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Mentoring: A Win-Win-Win

Sharon Meit Abrahams

An all-inclusive mentoring program increases work quality and productivity as well as creating a sense of community and an effective learning environment.

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All That Twitters Is Not Gold

Jeffrey P. Ayres

No one should be shocked to learn that false or misleading statements on a social networking site or blog are often likely to be deemed unethical. Surprisingly, though, even truthful statements have led to negative repercussions for at least one attorney...

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Federal Circuit Overturns Summary Judgment Finding of Inequitable Conduct

Donald J. Firca, Jr.

The Federal Circuit recently agreed to an en banc review of the admittedly scattered precedents concerning inequitable conduct. <i>Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson &amp; Co.</i> In vacating its earlier panel decision in <i>Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson &amp; Co.,</i> the rehearing order sets out six issues surrounding the materiality-intent standard at the core of any inequitable-conduct analysis. In the meantime, the current materiality-intent standard continues to result in drastically different outcomes, even among members of the same panel.

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The Qualified Protective Order

Broderick W. Harrell

The debate continues on how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) applies to, and affects, <i>ex parte</i> communications in civil litigation.

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The Relevance of 'Never Events' in Medical Malpractice Litigation

John Ratkowitz & Robert Sanfilippo

The National Quality Forum, a nonprofit organization that aspires to set priorities and goals for improvement in health care in the United States, established the concept of "Never Events," which consists of a list of serious complications that should never occur in a safe hospital.

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Hyundai Motor America v. National Union

Maximilian A. Grant, Christine G. Rolph, Clement J. Naples & Gregory K. Sobolski

Defendants in patent infringement actions have new reason to scrutinize their Commercial General Liability insurance policies. On April 5, 2010, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that allegations of patent infringement involving a method of advertising constitute "advertising injury," triggering an insurer's duty to defend a patent infringement suit.

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