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Special Report: The Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2014

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at a recent survey from The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA).

Creditor Can Be Liable for 'False' Use of Firm Image

Creditor Can Be Liable for 'False' Use of Firm

Mark Hamblett

A case in which homeowners claimed that The Money Store had violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and the Truth in Lending Act by sending deceptive letters.

Features

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A More Secure Investment?

Thomas B. Howard & Michael Geltner

Clearly, the attractiveness of each investment type will vary with conditions. So, which is the better investment for the long-term investor?

Features

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Common Exclusions from Blanket Liens

Alan M. Christenfeld & Barbara M. Goodstein

This article examines some items that commonly are carved out of blanket liens, either by operation of law or by market practice.

Features

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Class Action Waivers Validated in NLRB Loss

Rebekah Mintzer

A decision handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans in December upheld the use of class or collective action waivers in arbitration agreements.

Features

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Can Using Facebook Be a Firing Offense?

Todd C. Taylor

Do employers have carte blanche to discipline employees for their social media use? An in-depth discussion.

Features

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How Metadata Changed the Outcome of a Complex Employment Case

Victor Vital

How a detailed forensic analysis of data and its metadata produced a "smoking gun" that allowed a firm to win a major case.

Features

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New Associates and Your Firm

Bruce Elvin

This article is a guide for developing and improving new associate training in your firm.

Features

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Data Analytics

Christopher Petrini-Poli & Scott Springer

Data analytics, the same data mining and interpretive analysis used for decades in other professions, is bringing change to the core business side of the legal profession.

Columns & Departments

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At the Intersection: Notes on the New Year

Pamela Woldow

By this time next year, legal service delivery will have become less firm-driven, more client-driven, more collaborative and more complicated.

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