LJN Newsletters

  • Sugarland Suit Offers Look at Dynamics of Litigating Intra-Band Disputes

    Fresh off their November 2010 win for Vocal Duo of the Year at the Country Music Awards in Nashville, Sugarland faced a far different contest in a federal courtroom in Atlanta, GA, in a fight stemming from a 2005 split with the band's founder and former member, Kristen Hall. The trial, if held following more than two years of litigation, could easily have been billed as the anatomy of a band breakup. Though fact-specific to Sugarland, Hall's suit raises issues that are relevant to all-too-common litigations over intra-band disputes.

    November 29, 2010R. Robin McDonald

  • Farewell to MLF

    A note to readers from the outgoing Editor-in-Chief.

    November 28, 2010Elizabeth Anne 'Betiayn' Tursi

  • Movers & Shakers

    Who's doing what; who's going where.

    November 28, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Local Yacht Club Sails Free of Harassment Claim

    A recent decision from the Federal District Court in Maryland highlights the need for an employee to meet filing time requirements or face dismissal of the claims.

    November 28, 2010Kevin McCormick

  • Mediate Your Clients' Employment Claims

    While growing in popularity, mediation still remains underutilized in employment disputes. From the employee's perspective, mediation should be a "no-brainer."

    November 28, 2010Steven Adler

  • Tracking Hours in a Virtual World

    Privacy issues, data security risks and document-retention nightmares are just some of the issues created when technology falls into an employee's hands.

    November 28, 2010Patricia Anderson Pryor

  • Update: Wright Development Group, LLC v. Walsh

    On Oct. 21, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its opinion in Wright Development Group, LLC v. Walsh, addressing for the first time the scope of Illinois' Citizen Participation Act (CPA), the state's Anti-SLAPP statute.

    November 28, 2010Julie Bauer