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News about medical bills, and wrongful birth suits.
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Eminent Domain Law
A case in which there were no consequential damages for taking of temporary easement.
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Note from Your Editor
As our world continues to "dance as fast as it can," legal marketers around the globe continue to struggle with educating their lawyers in the ways of the "new normal."
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Verdicts
In-depth look at a ruling that a plaintiff was not unfairly surprised by greater detail In expert testimony .
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In the Marketplace
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Legal Sector Jobs Hold Steady in November
The number of jobs in the legal sector remained flat in November compared with the previous month, even as the total number of jobs in the U.S. increased by 321,000, according to seasonally adjusted preliminary data released last month by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Drug & Device News
Updated information about a key case involving contaminated medication.
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<b><i>Leadership</i></b>: Hidden Business Development Opportunities
These days, all firms must provide more value-added services. In the short run, the more you know the better chance you have at winning the business. In the long run, close client knowledge and an understanding of the marketplace will augment client retention.
Quarterly State Compliance Review
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect during the last quarter. It also examines some recent decisions of interest, including three from Delaware.
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Georgia Fed. Ct. Dismisses Suit Over <i>Honey</i> Films
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, dismissed a lawsuit brought by hip-hop dancer Ereina "Honey Rockwell" Valencia over Universal's <i>Honey</i> and <i>Honey 2</i> movies, released respectively in 2003 and 2011.
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