LJN Newsletters

  • When the Show Can't Go On Seeking Insurance Recovery for Concert Cancellations

    Concert tours can generate significant income for an artist. Yet every concert tour carries a risk that some event outside of the artist's control ' health issues, physical injuries, adverse weather or safety concerns, to name a few ' could force the cancellation of a single show or even an entire tour, thereby resulting in lost revenue to the artist and unrecoverable costs. To protect against this risk, many performance artists elect to obtain event cancellation and/or non-appearance insurance (which may be covered under the same or separate policies) prior to going on tour. This insurance coverage often covers financial losses, including lost guaranteed income, that result from cancellation of the event.

    March 29, 2011Robert I. Steiner, Richard D. Milone and Elizabeth C. Johnson

  • Legal Project Management

    Project management applications for legal operations ' legal project management or LPM ' hold promise for transforming the relationship between General Counsel and outside counsel ...

    March 29, 2011Scott M. Giordano

  • Reining in Health Care Costs

    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.

    March 29, 2011Michael E. Mooney

  • Parameters of the Witness No Contact Rule

    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.

    March 29, 2011Lawrence S. Spiegel and Deborah M. Chow

  • Quarterly State Compliance Review

    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.

    March 29, 2011Sandra Feldman

  • Client Trust Accounts

    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.

    March 29, 2011Neil F. Scullion

  • Fourth Quarter e-Commerce: Lookin' Good!

    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.

    March 29, 2011Michael Lear-Olimpi

  • Evolving Online Advertising Techniques

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

    March 29, 2011Alan L. Friel

  • Reviving the Not'Quite Dead

    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?

    March 29, 2011Stanley P. Jaskiewicz