By Michael A. Sirignano | December 18, 2024
The author writes that public awareness of staged motor vehicle accidents has been raised by the viral video of the Belt Parkway crash and the video of a person in a bear costume damaging luxury cars in California, but staged, intentionally-caused losses have been a problem for insurers for a long time.
By H. Christopher Boehning and Daniel J. Toal | December 2, 2024
The authors write "In this space nine years ago, nearly to the day, we analyzed the newly-enacted amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relating to e-discovery. These amendments included a new Rule 37(e), designed to govern the imposition of sanctions by a court when a party has failed to preserve electronically stored information (“ESI”), thus resolving a circuit split on the degree of culpability required for certain sanctions."
By Rob Maier | November 26, 2024
This article discusses the classification of "patent trolls" within the United States patent system.
By Ronald K. Gardner | November 18, 2024
"As a lawyer exclusively representing franchisees, the types of claims that I see are numerous and varied. Anything from a franchisor’s failure to approve a transfer, to a threatened termination, to failure to support the franchise in a way the franchisee is expecting (which happens a lot)—the calls I receive keep my job interesting."
By Louis Lehot | October 22, 2024
These separations can be just as emotionally taxing and legally complex as a marital split and just as often result in financial and operational issues for the founders, investors, and the startup itself.
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By Tamika Newson | October 14, 2024
Employers need to be prepared for the increased likelihood that its employees will take to social media when faced with termination and layoff situations.
By Caroline Zalka, Aaron Curtis and Brian Kitchen | October 3, 2024
Courts have split over whether the statute of repose runs from the date of the last alleged misstatement or from each alleged misstatement individually. This article explores that split.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | October 3, 2024
Building a business as a lawyer is invaluable to a future career in private practice. The challenge is to become skilled in an area and to develop work in that practice, even while one's knowledge of the field is developing.
By David A. Carrillo and Stephen M. Duvernay | September 27, 2024
Protecting the public—not thrift—is the bar's primary regulatory purpose, and its focus on cutting corners has arguably diluted the bar exam from the nation's hardest to something that weakens public protection.
By Matthew C. Daly and Alexander W. Leonard | September 23, 2024
A recent decision from a federal court in California shows that employers need to be careful to avoid potential discriminatory impact if they use AI in employment decisions. EEOC and local lawmakers, including NYC, are also taking steps to ensure that the adoption of this emerging technology is compliant with anti-discrimination laws.
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