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February 19, 2007 | National Law Journal

As an appellate attorney with 15 years in private practice, I hear a common refrain from appellate judges across the country: The overall quality of appellate briefs and oral arguments is too low.

By Howard J. Bashman/Law.com

7 minute read

November 21, 2006 | National Law Journal

Although audio files such as voicemail have, arguably, always been discoverable, they didn't fit neatly into the existing categorizations of documents or electronic data compilations. However, the new rules create the designation of electronically stored information (ESI) -- into which digitized audio clearly fits.

By C.C. Holland/Special to Law.com

6 minute read

August 22, 2007 | Daily Report Online

FOLLOWING A RECENT, and problematic, decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a new rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to clarify the SEC's ability to bring enforcement actions under the IAA against investment advisers who defraud investors or prospective investors in a hedge fund or other pooled investment vehicle.

By Special To Law.com

8 minute read

July 17, 2006 | National Law Journal

For the second time, the sentence for former HealthSouth Corp. Chief Financial Officer Michael Martin has been rejected by a federal appeals court for being too lenient.

By Carl Jones/Law.com

4 minute read

November 02, 2007 | Daily Report Online

In a lively hour of argument Wednesday, the Supreme Court justices debated the distinction between rights and remedies, the court's authority to promulgate new constitutional rules through its decisions and an issue Justice Stephen Breyer called "metaphysical." Throughout the argument in the case, which involves states' power to apply U.

By Law.com

5 minute read

December 18, 2006 | National Law Journal

Profile of Mary E. Doyle, senior vice president and general counsel, Palm Inc.

By Scott Martin/Law.com

6 minute read

December 02, 2009 | Daily Business Review

In the midst of a lively oral argument at the Supreme Court, the justices' questioning of the attorneys at the podium sometimes overlaps, with several justices jumping in with different queries at the same time and talking over each other. The situation usually resolves itself fairly seamlessly and subtly.

By Law.com

2 minute read

March 17, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Buried in the never-ending drama of the New Orleans federal multidistrict torts litigation over the Gulf oil spill is a fascinating jurisdictional sideshow starring the gigantic Florida property developer St. Joe Company

By Law.com

3 minute read

August 04, 2009 | Daily Business Review

The Justice Department's Antitrust Division is investigating the wireless telephone industry, looking at least in part at the agreements that give certain wireless carriers exclusive rights to certain devices.

By Law.com

3 minute read