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FTC Moves Directly Against Social Media Influencers

C. Ryan Barber

The FTC has faulted social media influencers for failing to disclose the payments behind their seemingly organic endorsements. But the FTC only reached settlements with the companies, raising a question of when — if ever — the agency would directly go after the influencers.

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Arizona's New Paid Sick Leave Law

Tamara Cook

As of July 1, 2017 all employers in Arizona are now required to provide employees with paid sick leave as directed by a new law, the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act. The law dictates how employers must implement the new rules — from when the benefits begin to accrue to when they pay out, and what fines will be imposed for non-compliance.

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Qualcomm Slammed In Patent Brawl With Apple

Qualcomm Inc. lost two pretrial skirmishes last month in its patent and antitrust battle against Apple Inc. — in just about every way imaginable.

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'I Thought I'd Seen It All with Rights of First Refusal, But I Was Mistaken'

Marisa L. Byram

This article shares an actual recent dispute in which a landlord claimed there was a mutual mistake in the material terms of a right of first refusal after the proper exercise of such right and acceptance of such material terms by its tenant.

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Role and Responsibilities of Practice Group Leaders

Joel A. Rose

Ideally, the objective of defining the role and responsibilities of Practice Group Leaders should be to establish just enough structure and accountability within their respective practice group to maximize the economic potential of the firm, while institutionalizing the principles of leadership and teamwork.

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Professional Coaching: A Gift That Keeps on Giving

Kimberly Rice

This article offers a case for legal marketers to consider when strategizing how to best support their lawyer clients on a level that they are personally unable to do on their own, given the many diverse demands within a busy marketing department.

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Assigning Claim Value

J. Randolph Evans & Shari L. Klevens

<b><I>Lawyers Must Weigh Potential Liability</I></b><p>This article outlines some of the issues relevant to a determination of whether an attorney's inaccurate valuation could create potential malpractice liability.

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Tri-Parenting: Three's Company or Three's a Crowd?

Bari Weinberger

<b><I>Part One of a Two-Part Article</I></b><p>Laws pertaining to legal parentage have changed frequently in recent years as states have attempted to keep pace with the evolving configurations of modern-day families. Major contributors to this process have expanded our definitions of family and parenthood. Still, what about the related issue of <I>how many</I> recognized parents a child can have?

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The Rise of the Travel Act

Jonathan S. Feld, Monica B. Wilkinson, Lea F. Courington & Alison L. Carruthers

The DOJ continues to prioritize health care anti-fraud enforcement through the aggressive use of different statutes and investigative methods. Now, the government is putting a 60-year-old tool to a new use: It is using the federal Travel Act to pursue criminal charges against health care entities in connection with health care bribery/kickback schemes. This article discusses these recent actions and the potential ramifications of the expansion of the scope of the Travel Act.

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Increased Scrutiny for <I>Cy Pres</I> Provisions in Class Action Settlements

Joshua L. Becker & Brad M. Strickland

Despite the popularity of utilizing the <I>cy pres</I> doctrine and its benefits, courts are reviewing class-action settlement agreements that provide for <I>cy pres</I> payments with increased scrutiny.

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