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The Legal Intelligencer

Statute of Limitations for Survival Actions in Medical Negligence Case After 'Dubose'

In an opinion by Justice Sallie Mundy, the Supreme Court held in Dubose v. Quinlan that the statute of limitations in a medical professional liability case for both a wrongful death and a survival action is two years from the date of the decedent's death.
16 minute read

Daily Business Review

ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits Increase Amidst Lack of DOJ Compliance Guidelines

Website accessibility lawsuits continue to increase nationwide and here in Florida. Nearly every business sector has faced such lawsuits. Florida ranks first in the number of website accessibility suits filed in federal court this year.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Puerto Rico Offers Investment Opportunities for the Prepared and Selective

One of the oldest clichés in motivational speeches, and management in general, is that the Chinese character for “crisis” is composed of two subsidiary characters, one of which symbolizes “opportunity” and the other “danger.”
21 minute read

Corporate Counsel

2017: The Year of Inconsistent FCPA Enforcement

A recent review of enforcement from 2017 showed a lack of consistency in how monitorships were applied, in how recidivist companies were treated, and in when cases prompted both civil and criminal penalties.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Addresses Cramdown Interest Rates

In their Bankruptcy Practice column, John J. Rapisardi and Joseph Zujkowski begin an analysis of the long awaited Second Circuit opinion addressing objections to Momentive Performance Materials' Chapter 11 plan in 'In re MPM Silicones'.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit to Decide Whether District Courts Must Approve 'Cheeks' Settlements Under Rule 68

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has agreed to decide whether its 2015 decision requiring that federal judges approve settlements under the Fair Labor Standards Act applies to settlements reached under Fed. R. Civ. P. 68.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

How Can a Successor Licensee Benefit From Ambiguous Terms in an Existing License?

Technology Law columnists Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss a recent decision which held that the ambiguous term of a license meant that the licensee could not prevent the licensor from negotiating and executing a term sheet with a successor licensee, during the final year of the license.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

The DOJ's Challenge to the AT&T/Time Warner Deal

In their Antitrust Trade and Practice column, Shepard Goldfein and James Keyte discuss the key issues the D.C. District Court is likely to consider in assessing the DOJ's antitrust case against AT&T/Time Warner.
12 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS Law Clerks: The Diversity Picture

Since 2005, the pool of U.S. Supreme Court law clerks has been less diverse than law school graduates or law firm associates. Explore hiring by the current justices using this interactive.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Mostly White and Male: Diversity Still Lags Among SCOTUS Law Clerks

Research conducted by The National Law Journal found 85 percent of all law clerks since 2005 have been white and twice as many men as women gain entry.
14 minute read

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