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New Jersey Law Journal

Increased Cap on Workers' Comp Attorneys' Fees Benefits All New Jerseyans

"Contrary to what opponents of the fee increase would lead you to believe, all New Jerseyans ... stand to benefit from the increased cap," writes Michael Ralph Lombardi.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Court of Chancery Rejects 'Caremark' Liability for Imperfect Compliance With Legal Obligations

In dismissing for failure to plead demand futility, Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will explained that that allegations of independent directors' knowledge of "imperfect compliance" did not provide a reasonable inference of bad faith "intentional lawbreaking."
5 minute read

The Recorder

The Ethics of Freelance Lawyering, Part 1: Duty to Inform the Client and Fees Charged to the Client/Upcharging

"California case law establishes that the amount a law firm pays to a freelance attorney is irrelevant to whether a fee is unconscionable," write Erin Giglia and Laurie Rowen, founders of Montage Legal Group.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

October Brings Scary Things for the Legal System

"Is there anything scarier than government bureaucracy? Or, even worse, government bureaucracy combined with technology?" writes columnist John G. Browning.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court Denies Taking Due to a Lack of a Public Purpose

In a recent decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Wolfe v. Reading Blue Mountain, affirmed the trial court's ruling that a condemnation was unlawful because it was intended to benefit a single private business rather than the public as a whole.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ignorance Is Not Bliss, It Is Dangerous: Hospitals Need to Take Action to Prevent Harm

Preventable diagnostic errors remain a significant cause of harm in U.S. hospitals, yet there is a substantial gap in the implementation of evidence-based practices to stop these errors.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

How the Legislature Can Fix the Middle-Income Affordable Housing Exemption in Fla.'s Live Local Act

If many owners encounter problems threatening their eligibility for the exemption, developers might simply lose interest and retreat from pursuing multifamily middle-income projects, ultimately making the exemption irrelevant. The Legislature can amend the statute to clear up these uncertainties.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

How Legal Tech Providers Can Walk the Walk on AI, Not Just Talk the Talk

Instead of using their clients as test subjects for AI, legal tech vendors should lead by example and implement AI-powered transformations within their own operations to ensure innovative thought and ultimately, benefit for their clients, writes Chris Cartrett, CEO of Aderant.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Economic Extortion and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Author Summary: The government's categorical refusal to recognize an economic extortion defense to liability under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) lacks legal support and is unsound policy, particularly after the passage of the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) and the rise of foreign autocracies. Businesses faced with threats of serious economic harm abroad should develop a record supporting extortion claims. The federal government should recognize those claims to avoid punishing victims of illegal foreign corruption. It can do so without diminishing the FPCA's ability to combat foreign corruption's harms.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

When to Say Goodbye to a Client

The decision to end a representation can be a difficult one. But many lawyers who have had to defend against legal malpractice claims often note a time in the underlying client representation when they knew something was "off"
6 minute read

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