By Dan M. Clark | November 9, 2018
Democrats flipped eight seats from Republicans on Tuesday, though only three of those were won by attorneys. The three other new attorneys elected to the Senate on Tuesday are from the same party as their predecessor.
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By William T. McCaffery | November 9, 2018
According to the most recent survey of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Professional Liability, personal injury litigation, alone, accounts for more than 20 percent of all legal malpractice claims brought in the United States. Being most at risk to malpractice claims, it is imperative for litigation attorneys to incorporate certain essential risk management techniques into their practices.
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By William T. McCaffery | November 9, 2018
According to the most recent survey of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Professional Liability, personal injury litigation, alone, accounts for more than 20 percent of all legal malpractice claims brought in the United States. Being most at risk to malpractice claims, it is imperative for litigation attorneys to incorporate certain essential risk management techniques into their practices.
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By Michael Hoenig | November 9, 2018
Complex Litigation columnist Michael Hoenig writes: Although the complex topic of deposition misbehavior is broad and the variants are many, the common thread running throughout the rules and the case law is: Let the Deponent Testify! With few explicit exceptions, the attorney should not interfere with the witness's answers or the flow of the examination.
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By Susan Nanes | November 9, 2018
When a worker is injured on the job by a third party, a special relationship arises between workers' compensation counsel and personal injury counsel, with the claimant/plaintiff in the middle.
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By Jonathan Ringel | November 9, 2018
One veterans court judge says "criminal thinking," "a warrior mentality" and lack of public transportation are big challenges for defendants trying to beat addiction and manage mental illness.
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By Jenna Greene | November 9, 2018
Alexandra Shapiro, the co-founder of New York City-based litigation boutique Shapiro Arato, handed federal prosecutors a high-profile defeat in one of the slipperiest areas of the law: Insider trading.
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By Jason Grant | November 9, 2018
In a federal lawsuit filed via its aggressive civil-rights attorney, Sin City is claiming that it was the victim of a New York Police Department-driven “campaign of selective enforcement” that pushed it out of business.
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By Adam M. Slater | November 9, 2018
Taken together, the decisions represent an established philosophy that will shape the outcomes of significant litigation in New Jersey for years to come.
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By Ian Lopez | November 8, 2018
Ripple Labs' counsel argues that a consolidated class action out of San Mateo County Superior Court is fair game for removal to federal court after a judge included a case brought on behalf of a class with 'no geographic limitations.'
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