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The Legal Intelligencer

Getting Your Company's Case Removed to Federal Court When Sued in Your 'Home' State

It's no secret that companies sued as defendants generally prefer to litigate in federal court, not state court. Federal courts are presumed to be more predictable, more transparent, and less subject to local biases than state courts.
12 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Protecting Client Confidences

Nearly every client representation involves receiving some type of confidential information from clients or about clients. How attorneys handle it,…
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Fixing a Judge Pick; Sidley to the Rescue; Kozinski Is Not Funny

Now that Brett Talley is out as a judicial nominee for the Middle District of Alabama, perhaps Terry Moorer will get the seat he deserves. Also, Sidley Austin halts the deportation of hundreds of Cambodian refugees.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How Confidential Are Arbitration Proceedings Anyway?

Everyone thinks arbitration proceedings are automatically confidential and that the participants cannot blab about them to others.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

You're Facing a Malpractice Claim; Don't Make a Bad Situation Worse

As a matter of law, a mistake made in an attorney-client relationship does not equal liability for legal malpractice.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Rethinking the Harassment Complaint Model

Allegations of sexual harassment and assault have hit the news almost daily over the last several weeks, with fingers pointing at Hollywood “A-Listers,” corporate executives, politicians, journalists, etc., etc., etc.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Same-Sex Partner Not Found a Parent and Not Found In Loco Parentis

With the evolution of same-sex marriage, the concerning issues that existed between same-sex couples in custody matters appeared to dissipate. However, in the recent case of C.G. v. J.H., the issue of standing in a child custody matter between same-sex partners has resurfaced and the result thereof has caused some concern.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

WOTUS Is Caught in a Whirlpool of Litigation—Is It Coming Back Around?

Given the numerous potential twists and turns concerning this pending litigation and the timing of the proposed “two-step” repeal of the 2015 WOTUS Rule, the future of WOTUS regulation is far from certain.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Confronting a Legal Profession in Distress

Between 21 and 36 percent of practicing lawyers are problem drinkers. Twenty-eight percent suffer from depression; 19 percent struggle with anxiety; and 23 percent are impaired by stress. Law students fare little better—17 percent are depressed; 14 percent suffer severe anxiety; 6 percent reported suicidal thoughts in the past year; and 22 percent engaged in binge drinking during the year.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Destigmatizing Mental Health in the Legal Profession: Bar to Offer Resources Statewide

 It was only last month that the legal community lost one of our most vocal champions for mental health. As executive director of Florida…
9 minute read

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