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Tips and Time Savers for Trial Preparation
This article examines calendar and activity milestones during the three-to-four-month period before making an opening statement at trial.
Quarterly State Compliance Review
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect recently. It also examines some recent decisions of interest, including two from the Delaware Chancery Court.
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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</i></b> Third Circuit Bars Prosecution Threat for Teen 'Sexting'
In the first case ever to challenge the constitutionality of prosecuting teens for 'sexting,' a federal appeals court has upheld an injunction that barred a Pennsylvania prosecutor from bringing child pornography charges against girls who refused to attend a class he had designed to educate youths about the dangers of sexting.
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<b><i>ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:</i></b> Supreme Court Puts Internet Publisher Case Back in Play
An $18 million settlement of a copyright infringement suit between Internet publishers and freelance writers is back on track because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on March 2.
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Beware the 'Unworthy Client'
Times are hard all over and law firms are all under pressure to boost revenue. You may be tempted to lower your standards for client intake in difficult times. Resist the temptation. About a third of all claims against law firms ' and a much greater percentage of the very largest claims ' result from taking on "unworthy clients."
Decisions of Interest
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
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Tracking Enhanced Earnings Awards
Ever since the 1985 landmark case of <i>O'Brien v. O'Brien</i> was decided by the New York Court of Appeals, the concept of enhanced earning capacity (EEC) has been one of the most controversial areas in New York matrimonial law practice.
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