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<b><i>Media & Communications:</i></b> In an Era of Crises And Controversies, How Ready Is Your Law Firm?
Although the current news cycle is a barrage of negative situations, the silver lining is that they offer law firms a wealth of teachable moments about the importance of preparing for and responding to a crisis situation.
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Employment Attorneys See Business Gains Amid Weinstein Scandal
The heightened awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace has resulted in a surge of client calls to plaintiffs attorneys who litigate such claims.Meanwhile, defense attorneys, bracing for more litigation, said they are fielding more calls from corporate clients that want training conferences and advice on how to handle internal complaints and internal investigations.
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Federal Circuit Resolves Circuit Split, Finds That Venue Is Not Waived Under Rule 12(h)(1)(A) for Cases Brought before <i>TC HeartLand</i><br>Federal Circuit Reverses Award of Lost Profits Because Product Sold to a Single Customer Was an Available Non- Infringing Alternative
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Development
Discussion of a case in which a restaurant owner planned to demolish the existing building on a leased parcel to build a 5400-square-foot restaurant
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In the Courts
A rare ruling provides insight into the narrow scope that the attorney-client privilege and attorney work product privilege are afforded in criminal investigations.
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Five Ideas Lawyers Can Learn from the Military
<b><i>A Different Perspective for Marketers to Share</i></b><p>At West Point, the cadets are taught "Three Rules of Thumb" in deciding whether to take an action: Does this action deceive anyone or attempt to deceive anyone? Does it permit me an advantage to which I am not otherwise entitled? And, would I be satisfied with the outcome if I was on the receiving end of the action?
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Can Millennials Save Your Law Firm?
<b><i>After Years of Complacency About Their Business Model and the Pipeline for Talent, There's a Reason Law Firms Are So Worried About Managing the Millennial Generation</b></i><p>For law firms wringing their hands about how to manage the millennial generation — or asking why they should adapt to this crop of young lawyers in the first place — here's the bad news: If you're still clinging to traditional models for training associates and running the partnership, you've already fallen behind. The millennials are here, they're climbing the ranks, and they've already begun to transform the industry.
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Chancery Approves Incorporation of Reference Condition in Section 220 Litigation
Books and records actions are heralded as the "tools at hand" for litigators pursuing shareholder claims against a corporation. In fact, the Delaware Court of Chancery has been critical of litigants who failed to take advantage of a shareholder's right to request the books and records of a corporation prior to commencing litigation against the corporation.
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Unreliable Methodologies Doom Neck Brace Experts
A U.S. Magistrate Judge in Indiana recently excluded the opinions of two experts because they did not meet the "reliability" criteria specified in Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and the famous <i>Daubert</i> decision. The rulings doomed the badly injured plaintiff's claim because summary judgment in favor of the defendant quickly followed.
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