The Revised Americans with Disabilities Amendment Act
The ADAAA, which takes effect in January 2009, took aim at two United States Supreme Court decisions rendered during the last decade that were viewed as substantially limiting the scope of covered disabilities under the ADA. This article explains what it means to your practice.
Case Briefs
Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.
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Using Staff Counsel to Defend Insureds
The Texas Supreme Court recently declared that insurance companies do not commit the unauthorized practice of law when they use lawyers they employ to provide a defense to their insureds.
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D&O Coverage for Corporate Criminal Investigations
Surprisingly few reported decisions discuss whether criminal investigations of corporate wrongdoing are covered under directors' and officers' liability insurance policies. This is amazing because the past decade has been marked by waves of corporate scandals, and federal and state prosecutors and regulators will likely continue to launch broad investigations of corporate conduct in the decade to come.
Today's Law Firm Leadership Crisis: Where Is Your Next Generation of Leaders?
Do you know who your firm's next leader will be? Do you have a short list of viable partner candidates? If your answer to these questions is no, you are not alone.
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It's Compensation Time Again
Whatever compensation system a firm selects, it will work in the long run only if it has the confidence of all of the firm's partners. Based upon the author's experience, that confidence can best be won by providing a role in the process for all partners.
Help Insulate Your Firm with Careful Year-End Planning
Notwithstanding the slowing economy, there are opportunities to strengthen the firm's finances and those of individual partners. The key in this or any year is careful tax planning — including year-end tax projections — that will help lessen federal and state tax liabilities, prepare for possible exposure to the alternative minimum tax, and discover potential ways to save and streamline.
How Healthy Is Your Inventory?
Savvy firms are expanding their tool kits to effectively manage the business of law. Inventory analysis is a critical component, and used wisely, can point to risks and trends early, preventing cash flow problems down the road.
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IP News
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
Prasco v. Medicis: CAFC Draws a Line in the Sand
In <i>Prasco, LLC v. Medicis Pharm. Corp.</i>, the Federal Circuit declined to allow a declaratory judgment action on unasserted patents and provided some useful guidance in understanding what factual circumstances would be insufficient to establish a justiciable controversy.
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