The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Ellen C. Brotman | November 7, 2018
Conflicts and confidences are the ethical tripwires of our profession. What may seem like a reasonable assumption about the alignment of parties and the necessity of maintaining confidences at the outset of a case can quickly become a quagmire, especially in the context or organizational or joint representations.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Sid Steinberg | November 6, 2018
While many companies require senior managers and sales employees to sign restrictive covenants, it is unusual for post-employment disputes to reach the stage of litigation.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Richard Lau and Thomas Suh | November 6, 2018
Those that fail to adapt to the changing industry will be hit harder when the next recession arrives.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Peter A. Jaslow and Stephen Stark | November 5, 2018
On Oct. 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) published final rules adopting amendments to certain disclosure requirements that have become redundant, overlapping or outdated in light of other SEC disclosure requirements.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Vasilios J. Kalogredis | November 5, 2018
On Sept. 24, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey filed a decision in Glastein v. Aetna, Civ. No. 18-9262, filed September 24, 2018 (U.S.D.J). addressing a motion to dismiss. It is an unpublished decision, but it worth discussing for its instructive—if not precedential—value.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Ioana Good | November 5, 2018
Design thinking is an innovation methodology composed of a series of steps for generating options, testing strategies and getting feedback.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Martin J. Doyle, Megan E. Moyer and Ian M. Livaich | November 2, 2018
On Sept. 13, Mayor Jim Kenney struck a last-minute compromise with city council before its fall session began later that day, concluding the debates—for now—on two controversial real estate issues in Philadelphia: the 10-year tax abatement program and the proposed 1 percent construction tax on new construction and major renovations.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jeffrey N. Rosenthal and Thomas F. Brier Jr. | November 2, 2018
In 1999, renowned inventor and self-described futurist Ray Kurzweil—now director of engineering at Google—published "The Age of Spiritual Machines," in which he proposed a formula for calculating the rate of change in evolutionary systems.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kenneth M. Portner | November 1, 2018
Insurance policies do not cover injury intentionally caused by the insured. Coverage of such claims would be antithetical to the basic principle of insurance.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Leonard Deutchman | November 1, 2018
In Fox v. Smith, No. 1438, February term 2018 (C.P. Philadelphia, Aug. 30), Judge Arnold L. New held that, under current caselaw, a cause of action for defamation, false light and conspiracy could have proper venue in Philadelphia County because: the plaintiff, a Democrat, was running for mayor in Chester Heights, Delaware County, in the November 2017 election.
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