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July 24, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

'Find Your Happy Place': Why Vacations Are Essential for Mind, Body and Soul (and Work)

Rather than vacations being considered apart from one's career, they are now part and parcel of it," writes columnist and professor Michael P. Maslanka.

By Michael P. Maslanka

6 minute read

July 23, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Suspense Accounts 1 Year After 'Freeport'

"'Freeport' is ... a substantially important decision concerning two of the safe harbor provisions in ... the Texas Natural Resources Code," writes Demetri J. Economou of Kane Russell Coleman Logan.

By Demetri J. Economou

6 minute read

July 23, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Summer Associate Programs Remain 'a Special Place to Build a Career'

"So many of our current partners started their career as a McCarter summer associate," said Christine Lydon, chief human resources officer at McCarter & English.

By Donovan Swift

4 minute read

July 22, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Cracked Sidewalk? Supreme Court Rules Abutting Property Owner Is Liable

"When the Legislature ... fails to provide guidance to property owners and innocent injured parties, it is the responsibility of the courts to do so," writes former Superior Court Judge Louis F. Locascio.

By Louis F. Locascio

7 minute read

July 22, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Bar Report — July 22, 2024

The NJSBA's weekly report.

By New Jersey State Bar Association

8 minute read

July 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

On the Move and After Hours: McCarter English; Connell Foley; Spiro Harrison; Volunteer UP Legal Clinic

Connell Foley adds an of counsel and promotes four attorneys; Spiro Harrison welcomes two partners; and more moves.

By Donovan Swift

6 minute read

July 18, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Avoiding Misclassification of New Jersey Workers

"Misclassification of workers ... places an employer in an incredibly uncomfortable and precarious position both legally and financially," writes Lindabury's Joshua L. Weiner.

By Joshua L. Weiner

6 minute read

July 18, 2024 | The Recorder

'Get Out of Jail' for NorCal Trade Secret Violators Who Blow the Whistle

"The new WPP is likely to increase the reporting of corporate criminal conduct by individuals involved in intellectual property theft," writes retired Superior Court Judge Peter Kirwan.

By Peter Kirwan

8 minute read

July 16, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Cannabis Law Special Section 2024

This year's special section explores how the cannabis market could affect the legalization of psychedelics in New Jersey; how the rescheduling of cannabis could affect the financial sector and federal trademarks; among other topics.

By New Jersey Law Journal

2 minute read

July 16, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

The FTC Noncompete Rule Is in Serious Jeopardy

"Brown determined the challengers also are likely to succeed on the merits on their claim that the FTC's rulemaking process was arbitrary and capricious," writes Chamberlain Hrdlicka's Kellen Scott.

By Kellen Scott

11 minute read