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What Coke and GE Can Teach Law Firms About Tag Lines
"Coke is it." "Just do it." "We bring good things to life." What do these tag lines have in common? They're pithy, memorable and created to sell a product. These are also the traits that a good law firm tag line should possess. To add to the challenge, law firms sell services, which are less tangible and often harder to describe than, say, a soft drink or an athletic shoe. So what's a law firm to do?
Lawyer-Refugees Set Up Shop in Texas
Most of New Orleans' major firms have set up temporary offices in Baton Rouge, La., but some lawyers have gone as far as Houston.Excluding Half of the Client Pool Works for Some Firms
The notion of excluding one half of a potential client base is a frightening prospect for any lawyer. But some attorneys are willing to risk those odds and focus solely on women's legal issues as the market grows for such work. From hormone replacement therapy to breast cancer, from birth control to surgical procedures, women's issues have helped some attorneys discover a concept that physicians have known for years: Women want to hire other women to deal with women's cases.
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5th Circuit: Employee Only Needs to Show "Illegitimate Motive"
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made it a whole lot easier to get age discrimination suits in front of juries recently when it ruled that a plaintiff can defeat an employer's summary judgment motion if he can show that an "illegitimate motive" played a role in his firing. Machinchick v. PB Power Inc., decided on Jan. 24, is the latest in a series of 5th Circuit opinions that favor employees in discrimination cases, employment lawyers say.
5th Circuit: Employee Only Needs to Show "Illegitimate Motive"
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made it a whole lot easier to get age discrimination suits in front of juries recently when it ruled that a plaintiff can defeat an employer's summary judgment motion if he can show that an "illegitimate motive" played a role in his firing.Law Firms Take Note Of Growing Market For Women's Issues
From hormone replacement therapy to breast cancer, from birth control to surgical procedures, attorneys have discovered a concept that physicians have known for years: Women want to hire other women to deal with women's cases.Cap on Death Award Reversed in Texas Wrongful Death Case
A Texas appellate court ordered a new trial in a wrongful death action after a trial judge reduced the jury award in the workplace accident case from $42.5 million to $200,000, in line with the state's caps on punitives. The appellate court found the trial court, by excluding evidence on compensatory damages, denied the plaintiff the right to prove damages that could sustain a higher punitive award.TRENDING STORIES
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