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Anti-Takeover Measures in Ebay v. Craigslist

Michael F. Bonkowski

The courts have sought to create a level playing field for hostile takeover such disputes, emphasizing that "a corporation does not have unbridled discretion to defeat any perceived threat." Where does it stand now?

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Technology in Marketing: Got 'G' Cred?

Nancy Roberts Linder

Believe it or not, there is actually a term describing the impression that's created when someone types your name into the Google search box and results appear (or not appear as the case may be).

Features

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The Best of MLF 2009: More Fabulous Articles

Wendy Kaplan Stavinoha

Here is the rest of "The Best of MLF 2009," from July through December.

The Place to Network: How to Get Started Image

The Place to Network: How to Get Started

Timothy B. Corcoran

Networking is and always has been about achieving two primary goals: increasing visibility and demonstrating credibility. It's that simple. So how do we measure success?

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How to Lose a Client in 10 Days, Really?

Kimberly Alford Rice

James King, in-house counsel of The Boeing Company in Ridley Township, PA, recently introduced six ways lawyers can lose a client ' and steps to avoid those landmines.

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NY Divorce Rule Freezes Couple's Assets Without Court Order

Joel Stashenko

As of Sept. 1, 2009, divorcing couples in New York no longer need to seek a temporary restraining order prohibiting their spouse from the unauthorized spending, transfer or concealment of assets under a rule established by court administrators.

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Litigation

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent rulings of interest.

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Children's Best Interests and Coached Custody Litigants

David A. Martindale

Though empirical data are not available, many who work in the family law field have come to a disturbing conclusion: Mental health professionals (MHPs) are engaging in activities, the objective of which is to assist litigants in presenting themselves to evaluators in deceptive ways.

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Trusts and Divorce

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Matrimonial practitioners need to have some understanding of common long-standing trust techniques and some of the new ones in order to advise clients through a divorce involving such trusts.

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Hedonic Damages

Chad L. Staller

Despite repeated stakes through the heart of hedonic damages testimony ' studies showing that the theory is unreliable, new evidence showing that the basis for such testimony in injury cases is nonexistent, and numerous successful motions-in-limine barring such testimony ' the economic hedonists are still with us.

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