By virtue of its decision in Executive Benefits and its grant of certiorari in Wellness International, the Supreme Court has demonstrated that any further clarification of its decision in Stern will come slowly and deliberately.
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?
While it is not unusual for federal courts to apply the Wilton/Brillhart 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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited Noel Canning decision, and invalidated President Obama's January 2012 appointments of three individuals to the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB or Board).
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.
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.
