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Jury Awards $25.16 Million on Claim Acne Drug Caused Bowel Illness

Henry Gottlieb

An Atlantic County jury awarded $25.16 million to a Birmingham, AL, man after finding that Roche Laboratories Inc. knew or should have known that Accutane caused inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and failed to warn prescribing physicians.

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How to Avoid Paying for Your Divorce

Mary Pat Gallagher

Two recent New Jersey cases highlight the problems matrimonial attorneys are having collecting their fees, and the creative methods clients are using to avoid payment.

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The Virtual Company

Stanley P. Jaskiewicz

Entrepreneurs have always chafed against the formalities and procedures demanded of them by their attorneys and, more generally, by business laws. Who hasn't had to keep reminding clients of the importance of signing and returning annual minutes ' again and again and again? This is even more so for the tech sector, and e-commerce founders. After all, they created an industry by thinking outside the proverbial "box," so why should their creativity be constrained by legal rules created for the age of the steam engine?

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How Much Is Too Much?

Lynne Gold-Bikin & Andrew Taylor

Few practitioners may be aware that in a handful of jurisdictions, temporary spousal support is calculated by a rigid formula based solely on the litigants' incomes, without regard to the actual need of the dependent spouse. This article focuses on the spousal support Guidelines in Pennsylvania, the only state in the country to employ a flat 40% calculation of the difference in the incomes of payor and payee to determine the award.

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When 'If and When' Becomes 'Here and Now'

Mary Cushing Doherty

Mergers can present some difficult issues to matrimonial attorneys. A discussion of one such merger, pharmaceutical company Wyeth, will illustrate some of the problems and their resolutions. In addition, several sample forms follow this article.

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Generating Leads by Finding Buyers in Trouble

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Legal services are not sold, they are bought. You can't sell something that the other person doesn't want. Hence, the most effective way to detect a lead is to find someone ready to buy.

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In-house Counsel: Who Has You Covered?

Sherilyn Pastor, Charles T. Lee & Jennifer Black Strutt

Because in-house counsel are increasingly popular targets when claims are brought against their employers, their insurance protection becomes especially important. This article discusses some of the types of insurance policies available to companies that may provide coverage to company lawyers, including Errors and Omissions, Directors and Officers, and Employed Lawyers Professional Liability insurance.

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Blogging and Your Business

Barbara E. Hoey

As a marketer, know that if your employees post a blog comment, or an entry on Facebook or Twitter about your company or its products, a number of questions are raised. Is your company responsible for what is said?

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Electronic Data Breaches

Joseph Geoghegan, Laurie A. Kamaiko & Dennis O. Brown

There are a few judicial decisions indicating the likely issues on which a coverage dispute will focus when a claim for a data breach is made under a CGL policy.

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Law Firm Intelligence: CI on the Internet

Mark Gediman

Looking for information on a rival law firm? Trying to get some background on a prospective client? The Internet is full of useful resources that can meet your needs.

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