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11th Circuit Upholds State's Grand Jury Secrecy Law as Constitutional

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that Alabama's grand jury secrecy rule is constitutional, drawing a distinction between the instant case and the U.S. Supreme Court's 1990 decision in "Butterworth v. Smith."
5 minute read

The Recorder

Lawmakers Approve Bill Blocking State Bar's Paraprofessional, Regulatory Sandbox Programs

The Legislature used the state bar's annual fee-licensing bill to place new restrictions on an agency that key lawmakers say has lost its focus on attorney discipline.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GCs Struggling to Capitalize on Data Deluge

"Technology has traditionally been a bit of a weak point of legal departments. That is no longer an acceptable position for a best-in-class legal department or even an adequate legal department," said Jason Winmill, managing partner of Argopoint.
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Mid-Market Trendspotter: Speaking Your Clients' Language With Big Data

The tried and true tactics of cultivating relationships with clients are still operative but they share the stage with the cold rationality of money-balling business decisions.
5 minute read

Pro Mid Market

3 Ways Cloud-Based Data Management Levels the Playing Field for Midsize Firms

While not as resourced as large firms, midsize firms can use data to win over clients, raise rates and improve recruitment and retention.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

'It's a Very Exciting Time': Phillips Lytle Launches Psychedelics Practice

"The next year and a half to two years is going to be very interesting for the entire psychedelic space" as federal regulators consider approval of psychedelics-based treatments, Phillips Lytle's Kyle Mack said.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

State Appeals Court: Trial Court's Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence Not a Final Order

"Under the collateral order doctrine, an interlocutory order may be appealed directly if it: '(1) resolves an issue that is substantially separate from the basic issues to be decided at trial, (2) would result in the loss of an important right if review had to await final judgment, and (3) completely and conclusively decides the issue on appeal."
3 minute read

Law.com

Appeals Court: Law Firm's Debt Collection Activities for Client Aren't Subject to Consumer Loan Law

"We hold that a law firm that prepares promissory notes or undertakes debt collection activity on behalf of a HOA client is not subject to the MCLL because it is not a 'lender' that is 'engaged in the business of making loans' under the provisions of the MCLL," Judge Brynja M. Booth wrote on behalf of the 7-1 majority. "Rather, a law firm is in the business of providing legal or debt collection services to its client."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'A Decisive Victory for Trial Lawyers': 40 Years of 'Two-Dismissal Rule' Precedent Overturned by Ga. Supreme Court in Wrongful Death Case

"Our Supreme Court rightly—and bravely—held that when less than all parties are dismissed, that does not dismiss a case against nonparties too. Albeit hard to believe, that was the law in Georgia for nearly 40 years."
5 minute read

The Recorder

Lawmakers Want Work Stopped Now on State Bar's 'Regulatory Sandbox,' Paraprofessional Programs

Bar leaders "are wrong-headed in their priorities and in my view they're misusing funds," said state Sen. Tom Umberg, the Democratic chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
4 minute read

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