By Will Sylianteng | June 15, 2017
The legal profession is not known for being ahead of the curve when it comes to utilizing new technology. In fact, the profession is more known to gravitate toward tradition over innovation. However, sometimes new technological/cultural norms force themselves upon the profession, and the courts are forced to deal with the issues. One of the issues courts are facing more and more is the issue of service of process via email or social media.
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By Candee Wilde | June 15, 2017
The Commonwealth Court recently held that certain comprehensive general liability (CGL) "occurrence" insurance policies issued before the institution of a blanket pollution exclusion cover latent environmental contamination that occurred during the policy period, even when such contamination does not manifest until after the policy period expires. This holding identified latent environmental contamination as falling within an exception to the longstanding rule that CGL occurrence insurance policies are triggered by the first manifestation of injury, as in Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance v. Johnson Matthey, No. 330 (Pa. Commw. Ct. April 21).
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Adam H. Offenhartz, Jefferson E. Bell and Mark H. Mixon Jr. | June 14, 2017
M&A practitioners are regularly faced with the question of whether derivative claims will survive a merger after which the plaintiff will no longer be a stockholder.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Albert H. Manwaring IV | June 14, 2017
Under the Delaware Supreme Court's decision in Corwin v. KKR Financial Holdings, 125 A.3d 304 (Del. 2015), business judgment review applies to cleanse a fiduciary challenge to a noncontrol transaction that was approved by an uncoerced, fully-informed, disinterested stockholder vote.
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By ROBERT STORACE | June 14, 2017
An expert on DUI law in Connecticut, James O. Ruane has been an early adopter of the latest technology in defending Connecticut residents in DUI cases since 1988.
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By Scott Flaherty | June 14, 2017
Anyone who's driven on the highway or watched daytime television has likely seen one: an ad, complete with a toll-free number and maybe a catchphrase or a jingle, plugging a lawyer who can help someone who's been hurt in a slip-and-fall incident or by something more serious, like asbestos exposure.
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By Carley Meiners | The Legal Intelligencer | June 14, 2017
Kimberly Rice, president/chief strategist of KLA Marketing Associates and founder of the Women in the Law Rainmaker Forum, presented a program titled "Create the Career of Your Dreams by Charting Your Own Course" to women lawyers of the Bar Association of Lehigh County.
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By therecorder | The Recorder | June 14, 2017
C.A. 2nd; B269311 The Second Appellate District reversed a family court order. The court held that the family court was without authority to award sanctions…
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By Meghan Tribe and Brian Baxter | June 14, 2017
After 41 years at Kirkland & Ellis, James Schink left the firm's Chicago headquarters in December for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. Just six months later, however, Schink has quietly returned to his longtime home, which this week saw two other litigators decamp for Latham & Watkins in New York.
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By Sonia Cheng | June 14, 2017
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect in roughly one year, yet many multi-national companies are still behind in preparing for compliance. This sweeping regulation requires organizations to meet stringent data protection requirements over personal data of EU citizens and for the first time, also impacts companies that are based outside of Europe.
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