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Don't Outsource In-House Counsel, Transform Them
No matter how you slice it, it's a HUGE change: The fundamental goal for legal departments today is to validate the legal budget as a business enabler driving greater profits.License Suspension Survives Despite Legality of DUI Arrest
The legality of a DUI arrest is irrelevant in determining the propriety of a motorist's license suspension under Pennsylvania's Implied Consent Law, a divided Commonwealth Court panel has ruled.Handling Tort Claims From a Predecessor's Toxic Substance
Benzene, benomyl, isocyanate, tungsten carbide, cobalt, PCBs, silica, lead paints -- the list goes on.A Decade After the Fall of Enron
Ten years ago, Houston's Enron Corp. collapsed in what was then the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Given the current financial turmoil, it is easy to forget how the collapse, and the bankruptcy dominoes that fell thereafter, shook market confidence. Congress swiftly passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in response. Enron was then followed by a housing and financial crisis whose economic ramifications dwarfed the previous crisis. Again, the government responded by amplifying regulatory and enforcement efforts through another statute, Dodd-Frank.Bad job market aside, law students seek change
A decimated job market has turned the tables on top law graduates, who not long ago were in high demand at big law firms. But a group of students from some of the best schools in the country sees power in numbers. Gathering at Stanford Law School on April 3 and 4, about 50 students from top-tier law schools were part of Building a Better Legal Profession's National Conference of Student Leaders.Aviation Cases Address Pre-Emption, Jurisdictional Matters
Texas is a national and international hub of aviation activity. The following are some of the more notable decisions involving Texas aviation law in the past year. They run the gamut from tort cases to commercial disputes and include a pre-emption issue that has received nationwide attention.Workers' Comp Award in Asbestos Case Reduced to Account for Cigarette Usage
The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that a laborer's lung damage from smoking can be segregated from respiratory problems caused by asbestos work, and his workers' comp award reduced by the portion of his ailment caused by cigarettes. "For the court to judicially create this apportionment where none had been before really caught the attention of a lot of people," said an attorney who co-authored an amicus brief in the case. "We saw this as more than a slippery slope -- this was a runaway train."Fortuitous Injury Rule in Aviation Cases
In their Aviation Law column, Steven Pounian and Justin Green, partners with Kreindler & Kreindler, write: The classic "fortuitous" crash site occurs when a plane crossing through numerous jurisdictions crashes in a random location. The majority of crashes, however, occur on takeoff and landing at the place of a scheduled departure or arrival. In these situations courts have reached conflicting interpretations of whether the crash site is "fortuitous."Settling a Complex Medical Negligence Case Presuit
In medical-malpractice cases, the divide between plaintiff and defense is as wide as a football field. What if both sides could work together presuit to define and clarify the issues that exist between the patient and the health-care provider?A Buyer's Guide to Law Firm Software
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