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Lee Rosenberg
The ongoing disparate treatment of attorneys for the children versus those of the parents, though perhaps well-intentioned, violates the parents' right of due process and too often over-empowers children.
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Rebecca L. Palmer
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Crystal E. Buit
Mediation has become an important component in family law proceedings. This article offers eight tips for making the most of mediation in a family law matter.
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Shannon Green
According to OSHA, more than 30 workers have died of heat stroke each year since 2003. Here's how to prevent such tragedies.
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Gillian Watson Egan
A growing number of courts are now looking not only to protect employees who took some sort of civil rights action, but also those who can show that their employers <I>perceived</I> they took that action, even when they didn't.
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John Council
In a pointed opinion, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that firing a woman because she wants to use a breast pump at work violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Alan D. Berkowitz, J. Ian Downes
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Jennifer L. Burdick
This article explores recent developments in the arbitration context, particularly those involving class or collective action issues, and highlights a number of significant unsettled issues that may soon be decided.
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Jay Mayesh
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M. Tomas Murphy
As global commerce has expanded beyond traditional territorial bounds, the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts has undergone a similar expansion.
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Ronald J. Levine
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Sharon A. O’Shaughnessy
Despite the fact that product liability class action settlements are subject to judicial scrutiny to ensure substantive and procedural fairness, there is surprisingly little data available regarding how much cash relief class members actually receive post-settlement.
John J. Weinholtz
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Kevin T. Saunders
What is the rule for <I>ex parte</I> contact with a corporate adversary's former employee? What you need to know.
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Thomas B. Cahill
Usually a property assemblage is viewed as a transaction involving the purchase of property rather than a lease, but a property assemblage could very well involve a leased parcel.
