This article discusses the current trends in family structure, and provides insight into ever-changing considerations.
- July 02, 2014Rebecca Palmer and Derren Ciaglia
In what has commonly become known as the Koken decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department "does not possess the authority to require mandatory binding arbitration for UM and UIM disputes."
July 02, 2014Robert E. SmithWhen it comes to divorce, the importance of putting a case into a conceptual and structured financial framework in which the various parties can quickly and easily engage cannot be overestimated.
July 02, 2014Carl M. PalatnikThe Supreme Court in Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., recently resolved a split amongst the circuit courts in a 6-3 decision, holding that the equitable doctrine of laches could not be invoked to preclude a claim for damages within the statute of limitations for copyright cases.
July 02, 2014Andrew PequignotAs insurers refine coverage defenses and expand exclusions for cyber events, business will have to turn to specialty cyber policies for protection against data theft or loss.
July 02, 2014Travis WallThe qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, which allow private individuals ("relators") to bring suit on behalf of the federal government and keep a percentage of the proceeds, continue to be some of the most potent weapons in the government's antifraud arsenal.
July 02, 2014Jacqueline Wolff and Nirav ShahOn March 6, 2013 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance in the form of a fact sheet and question-and-answer sheet on religious garb and grooming in the workplace. Here is what you need to know.
July 02, 2014Rosanna Sattler and Laura OtentiA look at what's happening in neighboring states.
July 02, 2014ljnstaff | Law Journal Newsletters |Since the introduction of the Blackberry in the late '90s, mobile computing has been making communication easier for attorneys and their clients. While initial technologies were limited in their capabilities, much has changed in the past 15 years and today's mobile technologies have become a no-compromise solution for attorneys on the go.
July 02, 2014David CarnsThe U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the provision of the federal bank fraud statute which makes it a crime to "knowingly execut[e] a scheme ' to obtain" property owned by, or under the custody of, a bank "by means of false or fraudulent pretenses," does not require the government to prove that a defendant intended to defraud a bank into paying him or her money.
July 02, 2014Stanley A. Twardy Jr. and Elizabeth A. Latif

