k) accounts. <i>LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg &amp; Associates, Inc.</i>, 128 S. Ct. 467, 42 EBC 2857 (2008)

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In the Courts

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Recent national cases of interest.

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Attorney-Client Privilege

Steven F. Reich & Arunabha Bhoumik

This article examines two issues that can arise when a company and its former officer or director are adverse to each other and one seeks access to potentially privileged documents of the other.

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Lawyers and Money Laundering

Howard W. Goldstein

While the duty of lawyers representing financial institutions in the U.S. is almost solely toward their clients, in the EU, lawyers have affirmative obligations to report suspected money-laundering activity to government authorities. In other words, lawyers may be involuntarily conscripted as enforcement agents or 'gatekeepers' at the institutions they represent. American lawyers in the European offices of U.S.-based 'international' law firms are not exempt.

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<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> CA Marriage Ruling Makes History

Mike McKee

On a blast-furnace of a day when normally chilly San Francisco hit 96 degrees, the California Supreme Court enhanced its reputation as a trail-blazing institution on May 15 by giving gays and lesbians the right to marry. 'The California Constitution,' Chief Justice Ronald George wrote in the 4-3 ruling, 'properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right to all Californians, whether gay or heterosexual, and to same-sex couples as well as to opposite-sex couples.'

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<B>BREAKING NEWS</b> 11th Circuit OKs Suit Based on Sexual Language in Office Image

<B>BREAKING NEWS</b> 11th Circuit OKs Suit Based on Sexual Language in Office

Alyson M. Palmer

In a rare win for a plaintiff alleging employment discrimination, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a woman can bring a harassment claim for language not referring specifically to her.

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Insurer Claim Files: Privilege and Work-Product Protection

Robert D. Goodman & Josephine D. Coakley

This article surveys some of the ways that courts have approached the issues of privilege and work product protection for insurer claim files.

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<b>Decision of Note:</b> 'Video' License Encompassed Mobile Delivery

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The Appellate Court of Illinois decided that a license to use the trademark 'March Madness' 'to advertise, promote, and sell publications, videos, and media broadcasts' included the right to deliver on-demand video content to mobile wireless devices.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Artist Consultant/Unfair-Competition Claim<br>Insurance/Intra-Band Litigation<br>Royalty Complaint/Ringtone and Download Licenses<br>TV-Affiliation Agreements/Promotional Payments

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