Features
Bruce Alltop
If your Professional Development program does not include a component focused on the importance of trust and isn't engaged with firm leadership on how best to overcome the two most prevalent types of trust in a professional services firm, that may be the reason why the firm's client team program isn't as successful as everyone would like it to be.
Features
Gary S. Salzman
This article briefly explores a few instances where an ADR clause should be strongly considered. Although the article is primarily based upon Florida law, the legal principals discussed are likely common and applicable to most other jurisdictions in the U.S.
Karen Brunton Bloom, Evelyn Cruz Sroufe
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Luis R. Mejia
The Delaware Chancery Court ordered Dole Food Co. Inc. CEO David Murdock and COO and General Counsel C. Michael Carter to pay Dole shareholders $148 million for fraud in connection with the company's 2013 take-private deal. The Aug. 27 decision is one of the largest awards ever to shareholders in a deal-related lawsuit.
Features
Alan Minsk
Recently, the Tenth Circuit found that federal law preempts injury and negligence claims, brought under state law, even if the claims arise out of potential off-label promotion by the device manufacturer.
Columns & Departments
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
Analysis of a recent ruling in which the United States District Court for the Eastern 'District of New York issued an opinion in support of the sentencing of Ion Catalin Vrancea, who was convicted on multiple counts in 'November 2013.
Mindy W. Sherman
Whether you are a landlord of a shopping center, a long-term retail tenant, or a temporary seasonal tenant, there are several leasing issues that arise during the holidays that are worth noting. Here is a list of some common areas of concern and questions for you to check at least once, if not twice.
Features
Charles Toutant
A New Jersey online ad agency claims in a suit filed in federal court in Newark that it was defrauded by artificially generated Web traffic on a company's website, an issue e-commerce attorneys said is "extremely prevalent," but rarely litigated.
Lawrence Goldhirsch
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Michael Pederson
A medical device case poses numerous pleading problems. However, before one even reaches the pleading stage, there are major hurdles to consider.
Features
David Deppe
Has acceptance of technology-assisted review (TAR) finally turned a corner and earned broad acceptance in the legal community? Some recent comments by the influential and technology-savvy Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck would seem to indicate that TAR has moved beyond the controversial stage and entered into the mainstream of e-discovery practice.
Features
Kyle-Beth Hilfer
The Ninth Circuit has held that fair use is an exception to copyright law and not a defense, in the first federal appeals court ruling on this issue. The decision is the latest in the ongoing battle between plaintiff Stephanie Lenz and defendant Universal Music Corp. and affiliated companies (Universal). Starting in a rural kitchen in Pennsylvania, the case is now a landmark decision in copyright law that protects many home videographers.
