Ways to Make Sure the Indemnity Clause You Just Negotiated Is Not Your Enemy
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Regardless of how carefully you may have considered the pros and cons of including a prevailing party clause in your contract, the indemnity clause you have negotiated may unwittingly permit recovery of attorneys’ fees for first and third party claims, warns Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr.
4 Reasons You Still Should Issue a Press Release
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A well-written, concise, timely press release remains one of the most potent vehicles for getting your law firm’s story in front of important audiences, writes Amy Boardman Hunt for Muse Communications.
What AI Is-and Isn’t-In E-Discovery
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A new Exterro guide discusses how e-discovery professionals can understand the differences between competing e-discovery technologies and how to best use them in their day-to-day professional lives.
Tamany Bentz Joins DLA Piper’s IP and Technology practice in Los Angeles
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Tamany Bentz has joined DLA Piper’s Intellectual Property and Technology practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office, the firm announced.
Barnes & Thornburg Adds Two Labor & Employment Partners in Los Angeles
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Barnes & Thornburg LLP has added Dawn Collins and Tae Kim as partners in the Labor & Employment Department in Southern California.
Robert M. Harper of Farrell Fritz Honored by Touro Law Center
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Robert M. Harper, counsel in Farrell Fritz’s estate litigation practice group, was honored as a Public Interest/Pro Bono Attorney of the Year at Touro Law Center’s Annual Goods and Services Auction.
Four Attorneys from Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson Earn 2018 Texas Rising Stars Honors
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Four attorneys with Texas family law firm Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP, have been named to the Texas Rising Stars list of top lawyers in the state for 2018.
Provost Umphrey Trial Lawyers Named to 2018 Texas Rising Stars List
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Two trial lawyers with Texas-based Provost Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P., earned selection to the 2018 Texas Rising Stars list for their representation of plaintiffs in personal injury litigation.
Charles H. Jackson III Joins Langley & Banack, Inc.
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Charles H. Jackson III has joined San Antonio-based Langley & Banack, Inc. as of counsel in the firm’s San Antonio office.
Latham & Watkins Chair Resigns Amid Revelation of Personal, ‘Sexual’ Conduct
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Bloomberg reports the executive committee accepted Bill Voge’s resignation, the firm said, “determining that these lapses in personal judgment made continued service as Chair untenable.”
Judge Stunned by Ex-Rolls-Royce Counsel Switching Sides in Litigation
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Rolls-Royce’s former in-house counsel switched sides to sue Rolls-Royce for allegedly reusing defective airplane parts, according to a Bloomberg report.
Former Jones Day Attorney Tapped For Position at the EEOC
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The top litigator position at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been vacant since December of 2016.
Patent Lawyer Honored by Federal Court
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Trial lawyer Clyde M. Siebman of Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith, LLP, recently was honored by Chief Judge Ron Clark of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas based on his years of work benefitting the district.
Trump Labor Board Scrambles to Avoid Pro-Worker Ruling, Lawyers Claim
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If the workers win at trial, the case could have a profound effect on how major corporations are held liable for workplace wrongdoing, Bloomberg reports.
Workplace Monitoring Gets Personal, and Employees Fear It’s Too Close for Comfort. They’re Right.
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The Chicago Tribune speculates that employers could even provide Fitbits or another portable health monitor as part of a corporate wellness program. Can the personal data gleaned be used to alter, or deny, access to employer-provided insurance plans?
Collection of Employee Biometric Data: Privacy and Compliance Issues
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A post on the Fisher Phillips website discusses the privacy concerns for employees and the compliance issues for employers related to collection of biometric data.
Political and Economic Realities Hamper Efforts to Reopen U.S. Waters to Offshore Drilling
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A post on the website of Haynes and Boone calls attention to an apparent failure to acknowledge economic realities of oil and gas leasing and operating in the Outer Continental Shelf.
Contract Law in the Age of IoT
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With the Internet of Things (IoT), tech is making contracts more and more difficult to analyze, according to IoT Business News.
Paying the Price: The Pitfalls of Ineffective Liability Waivers
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Hellmuth & Johnson lawyers Micheal D. Howard and Jason S. Raether describe a recent case involving a fitness studio that demonstrates how a poorly drafted waiver can be as effective as having no waiver at all.
Dissecting Common Basic Arbitration Clauses – You Can Build a Better One
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All too often, parties to arbitration make agreements that leave the decisions on most of their options to others or to chance, warns Daniel Pascucci for Mintz Levin..
