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November 29, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Study Shows Concerns for Corporate Counsel

Contract and employment disputes have emerged as the most frequent kind of litigation faced by corporate legal departments, according to a recent survey commissioned for Fulbright & Jaworski.
4 minute read
April 15, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Belly Dancing Blogs Doom Ex-Wife's Bid for Maintenance

A Staten Island woman's penchant for blogging about her belly dancing has ruined her chance for monthly support payments from her ex-husband.
5 minute read
June 06, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Manufacturers Ins. Co. v. National Casualty Co.

An insurer may be obligated to pay prejudgment interest, although such payment would exceed its coverage limit, if it fails to meet its fiduciary obligation to engage in timely, good-faith efforts to settle the claims against its insured within the policy's limits.
4 minute read
January 19, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Tossing NY Lawyer Off Case Over E-Mail Flap Was Too Harsh a Sanction

A trial court abused its discretion when it imposed the "harsh sanction" of disqualifying a lawyer in a divorce proceeding for failing to promptly inform opposing counsel about attorney-client privileged documents her client obtained from her husband's e-mail account, a state appeals panel has ruled.
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October 09, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

After Five Defense Adjournments, Judge Denies Plaintiff Motion, Dismisses Case

A judge who dismissed a case after the plaintiff had his sole request for an adjournment denied, even though five previous defense requests for adjournments had been granted, acted within his discretion, a state appeals court rules.
5 minute read
January 12, 2010 | Law.com

Ex-Associate's Suit Proceeds Against Labaton Over Origination Fees

A former Labaton Sucharow associate can pursue nearly $12 million in legal fees he claims his ex-employer owes him for his role in bringing in New Mexico's pension funds as clients, a New York state judge has ruled. Although the judge dismissed a series of claims brought by Jon Adams against Labaton, she left in place Adams' claim that the firm breached an agreement by not giving him a share of multimillion-dollar fee awards stemming from securities settlements with HealthSouth Corp., St. Paul Travelers and other cases.
7 minute read
January 18, 2012 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Court Issues Guidelines for Best Practices

In an effort to reduce conflicts and improve efficiency, the Delaware Court of Chancery has issued guidelines to provide attorneys with best practices on how to handle common procedure issues that often arise during litigation.
5 minute read
January 06, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

The Mass Tort Bonanza That Wasn't

PPA, an ingredient in cold medicine alleged to cause strokes, looked like a mass tort bonanza for plaintiffs lawyers. But it wasn't. Though there are still a few plaintiffs firms with significant PPA caseloads, many others are closing down their PPA dockets, settling the cases for what they can and dismissing the rest. Why the PPA mass tort bust? Defendant drug companies dug in, defying conventional wisdom about the dangerous corporate implications of litigation uncertainty.
21 minute read
April 17, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Panel Urges Statewide Expansion Of Economic Mediation in Divorce

Mandatory mediation of economic issues in divorce cases has been a rousing success as a pilot program and should be a permanent, statewide fixture, says a state judiciary subcommittee.
4 minute read
January 01, 2009 | Legaltech News

Dangerous Shadows

Forget privacy, as more personal data goes public.
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