Avoid Nullification of Contractual Indemnity Protection
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Because of unforeseen risk, additional insured endorsements have been revised to link contractual indemnity obligations to additional insured coverage, writes James J. Buldas of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP.
Court Dismisses Chicken Grower’s Claims That OK Foods Breached Contract
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The company terminated its grower’s agreement following the drowning deaths of an estimated 19,000 broiler chickens during a May 2015 rainstorm.
Quarles & Brady Ranked in American Lawyer National Report
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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that American Lawyer has included the firm in this year’s rankings of the National Report.
Buchalter Has New Automotive Industry Group Chair in Los Angeles
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Eric Kennedy has joined Buchalter Nemer as Chair of the firm’s Automotive Industry Group in Los Angeles.
DLA Piper Advises Guardian Capital Partners in Carson-Dellosa Publishing Acquisition
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DLA Piper recently represented private equity firm Guardian Capital Partners in the acquisition of Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC, a provider of K-8 supplemental education content.
Farrell Fritz & Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth 2016
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Estate The publication named Farrell Fritz litigation partners Jack Barnosky and John Morken as Leading Individuals.
Theranos Walks Away From Zika Test
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The move is another setback for the Palo Alto, Calif., company as it tries to recover from crippling regulatory sanctions that followed revelations by The Wall Street Journal of shortcomings in Theranos’s technology and operations.
ABA Journal Names a New Wave of Legal Rebels
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The ABA Journal‘s eighth year of naming the profession’s legal rebels listed a wide variety of legal profession innovators.
Why Apple’s $14.5 Billion Tax Fine Is Worse for Shareholders Than it Looks
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A European tax commission said Apple more than $14.5 billion in back taxes and interest that it had avoided paying European governments for years because of a sweetheart deal with Ireland, reports Fortune.
One of Peter Thiel’s Fellows Created a New Startup That Will Fund Lawsuits
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A new startup, Legalist, is looking to make money from the practice of bankrolling lawsuits, reports Business Insider. The startup plans to fund those that it calculates has a chance to win.
Computational Pipeline Monitoring for Gas Pipelines – What Works, What Doesn’t
Event, Oct. 6, 2016, 1 p.m. CDT
Oil & Gas Journal will present a webinar sponsored by Schneider Electric on computational pipeline monitoring (CPM) techniques and their use in detecting commodity releases on liquid pipelines.
‘Legal Said It Was Okay’
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Stephen R. Williams describes that uneasy feeling an in-house lawyer can experience when overhearing someone in the company saying the heart-stopping phrase “Legal said it was okay.”
Increasing Use of Cyber Insurance Requirements in Contracts
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Insurance requirements are common in commercial contracts, and many contracts now include a sub-clause regarding cyber insurance, write Branwen Buckley and Corby J. Baumann of Thompson Hine.
Six Questions Owners Should Answer Before Entering a Construction Contract
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There are six questions that an owner can ask to evaluate what rights and obligations it will have upon entering into a construction contract, writes Daniel Bradfield, a partner in Arnall Golden Gregory LLP.
Selling Your Product or Service Into China: The Contract Basics
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Dan Harris of China Law Blog has published a sample email that addresses many of the key points a company should be thinking about if it is contemplating selling into China.
The Drive to Automation and Your IT Outsourcing Contract
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Barbara Melby and Glen Rectenwald of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius address the question of what robotics and automation really mean in the context of an IT outsourcing contract.
Download: What It Takes to Be an Effective General Counsel
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The National Association of Corporate Directors is offering free downloads of an article featured in the association’s July/August issue of NACD Directorship magazine, Tom Sager’s “How to Win at War.”
In-House Lawyers Make More, But Not Like Associates
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The BarkerGilmore survey found that lawyers in the services industry reported the highest dissatisfaction rates, while lawyers in the energy sector were most likely to be looking for new jobs, reports Bloomberg Law.
Viacom Top Lawyer’s Fate Highly Uncertain After Months of Corporate Infighting
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Viacom general counsel Michael Fricklas finds his job hanging by a thread as Viacom works through a months-long legal battle with founder Sumner Redstone for control of the media giant, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Prominent Florida Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Money-Laundering Case
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Alan Koslow was charged with helping people he thought were criminals to hide the source of $220,000 linked to illegal gambling and drug dealing of cocaine and counterfeit Viagra, reports the Sun Sentinel.
