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Office 2010 Purchase and Installation Decisions

Sue Hughes

We all know how budget constraints, deployment, support, client needs and training resources can ' and often do ' affect IT managers' decisions on which software to purchase and deploy. However, when updating to Office 2010, there is more to it than meets the eye ' and the Microsoft Office 2010 marketing presentations can be very enticing.

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Best Practices for Conducting Secure and Reliable Online Jury Research

Mary Malone

Online jury research is a practice growing in acceptance and is becoming an increasingly important weapon for litigators as they discover more about its effectiveness. In addition, because litigators can use this online tool to cost-effectively poll so many more jurors, legal professionals are using online panels for a much wider range of cases.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Intermediate Date Used for Prejudgment Interest in Digital Downloads Fees Suit<br>Magistrate Quashes Bid to Depose Norman Lear in "Soul Men" Litigation<br>New York Laws Not Violated by Resales of Sports Game Tickets

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Cameo Clips

Stan Soocher

COPYRIGHT ASSIGNMENTS/CO-OWNERS' RIGHTS<br>COPYRIGHT CHAIN OF TITLE/FILM EXECUTIVE AFFIDAVIT <br>COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/ATTORNEY FEES

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Don't Ask and Don't Tell: How to Avoid GINA Liability

Debra S. Friedman

Organizations that obtain, use and/or disclose an applicant's or employee's genetic information may run afoul of Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, which prohibits companies from using genetic information to make employment decisions.

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Lawyers Are in the Relationship-Building Business But Are They Connecting?

Kimberly Alford Rice

For lawyers, it is imperative to consistently and persistently cultivate, nurture and strengthen their relationships with their universal networks. Here's how.

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Renkemeyer Case Sheds Light on Law Firm Tax Issues

Richard Stieglitz & and Martin Arking

A recent tax court case dealt with two issues that are relevant to many law firms. The first issue is the allocation of partnership income to the partners in the absence of a written partnership agreement. The second is whether income generated by a limited liability partnership is subject to self-employment tax.

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Applying Supply Chain Management and the Theory of Constraints to the Practice of Law

Russ Haskin

More and more law firms are beginning to hire experienced business professionals from outside the legal industry to help run their businesses. With this experience from outside the industry, new ideas on how to more efficiently run law firms are being adopted. This article focuses on one such topic, namely the concept of supply chain management and the Theory of Constraints.

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How Joint Venture Was Developed for Touring Bands

Amanda Bronstad

This year, three bands boarded a vintage train for a tour through the American Southwest. The bands formed a joint venture to manage their Railroad Revival Tour and control revenues and related intellectual property, including a documentary DVD. <b>Matthew V. Wilson</b>, an associate at Atlanta, GA's Arnall Golden Gregory who structured the deal, describes the arrangement in the following interview.

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Analysis of Decision By Supreme Court on Video Games

James Chadwick & Thayer Preece

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and his teammates recently mowed down California's ban on violent video games with fully loaded First Amendment precedents and barbed retorts to opposing arguments. In doing so, the U.S. Supreme Court reinforced a fundamental point: First Amendment protections do not depend on the medium of communication. Thus, video games are protected speech, and restrictions based on their content will be subject to strict scrutiny.

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