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August 27, 2013 |

Firm Survived Partner's Death in Plane Crash, Judge Says

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Eileen Bransten found that because a nonequity partner became a minority equity partner after Marya Lenn Yee's death, intellectual property boutique Donovan & Yee did not dissolve, but a question remains whether the firm owes Yee's estate any money.
6 minute read
April 11, 2013 |

2013 HIPAA Omnibus Rules Increase Risks for Law Firms

Law firms that come into contact with protected health information must enforce information security controls, protect confidential information, monitor workforce information access and track compliance.
6 minute read
June 20, 2013 |

Claims Against Lawyer Proceed in Long Fight Over Film Rights

A suit accusing a local attorney of helping ex-clients misappropriate millions of dollars from a partnership formed to make a movie of the 1981 novel "The White Hotel" may go forward.
4 minute read
September 25, 2009 |

Inadmissible

Short takes on lawyers, firms and judges.
5 minute read
January 30, 2012 |

A-Z on E-Discovery

E-discovery is a $20 billion industry that is growing exponentially, write Sofia Adrogué and Caroline Baker. It has become a staple of American civil litigation — the most expensive and time-consuming part of pretrial practice. Counsel should be aware that trends in 2012 show increased judicial involvement in e-discovery management.
6 minute read
December 09, 2010 |

Gramm-Leach-Bliley at 11 Years: What Has Survived?

In his Domestic Banking column, Clyde Mitchell, adjunct professor of banking law at Fordham Law School and a former partner at White & Case, writes that from all appearances, Gramm-Leach-Bliley continues to work, and the effect of Dodd-Frank appears to be mild, however, once the 250 or so implementing regulations currently being drafted by regulators are completed and become effective, this may change.
9 minute read
January 12, 2009 |

Save Green and Go Green with Virtualization

In this economy, it is essential that law firms implement new technologies that reduce both economic and environmental costs.
7 minute read
August 06, 2010 |

$1.4 Million Award Reversed due to Attorney's 'Inflammatory' Comments

A state appeals court has thrown out a $1.4 million jury verdict for a traffic collision because of "inflammatory and prejudicial comments" made in court by the plaintiffs attorney, who was berated by the same court two years ago for the same reason. The 3rd District Court of Appeal excoriated Miami attorney Ronald M. Simon for "improper litigation tactics," including exaggerated court statements that his client is "half a man right now" and must live "with half his manhood missing" due to an injury.
3 minute read
October 30, 2006 |

Last Ford Taurus rolls off Atlanta assembly line

HAPEVILLE, Ga. AP - For the Ford plant workers, Friday's cold, rainy weather was appropriate.With little fanfare, the last Taurus sedan rolled off the assembly line as the 59-year-old plant closed and 1,950 employees lost their jobs.The Atlanta Assembly Plant had been producing cars since Harry S Truman was president and before televisions became commonplace and the birth of Rock n' Roll.
4 minute read
December 10, 2007 |

NFL Quarterback Sentenced To 23 Months On Dogfighting Charges

Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison Monday for his role in a dogfighting conspiracy that involved gambling and killing pit bulls.
4 minute read

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