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Representing Athletes in Trouble
Jonathan Ringel
Speaking recently on a sports law panel at the annual Georgia Bar Media and Judiciary Conference, Atlanta lawyer David Cronwall, who represents sports stars in trouble, gave a first-hand account of an attorney's balancing act between helping a client avoid prison and salvaging the athlete's career.
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Contests and Sweepstakes Law: A Guide Through the Legal Jungle Practice Manual
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On the Move
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Who's doing what; who's going where.
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Drug & Device News
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Discussion of several pivotal rulings.
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Real Property Law
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Third Circuit Weighs Novel Cybersecurity Case
Saranac Hale Spencer
Five years ago, Russian hackers broke into the Wyndham Hotels computer network and stole the credit card information for thousands of customers, a security breach that has now put the novel question of whether the FTC can sue a company for failing to properly secure its data in front of the Third Circuit.
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The 2015 Employer Mandate Is Here
Jennifer S. Kiesewetter
The year 2015 is here ' in fact, the first quarter of 2015 has already flown by ' and so is the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) employer "play or pay" mandate, which has been delayed, in total or in part, twice.
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Shipboard Medical Liability Case May Alter the Status Quo
Janice G. Inman
The Eleventh Circuit was faced with some controversial questions in a case in which an injured ship's passenger received allegedly negligent treatment in the ship's medical clinic by contractor medical providers. The passenger soon died.
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Federal Judges Survey Says '
Bob Rohlf
Twenty years ago, few lawyers would have thought the notion of legal competency would come to include understanding and advising on technical issues surrounding the discovery of electronic information. In today's digital age, however, lawyers must be both legally and technically savvy to competently represent their clients.
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2016 Budget Targets Retirement
Lawrence L. Bell
In February, the Obama Administration's Fiscal Year 2016 Budget was published, along with the Department of Treasury's Greenbook, a detailed explanation of the President's proposed budget. Because the proposed legislation must pass a Republican-led Congress, the President's budget may be "aspirational.
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