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Daily Business Review

Insurance Companies Forcing Their Way Into Policyholder's Homes

Insurance companies admit that they are implementing these repair programs to control homeowners' options and to reduce the amount of the average insurance claim. Citizens claims that this program is necessary, citing broad and unsupported references to fraudulent contractors and unnecessary litigation. What the insurance companies really want is for no one to question their claims decisions, and if they unreasonably deny a claim, the insurance companies do not want to suffer any repercussions, writes Anthony Tinelli.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Trump Teaches Big Law a Lesson

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius is notching short-term gains at the risk of long-term pain from its most famous client, argues Steven J. Harper.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Real Fake News: Washington, DC's Unpredicted Solar Eclipse

How Mayer Brown's Richard Ben-Veniste earned a gold record for helping a client blot out the sun.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Mylan Settles EpiPen Pricing Claims for $465M

Mylan has agreed to pay $465 million to settle claims that the Pennsylvania-based ­drugmaker misclassified its EpiPen allergy medication to avoid paying Medicaid rebates.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Do We Really Want to Make It Easier to Go to Law School?

Can we cut through the bull about why law schools are now accepting GREs for admission? The fact is that applications are falling, and law schools are desperate for hot bodies to fill their empty seats. (Law schools that now accept the GRE include Harvard, Northwestern and Georgetown, reports The National Law Journal; the first school to do so was the University of Arizona.)
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Trade Dress Provides Important Protection for Restaurants and Retailers

Trade dress not only pertains to a product's image, size, shape, color or texture, but also has been expanded to encompass the interior and exterior décor, signage, menu and general "atmosphere" of a restaurant or store. Like a traditional trademark, a company's trade dress is similarly protected by the Lanham Act, writes Morgan Ben-David.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Aug. 18, 2017—King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul

King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul added Ryan K. Fields to its firm.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Partner Trades Virtual Firm for Thompson Hine—and Other 'On the Move' News

After trying out a cloud-based firm, patent lawyer E.J. Joswick has returned to the brick-and-mortar world, joining Thompson Hine as a partner from FisherBroyles.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

PLW People in the News—Aug. 22, 2017—Meyer, Unkovic & Scott

The corporate, banking and business law section of the Allegheny County Bar Association elected attorney Gary M. Sanderson as its chair for the 2017-18 term.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

State Office Rejected Lawyer for Job Due to Age, Suit Alleged

In January 2009, a claimant (whose suit was brought by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) was rejected for a position as a lawyer with the state of Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg.
3 minute read

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