The Six Habits of Highly Effective Risk Management Programs
November 01, 2005
For years, a consistent front-runner on the best-seller list has been Steven Covey's, "<i>The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People</i>." Failure to be "highly effective" in managing risk can imperil drug and device manufacturers. Today's litigation is formidable. Personal injury attorneys are well connected, constantly seeking "The Next Big Thing" in product liability litigation. Many firms specialize in suing drug and device companies. There are networks on Internet forums and at legal conferences built around "how to" workshops on suing specific devices, drugs or manufacturers.
Ownership Of The Internet
November 01, 2005
In commerce, as we Americans are more or less reminded on our paper currency, transactions are divided into two domains: Those that are government-controlled, and those that are privately controlled. Depending on the type of transaction that is involved between parties, different constitutional rights are applicable. <br>That said and established, let's consider that growing alchemy of the ether realm that mixes expression and the maintenance and control of the Internet. In particular, if the Internet is nongovernmental, then it may generate terms-of-use agreements to prohibit political speech. But if the Internet is governmentally controlled, then Internet users have a First Amendment right to use it for public speech.
Balanced Access
November 01, 2005
Due process in the Information Age means leveling a dynamic playing field. As courtrooms are being wired for computer access, jurors and litigants are opening the courthouse doors just enough to allow the Internet inside. These online excursions are challenging current notions of fair trial and equal justice.
Music Piracy Defendants Fighting Back
November 01, 2005
In the last year ' particularly in the last 6 months ' a growing number of defendants have refused to settle music industry suits, challenging what they allege are groundless lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Feed Me!
November 01, 2005
If you are not yet using RSS, you are missing out on the single best way to get news and updated information via the Internet.
Cameo Clips
November 01, 2005
Recent cases in entertainment law.
<b>Anatomy of a Practice:</b> Washington, DC's Jenner & Block Builds Music and Movie Client Base
November 01, 2005
Three years ago, the closest most lawyers at Jenner & Block came to the entertainment industry were the compact discs its partners bought or the movies its associates rented. But now, Jenner & Block has been tapped to solidify the industry's role on the Web, edging out law firms with longer histories representing publishing and production companies. Add that to Jenner & Block's recent victory as lead Supreme Court counsel in <i>MGM Studios v. Grokster</i>, and the firm is quickly shaping up as a prominent player in the expanding industry.
Landlord & Tenant
November 01, 2005
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice, with key analysis.
Internet Job Applications
October 31, 2005
Regulations established by the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) require covered federal contractors and subcontractors to collect information about the gender, race and ethnicity of each "applicant" for employment. On Oct. 7, the OFCCP issued a final rule that adds a definition of "Internet applicant" and requires contractors to collect gender, race, and ethnicity information from certain individuals who apply through the Internet. 41 C.F.R. Part 60-1.
