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Lawmakers Set to Consider Measure to Curtail SLAPP Lawsuits
The Pennsylvania Senate's judiciary committee is set to hold a hearing on proposed legislation that would offer broader protection against SLAPP suits.
Disclosure of Seed Sets: Required to Cooperate or Protected as Attorney Work Product?
The reliability and accuracy of the predictive coding process depends heavily on the identity of the documents in the seed set (including documents deemed irrelevant), because the seed set is the primary source used to teach the computer how to recognize patterns of relevance in the larger document universe. Indeed, miscoding just a few thousand documents—mere kilobytes nestled among terabytes of data—could substantially alter the results of the predictive coding that follows.
Developer's property rights case against Hollywood upheld
The city of Hollywood failed to get a developer's property rights case dismissed in the Broward Circuit Court.
The Churn: Milbank, Shearman Land Securities Litigators, Plus More Lateral Moves
A string of New York securities litigators are on the move; Bingham loses two Los Angeles–based lawyers to Winston and a partner in San Francisco to Manatt; and a former U.S. ambassador rejoins Jones Day. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
Judges Could Face Greater Scrutiny for Off-Bench Behavior
Elected officials have long been evaluated based on a balancing act. On one hand, they are given leeway to make tough decisions, and on the other hand, they are held to a high personal standard to ensure the trust of the public.
Potential Liability for Wrongful-Birth Claims
On Nov. 14, 2012, inSernovitz v. Dershaw, 2012 Pa. Super. 248 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2012), the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that 42 Pa.S.C.A. § 8305, which prohibited the tort claims of wrongful birth and wrongful life, was unconstitutional because the manner in which the bill was enacted violated Article III, Section 3 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. Specifically, the Superior Court held that Section 8305 violated the single-subject rule, which requires that a bill address a single subject that is clearly expressed in its title.
People in the News - Feb. 10, 2014
The Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law is set to present "Inside the NFL Players Association" from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Villanova University School of Law.
Company's Patent Office Filing Held To Void Attorney-Client Privilege
A federal judge, finding a hip-replacement device manufacturer waived attorney-client privilege on communications with its patent counsel, has compelled the disclosure of documents and oral statements in an infringement suit.Trending Stories
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