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Application of the Abuse Exclusion: Recent Developments

Jessica F. Pardi

Claims of sexual abuse and molestation frequently contain high-dollar demands. Based upon the complexity and risk, many sexual abuse claims result in coverage disputes.

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Marketing Tech: Are Content Analytics the Next Big Thing?

Keith Ecker

It is no surprise that technology vendors are starting to develop software that crunches a variety of statistics in order to spit out metrics that law firm marketers can use to benchmark their success.

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Parallel Criminal Investigations

Jonathan B. New & Brian F. Allen

Navigating through the competing demands of civil discovery and mounting a criminal defense poses unique challenges and potential landmines for corporate counsel.

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How Torys Updated Its Intake Processes and Systems

Grace Emanuele

In 2008 we began actively looking for a new system that would allow our lawyers and staff to easily enter all of the required pieces of information about potential new clients. We wanted a system that could create a central repository for that information and integrate seamlessly with our financial and document management systems. CorpIntake has helped us to dramatically cut down the amount of time it takes to open new matters, comply with regulations and keep all of our information in a central location.

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Consumer Groups Decry FCC's Net Neutrality Proposal

Jenna Greene

Consumer advocates reacted with dismay to reports that the FCC plans to allow Internet service providers to charge companies a toll for faster access, while FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler defended the proposed rules as consistent with the underlying goals of net neutrality.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Justices Wary of Broad Authority for Cellphone Searches

Tony Mauro

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 29 appeared reluctant to give police sweeping authority to search the full contents of smartphones without first obtaining a search warrant from a judge.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i>Justices Wary of Broad Authority for Cellphone Searches

Tony Mauro

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 29 appeared reluctant to give police sweeping authority to search the full contents of smartphones without first obtaining a search warrant from a judge.

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Michigan Ban on Affirmative Action Upheld by Supreme Court

Tony Mauro

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 22 voted, 6-2, to uphold Michigan's ban on state affirmative action programs, finding that the court has no authority to set aside the measure approved by voters.

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<i>Online Extra</i> SEOs, Meet Your New BFF, the PR Professional

Nicholas Gaffney

It's not so long ago that the 'Basic Tips' to boost a website's rank in search engine results were about tracking page rank, using keywords, and creating internal links, with content ranking low on the totem pole. Well, guess what? That's changed and, as Google ' the most popular search engine ' becomes the arbiter of quality in determining what your eyeballs see, it will continue to evolve. '

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