By John M. Baker and Katherine M. Swenson | May 18, 2020
A recurring question in §1983 cases is whether unarmed, fleeing suspects pose the requisite threat to officers or others to justify the use of deadly force. Related questions include the availability of qualified immunity at the summary-judgement stage. A recent Eighth Circuit decision embodies conflicting views on this subject.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Ben Seal | May 18, 2020
"When you have 1,000 or 2,000 lawyers, it's harder to turn and harder to make changes," says Max Crane, managing partner of Newark, New Jersey-based Sills Cummis & Gross, one of 11 firms on the cusp of the Am Law 200.
Texas Lawyer | Analysis|Best Practices|Commentary
By Michael P. Maslanka | May 15, 2020
I received an email from a lawyer friend in Houston: She was flipping through her college books and found Daniel Defoe's novel, "Journal of the…
Texas Lawyer | Analysis|Best Practices|Commentary|Expert Opinion
By Craig Duewall and Alan W. Hersh | May 13, 2020
With the adoption of the Texas Arbitration Act, the last half-century has been marked by a steady increase in courts' willingness to, and even preference for, enforcing arbitration provisions.
By Frank Ready | May 13, 2020
Medium and smaller-sized firms may lack the resources, institutional knowledge and outside pressure necessary to drive the use of multifactor authentication. However, regulatory mandates could force those firms to correct course sooner rather than later.
Texas Lawyer | Analysis|Commentary|Expert Opinion
By Michael P. Lennon Jr. and Christopher C. Watts | May 12, 2020
To successfully avoid a claim of breach, producers will need to carefully consider and implement the terms of their shut-in royalty provisions. Missteps could be costly.
By Raychel Lean | May 12, 2020
Natural adversaries, insurance companies and plaintiffs attorneys, appear stuck in an endless game of chicken.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | May 12, 2020
As the Texas bar mulls over a change in law firm naming rules, marketers say trade names should be used wisely.
Texas Lawyer | Analysis|Best Practices|Commentary|Event
By Randy D. Gordon | May 12, 2020
In a famous 1975 lecture before the Collège de France, the philosopher and social theorist Michel Foucault proposed that the plague of the mid-1300s…
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dylan Jackson | May 12, 2020
Law firms including Reed Smith, Fried Frank and Thompson & Knight say it's more important than ever to provide mental health resources as the coronavirus takes a widespread emotional toll.
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