The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Larry E. Coben | September 30, 2024
No one has ever attempted any sort of retrospective study of the relationship between helmet design and the frequency or nature of injury. Lacking any reasonably sound statistical method to correlate injury to helmet design, counsel is relegated to a case-by-case review.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lawrence J. Kotler and Elisa Hyder | September 27, 2024
In the case of Avion Funding v. GFS Industries (In re GFS Industries), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that corporate debtors that elect to proceed under Subchapter V of Chapter 11 are, pursuant to Section 1192 of the Bankruptcy Code, subject to the discharge exceptions set forth in Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stacy West Clark | September 27, 2024
If you want more work, you need to ask how you and your team are doing from the client's perspective. It is the only perspective that matters.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jennifer O'Donnell, Peter Johnson, Elle Walch and Adrien Maines | September 27, 2024
While the goal is to create a firm where revenue generation is a collective effort, misaligning talent or neglecting proper coaching can significantly waste time and resources. To truly maximize potential, it's crucial to place individuals in roles that suit their strengths and provide them with the targeted support they need to excel.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew T. Mangino | September 26, 2024
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court must decide whether the term "cruel punishment" is more expansive in the punishments it precludes than the term "cruel and unusual punishment."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Steven D. Lustig | September 26, 2024
When something is referred to as a "knockoff" it typically implies that the knockoff product is similar in appearance to an earlier product and is unlawful. But that is not always the case. Indeed, there can be infringing knockoffs and noninfringing knockoffs. It depends on the facts and circumstances.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lawrence J. "Skip" Persick | September 26, 2024
Looking specifically at the Velasquez case, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted discretionary review to clarify the role of Pennsylvania courts in deciding whether our courts could make the necessary findings to support SIJ status and, if so, what branch of our court system has the ability to make those determinations.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jules Epstein | September 25, 2024
A new study says that for injured plaintiffs, race/ethnicity may make it harder to get a lawyer.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Rich Lee | September 24, 2024
My guest for this month is Lateef Ledbetter, a senior counsel at Wells Fargo based in Minneapolis. He was exposed to the law early, from his mother's work for state child protection agencies, and traveled far and wide before landing his current position.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By James W. Cushing | September 24, 2024
Although there has been much attention paid to how the law has been evolving on the cutting edges of marriage and divorce law, as it happens, there are still some ambiguities on more essential and mundane aspects of marriage and divorce that the courts are still clarifying.
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