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    Employment Law

    Refusal to Rescind Resignation Not Adverse Employment Action

    The Legal Intelligencer

    Wednesday, February 8, 2012

    An "adverse employment action" under any of the federal employment laws can take many forms.

    GC Mid-Atlantic

    What Pa. Employers Must Know About Medical Marijuana

    The Legal Intelligencer

    Wednesday, February 8, 2012

    Laws allowing the use of medical marijuana have been put in place or are being put in place across the country. Is Pennsylvania set to join those ranks?

    Ethics

    Questions & Answers on Professional Responsibility

    The Legal Intelligencer

    Tuesday, February 7, 2012

    For young lawyers, a steady diet of trial work marks a recipe for future success.

    Litigation

    Discograms Are Useful for Establishing Causality and Extent of Damages

    The Legal Intelligencer

    Tuesday, February 7, 2012

    Understanding the terminology in diagnostic reports and the limitations and advantages of certain diagnostic tests is the focus of this third article in a series.

    Rieders' Discourse

    The Difficulty With Health Information Technology

    The Legal Intelligencer

    Tuesday, February 7, 2012

    The Institute of Medicine published its long-awaited report based upon work of the Committee on Patient Safety and Health Information Technology, Board on Health Care Services.

    Commentary

    Are Attorney Fees Consequential Damages in Legal Malpractice Actions?

    The Legal Intelligencer

    Tuesday, February 7, 2012

    In reading The Legal Intelligencer's reporting on First Judicial District of Pennsylvania v. Rotwitt, it looks like Pennsylvania's First Judicial District is seeking attorney fees secondary to its legal malpractice claim arising from the widely scrutinized litigation in the Philadelphia Family Court construction project.

    Business Of Law

    All Law Firms Are Not Alike: The Top Areas Where Firms Differ

    The Legal Intelligencer

    Tuesday, February 7, 2012

    The irony that unfolded during two recent phone calls, which occurred within the span of an hour, was rather remarkable. The first conversation was with a partner who had been targeted by another law firm because of his unique experience and some special opportunities, i.e., clients it could essentially hand him, if he were to ultimately come on board. Neither Sigmund Freud nor Tony Robbins could have found the key to unlock the vault in his mind where reason was stored, as he summarily proclaimed that "all law firms are alike" and stopped the inquiry in its tracks.

    Litigation

    Projecting Wage Growth and Inflation in Today's Economic Climate

    The Legal Intelligencer

    Tuesday, February 7, 2012

    On Jan. 25, the Federal Reserve System issued a statement indicating that it currently anticipates economic conditions ? including low rates of resource utilization and a subdued outlook for inflation over the medium run ? are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate at least through late 2014. The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions actively trade balances held at the Federal Reserve, called federal funds, with each other, usually overnight, on an uncollateralized basis.

    Antitrust Law

    Arbitrating Antitrust: Are Things Getting More Complicated?

    The Legal Intelligencer

    Monday, February 6, 2012

    At one time, arbitrating antitrust claims was disfavored by courts. In fact, from the late sixties until the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler Plymouth Inc.

    Franchise Law

    International Arbitration in Franchising and Distribution

    The Legal Intelligencer

    Monday, February 6, 2012

    Growth of international franchising and distribution requires offers of user-friendly agreements.

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