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ACC Value Challenge

Beth Marie Cuzzone

We have all heard about the ACC Value Challenge and much has been done to help in-house counsel close the gap between legal budgets and value received from law firms.

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Legal Times, They Are a'Changing

Kimberly Alford Rice

The year 2010 was another challenging one for the legal services community nationwide, though there have been some signs of stabilization.

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Letter from the Editor

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A Note from the new Editor-in-Chief of Marketing the Law Firm

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Case Notes

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent rulings of importance.

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District Court Dismisses Medicare's Suit Seeking Reimbursement from Defendants, Insurers And Attorneys

Sharon L. Caffrey, Philip R. Matthews, Kenneth M. Argentieri, Christopher L. Crosswhite & John M. Lyons

A look at <i>United States of America v. Stricker, et al.</i>, in which Medicare sought reimbursement for payments that it had allegedly made for medical care provided to a settling class members.

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Practice Tip: The SPILL Act

Amy Rudd

Thanks to a recent act of Congress, the oil spill may be seeping into product liability law. Meet the SPILL Act.

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Recent Developments in Class Actions

Benjamin R. Dwyer & Tracey B. Ehlers

This article reviews two cases ' one decision and one case under review by the U.S. Supreme Court ' in which class counsel sought certification of a class after a similar class was denied certification in another jurisdiction.

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In Search of the New Professionalism Through Multi-Generational Lenses

Phyllis Weiss Haserot

Differences in generational perspectives can bring frustrations, resentments, inefficiencies and threats to professionalism ' but don't have to. Handled positively, differences can produce productive, engaging, harmonious, career-enhancing outcomes.

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Responding to Regulatory Agency Complaints

Charles A. Krugel

How a business should respond if it receives a complaint from any of the myriad regulatory agencies.

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Second Circuit Strips Pharmaceutical Sales Reps of Their Exempt Status

Neil V. McKittrick & Rachel Reingold Mandel

The Second Circuit recently held that pharmaceutical sales reps do not fall under any of the exemptions to overtime payment requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). The court's decision significantly impacts the classification of pharmaceutical sales reps in the industry.

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