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The Possible Consequences of Pursuing Outstanding Legal Fees

Sue C. Jacobs

The attorney-client relationship is not one that always ends well. The client is able to discharge the attorney at any time, but outstanding legal fees must be addressed. If the client either ignores the correspondence or refuses to pay the fees, the attorney may determine to commence an action seeking the legal fees. What follows is a long, unhappy, expensive experience for each party.

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Verdicts

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Discussion of a case in which a hospital was ordered to produce records it did not have.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Failure to Geoblock User Uploads of Movies Isn't Ground for Establishing Personal Jurisdiction Over Web Company<br>Letter of Intent For Production of Film Wasn't Binding<br>Use of Catcalling Footage in Ad Doesn't Result in Viable False Endorsement Claim by Actress

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Case Notes

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In-depth analysis of two important rulings.

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Liability Exposure When Experts Flub<br><font size="-1"><b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i></font>

Michael Hoenig

Last month, the author began discussion of the consequences of retaining an expert witness who errs on the stand. Should the expert be subject to lawsuit for damages? Could the attorney who hired him/her be held liable? The analysis concludes here.

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<i>Online Extra</i><br>DOL Sues Google Over Failure to Provide Compensation Data

Rebekah Mintzer

The Department of Labor (DOL) is asking an administrative law judge to order the company to turn over information on job and salary history for employees…

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DE Chancery Court Strikes Down Fee-Shifting Bylaw

Gary W. Lipkin, Alexandra Rogin & Justin M. Forcier

In <i>Solak v. Sarowitz</i>, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a corporate bylaw ran afoul of 8 Del. C. Section 109(b), as recently amended, where it purported to shift attorney fees and expenses to an unsuccessful stockholder that filed an internal corporate claim outside of the state of Delaware.

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In the Marketplace

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Who's doing what; who's going where.

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Business Crimes Hotline

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A look at the largest ever global bribery case.

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How to Make 2017 a Game Changer

Kimberly Rice

How will you help make 2017 a different kind of year for your lawyer clients? More prosperous?

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