Voice of the Client: Assumptions Can Kill You
Shouldn't we be more deliberate and questioning about the assumptions we make about clients ' in order to ensure that we don't end up with self-inflicted client relations issues?
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<i>Wilton /Brillhart</i> Abstention Update
While it is not unusual for federal courts to apply the <I>Wilton/Brillhar</I>t abstention doctrine in response to a party motion, a recent case is remarkable because not only did the district court dismiss the case on its own motion, it did so fully a year after removal, with no parallel state court action pending and after the magistrate judge had issued a 39-page report recommending that the coverage question be answered in the insurer's favor.
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Settlement Between Gaga and Manager To Stay Out of Public View
Lady Gaga and her former producer, Rob Fusari, won a court order that keeps a lid on the terms of a 2010 settlement agreement between them that has become pertinent to another case now headed for trial.
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Media & Communications: Corporate Journalism, The Future of Law Firm Marketing
Corporate journalism ' also known as brand journalism ' is journalistic content produced by a law firm (or any other entity) about that firm, its work, or the issues that it deals with on a regular basis. Here's how it works.
Understanding The New Flood Insurance Law
President Barack Obama signed into law the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act in March. This legislation is intended as a solution to extreme flood insurance rate increases caused by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012.
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If You're Not on Facebook, You're Committing Malpractice
Imagine you're cross-examining a witness about a phone call, but you've never used a telephone before. Ridiculous, right? But is it any different than wading into a new client matter where social media communications are at issue without having ever used social media?
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Supreme Court Opinion Calls into Question Hundreds of NLRB Rulings
On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited <I>Noel Canning</I> decision, and invalidated President Obama's January 2012 appointments of three individuals to the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB or Board).
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The DNA of an In-House Corporate e-Discovery Project Manager
What is the DNA of an in-house e-discovery project manager ' and how can you become one, whether you are a lawyer or a technician? Let's define an in-house e-discovery project manager, examine in-house corporate hiring trends and endeavor to understand what the corporate appetite is for grooming talent or, conversely, for hiring experienced e-discovery professionals.
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Phila. Bar Association Issues Guidelines on Social Media Use
A recent Philadelphia Bar Association ethics opinion detailing how lawyers may instruct their clients on the use of social media provides greater clarity to lawyers caught in the middle of a constantly "evolving" digital landscape, some attorneys said.
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The EU 'Right to Be Forgotten' Google Judgment
In mid-May, the European Union's highest court, the European Court of Justice, handed down a controversial landmark ruling in a matter commonly referred to as the "right to be forgotten" case, concerning Google. Here's what it means to U.S. businesses.
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