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<b><i>Professional Development:</i></b> The Key to Successful Summer Programs
September 02, 2015
Summer has just passed, and we are all heavily involved in the final months of the year. Nevertheless, now is the time to prepare for next summer, and here is why.
A Practical Primer On Production Format Requests
September 02, 2015
The electronic format that electronically stored information is produced in is a necessary component of e-discovery. This article offers a primer on production format issues by diagramming a template request in order to explain both the technical meaning and practical significance of the terms.
FTC, Federal Court Views on Fraud In Crowdfunding Ventures
September 02, 2015
In a release this summer, the FTC announced it had brought and settled its first case involving crowd-funding. The settlement order should serve as a reminder that strong legal remedies at both the state and federal level are available to defrauded contributors.
Equal Dignity in the Eyes of the Law
September 02, 2015
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of the United States has affirmed that the right to marry is "a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of the person," and that "under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment couples of the same-sex may not be deprived of that right and that liberty."
In the Courts
September 02, 2015
In July, the Seventh Circuit upheld the district court's sentence of probation and a civil fine ' with no jail time ' for willful tax evasion, despite the recommendation of imprisonment pursuant to the Sentencing Guidelines. An analysis of <I>U.S. v. Warner.</I>
Understanding Bias in Workers' Comp Medical Exams
September 02, 2015
The reality of workers' compensation life is that "bias" is rampant in the system ' especially when it comes to medical proof presented in litigated matters. This inherent bias should be scrutinized in full context.
<b><i>At the Intersection</i></b>: 'Manterruption' Continued
September 02, 2015
Last month, we discussed the widespread tendency of men to interrupt women in settings where the power stakes were high ("manterruption") and their tendency to appropriate women's comments and ideas as their own ("bropropriation"). We conclude with some additional thoughts.
FATCA's Due Diligence Expansion
September 02, 2015
In 2010, Congress enacted the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in order to target U.S. taxpayers using offshore accounts to hide monies overseas. Although Congress' purpose and intent in passing FATCA was met, it has been achieved at a cost of imposing heavy burdens on those already compliant.
Cybersecurity Data Sharing Now Available To Law Firms
September 02, 2015
Law firms now have access to a platform that allows them to share data on cybersecurity threats anonymously.
Strict Liability Claims for Prescription Medical Products
September 02, 2015
On July 16 of this year, decisions by two federal judges once again spoke to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's silence on a fundamental issue of tort law applicable to prescription medical product liability claims in the Commonwealth.

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