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Adopting Information Governance in Small and Midsized Firms

Johan T. Widjaja

The law firm records management industry has been evolving to an information governance framework. The records function within the firm has traditionally been more of a back-end function, with the idea that everything was created in paper, made into an official record, indexed and hopefully regulated by retention schedules.

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Divorce in the Red Zone

Carl M. Palatnik

In cases involving divorce financial planners, red zones are legal and financial coordination points between the attorney and the planner ' the latter bringing a broad financial perspective to the case that compliments the attorney's legal perspective.

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Analyzing Child Custody Reports

Jeffrey P. Wittmann, David A. Martindale & Timothy M. Tippins

This is the third installment of a four-part series offering a model for attorneys to use when faced with the task of analyzing a custody assessment.

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Is It a 'Cyberattack' or a 'Data-Breach Incident'?

Mark Mermelstein, Antony Kim & Robert Uriarte

This article goes beyond the nuts and bolts of how to respond to a data-breach incident, and offers some lessons learned from the frontlines of the cybersecurity war to help companies successfully navigate the legal and public-relations minefield that ensues.

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When Is Equity Value Really Zero?

Rob Schlegel & Randy Sweeten

In the past few years, we have seen several of our valuation assignments conclude with "zero value," which is hardly pleasing. Not only is this type of opinion stressful, it also contributes to expert and attorney fees where fee containment may be one of the underlying objectives of the clients.

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Decisions of Interest

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Expert analysis of two major rulings.

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Is Exoneree's Ex-Wife Entitled to Compensation?

John Council

Steven Phillips spent 25 years in a Texas prison for a crime he did not commit, a miscarriage of justice for which the state of Texas compensated him with millions of dollars. And he will not have to pay $114,459.50 of that money to his ex-wife, thanks to a recent ruling.

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New Jersey Manufacturers and Punitive Damages

Janice Inman

The state of New Jersey is home to the headquarters of 17 of the the top 20 drug-producing companies in the world. An incentive for pharmaceuticals manufacturers to move to or stay in New Jersey is surely its business-friendly laws. One such law has been at the center of several litigations nationwide, as New Jersey drug manufacturers try to export to other states the favorable treatment they receive in their home state.

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Corporate Successorship: What You Don't Know Could Cost You

Jennifer R. Devery & Rachel Gart

A corporate successor's right to coverage under a predecessor's policy is not a foregone conclusion. Thus, to protect against paying claims in error, an insurer's first line of defense is awareness of the issues.

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Supreme Court Rules Against Aereo

J. Alexander Lawrence

In <i>ABC v. Aereo</i>, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit's holding that Aereo did not directly infringe the copyright owners' public performance rights through the operation of the "Watch Now" function of its service.

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