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Ninth Circuit Amends Recent Decision

Brian Oubre

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued an amended decision to retract <i>Du v. Allstate Ins. Co. et al.</i>, in which the court opined that, under California law, an insurer has a duty to promptly effectuate settlement when liability of its insured is reasonably clear, even absent a settlement demand by the claimant.

Key Insurance Coverage Considerations in the Wake of Superstorm Sandy

Roberta Anderson

Businesses that have suffered losses because of Superstorm Sandy may have substantial financial protection through their insurance policies. This article provides the ABC's of maximizing coverage.

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Understanding Partners' Capital Accounts

Luda Mirne

Law firm management should ensure that partners and senior associates (potential partners) understand the basic concepts pertaining to partners' capital accounts.

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Legal Project Management in a Practice Management World

Donna Seyle

The expectations of today's clients cannot be met by the trappings of traditional law practices. Considering the way clients now expect and demand that their lawyers engage with them, using project management is a perfect way to support the process.

I Have Seen the Future ...

J. Mark Santiago

As the economic outlook has continued to remain uncertain and the inability of law firms to reduce or hold the line on expenses becomes more apparent, law firms are increasingly looking at oursourcing.

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Who Is Reviewing Your Firm's Partnership Agreements?

Steven A. Davis & Louis Balbirer

This article focuses on the specific areas of law firm partnership agreements that require an accountant's input and expertise.

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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> Supreme Court to Hear Historic Same-Sex Marriage Cases

Marcia Coyle

Opening the door to a potentially historic step in the nation's gay rights movement, the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 7 agreed to decide two constitutional challenges involving same-sex marriage.

<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> DTI Acquires Fios for Relativity Services

Evan Koblentz

Document Technologies Inc. has acquired Fios Inc., thereby expanding its hosted e-discovery services, which focus on kCura Corp.'s Relativity document review software, DTI officials said on Nov. 29.

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Howard J. Shire & Joseph Mercadante

Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.

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  • Surveys in Patent Infringement Litigation: The Next Frontier
    Most experienced intellectual property attorneys understand the significant role surveys play in trademark infringement and other Lanham Act cases, but relatively few are likely to have considered the use of such research in patent infringement matters. That could soon change in light of the recent admission of a survey into evidence in <i>Applera Corporation, et al. v. MJ Research, Inc., et al.</i>, No. 3:98cv1201 (D. Conn. Aug. 26, 2005). The survey evidence, which showed that 96% of the defendant's customers used its products to perform a patented process, was admitted as evidence in support of a claim of inducement to infringe. The court admitted the survey into evidence over various objections by the defendant, who had argued that the inducement claim could not be proven without the survey.
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