Breaking with longstanding precedent, the Eleventh Circuit recently concluded that previous case law holding cruise ship operators blameless for the negligence of their onboard medical personnel is based on outdated norms. This decision may have far-reaching consequences for shipboard medical malpractice claimants and their representatives.
Less than half of AmLaw 200 firms have mobile websites, but that may change soon. In January, Google started sending messages to web operators to "fix mobile usability issues."
The most-asked questions about family law in Texas are answered by an expert.
Some things appear to be so simple that we assume (dangerously) that everyone "gets it." But a significant number of lawyers either have no system ' formal or otherwise ' for getting and staying in touch with key people, or do a dismal job of staying connected.
Analysis of two important rulings.
Two recent decisions from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, affirmed the use of "average lateness" methodology to examine both the subjective and the objective components of the ordinary course of business defense to preference actions. This article explains the those decisions.
Important news from Texas and New York.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided there was sufficient evidence to support a jury's finding that merchandiser A.V.E.L.A. violated the Lanham Act by using the unlicensed image of Bob Marley on t-shirts and other merchandise in a manner likely to cause confusions.
Now that the first quarter of the calendar year is almost over, it is helpful to identify trends that might warrant particular attention from corporate executives and their counsel. Here are the details.
