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New York Law Journal

Review of Personal Injury Awards: Questioning Reasonable Compensation

The jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals to review questions of fact is severely curtailed by the New York State Constitution (art. 6, § 3[a]), and the court's primary role is its law-making function, to unify, clarify and pronounce the law for the state of New York.
9 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Nailing It: The Importance of Being Accurate in Court

Even attorneys who do not intend to misspeak may at some point in their career make a factual misrepresentation to a court, whether because of a misunderstanding of the facts, an improper assumption as to the facts, or even as a result of zealous advocacy.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

These Mistakes Are Keeping Your Firm's Newsletter From Being a Moneymaker

Law firms should treat their newsletters like the potential revenue generators that they are.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How a Maritime Lawyer and Raw Sugar Charted a Course for FOIA

Raw sugar, coconuts and rubber are the little-known originators of the Freedom of Information Act, the federal law that governs the release of public records.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Effective Advocacy From Young Lawyers Requires Less Hostility, More Civility

Nowadays, civility is often substituted for hostility. The Perry Masons of the world have long been eclipsed by the likes of Harvey Specter (Suits), Jack McCoy (Law & Order), and Patty Hewes (Damages).
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Constitutional Questions Dog Local Gov't Actions Against Crude Oil Transportation

“Denied.” With that simple order in late July, the Oregon Supreme Court declined to review a state appellate court decision upholding the city of Portland's ban on “bulk fossil fuel terminals” against a dormant Commerce Clause challenge.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorney Fee Safe Harbor Proposals Conflict to Go Before Fla. High Court

Imagine you handled the defense of a case for your client perfectly. You serve a proposal for settlement early in the proceedings that that the plaintiff receives, but does not accept.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

When Airport Security Is Insecure: TSA Screeners Considered Federal Employees

In Vanderklok v. United States, 3rd Circ., No. 16-3422, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit declined to apply the civil rights laws in favor of an air traveler who was mistreated by TSA screeners.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I referred a case to a lawyer in another state and he agreed to pay me a one-third referral fee. He now says he will not pay since his state does not allow paying referral fees, except for quantum meruit. Do I have any remedy?
6 minute read

The Recorder

Will My Lack of Law Firm Experience Come Back to Haunt Me?

In today's legal environment, starting your legal career as an in-house lawyer as opposed to law firm associate is not the kiss of death that it might have been in years past.
4 minute read

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