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New Mandate on Coverage for Contraceptives: Strategies for Organizations
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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Despite Supreme Court’s Critical Language, Expert Testimony in Legal Malpractice Case Required on Standard of Care
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Florida Supreme Court Finds That Insurer’s Engineer and Professional Geologists Are Not Presumed Correct
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Insurer’s Duty to Defend Triggered by TCPA Claim Even Though Fax Recipient Was a Corporation
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Illinois Supreme Court to Consider Whether a Court-Appointed Psychological Evaluator Is Immune From Suit
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Federal Court Has Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Legal Malpractice Action Arising Out of Patent Infringement Claim
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Second Reservation of Rights Letter Was Not Needed
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HHS Adopts HIPAA Standards for Electronic Funds Transfers
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A Clearly Drafted Engagement Letter Can Limit the Scope of Attorney’s Duties
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California Supreme Court Finds That Equipment Manufacturers Are Not Liable in Negligence or Strict Liability for Component Parts Manufactured by Third Party
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Attorney Who Signed Settlement Agreement Not Liable for Its Breach
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Newsletter
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Excess Carrier Obligated to Provide Coverage Notwithstanding Bankrupt Insured’s Inability to Pay Underlying Retained Limit
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Plaintiffs’ Contributory Negligence in Failing to Read Leases Precludes Malpractice Claim
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Ohio Bill Requires Trust Disclosure by Plaintiffs to Inject Transparency in Asbestos Litigation
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Florida’s Third DCA Grants Directed Verdict for Insurer on Issue of Finality of a Claim Payment
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More Than 3,000 Illinois Small Sources Get Air Permit Break From the State
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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SEC Revises Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors
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Congress (Hopefully) Moving to Make Raising Capital Easier
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Medical Litigation Newsletter
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Second Circuit Allows Undisclosed Ghostwriting
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Florida Court Holds That Paid Appraisal Award Cannot Be Confirmed
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Louisiana Law Does Not Require an Appeal of an Adverse Judgment Before Filing Malpractice Action, But Expert Testimony Required
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Estate Planning Newsletter
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The Professional Line
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The Report Card
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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Illinois Supreme Court Shifts The Playing Field For Non-Compete Agreements
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Illinois Supreme Court to Consider Whether State Court Has Jurisdiction Over Legal Malpractice Case Involving Patent Law
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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Attorney Owed No Duty to Plaintiffs as Intended Third-Party Beneficiaries
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SEC, Nasdaq and NYSE Toughen Oversight of Reverse Mergers
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The Report Card
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New York Law Office Requirement Held Unconstitutional
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Federal Circuit Upholds Advance Conflict Waiver in Joint Defense Agreement
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Minnesota Recognizes Claim Against Insurance Agent for Negligent Failure to Procure Insurance
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Insurance Coverage Denial Proper Where Insured Did Not Comply With His Policy's Post-Lost Duties
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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Nevada Supreme Court Adopts Disqualification Rule for Use of Information From Anonymous Source
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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No Coverage for Insurance Agent’s Claim Against His Agency for Failure to Procure Coverage
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CMS Posts Accountable Care Organization Final Rule
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Firm’s Agreement With Opposing Party Creates Unconsentable Conflict
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SEC, Nasdaq and NYSE Increasing Oversight of Reverse Mergers
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Lawyers May Influence Their Clients’ Communications With Represented Parties
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Missouri Court Holds That State’s Workers’ Compensation Law Not Exclusive Remedy for Occupational Diseases
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The America Invents Act Affects Patent Litigation, Too!
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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SEC Proxy Access Proposals Are Effective
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Medical Litigation Newsletter
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The Report Card
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Plaintiff’s Malpractice Suit Placed Attorney-Client Communications With Subsequent Counsel “At Issue” and Plaintiff Thus Waived Privilege
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Accountant May Owe Duty of Care to Client’s Creditors
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New Business Opportunity for Health Care Providers: The Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative
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N.Y. Appellate Court Holds Statute of Limitations Started Running When Architect’s Services Ended
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Illinois Medical Studies Act Requires Hospital to Disclose Number of MRSA Infections
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Summary Judgment to Insurer Based on Breach of Notice and Cooperation Clauses
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Minnesota Federal Court Finds TCPA Violation Is Covered “Advertising Injury”
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The Contract Does Not Always Protect the Alarm Company
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U.S. EPA’s Proposed Recycling Rules Change Will Affect Numerous Manufacturing and Scrap Processing Companies
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ABA Provides Guidance for Warning Clients About the Risks of Electronic Attorney-Client Communications
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ABA Provides Guidance for Ethical and Legal Duties When Employer’s Lawyer Obtains Employee’s E-mails With the Employee’s Lawyer
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Illinois Court Extends Evidentiary Lifeline to Accounting Firm Accused of Negligence
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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ABA Provides Guidance for Permissible Changes to Attorney Fee Agreements During Representation
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National Labor Relations Board Identifies New Test for Assessing Bargaining Units in Non-Acute Care Facilities
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USEPA Considers Troublesome New Air Quality Standards for Ozone
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Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Trial De Novo Provision in UIM Policy
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Significant Changes Coming to Top-Level Domains
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Illinois State Court Has Jurisdiction of Legal Malpractice Claim Arising Out of Patent Matter
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Litigation Privilege Does Not Shield Attorney and Client Who Make Allegedly Defamatory Statements to News Reporters
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Delaware Joins Trend of States Rejecting “Take Home” Asbestos Claims
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Indiana Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Ethics Rules for Out-of-State Attorney Advertising
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Court Holds That Manifestation Trigger Is Date That Property Damage Became Discoverable
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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Defendants Chalk up Another Victory on Take-Home Asbestos Exposure in Illinois
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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Federal Circuit Has Exclusive Jurisdiction of Appeal of Claim Arising Out of Patent Matter
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Legal Malpractice Claim Arising Out of Patent Matter Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction
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FDIC Rules Designed to Claw Back Executive Compensation in Receivership Situations
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The Report Card
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Florida Courts Rejecting Prejudice as a Matter of Law in Certain Late Notice Cases
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Clarifies What Types of Health Care Facilities Qualify for Property Tax Exemption
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Medical Litigation Newsletter
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SEC Whistleblower Rule Excludes Money Awards to Attorneys and Others Violating Attorney-Client Privilege and Confidentiality
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Entry of Final Summary Judgment Will Terminate Ability to Accept Pending Proposal for Settlement
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Florida Insurer Found Not Guilty of Bad Faith Caused by Insured’s Counsel
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Notice of Claim to Insurer by Claimants Is Insufficient, But Estoppel Precludes Summary Judgment
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Attorney Representation Concludes When Client No Longer Has Reasonable Expectation of Representation
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Wisconsin Holds Breach of Contract Claim Not Prerequisite for First-Party Bad Faith Claim
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Retroactive Application of Florida’s Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act Held Unconstitutional
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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The Report Card
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Ohio Court of Appeals Affirms Parol Evidence Rule As Applied to Engagement Letters for Attorneys
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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Handling Referrals
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Address Admissibility of Scientific Testimony in Toxic Tort Cases
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Accountable Care Organization Waivers
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Illinois Six-Year Statute of Repose Commenced on Date of Injury, Not on Date of Client’s Death, and Claim Was Thus Time-Barred
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Court Orders Production of “Judicial Hellhole” Public Relations Proposal
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NLRB and DOL Propose Changes to Ease Union Organizing
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U.S. Supreme Court Maintains Clear and Convincing Evidence Standard of Proof for Patent Invalidity
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Doctrine of In Pari Delicto Did Not Bar Trustee’s Claims
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Wisconsin Rejects Medical Monitoring Requests, Holds Toxic Tort Claims Cannot Arise out of Increased Risk of Cancer
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U.S. Supreme Court Insulates Advisers, Including Lawyers, From Rule 10b-5 Liability for Statements Made by Companies
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New York Court Finds Exclusion for Bodily Injury to an Insured Who Benefits From the Coverage to Be Ambiguous
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U.S. Supreme Court Puts Carbon Dioxide Control Issues in EPA’s Hands
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Supreme Court Rejects Massive Class Action Against Wal-Mart
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Starting The Statute Of Limitations Clock In California Becomes More Difficult In Certain Toxic Tort Cases
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U.S. Supreme Court Raises Knowledge Bar For Inducing Patent Infringement
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Florida Insureds Relieved From Participating in Appraisal Where Not Notified of Mediation Process
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California Supreme Court Holds Attorney Can Be Sued for Civic Efforts Against Former Client’s Interests
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Eleventh Circuit Holds Insurer’s Protectable Interest Protects Insurer From Slander and Tortious Interference Claims
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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Summary of Workers’ Compensation Reform (HB1698)
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June 30th Plan Amendment Deadline for Cafeteria Plans Is Quickly Approaching
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Doctrine of In Pari Delicto Did Not Bar Trustee’s Claims
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Multiple Claim Notices Not Required Under Massachusetts Payment Bond Statute
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Continuous Representation May Toll the Statute of Limitations in Washington
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Federal Circuit Reins in Patent Inequitable Conduct Law
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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The Professional Line
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Modification of Protective Orders to Permit Disclosure of Confidential Materials Must Satisfy Three-Prong Test
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Negligent Misrepresentation Does Not Apply to Prospective Client’s Negligence Lawsuit
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Medicare Shared Savings Program
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U.S. District Court Finds that the Factual Origin of an Injury—Not the Theory of Liability—Controls the Coverage Analysis
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Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) Terms for Subchapter S Corporations and Mutuals
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For Statute of Repose to Be Tolled, Attorney Must Make Affirmative Misrepresentations
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Accountable Care Organization Data Sharing
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New York Bar Blesses Agreement for In-House Lawyer Imposing Post-Employment Confidentiality Obligations
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Paying Policy Limits to Resolve a Covered Claim for One But Not Both Liable Insureds Acceptable in Texas
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In-House, Out-of-State Licensed Counsel Must Register to Practice in New York State
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Accountable Care Organization Application Requirements
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Attorney-to-Client Communications Categorically Protected in Pennsylvania
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Changes Affecting Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Medicare Conditions of Participation Governing Telemedicine Credentialing and Privileging
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Bank Not Liable to Architects Under “Instrumentality” Theory for Defaulted Developer’s Nonpayment of Fees
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Accountable Care Organization Overview
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North Carolina Bar Opinion Advises Firms to Run Conflicts Checks for Newly Hired Law School Graduates
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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Insurance Agents Liable for Submitting Application With Incorrect Information That Client Signed Without Reading
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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Electronics and Consent: Where has all the Privacy Gone?
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California Federal Court Allows Screening of Conflicted Lawyer
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Oregon Bar Issues Formal Opinion on Ethics Issues Arising in Mentoring Relationships and Use of LISTSERVs
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Architect Potentially Liable to Indemnify Owner for Electrical Subcontractor’s Negligence
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Wisconsin Modifies Toxic Tort Litigation Law
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Framework Retainer Agreement Does Not Perpetually Bind Law Firm for Purposes of Current Client Conflicts
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Supreme Court Tightens Section 1983 Liability for Failure to Train
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Third Circuit Applies Stoneridge, Denies Class Certification to Securities Fraud Claims Against Law Firm
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FDCPA Does Not Apply to Misleading Communications Directed at Judge
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Materials Testing Company Owed No Duty to Concrete Subcontractor
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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Attorney Who Engaged in Criminal Conduct to Exonerate Client Not Immune as a “Law Enforcement Officer”
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Law Firm Violated FDCPA Relying on Client Information; Committed Malicious Prosecution by Not Acting on Client Information
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Medical Litigation Newsletter
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Civility: The Ultimate Legal Weapon?
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Georgia Supreme Court Determines Subcontractor’s “Faulty Workmanship” Constitutes Occurrence Under CGL Policy
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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Recent Amendments Significantly Enhance the Power and Reach of the False Claims Act
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Illinois Supreme Court Rules Common Fund Doctrine Does Not Apply to Health Care Services Lien Act
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Companies Doing Any Business in Wisconsin Subject to New Law Regulating Automatic Renewal Clauses in Business Contracts
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California Malicious Prosecution Claim Against Attorneys Governed by One-Year Malpractice Statute of Limitations
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Claims-Made E&O Policy’s Prior Knowledge Condition Applies Despite Insured’s Subjective Belief That Unasserted Claim Could Be Successfully Defended
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FDIC Proposes Rules to Clawback Executive Compensation
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Architect Who Provided Limited Construction Management Services Had Duty to Injured Guests Based on Foreseeability
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Florida Supreme Court Upholds Attorney-Client Privilege in Bad Faith Claims
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Supreme Court Holds FLSA Anti-Retaliation Provision Protects Oral Complaints
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Mechanics’ Liens Now Available to Design Professionals in Massachusetts
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Expert Declaration Containing Conclusory Assertions Not Sufficient to Sustain Legal Malpractice Action
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Law Firm’s Internal Loss Prevention Communications Are Privileged From Discovery by Client
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Indiana Supreme Court Determines Subcontractor’s “Faulty Workmanship” Constitutes Occurrence Under CGL Policy
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Accounting Malpractice Claim Time-Barred By Two-Year Statute of Limitations
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Supreme Court Broadens First Amendment Protection Against State Tort Claims
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Internal Law Firm E-mail Is Privileged From Discovery by Client in Securities Litigation
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Florida Appellate Court Addresses Preconditions to Triggering of Insurance Policy’s Appraisal Clause
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Mediation Confidentiality Statutes Include All Evidence of Discussions Immediately Preceding, During and After Mediation
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IP: Developments in Evaluation of Nominative Fair Use in Domain Names
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“Loss of Use” Property Damage Does Not Mean Permanent Loss
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Court Rejects Argument That Home Inspection Form Contract Was Contrary to Public Policy and Unconscionable
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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Insurers’ Denial Under Voluntary Payments and “Roofing Operations” Exclusions
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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Ninth Circuit Rejects Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Protection for Tax Appraisal File
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Private Firm – Panel Finds That Meaning of ‘Partner' Varies According to Reason for Asking
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Lawyer-Client Relationship – Panelists Explore Ins and Outs Of Well-Drafted Engagement Letters
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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Court Balances Contract Law Principles With Legal Ethics in Fee-Sharing Case
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Without Fear or Favor In 2011
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Wisconsin’s Health Care Quality Improvement Act Broadens Protections for Health Care Providers
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Implied Indemnity Claims in Medical Negligence Cases Governed by 735 ILCS 5/13-212(a)
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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NY Appellate Court Manages Litigation Issues Stemming From Pilfered E-Mails
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Resolving Condominium Disputes by Mediation: What Property Managers Need to Know
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IP: Lanham Act Extended for Trademark Infringement Occurring in Foreign Nations
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Price Fixing and Enforcement of the Antitrust Laws in the Dairy Industry
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Bills on Deck to Usher in School District Consolidation in Illinois
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Experienced Patent Lawyer Unqualified to Testify Regarding Standard of Care and Causation
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Proposed Rules on Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangements
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Products Liability Bulletin
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Second Circuit "Punts" on Question of Whether Insurer Is Estopped From Disclaiming Coverage Based on Issuance of Certificate of Insurance
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GINA - We Hardly Know You Yet
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Texas Lawyers May Reveal Corporate Client’s Fraud to Client’s Creditors
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Proposed Rules on Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangements
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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Fifth Circuit Strikes Certain Rules Governing Attorney Advertising in Louisiana
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IP: The Trend to End “Shortcuts” in IP Litigation
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Manifestation Trigger in Florida: Discovery or Discoverable?
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Directors and Officers: The Role of Motive in Defining the Line Between Good Faith and Bad
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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Federal Government “Clarifies” When Health Care Providers and Insurers Need an Affirmative Action Plan
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Restrictive Covenants In Physician Employment Agreements
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Regulatory Issues in Financial Institution Executive Compensation
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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The Professional Line
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California Court of Appeal Holds Privilege Waived When Employee E-Mails Attorney on Employer’s System
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Client’s E-Mails and Blog Postings Regarding Conversations With Counsel Waive Attorney-Client Privilege
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Illinois Rule Restricting Medicaid Reimbursement for Hospital Off-Site Outpatient Department Services May Be Relaxed
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Hospital Liability Alert
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Attorney Who Refers Matter For a Fee Has Duty to Act if Receiving Lawyer Commits Misconduct
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Illinois Reinstates Illinois Estate Tax and Separate QTIP Marital Trust Election in 2011
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Prosecutors’ Use of Undercover Informant Armed With False Subpoena Does Not Violate No-Contact Rule
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Federal Court Addresses Minnesota's Insurance Standard of Conduct Statute
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Federal Judge Sets Aside Magistrate’s Controversial Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege Ruling
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Colorado Bar Differentiates Online Directories From Lawyer Referral Services
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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Small Business Lending Fund Terms and Application Process
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Health Care Providers Are Exempt From the Red Flags Rule
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Government Cracking Down on Agreements Between Competitors Not to Solicit Each Other's Employees
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Employment Practices Newsletter
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Illinois Business Law: Choice of Entity Issues and Corporations
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Wisconsin Department of Health Services Releases Final Implementation Plan for Wisconsin’s Health Care Transparency Law
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Twenty-Seven Months Not Sufficient Delay for Late Notice Where Insurer Deemed to Have Actual Notice of Underlying Lawsuit
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FTC Issues Rule Governing Mortgage Relief Providers; Includes Lawyer Exemption
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Medical Litigation Newsletter
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Estate Planning Alert
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Wisconsin Department of Health Services Issues New Guidance on the Preparation of Consumer Reports Required Under the New Health Care Transparency Law
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Future Conflict Requires Knowledge of Specific Adversity or Particular Clients Who May Be Involved
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Insurance Agent Not Liable for Negligent Misrepresentations
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U.S. District Court Applies Manifestation Trigger in Coverage Dispute Regarding Chinese Drywall
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Estate Planning Newsletter
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Trucking Company MCS-90 Endorsement Does Not Apply When Truck Not Involved in Transportation of Property
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Co-Management Re-emerges as a Hospital-Physician Integration Option
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Professional Lines Alert
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Factors Relevant to Resolution of Multiple Claims in Excess of Limits
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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Ninth Circuit Allows Immediate Appeal of Third-Party Discovery Order Involving Privilege
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Professional Lines Alert
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Employment Practices Alert
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Attorney Cannot Recover From Former Client for Loss of Future Fees
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Insurer Not Entitled to Reimbursement of Defense Expenses Despite Reservation of Rights on the Issue
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Changes in Temporary FDIC Insurance Coverage for Transaction Accounts
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Careful Prior Consideration of Conflicts Issue Assists in Avoiding Discipline
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Insurance Coverage Alert
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California Court of Appeals Accepts Trial Court's Refusal to Give "Sophisticated Purchaser Defense" Instruction to Jury on Failure to Warn
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Products Liability Bulletin
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Work Product Protection Applies to Plaintiff’s Testing Data in Patent Dispute
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Insurance Coverage Alert
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New York High Court Declines to Broaden Liability of Third-Party Professionals for Client Fraud
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New York Bar Allows Online Storage of Confidential Client Information With Third Parties
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Insurance Coverage Alert
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California Court Strikes Malicious Prosecution Claim Based on Anti-SLAPP Motion
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Insurance Coverage Alert
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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Ohio Supreme Court Recognizes Self-Protection Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege
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DOJ Challenges Insurer’s Use of “Most Favored Nations” Clauses with Hospital Providers
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The Report Card
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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ABA Formal Opinion Emphasizes the Duty of Confidentiality in Responding to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims
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Alarm & Security Services Industry Alert
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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2011 OIG Work Plan Targets New Risk Areas for Hospitals
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ABA Issues Guidance on Ethical Issues Related to Lawyer Websites
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Professional Lines Alert
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Insurance Coverage Alert
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Securities Rules for Private Equity Financings
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No Privilege for In-House Counsel Communications in Europe’s High Court
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Insurance Coverage Alert
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Federal Court Recognizes Several Legally Cognizable Injuries Resulting From Firm’s Conflict of Interest
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Insurance Coverage Alert
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Consumer & Class Action Litigation Alert
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Employment Practices Alert
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Screening of Nonlawyer Employees Requires Formal Institutionalized Measures in Texas
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Medical Litigation Newsletter
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Eighth Circuit Invalidates Fee-Splitting Agreement Based on Technical Violations of Ethical Rule
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CMS Publishes Stark Self-Disclosure Protocol
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Pennsylvania Redefines Summary Judgment Standard in Asbestos Litigation by Allowing Cases to Proceed Even When Other Medical Causes Are Present
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Uniform Bar Examination Gains Traction With Important Backing
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New Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplier Standards May Require Operational Changes
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Ethical Rule Does Not Alter Unconscionability Analysis As to Fee Arrangement
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Loss of Chance Doctrine May Apply to Legal Malpractice
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New Federal Sentencing Guidelines Requirements for an Effective Compliance Program
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The Professional Line
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D.C. Circuit Clarifies Scope of Work-Product Protection
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Attorney Cannot Agree to Arbitrate Without Client Consent
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Illinois EPA Now Regulates Uncontaminated Soil Used as Fill
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Medical Litigation Alert
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Lawyer Avoids Malpractice Liability by Expressly Limiting Scope of Representation
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Newly Adopted ABA Model Rule 1.15 Offers Guidance to Client Trust Account Maintenance, Brings Lawyers Into Updated Technological Practices
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Employment Practices Alert
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Ninth Circuit Holds Lawyer Has Duty to Investigate Source of Legal Fees to Avoid Constructive Trust
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Second Circuit Adopts Factors for Assessing Corporate Affiliate Conflict of Interest
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Professional Lines Alert
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California Bar Recommends Adoption of a Conflicts Imputation Rule But Rejects a Related Screening Rule
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management (Abridged Version)
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Sharing Documents With Litigation Financing Companies Waives Privilege for Those Documents
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management (Long Version)
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California Statute Modifies Limitations Period for Certain Malpractice Claims Against Criminal Lawyers
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Products Liability Bulletin
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Federal Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Legal Malpractice Claim Arising From Labor Negotiations
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Contingent Fee Agreement Does Not Compensate Lawyer for Defense Against Potential Counterclaims
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Professional Lines Alert
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California Employment Alert
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Ninth Circuit Holds That Legal Malpractice Claim May Arise From Activity Protected by Anti-SLAPP
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Achieving “Meaningful Use” for Electronic Health Records and Financial Incentive Payments
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Court Disqualifies Firm, Despite Screening of Conflicted Lawyer, Because of Firm's Size
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Ninth Circuit Sanctions Lawyers in High-Profile Case
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Professional Lines Alert
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California Employment Alert
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Ninth Circuit Adopts Two New Attorney-Client Privilege Standards for Corporate Counsel
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A New Approach to Law Firm Regulation
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Court Strikes Down Budget Provision Authorizing Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund Raid
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In-House Attorney Not Protected by Whistleblower Statute Because Reporting Wrongdoing Was Part of His Job Duties
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Health Care Reform Law Changes Medicare GME for Hospitals and Allows GME Payments for FQHCs and RHCs
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Parent Company’s Rejection of “One-Entity” Clause in Retainer Did Not Create Attorney-Client Relationship With Subsidiaries
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California Proposes Green Chemistry Regulations for Public Comment
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No Attorney-Client Privilege for Corporation That Failed to Confirm In-House Attorney’s Licensure Status
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ABA Allows Mediators to Draft Divorce Settlement Agreements With Appropriate Party Consent
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Employment Practices Alert
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Firm That Prosecuted Competing Patents Subject to Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim, But Not to Conversion Claim
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Ohio Supreme Court Bars All Tort Liability Against Ohio Premises Owners Where the Asbestos Exposure Did Not Occur at the Owner’s Property
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New York Relaxes Privity Rule for Personal Representative’s Legal Malpractice Claims
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News from IPLSA
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New Jersey Supreme Court Rejects Two Potential Bars to Legal Malpractice Cause of Action
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Federal Court Enforces Exculpatory Clause in Residential Alarm Contract Even Though Alarm Company Was Likely Negligent
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Arizona Enforces Hurdles for Multi-jurisdictional Practice
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds a Duty is Owed by Employer in Take-Home Asbestos Exposure Cases
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Employment Practices Alert
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Supreme Court Approves Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 Limiting Discovery of Expert Witnesses
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Federal Circuit Lays Out Test for When Lawyer’s Access to Opposing Party’s Confidential Information May Be Used to Limit the Scope of Attorney’s Representation
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New Jersey Supreme Court Elaborates on Meaning of “Substantially Related Matters” Under Former-Client Conflicts Rule
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Maine Supreme Court Requires Party Seeking Law Firm Disqualification to Demonstrate Particular, Actual Prejudice From Alleged Ethical Violations
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HHS Issues Draft Application for New Early Retiree Reimbursement Program
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FTC Delays Enforcement of Red Flags Rule Until December 31, 2010
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Wisconsin Changes Laws Regulating Physicians
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Employment Practices Alert
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Montana Supreme Court Finds Due Process Violation in Lawyer Disciplinary Proceeding
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Illinois Supreme Court Reverses Holding on Forfeited Setoff Claim in Thorton v. Garcini
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Medical Litigation Alert
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Important Changes Made to Wisconsin’s Health Care Records Law
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Iowa Supreme Court Uses Equitable Power to Enjoin an Out-of-State Attorney Practicing Federal Law Under MJP Rules in Iowa, for Violations of the Iowa Ethics Rules
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Wisconsin Sets Statutory Fee Schedules for Copies of Health Care Records
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Federal Circuit Reverses $4.4 Million Sanctions Award Against Patent Infringement Plaintiffs and Law Firm
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Introduces Numerous Programs Focused on Quality and Delivery of Health Care
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The Impact of Health Care Reform on Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
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Client May Vacate Default Judgment Caused by Lawyer’s Neglect Even Though Lawyer Was In-House Counsel
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Products Liability Bulletin
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Alarm & Security Services Industry Alert
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Contract Lawyer’s Conflicts of Interest Not Necessarily Imputed to Firm According to D.C. Bar
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Federal District Court Strikes Down Texas Criminal Restrictions on Professional Solicitations
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Illinois Supreme Court Holds That Ethical Rule Prohibiting Communication With a Represented Party Is Limited to the Same Matter, Regardless of Whether the Matters Are Factually Related
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Health Care Reform Introduces Array of Cost Containment Measures
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Trio of Recent Decisions Address Lawyer Mobility
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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U.S. Supreme Court Strictly Limits Enhancements of Attorney Fee Awards Above Lodestar Amounts
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Health Care Reform to Reduce Medicare DSH Payments
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds That the Bona Fide Error Defense in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Does Not Include Mistakes of Law
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Health Care Reform Increases Physician Transparency and Disclosure Requirements
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USEPA Hits Home Builder With $1 Million Penalty for Permitting and Storm Water Runoff Violations
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Health Care Reform: What Employers Need to Know Now
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Wisconsin to Collect Assesments From Critical Access Hospitals, Use Funds for Rural Health Care Programs
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State Appeals Court Adopts U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Mohawk Industries Holding: Privilege Ruling Not Subject to Interlocutory Appellate Review
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Health Care Reform Increases Federal Tax Exemption Requirements for Hospitals
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The Impact of Health Care Reform on Community Health Centers
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The Professional Line
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Second Circuit Splits on Authority of Magistrate Judge to Impose Rule 11 Sanctions Absent Consent of the Parties
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Health Care Reform Includes Initiatives to Promote Clinical Integration
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Health Care Reform Law Amends Many Existing Anti-Fraud Statutes, Increasing Need for Effective Compliance Programs
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Health Care Reform: Health Insurance Exchanges and Private Insurance
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Wisconsin Creates Statutory Presumption That Billing Statements and Invoices Reflect the Reasonable Value of Reasonably Necessary Health Care Services
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An Eagle’s Eye View of the Health Care Reform Legislation
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Employment Practices Alert
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Court Rejects a Mandatory Disqualification Rule for a Law Firm’s Current-Client Conflict of Interest, and Denies Motion to Disqualify the Firm
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Ninth Circuit Reverses Prior Decision Based on a Subsequent Statutory Charge and Holds That Lawyer Cannot Discharge in Bankruptcy the Costs Owed to Bar Assessed in Disciplinary Proceeding
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Expert Witness Work Leads to Conflict of Interest, Imputed Disqualification
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Joint Commission Releases Revised Medical Staff Bylaws Standard
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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California Employment Alert
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Medical Litigation Newsletter
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Splits on Rationale for Subject Matter Waiver; Avoids Decision on Scope of Privilege for In-House Counsel-to-Client Communication
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Wisconsin Allows Cooperative Associations to Expand Health Care Services
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Illinois Supreme Court Denies Property Tax Exemption for Provena Covenant
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Second Circuit Strikes Down Certain of New York's Attorney Advertising Rules; Upholds 30-Day Solicitation Moratorium in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Matters
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U.S. Supreme Court Weighs in on Applicability of 2005 Bankruptcy Law to Attorneys' Advice and Advertising
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"Health Care Transparency Bill" Signed into Law in Wisconsin
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South Carolina Attorney Ad Tests Bounds of Advertising Rule
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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City of New York Bar Issues Formal Opinion That Jointly Represented Clients May Not Waive the Right to Approve Aggregate Settlements
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Alarm & Security Services Industry Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Intellectual Property Update: Current Issues and Practical Advice for Businesses
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Statutes of Repose Do Not Shorten Bankruptcy Trustee’s Period to Pursue Legal Malpractice
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State Legislatures Continue Their Attack on Banning the Use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in Baby Bottles and Containers
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New Jersey Supreme Court Sets Clear Conditions That Would Allow a Company to Pay Attorney Fees for Employees Who Are Targets and Potential Witnesses in a Grand Jury Proceeding
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SEC Issues Guidance Regarding Disclosures Related to Climate Change
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California Class Action Lawyers Must Help Class Members Enforce Judgment
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Wisconsin Expands Scope of Volunteer Health Care Provider Program
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February 17, 2010, Deadline for Implementing HIPAA Privacy Rule Amendments and HIPAA Business Associate Compliance
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Alabama State Senate Attempts to Expand Causes of Action for Exposures to Toxic Substances
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Lawyers May Solicit Lay Organizations to Lecture on Legal Topics, But Limits Apply
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DEA Approval Necessary to Act on Recent Amendments to Illinois Law Granting APNs and PAs the Authority to Prescribe Schedule II Controlled Substances
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Discharged Firm May Still Collect Contingency Fee
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New Rules Increase Reporting Obligations and Access to the National Practitioner Data Bank
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Illinois Supreme Court Declares Statutory Limits on the Recovery of Non-Economic Damages Unconstitutional
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SEC Issues Staff Guidance on Required Climate Change Disclosures
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Narrow Interpretation of Spoliation of Evidence Tort Offset By Potential Ethical, Criminal and Other Civil Liability
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Employment Practices Alert
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Products Liability Bulletin
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Joint Defense Agreements Give Rise to Unique Conflicts and Imputation Issues
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California Employment Alert
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Congress Allows Temporary Repeal of Federal Estate Tax — Immediate Review of Estate Planning Documents Critical
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FSA Lenders Not Subject to State UPL Laws
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FTC Lacks Authority to Regulate Lawyers Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
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CMS and ONC Issue Regulations Defining "Meaningful Use” of EHR Technology
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Lawyer Suspended for Representing Ward and Conservator
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EPA Proposes More Restrictive Ozone Standards
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RAC Implementation Beginning January 10, 2010
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Employment Practices Alert
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SEC Adopts Amendments to Proxy Disclosure Rules
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Senate's Failure to Address Repeal of the Federal Estate Tax Will Make for Difficult Tax Planning in 2010
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Transportation Law Update
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Second Circuit Limits Use of Witness-Advocate Rule for Disqualification
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Class Action Lawsuits by Commercial Loan Customers Involving a Challenge to the Calculation of Interest Using the “Bank Basis” Method
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Medical Malpractice Newsletter
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D.C. Court Holds "Earned On Receipt" Fees Unreasonable
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EPA Issues New Rule Mandating Stormwater Discharge Monitoring and Soil Stabilization by Construction Site Owners and Operators
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Attorney Who Represented Feuding Family Members Gets Six-Month Suspension
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Estate Planning Newsletter
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Report Card
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Allows Certain Asbestos Plaintiffs Two Apparent Bites at the Apple Against New Defendants
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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Appellate Court Reverses Largest Florida Asbestos Verdict
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The Other Edge of the Sword: The Employee Free Choice Act
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FDIC Adopts Final Rule Requiring Institutions to Prepay More Than Three Years of Assessments
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Financial Regulators Issue Commercial Real Estate Workout Guidance
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Intellectual Property Update: Current Issues and Practical Advice for Businesses
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FTC Delays Enforcement of Red Flags Rule Until June 1, 2010
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CMS Revisits Physician Supervision Requirements for Hospital Outpatient Departments
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Attorney-Client Privilege Trumps Company’s Email Policy
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EPA to Intensify Its Enforcement of the Clean Water Act
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Products Liability Bulletin
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Lawyer Barred From Contacting Members of Conditionally Certified Class Who Were Represented By Other Counsel
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Attorney Liens Have Priority Over Medical Liens
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New Law Regarding the Disposal of Pharmaceuticals Will Impact Illinois Healthcare Providers
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Insurer Cannot Necessarily Deny Coverage if Attorney Ignores Malpractice Claim
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Courts Are Hearing Common Law Nuisance Actions on Climate Change
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Employer Held Liable for Single Failure to Accommodate, Despite Consistent Prior Accommodations
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Firm Can Represent Both Executor and Beneficiary of Will
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Appeals Court Creates Anticipated Showdown in the California Supreme Court on Replacement Parts Liability
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Oregon State Bar Proposes Rule Change for Reciprocity Admission
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Illinois Adopts Unauthorized Practice of Law and Multijurisdictional Rule That Carves Safe Haven for Foreign Lawyers
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Illinois Passes Act Allowing “Convenience Deposit Accounts”
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Intentional Wrongdoer Can’t Sue for Legal Malpractice
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Employment Practices Alert
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Illinois Medical Practice Act of 1987 Amended to Allow Third Parties to Contract With Physicians and Bill and Collect on a Percentage Basis
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Attorney May Send Unsolicited Informational Messages Under TCPA
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Illinois Now Allows Separate QTIP Marital Trust Election in 2009
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The Report Card
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Washington Attorney Disbarred Following Guilty Plea Based on Failure to Report Receipt of $20,000 in Cash
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Sales Records Enough to Create a Fact Question in the State of Washington
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Maine Court Addresses, But Does Not Resolve, Conflict Between Privilege and Privacy Policies
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Federal Circuit Adopts High Particularity Standard for Inequitable Conduct Pleadings
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An Annotated Lawyers Professional Liability Policy
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Scope of “At Issue” Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege is Limited
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HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates Must Give Notification of Disclosure of Unsecured Protected Health Information Due to Security Breaches
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Class Counsel Do Not Automatically Owe a Heightened Duty to Less Capable Class Members
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Law Firm Cannot Be Directly Liable for Malpractice and Can Only Be Vicariously Liable if One of its Principals or Associates is Liable
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Final Amended Rule Extending Transaction Account Guarantee Program
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Client’s Failure to Pursue Alternative Forum Does Not Excuse Attorney Negligence
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Attorney Sanctioned for Moving for Sanctions
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Medical Malpractice Newsletter
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Illinois Hospitals Must Satisfy New Requirements on Peer Review and Summary Suspension of Clinical Privileges
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Law Firm Which Represented Limited Partnership Does Not Owe Fiduciary Duties to Limited Partners
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Counseling Clients in Financial Distress
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Transportation Law Update
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California Employment Alert
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Washington Appeals Court Solidifies Law on No Duty to Warn for Another’s Insulation
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Employment Practices Alert
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Products Liability Bulletin
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Kentucky Overhauls Ethical Rules
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'Textual Harassment' on the Rise
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Texas Supreme Court Now Requires Trial Court to Detail Its Reasons for Granting a New Trial
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Citizenship of Contract Partner Irrelevant for Diversity Jurisdiction
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Hinshaw School Law Alert
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Right to Attorney Fees May Be Waived in Settlement
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The Professional Line
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The Ninth Circuit Holds That the Bankruptcy Court Has Inherent Authority to Suspend a Lawyer
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Firm May Assign Right to Collect Client's Unpaid Fees
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Enterprise Risk Management Handbook
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Insurer May Sue Insured's Attorney in Florida
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Amended Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act Goes into Effect July 1, 2009, and is Effective for 10 Years
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Employment Practices Alert
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Arbitrators May Have Inherent Powers That Go Beyond Expressly Conferred Powers
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Treasury Issues Interim Final Rule on Executive Compensation Limits for TARP Recipients
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Court Denies Prevailing Party Fees Due to Client's and Lawyer's Lack of Collegiality
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Oklahoma Passes Significant Tort Reform Legislation
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Illinois Rule Restricting Medicaid Reimbursement for Hospital Outpatient Services Preempted by Federal Law
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Illinois Appellate Court Washes Away Household Exposure Claims
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Court Declines to Meddle With Fee Sharing Agreement Despite Unequal Sharing of Workload
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The Challenge of Carbon Dioxide Regulation and Limitation - Some Advice on Complying With Regulations
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Agreement on Dollar Amount Alone Not Enough for Binding Malpractice Settlement
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LGBT Issues Reach Center State
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Law Firm Not Liable for 10(B) Violation Under Stoneridge
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Changes to False Claims Act to Put Medicare Providers Under Scrutiny
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Settlement of Class Action Approved Despite Multiple Client Conflicts
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Law Firm's Malpractice Policy Rescinded Due to Partner's Material Misrepresentation
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Employment Practices Alert
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Hospital May Compensate On-Call Physicians Who Provide Services to Uninsured Patients
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Medical Malpractice Newsletter
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Court Construes Work Product Broadly, Attorney-Client Privilege Narrowly
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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Intellectual Property Update: Current Issues and Practical Advice for Businesses
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Transportation Law Update
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Recognizing and Avoiding Family Limited Partnership Flops
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Renders Landmark Decision on the Availability of Insurance Coverage for Long-Term Toxic Exposure Cases
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Plaintiff Loses Legal Malpractice Claim By Assignment of Majority of Proceeds to Third Party
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Products Liability Bulletin
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U.S. Supreme Court Provides Help for Superfund Defendants Seeking Divisibility of Liability and Useful Product Defenses
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FTC Announces Delay in Enforcement of the New Red Flags Rule
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Section 1983 File Handling Checklist
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Employment Practices Alert
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In a Legal Malpractice Case, Attorney Negligence Cannot Be Found in a Hearing on an Evidentiary Motion
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter ― Recent Developments in Risk Management
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The NLRA and Non-Union Employers
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EPA Finds Carbon Dioxide a Threat to Human Health and the Environment
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Lawyer Who Drafted Long Term Contract May Owe Long Term Duty
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California Employment Alert
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Nolan v. Weil-McLain, Docket No. 103137, April 16, 2009 (Illinois Supreme Court) - Was it Worth the Wait: Yes, If You Have a Sole Proximate Cause Defense
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Lawyer Who Never Talks to a Client Still May Owe Duty of Confidentiality
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Supreme Court Permits Arbitration for Statutory Discrimination Claims
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Federal Court Orders Professional Liability Insurer to Defend Lawyer in Sanctions Motion
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Client Allowed to Sue Lawyer for Malpractice Under a Breach of Contract Theory
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USCIS Announces New Requirements for TARP Funding Recipients' Hiring of H-1B Foreign Workers
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No Legal Malpractice Claim for Clients Who Should Have Looked at Attorney's Work
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Employment Practices Alert
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Joining Legal Malpractice Claim With Underlying Claim Does Not Guarantee Collateral Estoppel
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SEIU and California Nurses Association Join Forces
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Insurance Insider
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Law Firm Not Liable for Malpractice Because Mistake Did Not Cause Lower Damages Award
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Federal Reserve Board Delays Implementation of Tier 1 Calculation Limits for Trust Preferred Securities
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Internal Procedures Face E-Discovery Too
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Attorney Stripped of Entire Fee for Overcharge of Client
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New Jersey Supreme Court Orders Redraft of RPC 7.1 to Address Super Lawyer/Best Lawyers Issues
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Utah Clarifies and Tightens Up Statute of Limitations' Tolling Provision for Toxic Tort Claims
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Wisconsin 2009 Senate Bill 108 Seeks to Limit Mandatory Overtime and On-Call Hours Required of Health Care Workers
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Ninth Circuit Declines to Follow California Definition of Unauthorized Practice of Law
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EPA Proposes Important Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Former Law Firm Associate May Sue Firm for Discrimination
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Health Care Identity Theft Prevention Programs and Red Flags Rules Compliance
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Illinois Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act – SB 2380
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ABA Discusses Ethical Issues Related to Law Firm In-House Counsel
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Intellectual Property Update: Current Issues and Practical Advice for Businesses
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Bankrupt Lawyer Need Not Pay Restitution as Part of Disciplinary Sanction
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The Dance of the Porcupines: Defense Under a Reservation of Rights in Florida
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Summary of Proposed Amendments to Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act
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IRS Releases Final Report on Tax-Exempt Hospital Study
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Immunity for First Amendment Rights to Petition, Speak, Associate or Otherwise Participate in Government
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Lawyer Disbarred By State Based Primarily on Federal Court Sanctions
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The Report Card
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Economic Stimulus Package Includes Incentives for Use of Health Information Technology
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Ohio Property Owners Immune From All Secondhand Asbestos Exposure Cases
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Sixth Circuit Finds Asbestos Bystander Exposure Was Not Foreseeable Under Kentucky Law
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Stimulus Bill Calls for Changes to HIPAA
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Insurance Insider
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Dropping a Client Can Be More Complicated When Lawyers Switch Firms
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Economic Stimulus Bill Provisions Increased Medicaid Funding to the States
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Stimulus Act Requires Immediate Action to Implement COBRA Subsidy for Group Health Plans
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2009 Nonmonetary Compensation to Physicians Under Stark
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Court Reduces Attorney Fee Despite Skillful Representation
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Stimulus Act Expands Executive Compensation Limits for TARP Recipients
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Lawyer Allowed to Practice Despite Felony Guilty Plea
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Medical Malpractice Newsletter
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Kentucky Bill Seeks to Tighten Requirements for Filing and Maintaining Civil Actions Arising from Exposure to Silica and Mixed-Dust
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Eighth Circuit Applies Minnesota Supreme Court's Third Party Standing Requirement for Legal Malpractice
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Lawyer is Not Liable for Breach of Fiduciary Duty When Client’s Independent Settlement of Third-Party Litigation Also Releases Lawyer From Liability; There is No Business “Transaction” With the Client
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New FMLA Regulations Now Effective, Require Action
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Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
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Products Liability Bulletin
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Insurance Insider
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Employment Practices Alert
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Oregon Court Holds That Landlord/Tenant Disputants Have No Enhanced Right to Attorney Fee Awards
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Ninth Circuit Holds That SEC Can Use Civil Investigation to Tee Up Criminal Investigation
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Illinois House Bill Attempts to Sidestep Lipke Asbestos Law
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USEPA May (or May Not) Have Revised its Policy on the Aggregation of Air Emission Changes Resulting from Multiple Changes
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Line of Credit Interest Charges May Be Recouped from Clients
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Update of Treasury Executive Compensation Rules for Those Participating in the Capital Purchase Program
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Amendments to Treasury Executive Compensation Rules for Those Participating in the Capital Purchase Program
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Update on the Joint Commission’s Standards Improvement Initiative (SII)
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Pesticide Application Residues Now Need EPA Water Permits if Residues Reach Waters of the United States
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Plaintiffs Bring Suit and Try the Texas Two-Step in a Texas Federal Court Against Various Welding Rod Manufacturers
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U.S. Treasury Department Announces TARP Capital Purchase Program for S Corps
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Customer’s Intellectual Property Concerns in Software Transactions
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Intellectual Property Update: Current Issues and Practical Advice for Businesses
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Employment Practices Special Alert
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Law Firm Not Required to Inform Its Insurer of Potential Liability Based on Client’s Misconduct
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Welding Rod Industry Scores Another Big Defense Win on the Warnings Issue
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Employment Practices Special Alert
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Transportation Law Alert
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Washington Lawyers May Use Availability Retainers and Fixed Fees
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Advisory Opinion 08-21 Continues OIG’s Pattern of Acceptance in Cost-Savings Arrangements
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Many Illinois NFR Applicants Will Soon Need Vapor Intrusion Analysis
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California Court Reverses Juvenile Court’s Order of Disqualification and Clarifies the Application of Disqualification Rules to Public Law Firms
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California Employment Alert
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Employment Practices Special Alert
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Disciplinary Cost Assessment Not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
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Health Care Sector Targeted for 2009 EPA Study of Pharmaceutical Disposal Practices
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Overview of the Family and Medical Leave Act 2008 Amendments
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Disclosure Pursuant to Coercive Federal Investigation Does Not Waive Privilege
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New Illinois Law Provides Tool for Environmental Enforcement in Private Land Context
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CMS More Closely Aligns Medicaid and Medicare Definitions of Outpatient Hospital Services
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New York Appellate Court Rejects Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Against Law Firm That Worked for Client’s Competitor
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Estate Planning Newsletter
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Final Rule on Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
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California Court Upholds Attorney’s Use of Interpleader to Avoid Conversion Claim, Upholds Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Claim on Grounds That Claimed Damages Were Speculative and Upholds Contingent Fee Awards Against Claims of Illegality
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The Professional Line
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Employment Practices Alert
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Non-Public Company and Bank Deadline for Filing an Application to Participate in the Capital Purchase Program; Charter Amendments for Preferred
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Illinois Supreme Court Issues Long-Awaited Decision in Ready v. United / Goedecke Services, Inc.
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Judge Prohibits Defense Firm’s Representation of All of Defendant’s Former Employees
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U.S. Treasury Department Announces TARP Capital Purchase Program for Non-Public Companies
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Offensive Collateral Estoppel May Be Used Against Attorneys in Bar Proceedings
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Blog Now, Pay Later – Legal Issues Concerning Social Networking Sites
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Anti-Markup Rule Provisions Revised
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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New Jersey Shareholders Can Sue Corporate Outside Counsel for Malpractice Despite Settling Underlying Matter
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New Jersey Loosens Restrictions on In-House Counsel
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Applications for Treasury Capital Purchase Program Due Friday, Nov. 14, 2008
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Treasury Issues Regulations for Debt Guarantee Program and Transaction Account Guarantee Program — Deadline Extension
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Cases in Disagreement as to Proper Forum for Legal Malpractice Cases Arising From Intellectual Property Matters
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Products Liability Bulletin
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Denial of Fee Disgorgement Held Appropriate Exercise of Discretion Where Client Was Unharmed
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OIG Approves County's Arrangement with Medical Center to Assume Its Residents’ Medical Transport Co-Insurance Obligations
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FDIC Adopts Rules for its Debt Guarantee Program and its Transaction Account Guarantee Program
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Employment Practices Alert
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Health Care Providers Likely Subject to Red Flag Rule, Urged to Prepare Identity Theft Prevention Programs
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Second Circuit Dismisses KPMG Indictments Because of Prosecution’s Sixth Amendment Violations
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New York Court Upholds Retainer Agreement That Provides Defunct Law Firm With Technology Company Stock as Legal Fees
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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FTC Suspends Enforcement of Red Flags Rule until May 2009
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Client Can Sue for Legal Malpractice for Failure to Bring Claim for Libel Per Se
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OIG Approves Two Arrangements Between Hospitals and Physician Groups
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Court Finds That New York’s Dead Man’s Statute Does Not Bar Attorney’s Defense in a Disciplinary Proceeding
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HHS OIG Issues Advisory Opinions 08-12, 08-13 and 08-14
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U.S. Treasury Department Releases Executive Compensation Rules for Participants in Capital Purchase Program
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Congress Passes Mental Health Insurance Parity Law
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Louisiana Amends Lawyer Advertising Rule
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U.S. Treasury Department Announces TARP Capital Purchase Program
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FDIC to Guarantee Unsecured Debt
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FDIC Adopts Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
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Client Attacks Common Engagement Letter Practice, Attorney Wins
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New York Firm That “Outsourced” Legal Work to Another Firm Held Liable for Failure to Supervise
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A Loss Reduction Technique to Avoid
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Insurance Insider
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Failure to Warn Client of Rate Increase Was Not a Breach of Fiduciary Duty
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Employment Practices Alert
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Whether Malpractice Claim Was Improperly Assigned Is an Issue of Fact
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Attorney’s Inequitable Conduct Invalidates Patent
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The Chilling Effect of Collateral Estoppel: An Investigative Look Back at the Worker's Compensation File May Put the Plantiff's Toxic Tort Action on Ice
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Transportation Law Update
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More Than Relevance of Privileged Material Needed to Find “At Issue” Waiver
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Legal Malpractice Award Not Reduced By Attorney-Defendant’s Hypothetical Fee
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Lease Economics
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Attorney’s Direct Negotiation With Represented Opposing Party Does Not Invalidate Settlement Agreement
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Prosecutors Involved in Case-Related Media Projects Get Reinstated By California Supreme Court
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Employment Practices Special Alert
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Starting Points: The Fundamentals of Practice in Illinois - Supplement
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Decision On Criminal Jury Instruction Rests With Counsel, Not Client
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Sex Discrimination Claim Subject to Arbitration Under Partnership Agreement
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Employment Practices Alert
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Court Applies Stoneridge to Release Law Firm From Securities Litigation
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Paralegal Expenses Are “Fees” Not “Costs” and Shall Be Recovered By Litigants at Prevailing Market Rates
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Utah Lawyers May Ghostwrite for Pro Se Litigants
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Second Circuit Amends Controversial Fee Award Ruling
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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California Employment Alert
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Limitations Period for Fee Collection Begins When Attorney—Client Relationship Ends
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Lawyer May Have Civil Liability for Not Blowing Whistle
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CMS Publishes Final 2009 IPPS With Significant Stark Law Changes
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Attorney Has No General Duty to Disclose Client’s Intent to File for Bankruptcy
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Law Firm Sanctioned for Baseless Counterclaim
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Attorney Sanctioned for Disobeying a Protective Order and Related Wrongdoing
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Employment Practices Alert
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Products Liability Bulletin
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Court Cuts Firm's Rate for Travel Time
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Minnesota Court Holds That Ethical Rules of the State Where a Bank is Located Govern Charges of a Multistate Lawyer’s Misuse of Trust Accounts While Forum Rules Govern Alleged Lies to and Non-Cooperation With the State Bar
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Proximate/Substantial Cause is the New York Standard for Attorney Malpractice
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Report Card
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Insurer Can Sue Insured’s Attorney for Malpractice
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Joint Commission Reminds Hospitals to Implement Code of Conduct by January 1, 2009
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Out-of-State Lawyers Can Represent Clients in New York Arbitrations
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Lawyer Not Required to Disclose Dissatisfied Client to Insurer
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OIG Says Health Care System May Issue $10 Gift Cards to Patients for Service Shortfalls
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Evidence of Divorce Settlement Held Inadmissible to Prove Damages in Legal Malpractice Suit Based on Drafting of Prenuptial Agreement
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Law Firm Slapped in Suit for Stealing a Client
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Supreme Court: States Cannot Regulate Employer Speech Regarding Unionization
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Employment Practices Alert
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Law Firm Denied Fees in Bankruptcy Proceeding for Not Disclosing Conflicts
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Illinois Appellate Court Holds Percentage Billing Agreement Void
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Attorney Sanctioned for Misstating Opponent’s Position
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EPA Cracks Down on Home Builders ― Heavy Fines Imposed for NPDES/Clean Water Act Violations
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Failure to Obtain Professional Liability Insurer’s Approval Before Hiring Counsel “Costs” Insured Attorney
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Mississippi Affirms Reversal of Multimillion-Dollar Benzene Suit Based on the Absence of Any Causation Evidence
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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The Professional Line
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Defendants Must Act Quickly to Protect Seized Documents
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Attorneys Allowed to Break Privilege Following Client’s Filing of Declarations Blaming Discovery Errors on Attorneys
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Implementation of Standard MS 1.20 Suspended by the Joint Commission’s Board of Commissioners
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"Model Law Firm Risk Management Manual" Now Available
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Plaintiff’s Burden of Proof on Personal Jurisdiction Depends in Part on Stage and Nature of Court Proceedings
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Illinois Health Care Surrogate Act No Longer Applies to Patient After Discharge
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Personal Profit Exclusion Upheld As a Matter of Law
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CMS Advisory Opinion Approves Free Physician Use of Interface to Hospital Electronic Health Information System
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Employment Practices Alert
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Expert Witness May Be Deposed As Fact Witness
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Department of Health & Human Services Clarifies Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol
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Transportation Law Update
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New York District Court Holds That Lawsuit Under Oregon Blue Sky Laws May Proceed Against New York Law Firm
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Kadlec
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Oregon Hands Toxic Tort Defendants a Big Win on Medical Monitoring Claims
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Court Holds That In-House Counsel’s Inadequate Electronic Record Preservation Justifies Full Forensic Search of Corporate Founder’s Laptop
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USPTO Revises Procedure for Requests to Withdraw From Representation in a Patent Application
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Notice of Proposed Amendments to the Health Care Worker Background Check Code
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Massachusetts In House Lawyers Now Required to Register
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First Circuit Broadens Protections Under EMTALA
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Virginia Opinion Advises That Corporate Counsel Based Out of State May Advise Employer About Virginia Law
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Products Liability Bulletin
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Employment Practices Alert
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Ninth Circuit Finds Possible Malicious Prosecution By Attorney, But Not Client
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Ninth Circuit Holds That Law Firm Must Pay Former Co-Counsel Despite Firm’s Claimed Lack of Profit on Case as a Whole
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First Federal Court Opinion Analyzing Stark Law’s Academic Medical Center Exception
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Delaware Allows Limited Long-Term Practice By Foreign Counsel
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OIG Releases Open Letter Regarding Self-Disclosure Protocol
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District Court Abused Discretion By Delegating Fee Allocation to Self-Interested Attorneys
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Idaho Court Holds Client Who Agreed to Settlement Can’t Sue Lawyer
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Adoption of “Sophisticated User Defense” in California Arms Toxic Tort Defendants in State With Strong Defense
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Attorneys Disbarred for Extraordinary Sting Operation
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IRS Issues New Rules for Tax-Exempt Organizations on Private Benefit and Excess Benefit Transactions
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Court Holds Selective Waiver Generally Not Allowed in Surrender of Work Product to the Government
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Minnesota Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Potential Lawyer Liability to Non-Clients
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Lawyer Misconduct Not Subject to Consumer Protection Statute
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Employment Practices Alert
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Insurance Insider
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District of Columbia Ethics Opinion Advises That Limiting the Scope of an Engagement to a Discrete Legal Issue or Discrete Stage in Litigation May Avoid a Former Client Conflict
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The Landscape of Pharmacy Negligence Claims in Florida
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Lawyer Escapes Sanctions for Premiums Added to Clients’ Bills Without Consent, But Gets Suspended for Related Conduct
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New York Court Holds That Vague Billing Records Preclude Quantum Meruit Recovery
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New York Court Holds Attorneys Who Send Faxes on Legal Issues May Be Unlawful Advertisers Under TCPA
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Claim Handling Requirements - A 50 State Survey
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Duty To Defend - A 50 State Survey
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Compendium of Warranties - A 50 State Survey
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Indiana Court Discusses Relationship Between RPC on Doing Business With Clients and Parallel Common Law Fiduciary Duties
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Legal Hotline Cannot Disclaim Attorney-Client Relationship With Callers
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OIG Advisory Opinion Approves Arrangement for Patient Prompt Payment Discount
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CMS Issues Revised Interpretive Guidelines for Hospital Conditions of Participation: Requirements for History and Physical Examinations; Authentication of Verbal Orders; Securing Medications; and Post-Anesthesia Evaluations Final Rule
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Employment Practices Alert
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Insurance Insider
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Regulatory Body for Securities Dealers Attempts to Loosen Restrictions on Representation in Arbitration Proceedings
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Products Liability Bulletin
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Attorney Client Relationship Established and Maintained Electronically Gives New York Court Personal Jurisdiction Over California Client
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Attorney Client Relationship Established and Maintained Electronically Gives New York Court Personal Jurisdiction Over California Client
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Law Firm’s Duty to Directors of Corporate Client Comes and Goes in Single Case
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Supreme Court Holds That Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel May Be Satisfied When Lawyer Participates Via Speakerphone
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New York Case Holds Lawyers Who Are Limited Liability Partners May Remain Liable to Each Other After Withdrawal
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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Warning Signs Should Have Led Sanctioned Attorneys to Inquire Into Adequacy of Client’s Discovery Production
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Delaware Court Holds That Disclosure of Results of Internal Investigation to Board of Directors Waives Attorney-Client Privilege When Some Directors or the Board Have Adverse Interests
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Products Liability Bulletin
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Employment Practices Alert
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Securities Update - New Rules for Internet Delivery of Proxy Materials
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New York Court Holds Absent Class Members Not Entitled to Attorney’s Files
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Delaware Court of Chancery Exercises Personal Jurisdiction Over Law Firm Who Filed Certificate Amendment for Client in Delaware
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OIG Publishes Two Advisory Opinions Approving “Gainsharing” Arrangements Between Hospitals and Physician Groups
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Convertible Hybrid Fee Agreement Violates Alaska Law When Conversion is Triggered By Client’s Decision to Settle
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Professional Line
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Pennsylvania Court Strictly Applies Time Bar to Legal Malpractice Claim
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U.S. District Court Rejects “Pervasive Regulation” and “Reverse Engineering” Theories and Holds Attorney-Client Privilege Unavailable to House Counsel Acting in What the Court Considered a Business Capacity
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Healthcare Manufacturers Settle Health Care Fraud Case With U.S. for $311 Million
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CMS Delays Anti-Markup Rule Related to Diagnostic Services
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Illinois Court Clarifies Rights of Unpaid Law Firms to Sue in Contract and Tort
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DHS Issues Notice to Illinois Employers About E-Verify
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Crime-Fraud Exception to Attorney Client Privilege Applies When Attorney Concedes Possibility of Client’s Misconduct
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Form 990 Released on December 20, 2007 Includes Significant Changes to Schedule H for Hospitals
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Mishandling of Inadvertently Produced Work Product Results in Disqualification of Counsel and Experts
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White Collar Crime Alert
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Physician Responsibilities Related to the Illinois Perinatal Mental Health Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act
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New Toxic Tort Developments
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E-mail Policy Renders Communications Non-Confidential
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Home Healthcare Firm Settles Class Action Lawsuit for Travel Time
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Malpractice Liability Precluded by Dismissal of Underlying Claims Against Co-Defendant
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Appearance of Impropriety Test Abandoned in Oklahoma
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APN Authority to Prescribe Schedule II Controlled Substances Placed on Hold in Illinois by DEA Concerns
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Attempt to File Suit in a Mississippi Court Without Pro Hac Vice Admission Subjects Out-of-State Attorney to Sanctions and Potential Disciplinary Action
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New Stark Rules Effective December 4, 2007
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APN Authority to Prescribe Schedule II Controlled Substances Placed on Hold by DEA Concerns
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Judicial Conference Proposes New Federal Rule of Evidence 502 Regarding Waiver of Privilege to Limit Costs of Discovery
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The Impact of Stark Phase III on Physician Group Practices
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Rural Hospital Recruitment and Retention, Stark II Phase III
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California Court Holds Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege Extends to Third Parties Reasonably Necessary to Carry Out Legal Advice and Strategy
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Medical Staff Concerns Under Stark II Phase III
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The Impact of Stark Phase III on Physician Group Practices
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ABA Concludes Limited Representation in Collaborative Law Practice Does Not Violate Ethics if Informed Consent is Obtained
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Insurance Insider
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CMS Revises Treatment Of Compensation Arrangements Under Stark Law
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Federal Circuit Finds Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction of Legal Malpractice Cases Arising From Patent Matters
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California Supreme Court Holds That When an Attorney Leaves a Firm and Takes a Client, the Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice is Not Tolled as Against the Former Firm and Its Partners
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New York City Bar Provides Guidance on Corporate Family Conflicts of Interest and Representation Adverse to Affiliates
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New York City Bar Provides Guidance on Corporate Family Conflicts of Interest and Representation Adverse to Affiliates
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CMS Publishes New Stark Law Regulations Regarding Physician Recruitment
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Attorneys' Legal Liability
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Employment Practices Alert
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Attorney's Legal Liability
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Recent Changes in Illinois Law Affecting Hospitals
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Products Liability Bulletin
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DC Bar Association Concludes Lawyer Who Knows that an Adversary Inadvertently Provided Metadata in Electronic Document Must Not Review the Metadata
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Attorney's Legal Liability
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Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Granting Leave for Military Spouses
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Florida Supreme Court Underscores Adherence to Not Permitting Assignment of Legal Malpractice Claims
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Wisconsin Budget Raids Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, Rejects Medicaid Payment Improvements
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CMS Publishes New and Proposed Stark Law Regulations
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New York Appellate Court Reverses Verdict Based on Failure to Disclose Terms of High-Low Agreement to All Parties
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Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Bars Lawyer From Patent Practice Due to Conflicts From Lawyer’s Financial Deal With Invention Promotion Company
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Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Extra Time to Appeal Where Attorney Failed to Monitor Electronic Docket
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CMS Initiates Payment Hold for Providers Not Using Nine-Digit ZIP Codes
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Indiana Appeals Court Upholds Conflicts Waiver in Simultaneous Representation of Buyer and Seller in Business Transaction
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Eighth Circuit Holds Crime-Fraud Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege Does Not Trump Attorney’s Claim to Opinion Work Product Where the Attorney Was Not Involved in the Client’s Fraud
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Tennessee Appeals Court Concludes Criminal Defendant Client May Bring Legal Malpractice Action Before Seeking or Receiving Post-Conviction Relief
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Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Judgment in Favor of Investment Company Comprised of Partners in Law Firm Who Represented the Defendant-Client in Investment Transactions
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Washington Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Suit Under “Two Dismissal” Rule
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Report Card
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Employment Practices Alert
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Fingerprint-Based Background Check Will NOT Go Into Effect on October 1, 2007
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OIG Approves On-Call Payment Plan
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Oregon Supreme Court Rejects Insurer’s Attempt to Describe Dispute With its Insured as a Dispute Over the Amount Due Rather Than Over Coverage for Purposes of Avoiding the Obligation to Pay the Insured’s Attorney Fees
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Second Circuit Admonishes Arbitration Panel for Manifest Disregard of Law in Attorney Fee Award in Age Discrimination Case
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Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act Amended to Require Fingerprint-Based Background Checks as of October 1, 2007
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Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act Amended to Require Fingerprint-Based Background Checks as of October 1, 2007
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Second District Court of Appeal Upholds Quantum Meruit Award of Attorney Fees on Reasonable Hour Basis to Firm Against Former Contingency Fee Client
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South Dakota Supreme Court Upholds Conditional Reinstatement of Lawyer’s License and Requires Legal Malpractice Coverage as a Condition for Continued Practice
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ABA Ethics Committee Concludes That Defense Counsel May Contact Putative Class Members Without Permission From Plaintiffs’ Counsel
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Appellate Court Allows Negligent Credentialing Lawsuit
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Montana Supreme Court Upholds $1.1 Million Compensatory Damages and $9.9 Million Punitive Damages Against Major Law Firm for Malicious Prosecution
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New Jersey Appellate Court Finds Attorney Malpractice Liability Coverage for Work Done By Partner on Firm File After He Left Firm
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court Disqualifies Debtor Counsel From Case Based on Failure to File Disclosure of Conflict and Defers Issue of Disgorgement of Fees
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Professional Line
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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Florida Supreme Court Suspends Attorney and Orders Fee Disgorgement for Having Secret Engagement Agreement to Prevent Future Litigation With Opposing Party During Settlement Negotiations
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New York Court of Appeals Upholds Law Firm Partnership Agreement Amendment, Adopted By a Majority Vote of the Partnership, Deferring Payments to Withdrawing Partners
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New York Court of Appeals Allows Ex Parte Interview of Opposing Party’s Former Managerial Employee, With Adequate Disclosures and Warnings and Where No Confidential or Privileged Information Disclosed
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District of Columbia Court of Appeals Holds Ethical Duty of Confidentiality Did Not Bar Lawyer from Giving Court-Ordered Deposition Regarding Demand Letter
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Despite Policy Exclusion for Contractual Liability, Pennsylvania Federal Court Finds Coverage Under Professional Liability Policy for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Based on Lawyer’s Sale of His Own Home
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Joint Commission Revises Medical Staff Bylaws Standards
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New York County Bar Association Concludes Lawyers May Ethically Have Investigators Use Dissemblance for Cases Involving Civil Rights or Intellectual Property Rights
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Second Circuit Rejects District Court Assertion of Ancillary Jurisdiction Over Attorney Fee Claims by Individual Criminal Defendants Against Their Non-Defendant Former Employer
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Although Voiding Contingent Fee Agreement, California Court Upholds $1.2 Million Award of Reasonable Fees
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Washington Supreme Court Holds That Attorney May Pay a Non-Lawyer Who Had a Contingent Fee With the Attorney’s Clients for Performing Non-Legal Work
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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California District Court Orders Firm Disqualified and Rejects Rebuttable Presumption of Vicarious Disqualification Despite Screening Procedures
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New York Courts Finds No Breach of Fiduciary Duty or Improper Disclosure of Client Confidences in Complaint Filed by Attorney Against Former Firm
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New York Court Limits Defendant Law Firm's Duties Based on Retainer Agreement and Dismisses Malpractice Case While Awarding Fees
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Provena Covenant Wins Reversal of the Illinois Department of Revenue's Property Tax Exemption
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California Court Holds That Disqualification Order in One Case Should Be Given Preclusive Effect in Another Case
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Washington Supreme Court Holds Saliva Used by Suspected Murderer to Seal Envelope Not Subject to Attorney- Client Privilege; Fact That Police Posed as Attorneys to Obtain DNA Evidence Held Irrelevant
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CMS Proposes Significant Changes to Stark Regulations
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Sixth Circuit Rules that the Government Must Obtain a Search Warrant to Get E-mail Records Held by Internet Service Providers
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Iowa Adopts “Entire File” Rule: Client Owns Complete File, Including Attorney Work Product, Subject Only to Narrow Exceptions
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California Court Disqualifies Attorney From Representing Party Adverse to Former Client With Whom Attorney Had Discussed a Substantially Related Transaction
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2007 Health Law Compendium
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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U. S. Supreme Court Tightens Limits on Student Speech
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New York Court Finds Attorney-Client Privilege With Other Counsel on Arguably Related Matters is Waived in Legal Malpractice Claim
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Ninth Circuit Holds No Remedy for Taxpayers Under IRS Fee-Shifting Statute Despite Fact that IRS Forced Taxpayers into Litigation
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Second Circuit Clarifies Calculation for Attorney Fee Awards Based in Fee-Shifting Cases Involving Lodestar and Forum Rate Issues
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California Court Finds No Joint Representation or Common Interest Privilege Claim in Lawyer’s Representation of Two Clients on Ostensibly Parallel But Distinct Claims
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CMS Issues Final Rule Regarding New Process for Notification of Hospital Discharge to Medicare Beneficiaries
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Insurance Insider
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Alabama Court Holds Attorney-Client Privilege Waived By Presence of Client’s Daughter During Conference Regarding Property Transfer
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IRS Provides Guidance to Hospitals for Financial Assistance to Physicians for EHR
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New York Court Holds Firm Must Disgorge Fees Based on Breach of Fiduciary Duty for Disloyalty to Client
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High Court Holds CERCLA PRPs May Seek Recovery of Their CERCLA Cleanup Expenses
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Pay Owed By Employer to Employee for Missed Meal and Break Period is Wage, Not Penalty
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Nevada Court Holds Both Insurer and Insured Were Defense Firm’s Clients and Therefore Disqualifies Firm from Representing Insured in Related Bad Faith Action Against Insurer
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Georgia Court Finds Lawyer Potentially Liable for Not Advising Client of Risk Presented by Unsettled Law
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Professional Line
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Second Circuit Clarifies Standards for Attorney Fee Awards in Medicare Class Action Litigation
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U. S. Supreme Court Allows Parents to Litigate on Behalf of Child’s Education Needs, Without Representation by an Attorney
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Ninth Circuit Holds Attorney-Client Privilege Does Not Prevent IRS Discovery of Identities of Tax Shelter Investors
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New Jersey Holds That Lawyers’ Prior Knowledge of Potential Claim at Time of Insurance Application Becomes Matter of Law When Evidence is One-Sided
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CMS Revises Interpretive Guidelines for Informed Consent
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Montana Court Holds Attorney-Client Confidentiality is not a Defense to Attorney’s Lack of Candor With Court or to Assisting in Client Fraud
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Eighth Circuit Holds Collateral Estoppel Blocks Suit By Class Action Plaintiffs Against Their Attorneys for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Based on Court Approval of Settlement
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California Court Finds No Duty Owed to Reinsurer by Defense Attorney Who Was Hired by the Primary Carrier
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USPTO Proposes Supplemental Rule Changes to Clarify Extent of Federal Preemption of State Regulation of Practice of Law
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DC Ethics Opinion Concludes Lawyer’s Present and Former Roles as Expert Witness Does Not Create Former Client Conflict Despite Substantial Relationship of Matters
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Hinshaw Health Law Alert
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Colorado Ethics Committee Concludes Rules of Professional Conduct Prohibit Lawyers From Participating in Some Forms of Collaborative Law and Explores Related Ethical Pitfalls
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Ninth Circuit Finds Software Company Engaged in Unlawful Practice of Law By Providing Computer Based Service for Preparation of Bankruptcy Forms
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Employment Practices Alert
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Products Liability Bulletin
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Outlook Very Good for PRPs’ CERCLA Cost Recovery Rights
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Northern California District Court Addresses Privilege and Work Product Issues Relating to Law Firm’s In-House Communications
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Georgia Court Finds No Causation in Legal Malpractice Claim Based on Inadequate Witness Presentation, But Finds on Separate Claim That Clients’ Ability to Review and Comprehend Document Was Not Sufficient to Break Malpractice Chain of Causation
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Ninth Circuit Explains Standards for Review of Attorney Fees, Including Opposition to Block Billing and Quarter Hour Minimum Entries
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Ninth Circuit Clarifies Position on Judicial Duties and Burdens of Proof Under the Crime Fraud Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege
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Colorado Supreme Court Finds Narrow Duty to Corporate Creditors by Corporate Officer Resulting in Reversal of Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty Verdict Against Attorneys
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Employment Practices Alert
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Wisconsin District Court Finds Retired Attorney Not Liable Under Partnership By Estoppel Theory When Client Did Not in Fact Rely on Retired Attorney’s Participation in Firm
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Two Important Supreme Court Decisions Issued April 2, 2007
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Indiana Court of Appeals Holds Excess Insurer May Not Sue Insured’s Attorneys for Legal Malpractice
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Louisiana Court Finds No Duty to Defend Under Malpractice Coverage for Lawyer Based on Fee Dispute Between Referring Attorneys
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Illinois HB 1347 Threatens School Districts' Flexibility in Using Third-Party Contractors
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Third Circuit Finds Due Process Rights of Lawyers Violated by Finding of Sanctions Despite Lack of Monetary or Disciplinary Penalty
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San Diego Bar Association Examines Lawyer Duties and Responsibilities When Outsourcing Legal Services
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Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Sanctions Illinois Attorneys for Unprofessional Conduct During Deposition
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Illinois Court Finds Staffing Decisions By Private Hospital Not Subject to Judicial Review
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California Court Upholds Binding Arbitration of Fee Dispute Under Retainer Agreement After Client Waives MFAA Rights
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Illinois Department of Revenue Denies Two More Hospitals’ Applications for Property Tax Exemption
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Court Held Trustees of Union Health Fund in ERISA Suit Could Not Offload Blame for Bad Investments Onto Their Attorneys
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New York Court Holds Lawyers Retained By Insurer to Represent Insured May Have Duty to Put Excess Carrier on Timely Notice of Claim
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Florida Supreme Court Finds Intentional Dishonesty Arising From Failure of Oversight of Arguably Dishonest Bookkeeper
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Insurance Insider
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Report Card
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California Appellate Court Finds Excessive Billing is a Violation of Fiduciary Duty
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The Professional Line - Year in Review
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Construction Law Update - Year in Review
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Iowa Supreme Court Invalidates Provision in Fee Agreement Requiring Client to Inform Attorney of Any Disputes Within 10 Days
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Lewin Group Issues its Report on the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board
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Missouri Appellate Court Holds Third Party Payment of Lawyer’s Fees Alone Does Not Give Rise to Attorney-Client Relationship
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Supreme Court of Florida Revises Rules on Attorney Advertising
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New York State Revises Rules Governing Lawyer Advertising
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Illinois Sues MRI Centers Over Alleged Fraudulent Kickback Scheme
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Oregon Supreme Court Shifts Burden of Proof in Disciplinary Cases
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Hinshaw Successfully Defends Velda Farms in a Negligence Case in Which the Plaintiff Demanded $3 Million
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Employment Practices Alert
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Basics for Beginners
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The Professional Line
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Construction Law Update
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The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: Developing Trends One Year Later
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Consultant Hired by Illinois Attorney General’s Office to Analyze Hospital Practices
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Hospital Not Liable for Employee’s PHI Disclosure
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SEC Bank Broker Rules
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Insurance Insider
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Crime-Fraud Exception to Attorney Client Privilege Applies When Attorney Concedes Possibility of Client’s Misconduct
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Publish Final Patients’ Rights Rule on Use of Restraints and Seclusion
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Illinois Supreme Court Finds Physicians’ Restrictive Covenants Legal, Not Against Public Policy
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SEC Adopts Voluntary E-Proxy Rule Amendments and Proposes Mandatory Rules
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SEC to Propose Interpretive Guidance for Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
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SEC Bank Broker and Bank Dealer Rules
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Third Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Fee Disgorgement Claims Against Lawyers Who Failed to Disclose Potential Conflict of Interest to Their Clients
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Modifications to Medicare Conditions of Participation Effective January 26, 2007
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Supreme Court of Tennessee Holds Standard of Care in Legal Malpractice is Statewide, Not Local
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ABA Concludes Lawyers are Not Prohibited in Reviewing and Using Metadata Stored in Received Electronic Documents
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The Illinois Supreme Court Rejects Class-Action Certification for Mass Tort Actions
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Specified Flat Fees Not Violative of Percentage-Based Fee Arrangements Under Illinois Law
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New York Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Malpractice Case Based on Client’s Written Affirmation that He Waived Conflict and Read Legal Documents Prepared by His Lawyers
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Office of Inspector General Indicates That Certain Gainsharing Arrangements Not Subject to Sanctions if Specified Safeguards Are Followed
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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CMS Issue Advisory Opinion on Physician Recruitment Exception to Stark Law
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California Court Rejects Attempt to Depose Opposing Counsel During Wrongful Death Suit
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New Mexico Supreme Court Disciplines Subordinate Attorney for Over-Reliance on Directions From Out-of-State Counsel and Client
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Construction Law Update
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Ohio Appellate Court Rejects Collectability in Underlying Case as Limit on Recovery in Legal Malpractice Action
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District of Columbia Court of Appeals Announces Revisions to its Rules of Professional Conduct That Will Allow Lawyers to Disclose Confidential Client Information to Mitigate or Rectify Past Client Wrongdoing
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Malpractice and Disgorgement Claims
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Court Requires Recusal of Prosecutor in Rape Case Where Facts Were Similar to Those in Her Published Novel
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Washington Supreme Court Applies Ethical Prohibition Against Malpractice Waiver/Release Without Written Notice of Right to Independent Counsel to Situation Involving Only Potential Claims
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10-Year Statute of Limitations Governs Surety’s Indemnity Action
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Second Circuit Finds Supplemental Jurisdiction to Allow District Court to Dismiss Malpractice Action and Find Attorneys in Class Action Acted Reasonably in not Suing Arthur Andersen in Securities Suit
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The Report Card
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Insurance Insider
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ABA Concludes Statements About Settlement Positions in Settlement Negotiations, Including Mediations, are Considered “Puffery” and not False Statements Under the Model Rules
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California Appellate Court Holds No Conflict of Interest in Representation of Two Clients Involved in Separate, Unrelated Dispute with Each Other
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Lawyer’s Failure to Advise of Non-Representation Created Issue of Fact Regarding Continued Representation
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Federal Court Exercises Supplemental Jurisdiction Over Legal Malpractice Case Arising Out of Copyright Dispute
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New Jersey Advisory Opinion Applies Ban on Restrictive Employment Agreements to In-House Attorneys
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Ethics Committee Rejects Attempt to Create Attorney-Client Relationship or Duty of Confidentiality Based Solely on Unsolicited Email to Prospective Attorney
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Bankruptcy Court Denies In-House Attorney-Client Privilege to Enron Based on Evidence of a Fraudulent Scheme
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New York Court Limits Duty to Third Party for Opinion Letter Provided by Attorneys in Sale of Corporate Assets
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Outside Corporate Directors Can Claim the Attorney-Client Privilege With Personal Counsel Paid for by the Company Even if Corporate Affairs are Discussed
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Illinois Department of Revenue Denies Property Tax Exemption to Provena Covenant Medical Center
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Report Card
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Long-Term Care Newsletter
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Corporation Waived Attorney-Client Work Privilege and Work Product Doctrine by Voluntarily Releasing Information to Federal Agencies Investigating the Company
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New Rules Regarding Donations of Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Health Record Technology
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NYC Bar Association Ethics Opinion Approves Overseas Outsourcing for Legal Support Services Subject to Proper Oversight
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Sarbanes-Oxley Alert: Standards of Conduct for Attorneys Appearing and Practicing Before the SEC
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SEC Rules on Executive and Director Compensation and Related Person Disclosure
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Forum Selection Clauses in Retainer Agreement Not Binding When Client Fails to Appear and Seek Enforcement
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Law Firm’s Failure to Close Ostensibly Former Client File Helps Persuade Court to Order Disqualification on Ground that Current Attorney-Client Relationship Existed
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Insurance Insider
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Due Diligence Counsel Not Disqualified From Taking Position Adverse to Issuer of Securities it Previously Investigated
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Construction Law Update
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Professional Line
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Insurance Insider
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Claim that Law Firm Employee’s Negligence Assisted Partner in Committing Fraud Was Excluded by Intentional Acts Exclusion in Firm’s Insurance Policy and There Was No Innocent Insured Protection for the Employee
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Appellate Court Holds that Defendants Who Settle Prior to Trial Should be Included on the Verdict Form to Allocate Fault
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Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board Will Require Letters of Intent for Projects Not Deemed Complete On or Before September 1, 2006
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Fully Informed Clients Can Ratify Unconscionable Fee Agreements, Even During Ongoing Representation
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Ohio Lawyer's Representation Ended When Lawyer So Informed Client, Not When Lawyer Moved to Withdraw
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Insurance Insider
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Minimal Telephone Calls and Correspondence Held Insufficient to Establish Personal Jurisdiction Over Attorney
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Partners Owe a Continuing Duty to Clients Even After a Law Firm Dissolves
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New Illinois Law Requires All Cases of Elder Care Neglect and Abuse to be Reported Within Four Hours of Discovery
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CMS Issues Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule for Fiscal Year 2007
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Former Attorney Who Previously Represented Government Agency as Outside Counsel May Represent New Clients in the Same Type of Case Against Agency
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Illinois Governor Signs Fair Patient Billing Act
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Employment Practices Alert
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Illinois Supreme Court Holds “Lost” Punitive Damages Not Recoverable as Compensable Damages in Subsequent Legal Malpractice Action
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Insurance Insider
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Illinois Business Law
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California Supreme Court Rejects Screening for San Francisco City Attorney
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Federal Circuit Defines the Scope of Privilege and Work Product Waivers When Advice-Of-Counsel Defense is Asserted
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The Ends Don't Justify Illegal or Unethical Means
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Law Firms Disqualified for Inducing Consultant to Violate Duties of Loyalty and Confidentiality to Former Client
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Hospital Successfully Sues Another Health Care Provider in Precedent-Setting Duty to Disclose Suit
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North Carolina Holds That Attorney Can Report Wrongful Conduct to the SEC Even if Such Action Would Violate State Confidentiality Provisions
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Aggregate Settlement Rules Really Mean What They Say
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Kentucky Legal Malpractice Law Contains No Blanket Exception from Liability for Errors in Judgment
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U.S. Supreme Court Allows Health Insurers to Pursue Equitable Relief Against Beneficiaries
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Insurance Insider
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Statute of Limitations in Illinois Shortened for Written Indemnity Agreements From 10 Years to Two Years
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Litigation Privilege Broadly Construed to Bar Liability for Civil Rights Action
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Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Mandates Health Care Facilities Receiving More Than $5 Million in Medicaid Funds to Adopt Policies Concerning Fraud and Abuse
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Lawyer Who Prevented Client-Executor from Defrauding Parent’s Estate Exonerated
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Prior Attorney-Client Relationship Does Not Transfer in a Sale of Assets
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Professional Line
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Insurance Insider
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Construction Defect Alert
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Plaintiffs Entitled to Spoliation Instruction Against Defendant — Attorney Who Did Not Destroy Evidence But Concealed Dismissal of Underlying Case for Nine Years
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CMS Expands Coverage for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs But Emphasizes the Direct Physician Supervision Requirement
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First Person Consent Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Created in Illinois
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California Lawyers May Ethically Use Overdraft Protection on Trust Accounts as Long as Commingling Does Not Occur
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Free Preoperative Home Safety Assessment Could Generate Prohibited Remuneration
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Programs Offering Physicians the Opportunity to Expand into New Businesses and Obtain Profits Could Violate Anti-Kickback Statute
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Simultaneous IP Work for Clients with Competing Technologies Bars Client’s Claim at Trial of Reliance on Legal Opinion Ostensibly Tainted by Conflict
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Dealing With an ARDC Letter of Complaint: What Do I Do Now?
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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Insurance Insider
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Selection of Independent Counsel - A 50 State Survey
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Electronic Records Are Part of the Client File that Must Be Turned Over to Successor Counsel
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Illinois Senate Committee Passes Amendment to Joint and Several Liability Statute
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Fee Sharing Agreement Between Former and Successor Counsel is Enforceable Even Though it May Violate Disciplinary Rule Requiring Fees to be Shared in Proportion to Services Rendered
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The Lannom Opinion Opinion Continues to be Debated in the Lower Courts
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Insurance Insider
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Legal Malpractice: The Law Office Guide to Purchasing Legal Malpractice Insurance
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Report Card - Clarification
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SEC Guidance on Perquisites for the 2006 Proxy Season (SEC Release Nos. 33-8655 and 34-53185)
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RPC 4.2, Which Prohibits an Attorney from Communicating with a Represented Party, Applies to an Attorney Appearing Pro Se
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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 and Insurance Industry Class Actions
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Colorado Supreme Court Holds That Consumer Protection Act Applies to Lawyer Advertising
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Retainer Agreement Failing to Comply with New York Fee Dispute Resolution Program Held Unenforceable; Law Firm’s Fee Arbitration Against Former Client Permanently Stayed
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Manufacturer vs. Exclusive Distributor: Who Owns the Trademark?
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Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Adopts Medical Fee Schedule Applicable to All Medical Treatments and Procedures Rendered On or After February 1, 2006
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Report Card
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Insurance Insider
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New ABA Guidelines on Inadvertently Received Materials Based on New ABA Model Rule
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The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: Navigating Through Its Sea of Uncertainty
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Attorneys Rendering Incorrect Advice on Statute of Limitations Subject to Malpractice Liability Despite Viability of Underlying Action at the Time of Withdrawal
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Court Enforces Partnership Agreement Allowing Law Firm to Collect 25 Percent of Fees Earned by Departing Partner from Former Firm Clients as Damages to the Firm
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Attorney-Client Privilege Waiver Extends to Related Follow-Up Communications but the Presence of a Client’s Insurance Broker May Destroy Privilege
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Hospitals Should Consider Bar Coding for Drugs and Biologics
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Florida Allows Assignment of Legal Malpractice Claim When Part of a Broader Transaction
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Employment Practices Alert
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Insurance Insider
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Professional Line
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Construction Law Update
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Law Firm Disqualified from Representing Defendants in Adverse Bankruptcy Proceedings Despite Liquidation Sale of Substantially All Assets and Name Change by Former Client/Plaintiff
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State Bar Licensing Requirements Inapplicable to Practice Before Federal Agencies
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City Police Director's Assertion of Qualified Immunity Defense to Civil Action Based on Advice Received From City Attorney Held Not to Waive City's Attorney-Client Privilege
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Florida Attorneys May Not Use Pit Bull Logo or Words “Pit Bull” in Telephone Number in Advertising
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Final Rule: Insider Trading During Pension Fund Blackout Periods; Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”) (SEC Release No. 34-47225; January 22, 2003)
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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OIG Advisory Opinion 05-12 Determined That a Joint Venture Pediatric Day Treatment Facility Could Potentially Generate Prohibited Remuneration but no Administrative Sanctions Would Be Imposed Because Sufficient Safeguards Are Present
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Liability Insurer and Reinsurer Held Not Entitled to Sue Insured’s Lawyer for Malpractice or Equitable Subrogation Where Insurer Had Failed to Follow Lawyer’s Advice
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No Inherent Conflict of Interest Created by Law Firm’s In-House Consultation About Ethical and Legal Obligations Owed to a Firm Client
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The Crime-Fraud Exception Does Not Extend to All Communications During an Attorney-Client Relationship
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Florida Ethics Rules Prescribes Procedures for Leaving Firms and Dissolving Firms
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Insurance Insider
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The Report Card
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Employment Practices Alert
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OIG and CMS Release Proposed Regulations for Non-Monetary Remuneration Provided to Physicians for Technology and Services Needed to Electronically Transmit Prescription Drug Information
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Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation Ordered to Sell Highland Park Hospital for Violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act
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Dual Role of Corporate Counsel as Witness and Advocate for Defense on Appeal Supports Reversal of Judgment for Defendant and Remand for New Trial
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Potential Liability Issues Arise in Illinois When Hospitals Electronically Scan and Save Medical Records and Destroy Original Paper Records
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Insurance Insider
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Prosecutor Acted in “Bad Faith” by Making Inconsistent But Plausible Factual Contentions in Separate Death Penalty Trials Against Separate Defendants
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Professional Line
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“Thrust-upon” Conflicts May or May Not Require Disqualification
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Illinois Governor Signs The Home Health and Hospice Drug Dispensation and Administration Act
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Sarbanes-Oxley Alert: Revisions to Federal Reserve Board Capital Rules for Small Bank Holding Companies
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Construction Law Update
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Employment Practices Alert
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Insurance Insider
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Limited Equitable Excuse of Condition Precedent Saves Attorney’s Coverage Under “Claims Made and Reported” Policy
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Georgia Supreme Court Holds that the Burden of Proving Waiver of Attorney Work Product Protection Lies on Party Asserting the Waiver
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Debt Collectors Strike Back: Attorney Sanctioned for Bringing FDCPA Claim Based on Collection Letters in Compliance with the "Safe Haven" Language
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Governor Blagojevich Signs the Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act Affecting Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Providers
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Second Circuit Adopts “Functional Approach” to In-Firm Conflicts of Interest
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Trial Court May Dismiss Attorney Fee Action if Attorney Fails to Notify Client of Right to Arbitrate but Client May Waive Arbitration
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Executive Deferred Compensation Plans Now More Attractive for Tax-Exempt Employers
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Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act Amended to Prohibit Balance Billing and to Stay Collection of Accounts with Claims Filed Before the Industrial Commission
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Employment Practices Alert
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ABA Ethics Committee Announces Greater Latitude on Future Conflicts Waivers
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Environmental & Land Use Law Bulletin
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Insurance Insider
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A Criminal Defendant has Received Ineffective Assistance of Counsel When His Attorney Fails to Obtain and Review a File from a Prior Conviction on Which the Prosecution Has Said it Will Rely for Proof of Aggravating Circumstances at the Sentencing Phase
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Counsel Have a Duty to Determine if Fees Come From Funds Subject to a District Court Freeze Order and Must Disgorge Fees Received in Violation of That Order
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Employment Practices Alert
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An Attorney’s Representation of a Taxpayer and Concurrent Work for the Internal Revenue Service as an Expert Witness in an Unrelated Matter Did Not Justify Vacating a Stipulated Judgment on Conflict of Interest Grounds
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Disqualification is Not Always Required by a Concurrent Client Conflict of Interest if the Balance of Hardships Weighs Strongly in Favor of Continued Representation of the Prior of the Two Clients
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Construction Law Update
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Illinois Hospital Licensing Act Amended to Prohibit Mandatory Overtime for Nurses
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Recent Illinois Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act Amendment Could Benefit Employers Seeking Services of Foreign-Born Nurses
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Chapter 7 Trustee Lacks Standing to Pursue Malpractice Claims Against Attorneys that Belonged to the Creditors of the Bankrupt Entities and Not the Bankrupt Entities Themselves
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Insurance Insider
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House Bill 2343 Gives Illinois Consumers Greater Access to Information on Healthcare Costs
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Summary Judgment Premised Upon a Judgmental Immunity Defense is not Proper Merely Because there was a Conflict in Pertinent Law
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Environmental & Land Use Law Bulletin
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New Pension Legislation Signed Into Law on June 5, 2005
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Illinois Court of Appeals Holds that Implied-In-Fact Fee Agreement Between Attorney and Deceased Client can be Enforced by Executor of Former Client’s Estate
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SOX could fuel insurance problems, civil actions
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Insurance Insider
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California Court of Appeal Imposes Duty on Decedent's Attorney to Protect Caretaker-Beneficiary Under Will from Loss of Inheritance
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Lawyers Must Use Reasonable Care When Transmitting Documents by E-mail to Prevent the Disclosure of Client Confidences or Secrets in "Hidden" Metadata
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Limiting Liability for Design Professionals in Construction Defect Claims
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Employment Practices Alert
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New Pension Legislation Signed Into Law on June 1, 2005
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Medical Liability Reform Bill Passes Illinois House Judiciary Committee
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Seventh Circuit Holds the Time to Sue for Converted Checks Is Not Extended by the "Continuing Violation" Rule
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20,000 Fiscal Year 2005 H-1Bs Available Starting May 12, 2005
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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim Premised Upon a Conflict of Interest Based Upon a Single Criminal Defense Attorney’s Representation of Father and Son Requires Specific Supporting Evidence and May Not Be Based on Speculation
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Report Card
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The Professional Line
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The Real Deal on Zeal
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Limitations Period for Malpractice Claim Based on Antenuptial Agreement Did Not Begin to Run Until Divorce Court Awarded Property to Spouse that was Supposed to Have Been Protected in the Agreement
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Department of Health and Human Services Issues Proposed Rule Seeking Monetary Penalties for Violating Administrative Simplification Rules under HIPAA
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Legal Malpractice Claims Based Upon Attorney Involvement in Private Placement Memoranda Held Assignable
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Employment Practices Alert
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Recent ABA Ethics Opinions: Lawyers May Help Testator-Clients Disinherit Beneficiary-Clients and May Sue the Insureds of Client-Insurers Without Conflicts Waivers Due to Lack of Direct Adversity
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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California Court Refuses to Allow Lawyer to Serve as Class Counsel and Named Plaintiff
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Proof of Actual Innocence Not Required to Establish Legal Malpractice for Allowing Convicted Client to Serve Prison Sentence Longer than Court was Authorized to Impose
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FTC Attacks PHO Contracting Arrangement as Illegal Price Fixing
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U.S. Congress Adopts Extraordinary Law Regarding Terri Schiavo Case
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Attorney Client Privilege Applies with “Special Force” to Confidential Conversations Between Public Officials and Their Counsel
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyer’s Liability as a Fiduciary to a Fiduciary
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Fed Adopts Risk-Based Capital Standards for Trust Preferred Securities
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Extension of Compliance Dates for Non-Accelerated Filers and Foreign Private Issuers Regarding Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Requirements
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Employment Practices Alert
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Eighth Circuit Rules Debt Collectors Are Not Liable Under FDCPA for Communicating with Consumer Represented by Counsel, Unless Debt Collector Has Actual Knowledge of Representation
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The Attorney-Client Privilege Survives the Death of a Natural Person but Terminates Upon Closing of the Estate
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Seventh Circuit Reverses Judgment for Punitive Damages and Emotional Distress in Breach of Contract Case Involving Mortgage Company
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The OIG Recently Issued Advisory Opinions Indicating Sanctions Would Not Be Imposed on Several Hospitals Engaging in Gainsharing Programs
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Hospitals Should Review and Revise Informed Consent Forms and Procedures to Comply with CMS Interpretive Guidelines
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New York Insurance Agent Who Admitted Transcribing Wrong Effective Date for Insurance Policy Held Liable for Insured’s Lack of Coverage for Claim
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A Lawyer Retained to Incorporate a Corporation Generally Represents the Entity to be Incorporated and Not the Incorporator
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Person Convicted of Crime Need Not Prove Actual Innocence When Asserting Contract Claim Against Defense Counsel
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OIG Approves Gain Sharing Plan
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Second Circuit Sets Standards for Private Party Attorney Fee Recovery Under the Hyde Amendment
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Taxable Income to Civil Rights Case Plaintiff Includes Portion of Recovery Paid to Plaintiff’s Counsel as Contingent Fees
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Conflicts in Ethics Law: In re Summer and New Oregon RPC 8.5(b)
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The Report Card
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Employment Practices Alert
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No Statutory Protection Against Libel and Slander Claim Exists When Attorney Makes Comments Not Related to Facts Introduced into Evidence in the Underlying Proceeding
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City of Chicago Passes Ordinance Imposing Penalties for Submitting False Claims
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Ethics Opinion: A Lawyer May Refer a Non-Client to Other Competent Counsel Even if the Non-Client is Adverse to a Client of the Referring Lawyer
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New Jersey Court Holds That An Associate’s Claim of a Discretionary Bonus Raises a Factual Issue for the Jury to Decide
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Office of Inspector General Approves Insurance Subsidy for Neurosurgeons
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In California, the Party Seeking Discovery May Have to Pay the Cost of Restoring Electronic Data to Usable Form
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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The Professional Line
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Starting Points: The Fundamentals of Practice in Illinois
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Some Gifts Are Too Good To Be True: The Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Documents
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Pre-Merger Agreement Among a Law Firm's Members Violates District of Columbia Rule 5.6(a)
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Employment Practices Alert
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Attorney-Client Privilege Dissolved in Case Where the Statute of Limitations is Pleaded as a Defense
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New Law Makes Sweeping Changes to Deferred Compensation Plans Effective 2005
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Attorney Has an Affirmative Duty to Determine His Client’s Immigration Status - And to Provide Him with Specific Advice Regarding the Impact a Guilty Plea Would Have On It
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Attorney Subject to Legal Malpractice Claim for Breach of the Duty of Loyalty Even if there is No Evidence That Actual Disclosures of Confidential Information Occurred
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Contentious Law Firm "Divorce" Nets Plaintiff $2.5 Million Damage Award
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Advanced Copy of the Proposed Rule to Revise Approved ASC Procedures Released
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SEC Approves Nasdaq's Revised Corporate Governance Rules
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SEC Approves Revisions to NYSE Corporate Governance Rules
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SEC Postpones Final Phase-In Period for Acceleration of Periodic Report Filing Dates
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Accused Patent Infringer’s Invocation of Attorney-Client Privilege Does Not Lead to Inference That Legal Opinion Was Unfavorable
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The Report Card
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Illinois Court Holds that Lawyers May Be Liable in Legal Malpractice for Punitive Damages Not Recovered in the Underlying Case
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Conflicts Primer
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Legal Department Risk Management: The Time is Now
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Learning From Rocket Science
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Illinois Appellate Court Recently Held that the Federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 Preempts State Law
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New Regulations Highlight Need for Changes to COBRA Notices and Summary Plan Descriptions
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SEC Interpretation of Business Combination Voting Issues
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Attorney Bills Not Automatically Protected from Disclosure by the Attorney-Client Privilege
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Employment Practices Alert
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Attorney Suspended for 30 Days for Failure to Supervise Associate
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Construction Law Update
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Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board Will Meet Oct. 20 to Consider Backlog of Applications
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A Law Firm Can Qualify as a “Debt Collector” Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Working Knowledge of Conflict of Interest Rules is Essential
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In-House Counsel/Whistleblower Authorized to Use Company Secrets in Action Against Company
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Privileges Deemed Waived for Failure to Produce a Privilege Log
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House Counsel Update
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Illinois Adopts Rule Mandating Disclosure of Malpractice Insurance
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Employment Practices Alert
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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Attorney Immune from Liability under Labor Management Relations Act, Section 301(b)
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Additional 8-K Disclosure Requirements Effective August 23, 2004
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Legislation Passes Allowing Governor to Overhaul Health Facilities Planning Board
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Attempt to Disqualify KPMG for Allegedly Advising Client to Implement Illegal Tax Strategy Unsuccessful
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Attorney Should Inform Client of Alternative Avenues of Relief
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Defense Litigation Alert
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Oral Charging Liens Held Not Enforceable
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Chicago Loop Blaze Report Urges Fire Department Revamp
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Federal Trade Commission Will Not Enforce Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Against Attorneys
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Employment Practices Alert
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Outside Corporate Counsel Not Entitled to Statutory Indemnification
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Malicious Prosecution: Continuing to Prosecute After Learning of Lack of Probable Cause
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SEC Proposes Rules Implementing Gramm-Leach-Bliley Bank Broker Rules
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The Professional Line
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Case-Within-a-Case Methodology is Not Always Required
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Lawyer/Defendant Has Burden of Proving Collectibility of the Judgment in the Underlying Case
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New Developments in Overtime Regulations
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Legal Malpractice Plaintiffs' Claims Fail When Unable to Show More Favorable Result "But For" Transactional Malpractice
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Professional Conduct Rule Requiring Written Fee Sharing Agreement and Client Consent Does Not Bar Quantum Meruit Recovery
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Risk-Based Capital Standards: Trust Preferred Securities and the Definition of Capital
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Employment Practices Alert
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Soliciting, Investigating & Responding to Complaints Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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Insurance Industry - HR Alert
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Law Firm Not Allowed to Withdraw Despite a Concurrent Representation Conflict
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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50-State Survey of the Law of Punitive Damages
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New Overtime Regulations
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The “Entity Rule” Applies Retroactively When Individuals Hire Attorneys to Form Corporations
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California Rules Related to Multi-Jurisdictional Practice
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California Rules Related to Multi-jurisdictional Practice
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Multi-Jurisdictional Practice and Unauthorized Practice of Law
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Construction Law Update
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Joint Defense Agreements Do Not Always Protect Communications
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Learning from Rocket Science
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Beyond the Black Letter
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Employment Practices Alert
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Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Protection Considered Waived By Disclosure to the Government Notwithstanding Confidentiality Agreements
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New Fairness in Contracting Act Affects Illinois Insurers, Providers and Beneficiaries
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SEC Additional 8-K Disclosure Requirements and Acceleration of 8-K Filing Date
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Finding and Using Opposing Counsel’s Notes of Expert Witness Interview Results in Disqualification
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Who's Recusing and Who's Refusing?
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Law Firm Can be Liable for Failing to Adequately Advise of Financial Risks
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Employment Practices Alert
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SEC Extends Time for Complying with Rules Governing Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports
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Office of Inspector General Posts Guidance on Hospital Discounts for the Uninsured
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New York Court Holds That an IP Law Firm Representing Clients with Competing Technologies Engages in a Conflict of Interest
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The Attorney-Client Relationship May Not End When You Think It Does
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FTC Challenges Hospital Merger
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In a Complex World, Even Lawyers Need Lawyers
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Employment Practices Alert
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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The Report Card
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Employment Practices Alert
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Nasdaq Corporate Governance Proposals
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Disclosure Regarding Nominating Committee Functions and Communications Between Security Holders and Boards of Directors
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Exchange Act Rule 10b-18 Purchases of Certain Equity Securities by the Issuer and Others
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Hinshaw Health Law Newsletter
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NYSE Final Corporate Governance Rules
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Employment Practices Alert
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Fifth Circuit Rules Against Hospital in St. David's Health Care Case
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Report Card
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Hinshaw Health Law Newsletter
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SEC Proposed Rule: Security Holder Director Nominations
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Employment Practices Alert
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Defending Against Wrongful Birth and Wrongful Life Claims
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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The Hospital Report Card Act Enacted, Requiring Many New Reporting Procedures Within Hospitals
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Hinshaw Hospital Client Succeeds in its Fight with the Secretary to Delete Invalid Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Regs from the C.F.R.
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Hinshaw Health Law Newsletter
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Employment Practices Alert
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Employment Practices Alert
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management
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Management’s Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports
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Employment Practices Alert
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Handling Subpoenas in the New HIPAA World
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Practical Considerations in Responding to Subpoenas and Search Warrants
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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Employment Practices Alert
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Labor Department Issues Proposed Regulations Regarding COBRA Notices
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The Professional Line
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Employment Practices Alert
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The Asbestos Compensation Fairness Act
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Defense Litigation Alert
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SEC Rule Concerning the Improper Influence on the Conduct of Audits
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Mandated Electronic Filing and Website Posting for Forms 3, 4 and 5; Implementation of Section 403 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Employment Practices Alert
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Publication 3
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Standards Relating To Listed Company Audit Committees
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Employment Practices Alert
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Is Mold an Excluded Pollutant? Insurance Considerations for Mold Bodily Injury Litigation
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State Spending Soars for Outside Legal Services in FY '02
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Corporate Lawyering in the Wake of Sarbanes-Oxley
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SEC Votes to Mandate Electronic Filing of Ownership Reports; Prohibit Improper Influence of Auditors
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Filing Guidance Related To: Conditions for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures; and Insider Trades During Pension Fund Blackout Periods
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NYSE Proposals Concerning Director Independence
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Drew Named to Head Hinshaw's St. Louis Office
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SEC to Review Current Proxy Rules and Regulations to Improve Corporate Democracy
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Employment Practices Alert
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SEC Requires Exchange Listing Standards for Audit Committees
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Employment Practices Alert
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings: Illinois Practice and Procedure
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Environmental Regulation & Litigation
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Electronic Filing of Forms 3, 4 and 5
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Effective Date for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Filing of Earnings Releases with the SEC
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Proposed SEC rules re: Filing Procedures for Section 302 and 906 Certifications (SEC Release No. 33-8212; March 21, 2003)
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Malpractice: Speakers Analyze Coverage Market, Explain How to Reduce Chance of Claims
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Corporate Counsel Attorneys Who Represent Companies Face Higher Possibility of Liability to Non-Clients
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Actions Up for Breach of Fiduciary Duty
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Final Rule: Strengthening the Commission’s Requirements Regarding Auditor Independence; Sections 201-204 and 206 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”) (SEC Release No. 33-8183; January 28, 2003)
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Disclosure in Management’s Discussion and Analysis about Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations; Section 401(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Avoiding the Director Dilemma
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Avoid Malpractice ... Without Endangering Your License
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Insider Trading During Pension Fund Blackout Periods; Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Disclosure Required by Sections 406 and 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Retention of Records Relevant to Audits and Reviews; Section 802 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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SEC Final Rules Adopted Pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 -- Strengthening Auditor Independence
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Conditions for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures; Section 401(b) of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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SEC Adopts Attorney Conduct Rule Under Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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SEC Final Rule: Conditions for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures; Filings of Earnings Releases on Form 8-K; Section 401(b) of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Act"); (SEC Release No. 33-8176; January 23, 2003)
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SEC Final Rules Adopted Pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 -- Retention of Records Relevant to Audits and Reviews
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SEC Final Rule: Conditions for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures; Section 401(b) of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Act"); (SEC Release No. 33-8176; January 23, 2003)
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SEC Adopts Attorney Conduct Rule Under Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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SEC Adopts Rules on Provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 -- Actions Cover Non-GAAP Financials, Filings of Earnings Releases, Trading During Blackout Periods, Audit Committee Financial Expert Requirements
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SEC Final Rules Adopted Pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 -- Disclosure of Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations
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SEC Adopts Rules on Provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 -- Actions Cover Non-GAAP Financials, Filings of Earnings Releases, Trading During Blackout Periods, Audit Committee Financial Expert Requirements
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Employee and Director Accountability to Shareholders: Doing Business for Business Owners
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Liability Beyond Tort and Contract: Copyright and False Designation
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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Defense Litigation Alert
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The Role of Defense Counsel Within the First 24 Hours Following a Catastrophic Accident
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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The Report Card
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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SEC Approves Rules to Accelerate the Filing Deadline Applicable to Change of Beneficial Ownership Reports
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Certification of Disclosure in Companies’ Quarterly and Annual Reports
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Professional Responsibility Update - Corporate Counsel Edition
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Indoor Air Quality
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Improving the Profitability and Managing the Risks of Law Practice
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The Professional Line
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Florida Lawyers' Malpractice & Ethics Update
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Accelerated Filing Deadlines
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CEO and CFO Certification Requirements
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Toxic Exposure Litigation
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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SEC Proposed Rules Re: Additional Form 8-K Disclosure Requirements and Acceleration of Form 8-K Filing Date (Updated as of March 3, 2004)
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Nasdaq Proposed Rule Change Concerning Corporate Governances
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Defense Litigation Alert
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The Report Card
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Environmental Regulation & Litigation
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The Report Card
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Environmental Law Issues and New Federal CERCLA Developments
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The Professional Line
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Americans With Disabilities Act Relief for Employers from the Supreme Court
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RealLaw
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Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act is in Effect
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UCC Revised Article 9
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Indoor Air Quality
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The Report Card
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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The Professional Line
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Identifying Your Clients: What Did You Say Your Name Was?
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The New Estate Tax Law/The Long Goodbye
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The Report Card
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RealLaw
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Estate and Gift Taxes Increase in Applicable Credit Amount Under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation of 2001
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Legislative Changes Made in 2001 Affecting Qualified Retirement Plans
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Toxic Exposure Litigation
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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2001 Illinois Municipal Tort Liability
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Indoor Air Quality
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Toxic Exposure Litigation
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The Report Card
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Proof of Medical Causation in Toxic Tort Cases Filed in the State of Illinois
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The Report Card
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Breaking Away: Avoiding Malpractice When the Attorney-Client Relationship Ends
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Moonlighting Lawyers May Face Discipline and Civil Liability
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Toxic Exposure Litigation
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Indoor Air Quality
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Summary of Changes in the School Code and Other Laws:
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Clients Who Get Attention Are Less Likely to Sue Their Lawyers
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Report Card
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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E-Mail May Raise Risk of Breach of Attorney-Client Privilege
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Do Comprehensive General Liability Policies Cover Damages to Property that Must Be Repaired or Replaced in Order to Remove Defective Work?
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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The Report Card
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Resolving Contract Ambiguity: Parol Evidence Versus the Rules of Contract Construction
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Admissability of Social Security and Workers' Compensation Payments Associated with Prior Accidents
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Lawyers Professional Liabilty Update
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Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Update
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A Loss Prevention Primer for the Dabbler
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Lawyers' Professional Liability Update
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Lawyers' Malpractice Prevention Update
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Issues Facing In-House Counsel
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Conducting Internal Corporate Criminal Investigations
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The MCS-90 Endorsement
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Some Thoughts on Foot-In-Mouth Disease
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The Basics of White Collar Criminal Defense
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The Insurer Defense Obligation: A Survey of the 50 States
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