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November 11, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

I Had 'Nowhere Else to Go,' Official Tells Luzerne Panel

Three days after PA Child Care opened its doors, Luzerne County Common Pleas Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. sent a letter to juvenile delinquency court staff notifying them he was suspending use of graduated sanctions and implementing a strict "zero tolerance" policy.
5 minute read
January 21, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Appeal Challenges Exculpatory Clauses Signed by Police Academy Entrants

Lawyers asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to decide whether exculpatory agreements that immunize police academies from suits by trainees violate public policy even though the parties have entered them voluntarily.
4 minute read
February 26, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Changes in Legal Profession Create New Mentorship Needs

Over the last few years, the legal profession has experienced dramatic change, resulting in seismic shifts in the legal marketplace and requiring lawyers to confront unforeseen and unprecedented challenges. Depending on their career circumstances, attorneys have had to ask themselves hard questions.
4 minute read
October 09, 2012 | Law.com

Magic Circle Firms Take Lead on Latest ING Sell-Off

Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have grabbed roles on the latest divestiture by Dutch financial services giant ING Groep, which announced Tuesday that it will sell a British savings and loan unit to Barclays.
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September 11, 2003 | Law.com

Intervenors Put Brakes on Settlement With Automaker

A Texas judge has vacated an order that gave preliminary approval to a proposed settlement that was protested by 29 firms involved in other class actions filed after Hyundai Motor America admitted that it overstated horsepower ratings on several of its vehicles. The settlement would have provided coupons to buyers of vehicles with misstated ratings as well as $2 million for the attorneys who negotiated the deal.
8 minute read
January 02, 2012 | Legaltech News

Is Your Company Tweeting Its Way Into Trouble?

With the growth of social media for marketing and business purposes, managing discovery risk is critical, note Judah Lifschitz and Laura Fraher of Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram.
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March 14, 2011 | National Law Journal

In Puerto Rico, bracing for the blow

The commonwealth is the largest recipient of U.S. support, but nearly half its residents qualify for legal assistance.
4 minute read
July 12, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment Against Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance

The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment to Vincent and Patricia Croft in their action against Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (“GFB”) in which the Crofts alleged that GFB engaged in bad faith and fraudulent conduct and sought a declaration that GFB was liable for the full replacement cost to rebuild their house after a fire partially damaged it, holding that genuine issues of material fact remained.
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May 25, 2009 | National Law Journal

Fears rise over new fraud law

The big gun wielded by the U.S. Department of Justice last week against drug maker Wyeth for hundreds of millions of dollars in alleged Medicare fraud grew more lethal a few days later when President Obama signed a new law that broadens the liability of businesses for defrauding the government.
7 minute read
August 21, 2008 | Law.com

Forecast: Law Firms to Continue Bumpy Ride Through 2008

Preliminary financial information for 2008 suggests this will be the worst year for law firms since 2001, and perhaps since the early '90s, writes Dan DiPietro, client head of the Law Firm Group at Citi Private Bank. And the data for the first half of 2008 -- gathered from 75 Am Law 100 firms, 55 Second Hundred firms and 35 smaller firms -- shows that top-tier and international firms have been hardest hit. How can firms manage the slump? DiPietro offers some ideas, starting with associate bonuses.
12 minute read

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