Archive for March, 2016
Executive Fired After Opposing 5,000% Drug Price Hike
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A former vice president of the drugmaker that drew national criticism for raising the price of a parasite-fighting medication by 5,000% testified he was fired weeks after telling CEO Martin Shkreli the increase “was not justified,” reports USA Today.
Employee Separation Agreements – A Refresher, Part Three
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Even if the employee is under 40 (and therefore isn’t protected by ADEA), it’s still wise to write the agreement in clear, understandable language and to have the employee confirm that he or she is entering into it knowingly and voluntarily, writes Jonathan Orleans of Pullman & Comley, LLC.
Akerman’s Dale Noll Named President-Elect of National LGBT Bar Association
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Trusts and estates lawyer Dale Noll of Akerman LLP has been appointed president-elect of the National Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Bar Association.
Beck Redden Partner Kat Gallagher Receives 2016 Women in Law Award
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Beck Redden LLP to announces that partner Kat Gallagher has been selected by Lawyer Monthly magazine as a recipient of the 2016 Women in Law Award in recognition of her legal expertise and contribution within the area of litigation.
WB Mills, PLLC Adds Cynthia Dashiell as Of Counsel
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Cynthia Dashiell has more than 10 years of experience as an intellectual property attorney and spent nine years as an engineer in the areas of industrial, manufacturing and safety engineering.
Legal Tech Spend at $3B and Growing: Whitepaper
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Mitratech has published a white paper titled “Catching the Wave: Legal Technology Spend at $3 Billion and Growing,” based on a comprehensive third-party survey of the domestic legal technology landscape.
Reducing E-Discovery Costs without Sacrificing Defensibility
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Exterro has published a new white paper that features e-discovery insights by Aaron Crews, Head of E-Discovery at Walmart, along with other e-discovery experts, on creating a defensible, yet cost-effective process.
Significant New Safety Requirements Proposed for Natural Gas Pipelines
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The proposed rule could expand the definition of regulated gathering lines, accelerate pipeline repairs, and set a higher bar for data gathering and analysis of risk, among other changes.
How to Speed Up the Corporate Decision-Making Process
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The CEO of CEB, a multi-national best practice insight and technology company recently wrote an article in Fortune Magazine titled “Revving Up Your Corporate RPMs” that notes that, despite advances in technology, decision-making and change in the business world has actually slowed down in the last decade
Trump Facing Legal, Tax Questions
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Donald Trump is facing some tax and legal challenges that could complicate his bid for the White House, reports Bankrate.
Ted Cruz’s Call to ‘Secure’ Muslim Neighborhoods Stirs a Backlash
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GOP presidential candiate Senator Ted Cruz angered American Muslims on Tuesday with a call to “patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods” in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, reports The New York Times.
Bill Cosby’s Lawyer Raised Campaign Funds for DA Who Didn’t Prosecute the Comedian
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Bill Cosby’s criminal defense lawyer has admitted he hosted a fundraiser for a key witness in the comedian’s ongoing court battle in Pennsylvania, reports LawNewz. But it wasn’t illegal or shady in context, he claimed in court documents.
New eBook: Learn Technologies for Superior Fact-Finding
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Modern investigations turn on electronically stored evidence, which presents unique challenges both in finding critical information and scaling efforts to cull and analyze large volumes of data.
Has U.S. Found the ‘Holy Grail’ of Energy Storage?
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy reports it has made major advances in battery developments that could make electric cars and renewable energy cheaper and more accessible.
Contracts: Whether an ‘Unless’ Clause is a Condition Precedent or a Condition Subsequent
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Critiquing how courts interpret confusing contract language has its interest, but what’s more important to anyone drafting or reviewing contracts is how you avoid this sort of fight, writes Ken Adams of Adams on Drafting.
Termination of Commercial Contracts
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An article written by Jeremy Andrews and Talia Taylor of DLA Piper highlights the key points to consider whether you are looking to terminate a contract or challenging an attempt to terminate.
Gardere Partner John Melko Named American College of Bankruptcy Fellow
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Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP announces that financial restructuring and reorganization partner John P. Melko was inducted by the American College of Bankruptcy as a Fellow in the 27th Class of the College.
Kathleen McDonough Joins Wilson Elser’s Chicago Office as a Partner
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Kathleen McDonough, a former managing partner and general counsel at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., has joined Wilson Elser’s Chicago office as a partner.
Exotic Dancer, Venture Capitalist Locked in $40 Million Battle That Began at Dallas Strip Club
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Michael Goguen, who made his fortune in Silicon Valley with Sequoia Capital, is engaged in suit and countersuit with an exotic dancer who claims he reneged on a settlement to a personal injury lawsuit.
Bankruptcy Law: Lehman’s Derivative Portfolio
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The continuation of the safe harbors “as is” renders chapter 11 nonviable for larger financial institutions, and recent contractual attempts to work around the safe harbors are insufficient to solve the problem, while the increased role of clearinghouses in financial institution failures will force regulators to confront difficult choices, writes Stephen Lubben.
