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August 08, 2006 |

If Guest Workers Bolt, Companies Left in Lurch

When computer specialist Chandrashekar Rane left Rolta International Inc. before his three-year contract was up, the company was on the hook for more than just the time and expense it put into getting Rane stateside. While Rolta's Indian parent company may have dozens of equally talented employees itching to take Rane's place, Rolta -- and countless other potential employers of skilled foreign workers -- are out of luck until at least next year due to tight limits on U.S. guest worker visas.
6 minute read
September 05, 2000 |

Insurer's Lawyer Sues Ex-Client, Says Nonlawyers Judged Output

Atlanta's Malcolm S. Murray Sr. is living the insurance defense lawyer's dream: Hes suing a former client he says wrongly slashed his bills. Murray claims Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. committed fraud, breach of contract and RICO violations. "I represented Nationwide for about 23 years. ...[S]uddenly I became a crook, and they started cutting my fees anywhere from 10 percent to 75 percent."
6 minute read
June 26, 2000 |

Training for Success

A scarce supply of support staff has forced firms to turn to employees with little or no experience in the legal field. Thus, the importance of training. In Atlanta, personnel experts say the demand for legal secretaries outstrips the supply of qualified candidates and forces firms to search for help in a limited pool. By 2008, paralegal positions are projected to increase 62 percent over 1998 tallies, 14 percent for legal secretary jobs.
6 minute read
August 08, 2006 |

If Guest Workers Bolt, Companies Left in Lurch

When computer specialist Chandrashekar Rane left Rolta International Inc. before his three-year contract was up, the company was on the hook for more than just the time and expense it put into getting Rane stateside. While Rolta's Indian parent company may have dozens of equally talented employees itching to take Rane's place, Rolta -- and countless other potential employers of skilled foreign workers -- are out of luck until at least next year due to tight limits on U.S. guest worker visas.
6 minute read
October 01, 2005 |

Looks Can Be Deceiving (and Costly)

9 minute read
August 22, 2003 |

Georgia High Court Takes Secretive Stance on Judicial Campaign Reform

A debate over free speech in judicial elections is being kept secret in the Georgia Supreme Court. The justices have refused to release recommendations made by the state Judicial Qualifications Commission that would change campaign rules that bar candidates from making misleading statements and personal fund-raising solicitations. Those rules were struck down last year by a federal appeals court as a violation of the First Amendment.
5 minute read
June 12, 2008 |

Courts Show Confusion Over Uses of 'Metatags'

The use of a trademark in computer code words, called "metatags," by a competitor to boost its position in Internet searches infringes under the Lanham Trademark Act, according to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. But the decision, which conflicts with a 2d Circuit holding, has touched off criticism that the 11th Circuit panel and federal courts generally don't understand the uses of metatags, and that this has resulted in rulings that muddle infringement law.
4 minute read
October 19, 2005 |

Suit Casts Shadow on Reporter Privilege

Rather than disclose a source, Sports Illustrated and Time Inc. choose to settle a defamation suit brought against them by former University of Alabama football coach Mike Price.
8 minute read
September 20, 2006 |

Law Firms Settle Dispute Over Departing Attorneys' Client Information

A case pitting two well-known firms against each other has been quietly settled in Georgia's Fulton County Superior Court, where local plaintiffs' shop Chitwood Harley Harnes sued four former associates who left to open an Atlanta office for South Carolina's Motley Rice. The suit accused the attorneys of absconding with proprietary client information and flouting federal law by seeking business from federal class action clients who cannot change counsel without permission from the court.
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