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Texas Trial Law Firm Rebranded

News
Texas trial lawyer Donald E. Godwin has announced that Bruce W. Bowman Jr. and Jenny L. Martinez have become name shareholders in the newly rebranded trial law firm, Godwin Bowman & Martinez, which has offices in Dallas and Houston.

Mitratech Acquires Hitec Laboratories

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Mitratech, a provider of legal, compliance, and operational risk solutions, announced it has acquired Hitec Laboratories, which develps Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), and Information Governance software.

Lowenstein Sandler Named a 50 Best Law Firm for Women for Fifth Time

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Lowenstein Sandler has been recognized for a fifth year by Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers as one of 50 Best Law Firms for Women as a leader in the industry for its best practices in retaining and promoting women lawyers.

Translating Commonsense Governance Principles Into Action

Insight
Topics include the independence and diversity of corporate boards, breaking away from the obsession with quarterly financial forecasts, accounting standards, and engagement between a company and its shareholders.

eTERA Consulting Hires Project Manager and Senior ESI Specialist

News
Data and technology management company eTERA Consulting has announced the addition of two new team members: a project manager and a senior ESI specialist.

Webinar: Navigating New Proposed IRS Regulations

Event, August 9, 2 p.m. EDT
Practical Law will present a complimentary webinar on 409A and 457 regulations proposed by the Internal Revenue Service.

Apple Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Rule Against Samsung Over Patents

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Apple Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to clear the way for the iPhone maker to secure hundreds of millions in damages from Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in a case over smartphone design patents, Reuters is reporting

Managing Catastrophic Events: What to Expect With Incident Investigation Reports

On-Demand
Norton Rose Fulbright has posted an on-demand video from a recent webinar that discusses best responses for companies dealing with sudden catastrophic events.

No Arbitration For Lawyer Accused of Breaches in Deal With Client

Insight
A California appellate court closely parsed the language in an arbitration clause and reversed an order compelling arbitration of a dispute between a lawyer and his client-turned-business-partner, reports Karen Rubin in Thompson Hine’s blog, The Law for Lawyers Today.

Not-So-Clever Contracts

Insight
Smart contracts mean a different order of automation: economic transactions are put on auto-pilot, writes The Economist.

Time to Bring Employment Discrimination Suit Cannot Be Reduced By Contract

Insight
An article written by Deborah H. Share for Porzio, Bromberg & Newman’s Employment Law Monthly reports that employers cannot contract with employees to reduce limitations periods for discrimination claims, according to a recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision.

Sports Authority Plans to Pay Top Executives $2.85 Million in Bankruptcy Bonuses

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The bonus money is needed to encourage the executives to do their best in the company’s final days, say Sports Authority’s lawyers, according to a Dow Jones Newswires report.

U.S. Consumer Agency Seeks to Overhaul Debt Collection Industry

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The U.S. watchdog for consumer finances unveiled on Thursday a proposal to toughen regulation of the multibillion-dollar debt collection industry, with a focus on keeping agencies from pushing people to pay debts they do not owe, informing borrowers of their rights and cutting down on calls to debtors, according to a Reuters report.

Law Firm Sues Woman After She Posts Negative Reviews on Facebook, Yelp

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Lan Cai, who had been injured in a serious auto accident, says the lawyers in the Law Offices of Tuan A. Khuu and Associates failed to work with her after she hired them, so she vented her frustration online which spurred the law firm to sue her, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Disruptor Meets Regulator, and Regulator Wins: Lessons Learned from Theranos

Insight
Even in an environment that encourages innovation, health care organizations must understand the scope of regulatory oversight at the federal and state levels, and the range of remedies available to regulators for noncompliance, writes writes Robert E. Wanerman of Epstein Becker & Green.