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Whose Space? Discovery of Social Networking Web Sites

Ronald J. Levine & Susan L. Swatski-Lebson

This article explores a social networking site user's right to privacy, an adversary's right to obtain information from that site, and the admissibility of the information.

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Product Liability Suit Pre-empted by Federal Vaccine Act

Amaris Elliott-Engel

A Philadelphia judge recently ruled that a federal law governing the liability of pharmaceutical companies for drug vaccines pre-empts state tort claims of design defect and failure to warn in the product liability case of an 11-year-old boy who has autism.

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

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ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

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A Multidistrict Litigation Primer

Kimberly H. Clancy

What do FEMA trailers, peanut butter, Viagra, pet food, tires, implantable defibrillators, Agent Orange and iPods have in common? A really weird dream? Maybe. Mass product liability litigation? Ding!

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Second Circuit Clarifies ADA Obligations

By Stewart E. Sterk

What building modifications trigger an obligation to comply with the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? The Second Circuit addressed that question in <i>Roberts v. Royal Atlantic Corp.</i> and reached a number of important conclusions.

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Practice Tip: Foreign Statutes of Limitations

Lawrence Goldhirsch & David Rosenband

When you file a suit on behalf of an out-of-state plaintiff, the state in which you file may have a borrowing statute. This type of statute usually prevents forum shopping by requiring the out-of-state plaintiff to file his case in the forum state within the statute of limitations permitted by his home state. Following is an analysis of this situation.

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Wyeth v. Levine

Christopher Thomas, Kevin Saunders & Timothy Broshears

One of the great dramas playing in the theater of American jurisprudence is the epic struggle that roils pharmaceutical labeling. Simply put, the labeling issue confronting the Supreme Court this term is: Who decides the adequacy of drug labeling ' the FDA or a jury of plaintiff's peers?

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Ethical Issues of the 21st Century

Frederick L. Whitmer & Benjamin D. Goldberg

In Part One of this article, the authors covered ethical issues relating to e-mail. In Part Two below, they discuss ethical issues related to e-discovery and social networking and blogs.

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Leadership Development Programs

Michele Bendekovic & Diane Costigan

Leadership competencies are critical for lawyers on many fronts. While leadership is not taught in law school, many firms have begun to implement formal leadership development programs. Here's how to do it.

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