LJN Newsletters

  • How to Lose a Client in 10 Days, Really?

    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.

    January 27, 2010Kimberly Alford Rice

  • NY Divorce Rule Freezes Couple's Assets Without Court Order

    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.

    January 27, 2010Joel Stashenko

  • Litigation

    Recent rulings of interest.

    January 27, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Children's Best Interests and Coached Custody Litigants

    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.

    January 27, 2010David A. Martindale

  • Trusts and Divorce

    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.

    January 27, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Hedonic Damages

    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.

    January 27, 2010Chad L. Staller

  • The CPSIA : One (Difficult) Year Later

    Part One of this article described the background of the CPSIA and some of the developments since its passage. The conclusion herein addresses recent activity relating to products such as electronics, bicycles, and ATVs, the challenges imposed by implementation, and the future of the CPSIA.

    January 27, 2010Jonathan I. Handler, William S. Rogers Jr. and Meredith French

  • Practice Tip: The Medicare Second Payer Statute

    On Jan. 1, 2010, extensive new Medicare reporting obligations took effect. They apply to insurance companies and other businesses, including product liability and toxic tort defendants that make payments to Medicare beneficiaries as a result of verdicts or settlements resolving liability claims.

    January 27, 2010Sharon L. Caffrey, Christopher L. Crosswhite and John M. Lyons

  • A Daubert Checklist

    Courts of appeal historically affirm more than 85% of all trial court Daubert decisions. Trial courts will get it right the first time if you follow this tried-and-true checklist.

    January 27, 2010John D. Sear

  • Can Your Retirement Plan Survive an ADEA Claim?

    The Supreme Court has held that, where an employer adopts a pension plan that includes age as a factor, and the employer then treats employees differently based on pension status, an employer will only be liable for disparate treatment under the ADEA if the plaintiff can adduce sufficient evidence to show that the differential treatment was actually motivated by age and not pension status.

    January 27, 2010Karla Grossenbacher