By Michael P. Maslanka | September 26, 2022
Ethical issues involving representation of former President Trump are generating day-to-day lessons for all lawyers.
By Elizabeth Taber and Mandie Cash | August 23, 2022
By invoking the Major Questions Doctrine, the Supreme Court has signaled a skepticism of administrative action that could open the floodgates for legal challenges to any significant agency decisions.
By Judy Barton, MLS | August 11, 2022
A wealth adviser is one of the new members of the individual's team with whom they will have an ongoing and long-term relationship. Because this relationship will impact all aspects of the newly divorced individual's life, it is important to not only confirm the adviser's experience and background, but also that the expert is someone of whom they can build a relationship based on trust, confidence and dedication to their own well-being.
By Michael C. Smith, Erick S. Robinson and Karl Rupp | August 10, 2022
This article will examine this second aspect of the 2020 – 2021 opinions in more detail, including reasons why more petitions for mandamus review of venue decisions make their way to certain judges, and especially those filed by certain types of defendants.
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By Keith Letourneau | August 8, 2022
The road ahead promises to be bumpy as ocean carriers, shippers and government regulators formulate the standards that will govern the assessment and enforcement of container demurrage and detention charges to smooth the way ahead for the return to shipping normalcy.
By Davis Mosmeyer and Brooke Bahlinger | August 3, 2022
The misclassification of a worker as an independent contractor can have serious repercussions.
By John G. Browning | August 1, 2022
It's easy for us to forget just how courageous these early trailblazers had to be, and how breaking through racial barriers to the profession was only the first of many obstacles they would encounter.
By Michael P. Maslanka | July 27, 2022
What is the single hardest concept to teach a law student, a new lawyer, or even a seasoned veteran? Teaching the mindset brave enough to question authority and adept enough to do so effectively. To that end, here are five suggestions.
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By Jonathan D. Brightbill | July 8, 2022
In the West Virginia case, the Supreme Court now formally endorses the "major questions doctrine" label for the "identifiable body of law that has developed over a series of significant cases," says Jonathan D. Brightbill, a partner at Winston & Strawn, and chair of environmental litigation and enforcement.
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By Erica Kraus, Bill Mateja, Audrey Crowell and Megan Miller | July 8, 2022
Reading the tea leaves, we anticipate the Supreme Court will rule in favor of a stricter Rule 9(b) standard, along the lines of the standard adopted by the Eleventh Circuit, in an effort to curb the number of meritless FCA claims, say Sheppard Mullin attorneys Erica Kraus, Bill Mateja, Audrey Crowell and Megan Miller.
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