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Daily Dicta: A Rotating Carousel of What?

Fat Leonard allegedly enticed Navy officers with money plus fancy dinners, hotel rooms and—to quote the indictment— “a rotating carousel of prostitutes.” Alas, the merry-go-round is metaphorical. But is this good legal writing or bad?
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Meet the GC at Holt Cat, Michael Puryear

Michael Puryear, the top lawyer at San Antonio-based Holt Cat, talks with Texas Lawyer about everything from whom he uses for outside counsel to what he's been reading lately.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Hialeah Manufacturing Building Sells for $1 Million

Address: 975 W. 22nd St. in HialeahProperty type: This is a  8,045-square-foot building built in 1967 with a designated use for manufacturing…
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Strategic Considerations Before Challenging Personal Jurisdiction in Products Liability Litigation

Over the last seven years, the U.S. Supreme Court has rapidly and dramatically altered the landscape of personal jurisdiction law. Specifically, the court issued six opinions that overturned a lower court's exercise of personal jurisdiction, reinforced due process limitations on state assertions of jurisdiction, and narrowed the scope of constitutionally permissible general and specific personal jurisdiction.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Comparative Review of Products Liability Jury Instructions

After the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its decision in Tincher v. Omega Flex, the committee appointed by the court to prepare jury instructions issued “suggested standard products liability instructions” (published by the PBI) in an effort to provide guidance to the bench and bar.
15 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How to Cope With Construction Industry Labor Shortages

The United States is on the precipice of a massive skilled labor shortage, according to the 2017 Commercial Construction Index. Compiled by USG Corporation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the survey revealed “steady optimism from contractors about revenue forecasts and their backlog of work, yet concerns about the availability, training and cost” of hiring skilled workers in 2018.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Navigating Choppy Waters for the Government Contractor's Defense in Trump Age

Companies contracting with the federal government should be aware that significant changes are likely under the Trump administration in the manner in which the government solicits and funds contracts and the extent to which the government recognizes knowledge of risks related to the goods or services subject to such contracts. When faced with litigation involving government contracts, companies often employ the Government Contractor's Defense, which shields a contractor that has complied with reasonably precise government specifications from liability provided the contractor has warned the government of risks not otherwise known to the government.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Company-Generated Documents and Emails Are Not De Facto Business Records

Courts have worked to construct rules for use before and during trial that ensure only true business records—that is, records of regularly conducted activity that carry an air of trustworthiness and reliability—are admitted into evidence, while avoiding admission of day-to-day communications and other documents that cannot be categorized as business records.
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: What's Ahead for the FCA; Covington's Surprise Win for Bombadier; Winston Shoots and Scores

Akin Gump experts talk FCA; Covington's big win for Bombadier at the ITC; Winston & Strawn scores for GolTV in suit against Fox;
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

PepsiCo Concedes Relationship With Indonesia Firm Accused of Rights Abuses

The company said in a statement it was “very concerned about the allegations that our policies and commitments on palm oil, forestry stewardship and human rights are not being met.”
3 minute read

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