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Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Adopts Federal Test to Determine Whether to Stay a Civil Case Based on a Criminal Investigation

Neither the Delaware Supreme Court, nor other Delaware state courts have “articulated a specific test” to analyze whether to stay a civil case based on the pendency of a criminal case or investigation.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Decision Provides Hope for International Entrepreneurs Seeking to Utilize 'Start-Up' Visa

A recent federal court decision brings good news to international entrepreneurs hoping to utilize the “start-up visa.” Officially known as the international entrepreneurial rule, the IER provides an important additional path for international entrepreneurs to obtain work authorization in the United States.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Foreclosures: Rulings Favor Lender's Stake

Almost exactly six years ago, the Fourth District Court of Appeals struck fear and panic into the hearts of successor lenders. In Glarum v. La Salle Bank, the court reversed a final judgment in the bank's favor because the bank's witness did not have the requisite knowledge of the prior servicer's systems to authenticate certain business records under the business records exception codified in Section 90.803(6)(a), Fla. Stat.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Getting Your Company's Case Removed to Federal Court When Sued in Your 'Home' State

It's no secret that companies sued as defendants generally prefer to litigate in federal court, not state court. Federal courts are presumed to be more predictable, more transparent, and less subject to local biases than state courts.
12 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Protecting Client Confidences

Nearly every client representation involves receiving some type of confidential information from clients or about clients. How attorneys handle it,…
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Fixing a Judge Pick; Sidley to the Rescue; Kozinski Is Not Funny

Now that Brett Talley is out as a judicial nominee for the Middle District of Alabama, perhaps Terry Moorer will get the seat he deserves. Also, Sidley Austin halts the deportation of hundreds of Cambodian refugees.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How Confidential Are Arbitration Proceedings Anyway?

Everyone thinks arbitration proceedings are automatically confidential and that the participants cannot blab about them to others.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

You're Facing a Malpractice Claim; Don't Make a Bad Situation Worse

As a matter of law, a mistake made in an attorney-client relationship does not equal liability for legal malpractice.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Rethinking the Harassment Complaint Model

Allegations of sexual harassment and assault have hit the news almost daily over the last several weeks, with fingers pointing at Hollywood “A-Listers,” corporate executives, politicians, journalists, etc., etc., etc.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Same-Sex Partner Not Found a Parent and Not Found In Loco Parentis

With the evolution of same-sex marriage, the concerning issues that existed between same-sex couples in custody matters appeared to dissipate. However, in the recent case of C.G. v. J.H., the issue of standing in a child custody matter between same-sex partners has resurfaced and the result thereof has caused some concern.
7 minute read

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