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If You're Not on Facebook, You're Committing Malpractice

Josh King

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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Insurance Coverage Disputes over Data Breaches

Ellen Farrell & Kathryn Linsky

Each day, businesses become progressively more dependent on computers and the Internet to gather, store and protect information. But, as sophisticated as this technology may be, it has also proven to be susceptible to breaches, which have time and again resulted in the unauthorized access of confidential information.

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Employee Departures and Data Loss

Scott Giordano

There are numerous ways to lose or fail to identify employee electronically stored information that could reasonably be relevant to litigation or a subpoena, and it seems that new sources appear regularly.

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Surviving the Medical Malpractice Claim

Kevin M. Quinley

When a doctor or other health care provider learns that he or she is the subject of a medical malpractice suit, one of the first things the defendant will want to do is find the most top-flight legal representation possible. But how can the physician know which defense attorney is the right one for the case?

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SEC Narrowly Adopts Money Market Fund Reforms

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Years of debate between regulators and the securities industry dating back to the financial crisis came to an end on July 23 when the SEC narrowly approved rules aimed at lessening the risk of investor runs on money market funds.

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Drug & Device News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of several major cases.

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Protective Orders

Janice Inman

When a person is contemplating obtaining a civil protection order barring a spouse or other family member from making contact with him or her, that person has relative control over the situation: But how much say does the victim have when a protective order is issued in his or her favor as part of a criminal proceeding?

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In the Spotlight: Use It or Lose It!

Christy L. Abbott

Can a landlord who fails to collect rental payment increases recover the unpaid amounts years after such amounts should have been due, or even after the expiration of the lease, despite the fact that the landlord failed to seek such payments throughout the term of the lease?

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<b><i>Practice Tip:</b></i>Divorce: The Silver Lining

Julia Swain

Divorce rates are on the rise as the U.S. economy slowly improves and rebounds from the recession. While some may view a rise in divorce as a negative statistic, there is a positive corresponding impact: Separating couples actually help further improve the economy. This applies not only to divorce lawyers' bottom line, but also to the real estate and consumer markets and our labor force.

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Imputed Income: A Look at What Courts Find Persuasive

Marcy L. Wachtel & Lori Meyers

In determining spousal maintenance and child support awards, historical and current income do not provide the full picture and, alone, cannot form the basis for support awards. In those cases, courts have the discretion to impute income to one or both of the parties.

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