Thursday, August 28, 2014

Mark Woods: Taking leave to finish what was started (Florida Times-Union)

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India supreme court rules coal mining licenses illegal

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[JURIST] The Supreme Court of India [official website] ruled [judgement, PDF] Monday that all coal mining licenses awarded between 1993 and ...
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Cull, Baby, Cull - Modern Trends in Data Collection and Analysis

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Despite all the attention that e-discovery has received over the last decade, it is still a relatively new part of the litigation process. F...

Location, Location, Location – No, Not Real Estate … Tweeting

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Everyone has heard the old saying about real estate – location, location, location. If you didn’t think that this applies to tweeting, you ...

Fla. High Court Asked to Settle Gay Marriage Question

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The Second District Court of Appeal asked the Florida Supreme Court to settle the question due to "great public importance" in th...
Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Summary of Knox v. SEIU

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My summary of Knox v. SEIU at SCOTUSblog.com: Knox knocks unions on mid-year assessment for non-members . 28 Day Free Trial Custom Alert...

LawBiz® Legal Pad: Ethical Considerations in Collecting Your Fee

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Ed discusses managing a client’s fee expectations.   Source: http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/LawBizBlog/~3/SRAhfeThnVI/ local attorney local...

Mark Woods: Who knew the simple cure for teenage lust was a No. 2 pencil? (Florida Times-Union)

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Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Indemnification Sleight of Hand

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In Branin v. Stein Roe Inv. Counsel, LLC , C.A. 8481-VCN, 2014 WL 2961084 (Del. Ch. June 30, 2014), the Delaware Court of Chancery held that...

What You Should Consider When Starting A Solo Law Practice

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When starting a solo or small practice, a lawyer has to consider many new business details that were unnecessary while working for a larger ...
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Protip: Don't Screw With Old Folks

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A squad of 18 deputies in Cook County were very aggressive in trying to collect money from deadbeat dads, using whatever methods they needed...

Thousands of Electronic Case Files Lost in Transition

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The federal judiciary is trimming back some of its offerings in a widely used database of electronic court documents. Source: http://blogs.w...

An Interesting Way To Smuggle Opiates Into Jail

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Regular Juice readers know about the various ways people smuggle things into jail, many of which are NSFW. This is a new one on The Juice. ...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Delaware Court of Chancery Underscores Heightened Pleading Standard Necessary to Support a Claim for Breach of Fiduciary Duty In Connection With a Merger

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In Houseman v. Sagerman , C.A. No. 8898-VCG, 2014 WL 1478511 (Del. Ch. Apr. 16, 2014), the Delaware Court of Chancery (Glasscock, V.C.) gra...

What Monkey Selfies, Elephant Art, Catchphrases and DNA Have in Common

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The U.S. Copyright Office this week unveiled a draft of its latest administrative manual, a 1,222-page guide for agency staff, applicants, c...

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby: Religion, Contraception, and Regulation

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The Supreme Court's recent decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby invokes passionate debates and fiery discourse. At the spearhead of exchan...

Federal judge rules Florida same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

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[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Thursday that Florid...

LawBiz® Legal Pad: What Are Clients Looking For Anyway?

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Ed talks about lawyers who provide solutions and who communicate effectively and often with their clients. Source: http://feeds.lexblog.co...

LawBiz® Legal Pad: Tips for Increased Revenue

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Ed offers 5 ways to increase your law firm’s revenue. 1. Emphasize collections. 2. Hire lateral lawyers to meet specific demands, a new pr...

WSJ 101: Food, Energy and the Fed (Wall Street Journal)

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North Carolina judge rules private school voucher program unconstitutional

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[JURIST] A North Carolina judge ruled [video] Thursday that North Carolina's school voucher program, known as Opportunity Scholarships [...
Monday, August 25, 2014

Dry Times: How to Deal with the Impact of California’s Drought on Critical Commercial Agreements

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On January 17, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a “State of Emergency” in California due to the severity of drought conditions...

This Week on Legal Talk Network (7/14/14)

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Hello. This is Laurence Colletti for This Week on Legal Talk Network. On Monday, Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway from the Digital Edge talk t...

BofA Deal Marks End Of an Era

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With Bank of America Corp.'s $16.7 billion settlement over the marketing and sale of subprime residential mortgage-backed securities, pr...

Delaware Court of Chancery Underscores Heightened Pleading Standard Necessary to Support a Claim for Breach of Fiduciary Duty In Connection With a Merger

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In Houseman v. Sagerman , C.A. No. 8898-VCG, 2014 WL 1478511 (Del. Ch. Apr. 16, 2014), the Delaware Court of Chancery (Glasscock, V.C.) gra...

32-Year-Old Man Busted For Possession Of Alcohol While Under The Legal Age?

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How is it possible for a 32-year-old man to get busted for underage drinking? Here’s how: Commit the crime [allegedly] when you are underag...

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Gives More Latitude to Defeat Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuits Prior to Class Certification

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In Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. , No. 13-317, __ S Ct. __, 2014 WL 2807181 (U.S. June 23, 2014), the United States Supreme Co...

CMS Medicare Set-Aside Review and Approval Process

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The Medicare Set-Aside Review Process dates all the way back way back to 1980, when The Medicare Secondary Payer Act was enacted. Fast forwa...

Location, Location, Location – No, Not Real Estate … Tweeting

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Everyone has heard the old saying about real estate – location, location, location. If you didn’t think that this applies to tweeting, you ...