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Daily Business Review

Ride-Sharing Numbers Add Up When Driver's Cost Could Be DUI or Accident

Does having easy access to Uber help to reduce the rates of driving under the influence?Common sense and anecdotal evidence suggest that the answer is 100 percent, yes.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Disentangling Ethics and the Law: What's Legal Isn't Necessarily Ethical

The American discourse on ethics and law lacks an understanding of how law may be constructed to shield questionable behavior.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Considerations for Attorney Work Product in the Client File

It is not uncommon for clients to request a copy of their file from their attorneys. Sometimes, the situation in which such a request is made is a…
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Four Marketing Lessons from the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Win

Our Philadelphia Eagles gave us much to celebrate, winning Super Bowl 52—against all the odds. They also gave us some great lessons that apply equally to football and to marketing.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Protections With Respect to Outside Consultants

Stephen DalyNearly every lawyer shares one fear in common: the inadvertent waiver of the attorney-client privilege. Last summer, in BouSamra v. Excela Health, 167 A.3d 728 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania held that a company waived the attorney-client privilege when it forwarded an email containing legal advice to one of its consultants, a public relations firm.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

To Fight Legal Malpractice Claims, Consider These Habits and Defenses

Many legal malpractice complaints allege serious errors or breaches in judgment by attorneys. However, legal malpractice cases are unique because liability does not automatically attach, even if an attorney committed an error or violated his ethical obligation.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Our Founding Fathers Would Support Fair-Share Fees. History Shows Us Why

In a case currently before the court, all eyes are watching whether the justices will heed the Framers' interpretation of the First Amendment, or will they eschew constitutional originalism in favor of political jockeying.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

John Feerick: The 25th Amendment With the Man Who Lived Through It All

Fordham School of Law's former dean John D. Feerick represents not only one of the principal players in the historical drama of the 25th Amendment but also the visionary who is shaping it for the 21st century.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In Praise of the Digital Fiduciary Law

Now, access for fiduciaries should be part of all estate planning discussions and documents.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

FAA Looms Large in Employee-Protection Measures

This is a fraught effort. It is difficult to discern ways to avoid FAA preemption in the employment context. Two less problematic employee-protective scenarios exist, though.
3 minute read

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