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Coal Dust-Up
A dirty fight over coal is heating up in West Virginia. But behind all the indignation and accusations lies a simple (and expensive) lesson — execute a proper contract, and make sure it's actually signed.
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Securities fraud suits resurface
Plaintiffs' lawyers are slapping public companies with securities class actions months or years after the date the alleged fraud came to light as they turn their attention from cases related to the financial meltdown back to traditional securities suits.
How much threat raised by threat
The case against Web talk show host Hal Turner will turn on whether his online postings are protected as an exercise of free speech, albeit violently hyperbolic, or constitute a "true threat" that posed imminent danger to the targets.
Collateral Damage
Two very different cases are casting new light on a legal issue that has been simmering for years: when, whether and how defendants should be informed about the collateral consequences of pleading or being found guilty.
With jump to DLA, Daschle going global
Former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle spoke with the NLJ about his jump from Alston & Bird to DLA Piper and his role in his new firm's global operations.
General counsel panelists say they like firms that take the initiative
A panel of general counsel and senior in-house lawyers at a Boston conference revealed that cost isn't always their top criteria when picking outside lawyers. They also want outside lawyers to take the initiative in building a relationship.
Workers say they act more ethically in the bad economy
Bad economies are apparently good for workers' ethics. A new study by the nonprofit Ethics Resource Center, which researches ethics in the private and public sectors, says employees are witnessing better behavior in the workplace since the start of the recession in 2007.
Employers unsure about medical marijuana
Medical marijuana laws are having an odd effect on many employers: They're dazed and confused about their obligations to workers who use pot for health reasons.
Top ABA staffers exit amid reorganization
The resignation last week of Henry "Hank" White Jr., the American Bar Association's executive director, follows other recent staff departures amid a reorganization set in motion by the ABA's new president, Carolyn Lamm.
