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Recession Drives Litigation Between Recruiters and Law Firms
What's the old saying about biting the hand that feeds you? It appears that some law firm recruiters have been ignoring it. Over the past year, a number of large firms have been sued by recruiters who claim they're due a fee for helping bring new hires aboard at the firms.Causation Issues in Premises Security Litigation Clarified
Alan Kaminsky, a partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, writes that New York courts have rendered a series of important decisions that have made it more and more difficult for plaintiffs to establish negligence against a landowner in a premises security lawsuit. Now the courts seem equally intent on limiting a plaintiff's likelihood of establishing that any such negligence on behalf of a landowner was a substantial factor in causing a crime victim's injuries.Cotchett Partner Fineman Among Five Newly Elected Members of Bar Board
Insurance Defense Counsel's Approach to the Tripartite Relationship
Alecia Walters-Hinds, a partner at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard and Smith, writes that, although counsel is being paid by the insurer, he must always take into consideration the ethical obligation to the insured. He must defend the insured but be mindful of the interests of the insurer.When Is a Hole a Violation of the Labor Law?
Louis F. Eckert, a partner with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, writes: The New York Labor Law is riddled with subtle nuances. Understanding these nuances can mean the difference between early dismissal and a finding of liability. One such subtlety involves application of Labor Law 240(1) and centers on what one, at first glance, could consider to be insignificant, that is, the definition of a hole.ON THE MOVE: Kilpatrick Managing Partner Receives Asian Bar Award
Stephen Weizenecker has joined Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in the entertainment and music practice from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, giving the firm 24 lawyers since it opened in 2009.Avenues Available to Defendants to Offset Claims of Lost Wages
Louis F. Eckert, a partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, writes that in order to properly analyze and defend a significant loss with substantial lost wages, past and/or future, it is absolutely vital to understand and apply the various tools available to a defendant when seeking to arrive at an accurate value range in connection with past and future lost wages, including structured verdicts and collateral offsets.Trending Stories
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