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October 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
All too often, the outcome of a "child custody dispute" will turn upon the recommendations contained within the custodial or parenting plan evaluation of the psychological expert. This first of a two-part article contains: 1) a brief review of Frye v. United States, and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharm., Inc., standards; 2) an exploration of why evaluations are so rarely challenged by Frye/Daubert hearings; and 3) the foundation for a meaningful review of the evaluation under either Frye or Daubert standards.
October 30, 2008Richard WestAs general counsel and assistant corporate secretary at Mechanics Bank in Northern California, I always considered my financial institution's method for delivering its board books to our corporate directors in advance of their board meetings was fraught with peril and legal risk. The fact is that it was no different than what many corporations ' banking and otherwise ' do when distributing board materials in advance of their meetings.
October 30, 2008Kathleen QuennevilleOn Aug. 13th, a techie blogger named Oilman posted an article entitled, "Shame Shame Shame Findlaw," accusing the legal behemoth of violating Google's guidelines. Within hours, Findlaw was pilloried by the Search Engine Optimization blogosphere. Google dropped FindLaw's Page Rank from a 7 to a 5. The controversy unveiled Findlaw's SEM Advantage program ' which was essentially an agreement to sell a link from FindLaw.com to a law firm's Web site for up to $2,500 a month for the sole purpose of improving that site's search results, and is in violation of Google's Webmaster Guidelines.
October 30, 2008Conrad SaamThe latest news from the franchising world.
October 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Most large and mid-sized law firms today have disaster recovery plans in place. But are the plans realistic? Do they truly meet the needs of the organization? Do they really bring to the project the full range of options that are available to sophisticated providers of legal services? These questions are of paramount importance for those managing a disaster recovery plan, since the potential of natural disasters or terrorist threats is becoming an increasingly bigger concern for businesses to face.
October 30, 2008Ben WeinbergerNow more than ever, marketing should take center stage ' and for 50 firms it has ' I'm a believer!
October 30, 2008Elizabeth Anne 'Betiayn' TursiMost law firm managers understand intuitively that the value of inventory (both WIP and A/R) degrades over time, but by how much and how quickly? The ability to understand and answer these two questions is the first step in preparing a realistic, forward-looking valuation model ' one that can identify opportunities and drive action.
October 30, 2008Derek SchutzAlthough the geographic landscape in southern Ontario is similar to much of the northeastern United States, there are subtle traps for the franchisor who ventures northward expecting the franchise laws to be substantially the same. Southern Ontario contains the bulk of economic activity in Canada, and it has a franchise disclosure law based upon the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Franchise Rule. However, there are significant differences in how Canadian law in general will affect franchisors.
October 30, 2008By Michael Webster