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November 23, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

DRN Advocates for Adult Protective Services System

In more than 40 states, adult protective service, or APS, systems have authority to investigate and offer protective services to individuals with disabilities who are subject to abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
5 minute read
October 07, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

GC Compensation at Big Texas Companies Up Nearly 11 Percent

Average general counsel compensation at large Texas companies ballooned in 2012, according to Texas Lawyer's annual Corporate Roster, which reports on general counsel pay packages.
5 minute read
October 18, 2012 | Law.com

City Councils, EEOC Grapple with Employment Protections for Ex-Convicts

As employers across the U.S. continue to grapple with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's updated guidance on the use of arrest and conviction records in the hiring process, two city council bills aimed at helping ex-offenders reenter the workforce are causing some employers concern.
5 minute read
March 07, 2008 | Legaltech News

Smaller E-Discovery Costs for Small Biz

In the days when paper documents ruled, smaller companies could afford to wait for a lawsuit before worrying about discovery costs. But today's reliance on digital information makes that an expensive strategy, says Dreier partner Richard B. Friedman, who recommends steps to save time and money.
10 minute read
August 11, 2008 | National Law Journal

Vetting Jurors via MySpace

As personal information becomes more widely available on blogs, MySpace, Facebook and other social networking Web sites, the Internet has become an important tool for jury consultants and trial lawyers. Such sites are a treasure trove of information about potential and seated jurors that can be used in picking the right jurors, bouncing potential jurors and even influencing jurors during trial and in closing arguments. Jury consultants have begun turning to private investigators, some of whom have started niche businesses offering Internet jury research and "personality profiling" of jurors.
9 minute read
May 31, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

Sexual Abuse Allegations Don't Relieve Insurers' Duty to Indemnify

Allegations that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas was negligent in hiring and supervising a priest accused of sexual abuse don�t relieve its insurance carriers of the duty to indemnify the diocese, the 5th Court of Appeals ruled.
7 minute read
May 31, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Before the FBI, James Comey as a GC

President Barack Obama is reportedly ready to nominate former Lockheed Martin Corp. general counsel James Comey to head the FBI. We take a look back at what others have said about Comey through the years and statements he has made.
3 minute read
February 01, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Tenants Not Always Afforded 'Mandatory' 10-Day Stay

Rosenberg & Estis partners Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein write that while numerous appellate courts have observed that a 10-day stay to allow a tenant to correct a breach of a lease is imposed by statute, courts have declined to afford the tenant the benefit of the "mandatory" stay in certain circumstances, particularly where the court finds that the default is incapable of being cured within the 10-day period.
9 minute read
November 18, 2005 | The Recorder

In Brief

Kozinski had name of "Robes" blogger all along ... Morgan, Lewis loses part of N.Y. IP team.
3 minute read
November 04, 2010 | Law.com

Taking a New Look at Big Law Recruiting, Hiring and Promotion

Working with a small group of Am Law 200 firms, Indiana law professor Bill Henderson -- who is already well known for his provocative analysis of firm data -- and his researchers are starting to take apart the urban legends that fuel the lawyer recruiting and promotion process.
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