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.
Intermediate Date Used for Prejudgment Interest in Digital Downloads Fees Suit
Magistrate Quashes Bid to Depose Norman Lear in "Soul Men" Litigation
New York Laws Not Violated by Resales of Sports Game Tickets
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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.
For lawyers, it is imperative to consistently and persistently cultivate, nurture and strengthen their relationships with their universal networks. Here's how.
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.
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.
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. Matthew V. Wilson, an associate at Atlanta, GA's Arnall Golden Gregory who structured the deal, describes the arrangement in the following interview.
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.
The U.S. Tax Court decided that fees received by international pro-golfer Retief Goosen for so-called "on-course" endorsement deals constituted both personal service and royalty income.
