<b><i>Practice Tip:</i></b> Personal Injury Cases
Lawyers representing clients in personal injury claims face numerous ethical pitfalls every time they look for, evaluate, accept and handle a new case. Nonetheless, honesty, common sense and a solid understanding of the Rules of Professional Conduct should protect most from making mistakes.
Court Watch
Circuit Court Reinstates Dealer's Defamation Claims Against Manufacturer <br>Court Denies Franchisee's Motion to Vacate Attorneys' Fees Award
In Pennsylvania: Product Liability Law Post-<i>Tincher</i>
In a sweeping, detailed opinion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court altered the landscape of Pennsylvania product liability law, reaching back in time to embrace and then update legal principles governing a consumer's burden of proof in recovering for harm caused by a defectively designed product.
Recent NLRB Actions
Over the last few years, the NLRB has dramatically expanded employee rights to engage in "protected concerted activity" by limiting employers' use of many standard employment policies and practices. Now, the NLRB is implementing sweeping changes to the decades-old representation election process, making it faster and easier for unions to organize the workplace.
House Proposes Tax Reform Plan
In an attempt to raise revenues and simplify the tax code, the House Ways and Means Committee has proposed a draft tax reform plan containing sweeping changes to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), including a number of major executive compensation and benefits changes. The most significant of those could be the elimination of deferred compensation and nonqualified pensions.
You First: Manufacturing, IP, and the Coming 3D Printing Disruption
Like it or not, the manufacturing industry looks like it will be first in line to feel the potential transformative impact of 3D printing or additive manufacturing. At the same time, changes in intellectual property (IP) law unrelated to 3D printing will impact the disruption in manufacturing.
How to Obtain Social Media Data for Defending Lawsuits
Obtaining social media user content under most circumstances is extremely difficult unless you use the correct strategy. It is pivotal that a practitioner understands how each site stores and communicates its data. Armed with information, the informed attorney may well reap huge rewards when engaging in digital discovery.
Product Warnings Litigation: Fixing What's Wrong
A law review article by professors Aaron D. Twerski and James A. Henderson Jr. merits serious attention by the bench and litigation bar. Provocatively titled "Fixing Failure to Warn," the article once again reveals serious ills in the current system of warnings litigation.
To Avoid Claims, Assess Privacy Impacts of Marketing And CRM
Companies are increasingly relying on innovative and edgy digital marketing campaigns to promote their products and services. Campaigns often include user-generated content, viral marketing, the brand's website, a mobile application, and other social media and social networking elements. Companies are also looking to harness data through loyalty programs and consumer tracking to better understand, serve and reach their customers.