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Texas Lawyer

Beware the IP Pitfalls of Social Media Influencer Campaigns

Brand authenticity is the gold standard for product marketing. These days companies are increasingly relying on social media “influencers” for…
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Daily Report Online

The Business of Compliance in Health Care Transactions

A robust compliance program and a knowledgeable compliance officer provide important value not only in a provider's day-to-day business operations but in the structure and negotiations of a business transaction.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

It's the Alcohol, Not the Ice

There are other matters concerning guns and their use which should be considered, but none are as basic as the need to ban the sale of automatic weapons. Congress can pass those laws without doing damage to the Second Amendment and save thousands of innocent lives.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Civil War on the Plaintiffs Side as Robbins Geller Attacks Firms Seeking Dubious Fees

Lawyers from plaintiffs powerhouse Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd called out “a cadre of firms responsible for a dramatic explosion of federal deal litigation,” and urged a federal judge in San Francisco to reject a fee request by fellow plaintiffs' counsel.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Survey Sheds Light on the Perils of TOD and POD Account Registrations

A survey was recently circulated among the Philadelphia Bar Association Probate and Trust Section attorney members seeking commentary on their experiences with clients who have accounts registered as transfer on death (TOD) or payable on death (POD).
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Apply Contingency Fee Cap More Broadly

The court's decision in A.W. v Mount Holly Bd. Of Ed. is an important reaffirmation that the bargaining power between lawyer and client is often uneven, and as a consequence the fee charged is always subject to a review for reasonableness regardless of the terms of the negotiated fee agreement.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Do In-House Counsel Need Malpractice Insurance?

In addition to potential liability to their employers, in-house counsel could at times be liable to others. For example, in-house counsel often perform pro bono legal services for clients unaffiliated with their employer. If one of those matters is botched, a legal malpractice claim could arise.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Associations Must Strictly Comply With Notice Requirements to Impose Fines, Liens

For homeowners and condominium associations, enforcing their rules can be extremely challenging. Many communities are forced to contend with unit owners who are unruly and disruptive, and associations must be able to effectively bring their rights to bear in order to maintain uniform compliance.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Encouragement and Aspirations for the #LegalAidDefenders

Within the swirl of political activity of 2017 lay yet another attack on the Legal Services Corp., the federal agency that serves as the single largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Should a Judge's Personal Judicial Experience Affect Antitrust Pleadings?

When the Supreme Court scrapped Conley v. Gibson's “no set of facts” federal pleading standard in Twombly (2007) and Iqbal (2009), courts initially struggled to apply the inherently ambiguous “plausibility” standard. In the immediate aftermath, some courts frankly misconstrued Twombly and Iqbal to invite a Daubert-style “gate keeper” appraisal of complaints in which judges could (and should) prune claims that, based on their own personal experience with the subject matter at issue, appeared dubious.
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