Media & Communications Corner: Breaking Down the Media Database Market
If you are in marketing/public relations, you know media databases are invaluable tools when it comes to doing business. But you're probably equally aware that nothing in life is perfect, especially these online media lists.
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Career Journal: Interview Training Camp
In the arenas where legal marketing professionals play, like in football stadiums, superior performance comes from consistent conditioning and repeated, flawless execution.
Copyright and Fair Use in Legal Proceedings
This article discusses recent decisions regarding the use of copyrighted material in legal proceedings and the applicability of the fair use defense to allegations of infringement.
Estimated e-Commerce Retailing ' And Total ' Are Up Again
Figures released last month put estimated U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the second quarter ' adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes ' at $47.5 billion, an increase of 3 percent from the first quarter.
The Era of 'Long Distance Clients' Has Arrived
We have entered a world where it is commonplace for attorney and client to work in different time zones. And, as attorneys increasingly compete for business in a wider marketplace, there will be a fundamental shift in how law firms operate ' and develop business.
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Youth Protection and Social Media: Don't Talk ' Or Else!
If you are confused about how to create a social media policy, for communication that involves any group that requires some protection, you are not alone.
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U.S. Supreme Court Overturns NJ Supreme Court's Extension of Long-arm Jurisdiction
On June 27, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision addressing personal jurisdiction over foreign manufacturers for product liability claims involving products shipped to and sold in the United States.
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Practice Tip: Pleading of Parallel Claims After Riegel
After <i>Riegel</i>, federal appellate and district courts have reached divergent conclusions regarding the level of specificity required to plead a parallel claim that survives a motion to dismiss. This article provides an overview of the case law on the topic.
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Summary Judgment Practice Refined by a New Decision
The New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in that state, recently denied a summary judgment motion, based only on an attorney's affidavit, to the defendants in a product liability case.
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