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Review of a pivotal case.

If Harry and Sally had not married but instead entered into a real partnership, say a law practice, and then dissolved it, what court would take seriously a claim by Harry that Sally should have to support him into the future simply because she earns more money than he did?

Hedge fund valuation presents several challenges in the field of business valuation for the purposes of equitable distribution.

Mass tort claims can create a tremendous financial and legal burden on a company. In-house counsel recommending settlement of a mass tort to company management, often at significant cost, must be confident that the settlement will buy a lasting and comprehensive peace. There are several key negotiating points that can help in-house counsel achieve such finality.

While the FDA has had a long-standing policy of permitting drug, biologics, and medical device companies to respond to unsolicited requests for information about off-label use of their products, there has been significant discussion over what constitutes "unsolicited" in this context.

With little fanfare or forewarning, the Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 became effective Jan. 6, 2012. Signed into law on Dec. 7, 2011, the Act reforms or clarifies removal procedures, diversity jurisdiction, and federal venue.

Few courts have fully or accurately grasped the realities of how physicians receive information about the drugs they prescribe and, correspondingly, how the learned intermediary doctrine should affect the Mensing preemption analysis.

This article discusses the current electronically stored information (ESI) law, the impending ESI crisis in arbitration, and how resolving office, industrial and retail claims through alternative dispute resolution helps to corral the burdens of ESI discovery for developers, owners, property managers and contractors by managing ESI with specific agreements, guidelines and rules.