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The Business of Branding: Going Mobile ' A Marketing Must Image

The Business of Branding: Going Mobile ' A Marketing Must

Jeff Roberts

Transitioning a full website to a mobile website is one of the most important and strategic moves that firms are making. And if done correctly and strategically, it could be extremely profitable.

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Announcing The Seventh Annual MLF 50

Kimberly Alford Rice

Criteria for entering this year's Seventh Annual MLF 50 ' AND the brand-new Magnificent 25!

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ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.

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Maryland Lack-of-Good-Faith Statute in Operation

William J. Carter, James P. Steele & Mariana D. Bravo

This article focuses on how one state, Maryland, has chosen to address first-party bad faith claims arising out of property and casualty insurance policies. Maryland's experience handling these disputes teaches lessons to both carriers and insureds.

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Judge Rules GSK's 'Nerve Center' in Philadelphia for Paxil Suits

Shannon P. Duffy

Lawyers for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) were enjoying something of a winning streak in their efforts to remove drug product liability lawsuits to federal court ' and keep them there ' by arguing that it has converted to a limited liability company that is based in Delaware. But that streak may now be over.

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Litigation Upfdate

David R. Geiger & Creighton K. Page

An in-depth review of recent litigation that affects this practice area.

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Practice Tip: Pleading Medical Device Complaints

Larry Goldhirsch

The heightened pleading requirements of <i>Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly</i> require that practitioners who plan to file a complaint in a medical device case be even more cautious than usual. Otherwise, they may be subject to a dismissal on the pleadings.

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Effective Use of Evidence-Based Medicine to Challenge Causation Testimony

John D. Sear

Medical experts testifying about causation in toxic tort, medical device, and pharmaceutical litigation frequently claim to base opinions upon a dispassionate review of the scientific literature, the same analysis they perform in their clinical practices. But peeling back the fa'ade often reveals that they have done nothing of the kind.

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The Calming Influence of the Cloud

Luke Corley

If you're looking to test the cloud waters, e-mail is an excellent place to start. Eliminating complexity, adding an additional layer of "always-on" business continuity, and realigning your staff's priorities is worth the cost of admission.

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Future Employment Considerations for Law Firms

Jonathan S. Kuo

For a few law firms, the post-recession legal world looks the same as it did pre-recession, but for most, it is one where significant changes must be made to their business models in order to survive and prosper.

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