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Policing Workplace e-Mail Use

Fernando M. Pinguelo & Laura J. Tyson

Under what circumstances do employees who use a workplace computer to communicate with their attorneys waive the attorney-client privilege that would normally attach to such a communication? A recent ruling from New Jersey addressed this question.

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Supreme Court Broadens Statue of Limitations for Disparate-Impact Cases Under Title VII

Anthony B. Haller & Terry D. Johnson

In a recent landmark decision significantly increasing risk and liability for employers with respect to policies and practices that may have a disparate-impact on minorities, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the time within which plaintiffs may file disparate-impact claims under Title VII is not limited to the first 300 days following the employer's adoption of the challenged policy.

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Law Firm May Remain Liable for Rent After Partner's Departure Image

Law Firm May Remain Liable for Rent After Partner's Departure

Charles Toutant

A law firm that broke its lease when a partner left ' avowedly because the firm no longer existed ' cannot get out of the rent that easily. At least not in New Jersey.

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Growing Green Leases

Patricia Ullman

With the increased interest on the part of both landlords and tenants in "green" leases, more landlords are striving for LEED certification, and more tenants are considering this as a major factor in choosing a location. But how can the parties best write the lease?

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Lessors and the Proposed New Accounting Rules

Shawn Halladay

This article examines the proposed lease accounting rules to date and their anticipated impact on lessors and the way they do business.

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Government Searches of Computers

William A. Whitledge & Justin A. Thornton

This article addresses some of the issues arising from searches and seizures of computers and their data to provide guidance so that counsel can effectively represent the interests of their clients who are subjected to such intrusive evidence gathering. by federal law enforcement authorities.

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Environmental Liability: Equipment Lessor Is Responsible Under CERCLA for Cleanup Costs As the Owner of a 'Facility' Image

Environmental Liability: Equipment Lessor Is Responsible Under CERCLA for Cleanup Costs As the Owner of a 'Facility'

Charles F. Becker

Equipment lessors need to learn a new acronym: CERCLA. It stands for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, and it has the potential to expose lessors to millions of dollars in environmental liability.

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