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May 28, 2002 |

What ACCA Had to Say

Susan Hackett, senior vice president and general counsel of the American Corporate Counsel Association, presents suggestions for improving the Virginia Bar's proposed rule of registering all in-house counsel. Hackett says the ACCA has been working toward the creation of a model corporate counsel registration system and has learned much from the bar's proposal.
4 minute read
June 29, 2007 |

Philadelphia Lawsuit Prompts National Tire Recall

Alleging that defective tires caused a fatal car accident, attorneys filed a Philadelphia lawsuit against the Chinese tire manufacturer, the tire distributor and the van manufacturer. Then, the distributor alerted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to alleged safety breaches by the tire maker, and filed an $80 million federal suit against the Chinese company. Now, the NHTSA has ordered the distributor to recall up to 450,000 tires, which the distributor says will bankrupt it.
5 minute read
July 28, 2011 |

New ACC GC James A. Merklinger Touts the Value of Association

As the new general counsel for the Association of Corporate Counsel, James A. Merklinger will continue to extol the benefits of membership, albeit from a higher perch at the world's largest organization for in-house counsel.
5 minute read
July 10, 2001 |

Hang Up (the Mirror) and Drive

New York's ban on the use of handheld phones while driving might have the telecommunications industry in a snit, but it comes as welcome news to an auto-parts maker called Gentex. It's not that the company is taking a stand on the controversial accident-prevention measure, but Gentex officials hope the anti-handheld law will stimulate the market for cars with hands-free wireless devices.
3 minute read
November 15, 2010 |

Abbott v. United States

7 minute read
June 05, 2001 |

Chairman Pitofsky's Wild, Six-Year Ride at the FTC

It has been quite a ride for Robert Pitofsky, the 71-year-old chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, who stepped down after six years at the agency's helm. He leaves behind a legacy of sometimes risky but almost always successful antitrust enforcement, combined with a major expansion of the agency's consumer protection jurisdiction into cyberspace.
9 minute read
January 31, 2011 |

Special Report: Litigation and E-Discovery

Electronic discovery has created new traps and pitfalls in document production, warns Daniel R. Smith. But, armed with some best practices on handling electronic records, litigators can proceed with confidence. Also in this special report: "How to Authenticate Social Networking Sites" by Joshua A. Norris and Krystal Pfluger Scott, "Five Deadlines Every Lawyer Should Calendar" by Barbara Nicholas, "How to Use Databases to Find Key Evidence" by Craig Ball and "Backup Tapes: Inaccessible No More" by Tom O'Connor.
2 minute read
December 05, 2008 |

Letters to the Editor

Readers respond to an anti-Prop 8 piece and stick up for Judge James McBride and attorney Joanna Mendoza.
7 minute read
December 24, 2012 |

Focus Shifts in Pro Bono Effort to Make Storm Victims Whole

Eight weeks after Hurricane Sandy, New York lawyers who have been assisting storm victims pro bono say they are in the effort for the long haul. However, their focus is shifting from the most pressing legal needs in the immediate aftermath of the storm to grinding long-term problems.
7 minute read
June 13, 2013 |

Lawyer Suspended Two Years for Gaming Bankruptcy Court Process

A lawyer who filed two bogus bankruptcies to fend off a foreclosure that threatened his own financial interests has been hit with a two-year suspension — the second in his career.
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