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Different State, Different Outcome: Medical Malpractice v. Common Law Negligence
September 01, 2016
Last month, we discussed a recent case in which CA's high court was asked to determine whether a lawsuit was properly pleaded as one for common law negligence, rather than medical malpractice. The answer was crucial to the parties, as it would determine whether the case could go to trial or must be dismissed. The article concludes herein with a look at a similar TN case.
Court Intervention in Child Alienation Cases
September 01, 2016
Prevention of the disintegration of families is such an important goal that judges, traditionally cautious, practical and careful, can be enlisted to actively try to reverse the effects of a family's crisis. When it appears that a child has been alienated from a parent, or soon will be, the necessity for judicial action is especially powerful.
California View: Can <i>Pok'mon Go</i> Players Hold Game Developer Liable?
September 01, 2016
Within the first week of its release, the enhanced-reality game <i>Pok'mon Go</i> garnered 21 million users in the United States alone. The location-based game received praise for getting people out of the house and harsh criticism as a nuisance and for its role in accidents. Among the litany of legal issues the game raises is whether players can hold the game developers at Niantic liable if they walk off cliffs, crash their cars, illegally cross the border or happen upon a land mine.
Crowdfunding: Preparing for New Regulations
September 01, 2016
In preparation for the effectiveness of the crowdfunding rules, the SEC has issued a bulletin that serves as a guide for companies and investors, whose activities will be covered by Regulation Crowdfunding (the bulletin). This article summarizes the practical terms of the crowdfunding rules and the bulletin.
Seventh Circuit Takes the Road Less Traveled, and Looks to the Substance of ' 546(e)
September 01, 2016
In a surprise decision, the Seventh Circuit declined to follow the "plain meaning" approach adopted by other circuit courts, and rejected an opportunity to expand the safe-harbor protections afforded by Bankruptcy Code section 546(e) to protect "securities transactions" in the private market.
What's New in the Law
September 01, 2016
A roundup of the latest legislation that affects equipment leasing.
The Myth of the Newspaper Notice
September 01, 2016
Maybe you represent a secured lender. Perhaps you represent a Chapter 11 debtor selling its assets under ' 363, or maybe you are a federal equity receiver, an assignee for the benefit of creditors, or maybe a state court receiver who is selling a company's assets pursuant to state law. Where do you post the information?
Real Property Law
September 01, 2016
Discussion of several key cases.
<b><i>At the Intersection:</i></b> Collaboration: What Lawyers Can Learn from Google
September 01, 2016
These days, productive lawyering, successful onboarding of lateral hires, and effective Legal Project Management (LPM) all place a huge premium on effective collaboration. But lawyers are neither naturally collaborative nor comfortable as team players.
Online e-Discovery Ethics
September 01, 2016
Although attorneys are rapidly becoming familiar with structuring digital data requests and responding to those requests in a way that is thorough, but reasonable, most attorneys feel at sea in the e-discovery ethics arena.

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