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October 16, 2007 |

Michael D. Day Targets Paper Overload

If you're holding a copy of this story, you've violated the spirit of Michael D. Day's law office. Attorney Day has eliminated almost all paper from his practice and says that going digital has streamlined his office operations into a more efficient and profitable model.
4 minute read
March 12, 2001 |

Defense Verdicts of the Year

Some of the biggest victories in civil cases go to the defendants, but few of them make headlines. The lawyering involved in thwarting efforts to recover substantial judgments is often equal to the level of ability, exertion and creativity shown by the plaintiffs' attorneys who win the big ones. "It's a whole lot easier to throw a skunk in a room than to clean up the mess," says one lawyer.
15 minute read
October 20, 2006 |

A Malpractice Claim Waiting to Happen

When a law firm buys malpractice insurance, how clairvoyant must it be in predicting possible claims? A Hackensack, N.J., firm maybe should have seen one coming, since it purchased its policy at the tail end of an eight-year appeal of a dismissal of a suit as time-barred. According to the carrier, failure to sue on time was malpractice per se, and the firm had a duty to disclose it on the insurance application. A New Jersey appellate court agreed and denied coverage.
3 minute read
August 27, 2007 |

Susman Godfrey Sued Over Alleged Fraud, Conspiracy

The arbitration process is supposed to make short order of endless, messy litigation. But if Positive Software Solutions, et al. v. Susman Godfrey, et al. stands for anything, it's that a dispute can become endless and messy precisely because of arbitration.
7 minute read
April 11, 2012 |

Ford Surcharge on N.J. Dealers Legal, Court Says

A federal appeals court has closed the door on a decade-long suit by 65 New Jersey car dealers contesting surcharges by Ford Motor Co.
5 minute read
May 31, 2011 |

Report: Expedia dodged taxes owed to state and local governments across the country

Expedia, one of the nation's largest online travel reservation companies, has demonstrated "a conscious and deliberate effort ... in violation of state and local law" to avoid paying taxes it owes to state and local governments across the country for its online hotel and motel bookings, according to a report unsealed by a judge in Columbus.
9 minute read
June 01, 2004 |

From Opera Fans to Workshare Plans

SOMETIMES the most interesting thing about covering technology for lawyers is trying to figure out what software from the wider technology world will break into the purview of your audience.
5 minute read
October 23, 2012 |

Mental Health Records Should Be Discoverable in Custody Matters

The recent case of M.M. v. L.M., 2012 Pa. Super. 195 (September 12, 2012), held that in a custody matter, the father's mental health records were not discoverable.
7 minute read
July 19, 2010 |

A new era of defending the boardroom

Three top white-collar defense lawyers discuss the state of financial fraud enforcement at the SEC and DOJ.
26 minute read
October 09, 2012 |

Cyberattack Case Could Test Limits on Electronic Searches

The high-profile prosecution of 14 people accused in a cyberattack on PayPal has ground to a standstill over the handling of computers seized in the investigation. The question of how to segregate and purge extraneous material could derail the case and test the limits judges place on electronic searches.
8 minute read

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