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February 18, 2010 | National Law Journal

Federal Circuit agrees to en banc rehearing over issue of new evidence in district court appeals

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently decided to hold an en banc rehearing on a controversial decision about the standards for introducing new evidence when patent board appeals cases are appealed to a district court.
3 minute read
December 19, 2005 | National Law Journal

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

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May 03, 2010 | National Law Journal

Three possible ways to represent a child

The Uniform Law Commission proposes "child's attorney," "best interests attorney" and "best interests advocate."
7 minute read
October 27, 2008 | National Law Journal

Law school fundraising tightens

Deans and fundraising administrators at law schools nationwide say donors of large gifts are holding off on committing to contributions, given the current economic climate, while annual giving from their alumni could level off or decline for the first time in years. In the past month, a few donors to some of the nation's law schools have backed out of pledged gifts, but several more who previously were considering giving large amounts are now taking a "wait and see" approach. Meanwhile, law schools are coming up with ways to combat an anticipated slowdown in annual giving.
8 minute read
December 06, 2010 | National Law Journal

INADMISSIBLE

A behind-the-scenes glimpse of the wrangling over Rangel; Fine resigns; Obama's noms aren't in it for the money; nothing gets by Kotz; slow regulations, slow economic recovery in D.C.; a vacancy at the SEC; and FCPA may have a friend in Coons in this week's column.
6 minute read
January 16, 2006 | National Law Journal

Teaching tech skills to lawyers

Although most lawyers can turn on their computers, send and receive e-mails, create documents and surf the Internet, more advanced functions are often reserved for information technology specialists. But as technological change accelerates, the need for lawyers to become broadly tech savvy and adaptable increases.
7 minute read
November 07, 2011 | National Law Journal

Charitable bent

Profile of Paul Neumann, general counsel of Trinity Health, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States.
6 minute read
January 01, 2007 | National Law Journal

A nun's killers are brought to justice

For the law firm Heller Ehrman, 1,510 hours of pro bono work led to justice for the murder of an American nun and a nudge toward reform for the Brazilian legal system. It might even save lives in the future by letting criminals know they will be held legally accountable.
5 minute read
May 14, 2012 | National Law Journal

Welcome guidelines on criminal background checks

EEOC addresses discrimination risks in using criminal history in employment decisions and the need to avoid placing anyone ever convicted of a crime in 'the permanent ranks of the unemployed.'
5 minute read
July 12, 2011 | Law.com

Sedgwick argues malpractice claim is time-barred

A court-appointed receiver cleaning up after an alleged Ponzi scheme is barred by the statute of limitations from filing a $200 million malpractice suit against Sedgwick, the San Francisco firm argued in court papers filed on July 11.
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