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By Joseph Francoeur, Michelle Vizzi and Sade A. Forte | February 5, 2018
Attorneys need to be aware of technological advances in terms of preservation of evidence and new avenues for seeking relevant evidence. Spoliation sanctions, including adverse jury instructions, have been issued for the failure to preserve text messages. In addition, data from wearable technology, such as the Apple Watch and the Fitbit, can become relevant and material, while also raising concerns about consumer privacy rights.
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By Law Journal Editorial Board | February 5, 2018
We hope that the Supreme Court grants certiorari to develop and clarify the “concrete and particularized” pleading requirements of Article III standing as soon as another case with a similar issue is before the court.
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By Law Journal Editorial Board | February 5, 2018
Why discuss this again now? Recently there was an article celebrating the 10th anniversary of Sinclair. The bar, and hopefully the court, should realize that rather than celebration, we should be looking for a refinement.
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By Pam Perry | February 5, 2018
We have all heard parents fret about answering their children's questions about where babies come from. Responses to the daunting “how does life begin” inquiry range from evasive stories about birds and bees, to the time-honored “ask your mother,” or these days, “ask your other mother.”
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By Greg Land | February 2, 2018
Secretary of State Brain Kemp and Fulton elections officials sued by civil rights group over notices mailed to voters who had moved within a county saying they had 30 days to update their addresses or be dropped from "active" voter rolls.
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By Robert Storace | February 2, 2018
The Connecticut Supreme Court sided with the state in a voyeurism case in which a man taped three separate consensual sexual encounters with three different women.
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By Christian Petrucci | February 2, 2018
As is well known, the Supreme Court in Protz v. W.C.A.B. (Derry Area School Dist.), 124 A.3d 406 (Pa. Commw. 2015), petition for allowance of appeal granted, 133 A.3d 733 (Pa. 2016), has found the entire IRE section of the Workers' Compensation Act to be unconstitutional.
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By Albert S. Dandridge III | February 2, 2018
In an editorial that appeared on Aug. 8, 2017, in the New York Times, Shira A. Scheindlin, a retired Federal District Court judge for the Southern District of New York, wrote a compelling argument outlining the lack of women as first chair in major litigation.
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By P.J. Dannunzio | February 2, 2018
Comedian Bill Cosby has hired a new local lawyer to represent him as his retrial on sexual assault charges nears.
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By Trisha Widowfield | February 2, 2018
Many studies and task forces throughout the years have focused on the participation of female attorneys in the courtroom. A recent New York Times Op-Ed by retired New York Federal District judge, Shira Sheindin, once again highlights the disparity in female attorneys playing a prominent role in the courtroom.
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