The 'best interest of the child' standard reverberates through countless judicial opinions involving children. Despite steady criticism of its indeterminacy and vagueness, it persists and even expands its legal domain.
When can a woman become a father? According to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, when she is a lesbian. In a recent case, the Pennsylvania Superior Court applied estoppel to impose child support obligations on a woman who 'fathered' five children. Specifically, the court affirmed an order requiring the woman to pay child support to her former lesbian partner after she sought and won custody rights to the children born during their relationship.
Sales of recorded music in the United States and throughout the world have declined for three consecutive years. Three of the five major record companies are now reportedly for sale. Lay-offs are decimating record industry professionals.
Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
How the duration of an exclusive band member agreement is counted can be a pivotal point of dispute for a member who wishes to leave a group. This can be further complicated if the term of the band agreement is tied to a recording agreement.
Whether increases in staff and responsibility come through consolidation, market growth or merger, many law firm marketing departments are facing issues brought on by their larger size. The best advice in most situations is to 'think small.'
The BTI Consulting Group, Boston, MA just released the results of a new survey of law firm Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs). The results are based on telephone interviews conducted during the first quarter of 2003 with the CMOs of 62 AmLaw 200 firms.
This month's questions:
Q: Like many firms, we struggle with the ability to cross-sell our firm's services. How can we change lawyers' attitudes and beef up our cross-selling efforts?
Q: How can we stimulate more referrals from our sources?
