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May 06, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

Department of Labor Impermissibly Expands the Family and Medical Leave Act

Fearful that a Department of Labor regulation was unjustly punishing employers providing generous family and medical leave benefits to employees, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Ragsdale v. Wolverine, held that the DOL impermissibly expanded the scope of the Family and Medical Leave Act by drafting a regulation that imposed a "categorical penalty" on employers simply because they failed to designate an employee`s leave as FMLA leave.
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January 11, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Reasoning on Reasonableness

Because the "potential for abuse is too high," a court may determine the reasonableness of attorney fees claimed in breach of contract actions even when the contract does not specify that those fees must be reasonable, a divided state Supreme Court has ruled.
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October 10, 2005 | The Recorder

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December 11, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

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December 12, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Most Effective Lawyers 2011 Public Interest Finalist: A successful fight against the Bureau of Prison's 'gulag'

Miami lawyers Daniel Fridman and David O. Markus took on the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and succeeded in getting a court to order the release of a wrongly-imprisoned inmate, a settlement of $300,000, a letter of apology from the Bureau of Prisons and a probe by the U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General into the BOP's actions.
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November 28, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lehigh Med Mal Case Nets $6.2 Million Settlement

A $6.2 million settlement has been reached in a Lehigh County case brought by the family of a 9-year-old Allentown boy who allegedly suffered extensive and permanent brain damage after an August 2005 surgery to remove his tonsils and adenoids.
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July 09, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

JOBS Act Aside, Pre-IPO Companies Heed Market's Demand for Disclosures

Startups may be taking advantage of many key provisions in the JOBS Act, which makes it easier for companies to go public.
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August 09, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Supremes Hand Win to Workers with Google Age Bias Ruling

The Supreme Court sides with a former Google executive who said management and co-workers derided him for his age before firing him because they felt he was no longer a 'cultural fit' for the youthful company.
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March 15, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Rejects Most of Attorney Advertising Rules

In rejecting the bulk of New York's content-based restrictions on attorney advertising, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held Friday that a ban on the use of nicknames like "Heavy Hitters" or client testimonials about pending cases violates the First Amendment. The circuit also held that preventing lawyers from employing special effects or portraying a judge in an ad did not "materially advance" the state's interest in prohibiting misleading speech.
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September 14, 2012 | Legaltech News

Product Review: Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 Scanner

American Bar Association "Legal Rebel" Ruth Carter slowed down to review the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500. The Flash Mob lawyer found the scanner easy to use and fast.
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