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Media & Communications Corner: Don't Send That Release (over the Wire)

Nicholas Gaffney

Law firms and other businesses devote a huge amount time, effort and money to creating and promoting "news" via press releases. But are they worth the time and money?

Career Journal: Reinventing the Interview

Michael DeCosta

Despite their interviewing success historically, candidates for legal marketing positions are more likely to be facing a higher level of scrutiny on multiple fronts that could easily trip up an otherwise strong interviewer's performance.

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For Women in Law, 'Business Development Is Key'

Karen Sloan

A recent survey of women in law firms found that ' unsurprisingly ' women are concentrated at the lower levels of law firms. That wasn't news to Elizabeth Anne "Betiayn" Tursi, who three years ago helped to found the Women In Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF), a lecture series that focuses on helping women become firm leaders.

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Two Federal Courts Reject Medical Monitoring Class Actions

Gregg Nunziata

Recently, two federal courts rejected certification in three putative "medical monitoring" class actions that were brought against E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company in West Virginia and New Jersey. These are significant rulings in the still developing field of "medical monitoring," and indicate the limits of class certification based on medical monitoring theories of recovery

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Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules Would Limit Expert Witness Disclosures

Leyla Mujkic, Hesham M. Sharawy & Daniel J. Herling

Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure incentivizes a party's attorney to get creative in his efforts to prevent disclosure of his communications with the party's expert ... The results of the rule have been costly and often lead to the discovery of information that is only marginally relevant to any genuine issue in dispute.

NJ Judge Won't Certify Class Action By Vioxx Users

Charles Toutant

In March, an Atlantic County, NJ, judge denied a request to certify a class action against Merck & Co. on behalf of consumers for their out-of-pocket expenses for the painkiller Vioxx, which was withdrawn from the market in 2004 after a medical study linked it to heart disease.

Practice Tip: Reducing Product Liability Litigation Costs

Ronald J. Levine & Jennifer Smith Finnegan

This article poses ten questions in-house corporate counsel should ask themselves when they are preparing to defend a case and are in the process of retaining outside counsel.

Recalls of Foreign-Made Products Lead to Increased Scrutiny at Home

Kimberly H. Clancy & Brendan P. Sheehey

The increased regulation of safety standards, testing, certifications of compliance, and advertising will likely result in a significant increase in the number of foreign product recalls. This, in turn, will yield increased litigation in the future. Here's why.

Ex-Heller Employees Sue Former Partners

Amanda Royal

Former employees of Heller Ehrman sued at least 179 former partners in April, demanding they fork over $32 million for the largest group of creditors in the defunct firm's bankruptcy.

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