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Reining in Health Care Costs

Michael E. Mooney

What if firms had a way to provide the same benefit protections, but at a lower cost to both the firms and their employees? Combining a high-deductible health plan with health savings accounts can do just that.

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Parameters of the Witness No Contact Rule

Lawrence S. Spiegel & Deborah M. Chow

This article articulates some of the common issues that a lawyer should consider under Model Rule 4.2, but the manner in which Model Rule 4.2 is applied across different jurisdictions may vary.

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Quarterly State Compliance Review

Sandra Feldman

This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some enacted and pending legislation of interest to corporate lawyers. It also discusses some recent cases of interest, including decisions from Delaware and New York concerning the awarding of attorneys' fees.

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Client Trust Accounts

Neil F. Scullion

What steps can your firm take to reduce the risk of loss or fraud as it relates to IOLTAs? Also, what must be done to meet your state's client trust account record-keeping requirements? This article covers the basics and will help you think about what changes your firm should consider to protect against IOLTA loss or fraud.

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Expanded Supervisory Liability for In-House Lawyers

James Q. Walker, Daniel C. Zinman & Grant Mogan

In-house lawyers, beware ' your exposure to potential supervisory liability may extend far beyond the confines of the legal department.

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Fourth Quarter e-Commerce: Lookin' Good!

Michael Lear-Olimpi

Fourth-quarter 2010 estimated U.S. retailing rose 3.6% over the third quarter, the Census Bureau reports, as consumer confidence rose through the Christmas season on a wave of slightly rising employment.

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Evolving Online Advertising Techniques

Alan L. Friel

The federal government roared into March like a lion on online advertising, privacy and data'security practices, but hardly left like a lamb.

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Reviving the Not'Quite Dead

Stanley P. Jaskiewicz

Congress passed the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act ("ROSCA") to great public acclaim late last year. But was the new law necessary? Dictionary.com defines restore in several parts, but all refer to bringing back something "lost" or "dead." Looking at recent online business statistics, though, how can anyone reasonably believe that online shopping was "lost" or "dead," much less in need of the "restoration" desired by the new law's authors?

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Use Twitter to Cut the Clutter

Adrian Dayton

As social media technology progresses, so does its ability to organize information. Twitter is a great tool for organizing information. Think of every Twitter profile as a TV channel. Pick only the channels that are interesting to you. It isn't about consuming more content, it's about consuming more relevant content.

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<i><b>Product Review</i></b> Is There Really Such a Thing As Social Practice Management?

Donna Seyle

Law practice management, meet legal productivity, or, as the San Diego developers have dubbed it: social practice management. Welcome to MyCase.

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