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Elliott Greenleaf Referral Fee Dispute Belongs in Montco Court, Appeals Panel Rules
A three-judge panel consisting of Judges Paula Francisco Ott, Correale F. Stevens and Alice Beck Dubow affirmed a Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas judge's order granting law firm Elliott Greenleaf's motion for coordination, stay and transfer of Richard Demarco's overlapping and duplicative Philadelphia County action.
'Really, Really Deadlocked': Court Examines What Went Wrong as Judges Pressured a Holdout Juror
Chief Judge Ed Carnes wrote that an Alabama trial court's repeated admonitions to a jury deadlocked in an armed robbery case constituted improper coercion of the holdout juror, and that defense counsel should have called for a mistrial.
RBG and Jay-Z: A 12-Step Recovery Plan for Increasing Diversity in ADR
2018 will be remembered as the year Jay-Z forced a media spotlight on the lack of diversity in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Jay-Z's complaint drives home the fact that meaningful change on this front depends on clients and their lawyers—the ultimate selectors, the purchasers of arbitration services.
Employment Law Issues Continue Forward Motion in 2019
Employment law issues in 2019 will mirror those of 2018. The past 12 to 18 months have brought a maelstrom of public attention to employment-related issues, including sexual harassment, structural inequity and disability as well as other workplace accommodations.
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Justices: No 'Good Cause' Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege in Derivative Actions
The justices ruled 5-2 in Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation v. Ziegler to reverse a Commonwealth Court decision adopting the qualified attorney-client privilege originally set forth in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's 1970 ruling in Garner v. Wolfinbarger.
Small Business Jobs Survival Act May Have Opposite Effect
The New York City Council is considering a bill, the Small Business Jobs Survival Act, that it claims will protect small businesses even though the Act contains no protections tailored to them. Instead, the Act would implement a new lease renewal arbitration system that treats all commercial tenancies the same, allowing businesses as large as Amazon to benefit.
2018 Pay Raise Commission: Questionable Means to a Desired End
The merits of the pay raise proposal are incontestably justified after 20 years of no increases in the base salaries at issue. Yet, the questionable means to the desired end runs squarely into the old adage that would make Machiavelli smile for its audacity.
Protecting Unpaid Federal Employees Would Be a Home Run for Accountability
A retired Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner writes that the prospect of narrow, limited injunctive relief would give the broader electorate more skin in the shutdown game.
Shutdown Imperils DC Bar Exam, Swearing-In Postponed
Whether February's test will occur is in question amid the federal government's partial shutdown. Several states are stepping in to allow D.C. takers to register late for their exams.TRENDING STORIES
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