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Alexa Woronowicz

Alexa Woronowicz

Alexa Woronowicz is chief copy editor for ALM and associate editor for The Legal Intelligencer. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter @AWoronowiczTLI.

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November 30, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Court Revives Gender Discrimination Claim Based on Spouse's Jealousy

With the recent spate of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct cases populating the cable news and talk radio airwaves we decided to take a closer look at two recently decided cases.

By Jeffrey Campolongo

7 minute read

November 30, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Statute of Limitations for UM Claim Tolls at Time of Breach, Not Accident

The statute of limitations begins to run on an uninsured motorist claim when an alleged breach of a contractual duty takes place, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled in a case that caused a clash among justices after the court tweaked the question under consideration two weeks after oral arguments.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

November 20, 2017 | New York Law Journal

NY Courts Consider Protecting Against Inadvertent Release of Documents in Commercial Cases

It is no secret that lawyers sometimes make mistakes. But with everyone communicating by email and digital information measured in terabytes, the stakes of error grow ever larger.

By Jeff Storey

8 minute read

November 16, 2017 | The Recorder

Bedsworth: Conclusions I've Drawn

I sit down every month feeling like I should start with an apology to all the people who will come to this page and think, "Aw jeez, not this guy again."

By William W. Bedsworth

17 minute read

November 14, 2017 | National Law Journal

Arizona Death Penalty Law Flouts Constitution

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a petition for certiorari addressing the death penalty in Arizona and possibly nationwide.

By Rudy Gerber

5 minute read

November 13, 2017 | International Edition

Judgment in Landmark Locke Lord Case Reveals Details of Partner's 'Dubious' Investment Scheme, Airport Arrest

The judgment shows that ex-Locke Lord partner Jonathan Denton was arrested at Birmingham Airport in 2015 after questions arose over a two-and-a-half-year investment scheme.

By Joseph Evans

5 minute read

November 13, 2017 | Law.com

Unhappy Hour: Law Firms' Drinking Culture Amplifies Sexual Harassment Problems

In his Well Counseled column, Patrick Krill examines the risks inherent in work-related drinking events.

By Patrick R. Krill

6 minute read

November 09, 2017 | Law.com

Veterans Heading to Law Schools, With Nonprofit's Help

Service to School's applicants have made it into the highest-rated law schools in the nation, including Columbia Law School, Stanford Law School, Yale Law School, Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Texas School of Law.

By Angela Morris

17 minute read

November 09, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

New Rule Change Makes Vaccine Court More Petitioner Friendly

In December 2016, I wrote an article in The Legal Intelligencer to explain the unique, and often times, crippling statute of limitations provisions set forth by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

By David J. Carney

16 minute read

November 08, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Bankruptcy Court Affirms Authority to Approve Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases

In a significant decision in a closely watched case, Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein held in In re Millennium Lab Holdings II, Case No. 15-12284 (LSS) (Del. Bankr. Oct. 3, 2017), that the bankruptcy court had constitutional adjudicatory authority to approve the nonconsensual release of nondebtor, direct nonbankruptcy common law claims against third parties as part of a confirmation order.

By Barry M. Klayman and Mark E. Felger

7 minute read