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Spotting Unreliable Child Interviews
Unfortunately, not all child interviews are created equal, and a biased or unskilled evaluator can shape or distort a child's recollection of family history.
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<b><i>At the Intersection:</i></b> Scope-Blindness: Confusing Trees with Forests
As one of its core principles, Legal Project Management (LPM) emphasizes the need for effective project scoping as a crucial first step for delivering legal services efficiently, predictably, on time and on budget. Most experienced lawyers tell us they scope engagements quite well. In our experience, many of them don't.
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Do Same-sex Couples Have a Constitutional Right to Get Married and Stay Married?
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide whether any state may prohibit same-sex marriages ' or decline to recognize such marriages ' without running afoul of the federal Constitution. A decision is expected late this month.
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<b><i>Voice of the Client:</i></b> The Evolution Between Outside and Inside Counsel
In this column, we bring the views and opinions from the client's perspective into focus on issues involving pricing, service, marketing, strategy, differentiation and more. This month, we reached out to Michael Chartock, who has a multi-dimensional lens on these issues.
e-Discovery In An Information Governance World
Electronic discovery experts continue to put an emphasis on recognizing e-discovery as part of a complete information governance (IG) solution. Although this focus may be novel for e-discovery specialists, the management of corporate information at an enterprise level is far from new. Yet, despite its ubiquity, many professionals who have a solid grounding in electronic discovery struggle to understand how it falls into the broader world of information governance.
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Drawing the Line Between Fact- and Expert-Witness Testimony
As is often the case in product liability lawsuits, the recent bellwether trial in the Risperdal litigation involved several disputes about the admissibility of expert testimony. However, one such dispute is notable because the "expert" testimony in question was actually from a fact witness.
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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Battle Over .SUCKS Domain Gets Testy
The registry that owns the controversial domain name ".sucks" has put the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on notice that its criticisms and actions against the company could lead to legal action.
Federal Circuit Weighs in on a Lower Standard For Attorney Fee Awards
The Federal Circuit recently clarified the standard for an award of attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. '285 in <i>Oplus Technologies, Ltd. v. Vizio, Inc.,</i> holding that the record in the district court did not support a denial of attorney fees.
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Navigating Triangular Setoff Through Safe Harbors
An in-depth discussion of Safe-Harbored contracts and protected entities.
When Licensed Professionals Commit Insurance Fraud
Insurance fraud is committed not only by people who set fire to their homes for the insurance money or who lie about "missing" property that was in their "stolen" cars. Doctors and lawyers also commit insurance fraud. They risk the usual penalties, including potential jail time, as well as the loss of their ability to practice their profession.
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