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Discussion of two recent notable cases.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

California Talent Agencies Act Isn't "Vague"<br>Motion to Amend Is Granted In Dispute Over Sale Opportunity for Ben E. King Song Royalties<br>"Thin" Copyright Protection for Jokes

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Business Crimes Hotline

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NORTH CAROLINANine Individuals Now Indicted for $2.5 Million Investment Fraud SchemeOn April 27, a Western District of North Carolina grand jury…

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<i><b>Online Extra:</b></i><br>Target to Pay $18.5M to States over Data Breach

P.J. D'Annunzio

Retail giant Target has agreed to pay a total of $18.5 million in a settlement with 47 states over a 2013 consumer data breach that resulted in over 100 million pieces of credit card or personal information being stolen by hackers.

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<b><I>Voice of the Client</I></b>: Why Put Clients on Mute?

Why Do We Keep The Voice of the Client on Mute?

According to the author: "Having conducted hundreds of in-person client feedback interviews, I can say without reservation that clients would welcome — and prefer — a call or meeting focused on what the firm is doing well, what it could be doing better, and how the firm can provide more value."

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Alternative Legal Services Providers: Changing Buyer Perceptions

David Curle

A common perception of today's legal services industry is that buyers of legal services have many more choices because legal services are disaggregating and unbundling. No longer are law firms the only option for clients with legal work; they now have a wider menu of providers from which to choose.

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Drug & Device News

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A settlement was reached Feb. 10 between McNeil Consumer Healthcare (a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson) and more than 200 plaintiffs who claim liver damage from taking Tylenol.

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Case Notes

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On April 6, Florida's Supreme Court announced that a lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. may go forward, rejecting the cigarette manufacturer's argument that federal preemption foreclosed the right of an injured smoker and his representatives to bring state-law tort claims against it for marketing cigarettes.

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Railcar Leasing on the Rise

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According to a recent analyst report from global market research company, Technavio, the railcar leasing market in North America, is predicted to grow steadily at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of above 9% by 2021. The report, titled Railcar Leasing Market In North America 2017-2021, finds that one of the primary drivers for this market is the rise in the demand for tank cars due to growing crude oil production.

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What Lawyers Can Learn from Poker Players

Laura Besvinick

Litigation is often compared to chess. The image is evoked of a lawyer strategically developing evidence and making arguments the same way a chess player moves and sacrifices pieces on a chessboard, to defeat an opponent. But ask any trial lawyer, and he or she will tell you that litigation is nothing like chess. The better analogy and, more importantly, the better place to turn for useful practice pointers, is poker. Here's why.

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