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December 11, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

Capitol Report

A round-up of action from Trenton.
6 minute read
February 21, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

Litigator Juggles Pro Bono Representation of Inmate With Needs of Start-Up Practice

Just as Christopher Paolella was hitting his stride in surmounting the challenges of starting his own firm he received a call in October from an old boss that threw his life into turmoil. Paolella, a partner of Reich & Paolella, learned that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wanted to recommend him to represent a prison inmate whose handwritten petition, against very heavy odds, had persuaded the court to add his case to its docket.
9 minute read
April 11, 2006 | National Law Journal

Pregnancy discrimination suits on the rise

Pregnancy discrimination suits are on the rise in corporate America, employment attorneys say, particularly among high-level female executives who claim that they are being knocked off the corporate ladder because of maternity issues.
4 minute read
March 11, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Companies take performance factor out of CEO bonuses

Financial company CEOs often talk about needing better incentives to perform. How about this one: You're lucky to have a job when many of your peers don't.But that's not how it's working in the marketplace. Despite being hard hit by the housing and mortgage slump, some companies-including Washington Mutual Inc.
5 minute read
October 25, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Forced Waiver of the Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege

Communications between corporate counsel and directors and officers are shielded by the attorney-client privilege. However, corporate counsel should be aware that the traditional protection granted privilege is now being weakened.
6 minute read
September 12, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Board of Contributors: Smart phones make policies for recording work time essential

Employers should maintain uniform policies for employees to record their work time to rein in unapproved off-hours work and avoid the obligation to pay for that work — sometimes at the overtime rate, write Michael Starr and Katherine Healy Marques of Holland & Knight.
5 minute read
November 05, 2009 | The Recorder

Justices Wrestle With Immunity Issue

Former Solicitor General Paul Clement is representing two ex-Iowa inmates in a case that will determine whether prosecutors deserve total immunity when accused of misconduct.
4 minute read
January 26, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Trial Practice

Robert S. Kelner, senior partner at Kelner & Kelner, and Gail S. Kelner, an attorney with the firm, discuss Labor Law §240(1), which the Court of Appeals recently re-examined in a constructive and flexible manner, holding that the relevant inquiry was whether the harm flowed directly from the application of the force of gravity to the object. Recent Appellate Division decisions have similarly shown broader latitude in addressing statutory liability for falling objects.
13 minute read
May 11, 2006 | National Law Journal

Luttig steps down for Boeing GC position

Appeals Judge J. Michael Luttig, a Supreme Court contender and longtime fixture of the conservative legal landscape, made a sudden announcement Wednesday that he was leaving the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals immediately for the job of senior vice president and general counsel of the Boeing Co.
5 minute read
July 31, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Faulting Counsel, Judge Vacates Murder Verdict

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