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The Legal Intelligencer

Don't Let Your Trademark Become Generic

A music video went viral this month, but it's doubtful you know any of its musicians. The tune is quite catchy, and the performance is not only professional, but very enjoyable. What is the theme of the song? Coming of age? A broken heart? No. It's a music video about Velcro Brand Fasteners and the VELCRO trademark.
16 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Can I Do It, Too?' Tips to Stand Out in an Overcrowded Field

At the end of 2016, the state of Florida boasted a whopping 86,000 licensed attorneys. As you can imagine, a large portion of these lawyers practice in the South Florida area. Not to mention the 12 Florida law schools churning out a few thousand fresh, new attorneys every single year.
17 minute read

Litigation Daily

Trump's Potential U.S. Attorney Picks Are Fine Lawyers—But Tainted Nominees

“It is neither normal nor advisable for Trump to personally interview candidates for U.S. attorney positions, especially the one in Manhattan."
24 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Appealing an Arbitration Award—to Court or to an Arbitral Tribunal?

Nothing is easy or expeditious when it comes to the arbitration agreements that Bob drafts. He spends lots of time and lots of his clients' money to incorporate all kinds of so-called protective provisions. “This way,” he tells clients, “I get the best and avoid the worst of arbitration.”
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What Not to Learn From Equifax: Five Big Lessons

The Equifax data breach has been unlike any other. Its victims' did not voluntarily provide their personal information to the company, nor did they have the ability to opt out.
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Failure to Disclose and Constructive Trust in Divorce

For many family law practitioners, 23 Pa.C.S. Section 3505(d) is a safety blanket protecting their clients in situations where a party fails to disclose information regarding an asset or assets with a fair market value of $1,000.00 or more which results in that asset or assets being omitted from the final distribution of property in a divorce matter.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Did Lawyers Muck Up a Weinstein Scoop? And Other Ponderables

Here's The Careerist's take on the latest in legal and law firm news.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Three Key Things to Consider on Motions to Disqualify

While some motions to disqualify are nothing more than a litigation tactic, others raise legitimate questions regarding the ethical obligations owed by the attorney and her or his law firm to former clients.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fla. Supreme Court: HHC Referral Sources Protected Legitimate Business Interest

In a new case focusing on employment noncompete agreements in the home health care (HHC) industry, the Florida Supreme Court unanimously held that HHC referral sources can be a protected legitimate business interest under Fla. Stat. 542.335, sufficient to support a restriction on competition in a contract.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Bedsworth: Baseball for Trappists

If you had told me 50 years ago that when I reached 70 I'd be working nights and weekends, I would have dropped out of law school and gone into aluminum…
17 minute read

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