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<b><i>Practice Tip: </i></b>A Primer on Pre-nups Image

<b><i>Practice Tip: </i></b>A Primer on Pre-nups

Robert A. Epstein

The holidays are over and, in the world of family law, that can mean an influx of clients looking for an attorney to prepare or review a premarital agreement in advance of an upcoming June wedding. Drafting or reviewing premarital agreements can, however, be "risky business."

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Federal Circuit Tackles RAND Royalty Rates Image

Federal Circuit Tackles RAND Royalty Rates

Matthew Siegal & Adam Sapper

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a case of first impression, ruled that when the patent at issue is a standard essential patent (SEP) and its owner is subject to an obligation to license that patent on reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND) terms, the jury instructions must discuss the specific obligations of that patentee and not RAND commitments in general.

Recent Developments In Restitution Law Image

Recent Developments In Restitution Law

Reed A. Smith

The Supreme Court, recently settled an important question on the valuation of loan collateral and, at the opposite end of the complexity spectrum, it addressed restitution under the Violence Against Women Act for possession of child pornography, generating multiple dissents, and offering at least a flavor of how the justices might be inclined to approach the general restitution statutes.

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Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Discussion of two key rulings.

Justices Gingerly Join Debate Over Internet Sales Taxes Image

Justices Gingerly Join Debate Over Internet Sales Taxes

Tony Mauro

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 8 scratched the surface of the looming battle over state taxation of Internet retailers and seemed troubled by what it saw.

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Internet Changes Medication Sales Regulations

Jonathan Bick

Internet use has changed the way medication purchases are regulated, due in part to patients' free access to information related to pharmaceutical products and medical care. Consequently, pharmaceutical manufacturers sponsor Internet links to promote direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising via the Internet, with sales sites one click away.

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Law Firm Billing Gets Smart with Tech Image

Law Firm Billing Gets Smart with Tech

Sean Doherty

For law firms to get smart about bidding on work, they need a legal management infrastructure with deep knowledge and understanding of their matters, staffing resources, billing rates and spending data. This business intelligence (BI), goes beyond a stand-alone matter management application.

Liability to Non-Patients: Recent Decisions Offer Guidance Image

Liability to Non-Patients: Recent Decisions Offer Guidance

Thomas A. Moore & Matthew Gaier

Although, generally, there must be a physician-patient or a hospital-patient relationship for a legal duty of care to exist upon which liability may be founded, in some situations, health care providers may be held liable to someone other than a patient.

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Sequenced Discovery in Mass Tort Litigation

Andrew K. Solow, Aaron Levine & Daniel Meyers

This article focuses on sequenced discovery ' an underutilized tool that permits courts to focus initial discovery on general causation. Sequenced discovery front-loads the issue of general causation and prevents plaintiffs from dragging out litigation without having been put to the test of proving that the product at issue can cause the alleged injury.

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QDRO or Buyout

Theodore K. Long, Jr.

One of the most complex and difficult decisions a divorcing couple faces is the division of the pension rights accumulated during the marriage. This article discusses QDROs, pro and con.

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