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Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.

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ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at the latest cases from around the states.

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National Litigation Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent cases of importance to your practice.

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Direct Evidence Not Needed in Mixed-Motive Cases

Darrell R. VanDeusen

The Supreme Court ended its last term holding that direct evidence of discrimination is not necessary in a Title VII mixed-motive case. <i>Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa</i>, 123 S. Ct. 2148 (2003) brings an end to an appellate court split regarding evidentiary burdens that began with the Court's plurality decision in <i>Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins</i>, 490 U.S. 228 (1989).

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Employee Won't Sign a Non-Compete: Grounds for Dismissal?

Albert J. Solecki, Jr. & Lori A. Mazur

A former employee may proceed with whistle-blowing and claims of wrongful discharge against an employer who fired her for refusing to sign a non-compete agreement. On April 16, 2003, the New Jersey Appellate Division (the Court) so ruled in <i>Maw v. Advanced Clinical Communications, Inc. (ACCI)</i>, 359 N.J. Super. 420 (App. Div. 2003).

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Developments of Note

Julian S. Millstein, Edward A. Pisacreta & Jeffrey D. Neuburger

Recent developments in e-commerce.

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Managing E-commerce Partnerships

Marie Flores

Q: What do you risk getting when you mix commerce with the Internet?<br>A: A host of possible legal issues.<BR>Proper planning, however, will reduce the legal risk associated with e-commerce pacts and make for a less bumpy ride should the partners decide down the road that they want to go their separate ways.

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e-Commerce Docket Sheet

Julian S. Millstein, Edward A. Pisacreta & Jeffrey D. Neuburger

Recent developments in e-commerce law and the industry.

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E-pharmacies in Europe: When Two Regulatory Worlds Collide

Simon Smith

The authorities in the European Union (EU) are steadily increasing the amount of regulation over the Internet and aspects of e-commerce in particular. When the sale of pharmaceutical products occurs on the Internet, therefore, a number of regulatory issues need to be borne in mind, and a recent court case has highlighted a number of these issues.

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Guard Your E-business Against Tech Pitfalls With Software Escrow

Judith Silver & Bea Strickland Wray

This article is one of a series on using software escrow to protect e-business, a topic that's well discussed in the e-trade business and one that generated a lot of buzz at the recent Computer Law Association conference in Washington, DC.

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