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Associate Pay Cuts Here to Stay, Say Firms, Analysts
A growing number of managing partners and management consultants say recent cuts to associate compensation aren't a temporary phenomenon. And some predict an even more significant correction to entry-level lawyer salaries coming in the year ahead. Since February 2009, at least 19 Am Law 200 firms have rolled back entry-level pay. And the pace of change appears to have picked up in recent months, with some global firms announcing far-reaching changes. Even at Wall Street firms, change is in the air.Insurers Didn't Need to Show Late Notice Affected Defense
A company that allegedly didn't notify its insurers that it had been sued for trademark infringement until after the trial had begun breached its insurance policies, a federal judge in Houston held recently. The judge also held in New Era of Networks Inc. v. Great Northern Insurance Co. that the insurers don't have to show that the late notice of the suit against the company detrimentally affected their ability to defend it.BigTex Roots: Some Large Firms See the Lone Star State as a Hot Hub For Economic Growth
Fewer than half the lawyers at the 25 largest firms in the Lone Star State actually work in Texas offices. And only five of those 25 firms are 100 percent Texas-based, meaning all their lawyers work in Texas offices. Jackson Walker, with offices in six Texas cities — Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Angelo and San Antonio — is the largest of the Texas-only firms.Consider the Benefits of Contested Review Proceedings
Contested patent review proceedings typically will occur parallel to district court litigation. Many district court cases likely will be stayed during at least part of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board review. For this and other reasons, the PTAB review proceedings will impact patent litigation in Texas and elsewhere.Both Sides Agree: Age Bias Cases on the Rise
Attorneys on both sides of the employment bar agree that these days the most attractive and easiest cases are age discrimination suits. Contributing to the trend are the facts that the nation's population is aging, and recent mass corporate downsizing has led to a jump in the number of age bias claims nationwide. But some say such cases simply find sympathetic ears with judges and juries.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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