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The Problems of GCs Thrust Into the Media Spotlight
With the recent spate of government scandals general counsel are finding themselves increasingly thrust into the public arena. But are GCs ready for their media close-up?NextEra downsizes California solar project from world's largest
NextEra Energy said a project in southern California that was expected to be the world's biggest will be less than half its initially planned size. NextEra's Blythe solar farm will be built in four phases totaling 485 megawatts of capacity.Stevens & Lee Opens 16-Attorney Princeton Office
Reading's Stevens Lee has become the latest local firm to enter the central New Jersey legal market, and the object of its desire is one of Princeton's oldest and most venerable firms -- Smith Stratton Wise Heher Brennan.Not Many Gays Filing Bias Suits
Supporters of federal legislation that would forbid employment discrimination based on sexual orientation are buoyed by a recent federal study showing that the bill, if passed, likely would not trigger a new wave of litigation. But the supporters also find that the study by the General Accounting Office does not appear to be helping them in their uphill fight to get the bill passed.View more book results for the query "*"
Social Media Savvy for General Counsel
Some employers vigilantly monitor communications among their employees to avoid the pitfalls associated with inappropriate communications. It is important for in-house counsel to know that, while the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been quick to file suit against employers in such cases, no court has yet to rule on the NLRB's interpretation of the National Labor Relations Act with respect to electronic communications of employees of private employers, writes Jay M. Wallace.Good Fences Make Good Regulators
Government agencies with internal legal teams were put on notice Monday that ex parte communications between their staff prosecutors and decision makers are no longer allowed. That decision by the California Supreme Court will force several agencies, including the state attorney general's office, to institute policies to ensure that every case they handle is free of prosecutorial bias. Amici curiae, including the AG's office, had argued that such a ruling could be costly and disruptive.It's one of the oldest defenses in the book: My words were taken out of context. This time, it worked.
D.C. Discovery Violation So Extreme as to Be 'Literally Unheard Of'
In a scathing opinion, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth accused Washington, D.C., of "repeated, flagrant, and unrepentant failures to comply with Court orders" in their handling of discovery in a six-year class action. Plaintiffs counsel informed Lamberth that city attorneys were continuing to "dump" thousands of e-mails and planned to continue releasing them after the trial.Trending Stories
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