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The Smoking Gun in an Adversary's Network
Sheppard Mullin attorneys Daniel L. Brown and Aimee R. Kahn say that understanding the potential uses of social networking sites should be considered in litigation. Cases demonstrate that Facebook and MySpace can contain smoking guns and that they can be targets to serve legal process.
Summary Judgment Motions: Defending No-Fault Insurer
New York attorneys Mitchell S. Lustig and Jill Lakin Schatz provide guidance to the defense bar regarding the proper procedures to follow where the denial of a claim is based upon the grounds that the services provided were not medically necessary.
Linklaters, South Africa's Webber Wentzel Make Alliance Official
Terms of the loose union, which is set to take effect February 1, call for the firms to keep their separate names, management teams, and financial operations, while sharing clients and collaborating on pitches for business.
Case Against City, Prosecutors Likely to Proceed, Judge Hints
A federal judge hearing the civil rights suit of a man who served 15 years in prison for a now-vacated murder conviction signaled on Nov. 16 that he would let parts of the case proceed as attorneys grappled with questions of prosecutorial immunity and municipal liability.Arbitration taking on Olympic proportions
By Greg Land, Staff ReporterLike advocates of curling, synchronized swimming and modern pentathlon, participants in another obscure Olympic activity-arbitration-say they deal with tough competitors, tricky rules and high stakes.The pressure is going up, according to experts in Atlanta last week taking part in an American Bar Association Conference on alternative dispute resolution.
Prison Panel Wrangles Chaotic Case
Before deciding whether to cap the state prison population, Stephen Reinhardt and two other judges might wish to cap the number of lawyers on the highly charged case.
Mortgagors in Default Are Given Breathing Room
With the foreclosure crisis still in high gear, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey has adopted measures to help homeowners in bankruptcy proceedings who fall behind on mortgage payments.
Surrogate's Practice and Proceedings
Charles Gibbs, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Colleen Carew, a court attorney referee with the Surrogate's Court, Westchester County, write: In a vacuum, an estate plan is intended to dispose of a testator's property at death. Such thinking may cause a testator-former spouse to neglect to consider certain estate obligations created under a marital agreement. Of course, it may be that the ex-spouse intentionally fails to make testamentary provisions in satisfaction of his or her obligations under the agreement. What rights, if any, do those affected have against the estate of the delinquent spouse?Trending Stories
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