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Revlon Duties Do Not Prohibit Acceptance of a Compelling, Pre-Emptive Bid

Robert S. Reder, Dean W. Sattler & Andrew H. Everett II

In a much-anticipated decision, the Delaware Supreme Court recently overturned the controversial ruling of the Delaware Court of Chancery in <i>Lyondell Chemical Company v. Ryan, C.A.</i> Here is an analysis of the decision and its aftermath.

The Progressive Lawyer: Mandatory Audio-Recording of Forensic Interviews in Child Custody Cases

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Part One of this article discussed the need for audio recording interviews in child custody cases to provide objective evidence. The conclusion herein discusses the ways to address the interviewer's objections to audio-taping.

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Gay Marriage: A Changing Legal Landscape

Elizabeth J. Berns

The state of legal affairs for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) issues across the county provides for a rapidly changing legal landscape. Getting personal and political about same-sex marriage is now becoming a recurrent experience ' all well-timed in light of the pending arguments and recent decisions coming from courts and legislatures across the states.

Perplexing Problems Under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

Paul L. Feinstein

The Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, like its predecessor, The Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, is a comprehensive statutory scheme designed to allow money and property to be transferred to children easily. However, disputes have crept into family law and related proceedings. Becoming familiar with the UTMA will help you avoid problems in settling or trying cases that involve custodial assets.

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Case Notes

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent rulings of interest.

Twombly's Plausibility Standard in Product Liability Cases

Brian W. Fields

The <i>Twombly</i> decision significantly changed the accepted standard for a motion to dismiss from "no set of facts" to enough "plausible" facts. Now, to survive a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, a complaint must allege "enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face."

Defending Automobile Manufacturers in Design Defect Cases

E. Patrick McGuire

Counsel defending manufacturers who are alleged to have designed defective vehicles that have caused serious traffic accidents often have an uphill battle in convincing jurors that the design of their client's vehicle was not wholly responsible. But it's not all bad news.

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Polio Victim's 30-Year Crusade Garners $22.5 Million Award

Mark Fass

Filed in 1981, <i>Tenuto v. Lederle Laboratories</i> is the oldest ongoing non-guardianship case in New York City, according to the Office of Court Administration. Now there's an award. But will it stand?

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Can Failure-to-Warn Claims Against Generic Drug Manufacturers Be Preempted?

Sharon Caffrey, Alan Klein & Paul M. da Costa

The tension between the salutary purposes of the Hatch-Waxman Act (low-cost drugs widely and quickly available to patients) and the necessity to change label warnings when science or adverse event reports show a newly appreciated risk, presents a Hobson's choice to generic drug companies, complicated by the FDA's own interpretation of its CBE regulations as inapplicable to them.

Capturing the Current Mood

Allan Colman

Implicit in all the stories about layoffs or hourly versus value billing, the fundamental question is whether the severity of the economic downturn will permanently change what law firms look like and how they operate. Can they ever again support the notorious salary structures and leverage strategies of the past?

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