When a Consultant Starts Work Before Signing the Agreement
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An article by Dennis Crouch in the Patentlyo.com blog looks at the TriReme v. AngioScore federal circuit court ruling about the ownership of potential patent rights.
As Noncompete Agreement Use Expands, Backlash Grows
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Noncompete agreements are becoming boilerplate in employment contracts, and for employees, there’s nothing good about them, writes Patrick Thibodeau in ComputerWorld.
Fortune 500 General Counsel David Black Joins Carrington Coleman
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Former Fortune 500 general counsel David W. Black has joined Dallas-based Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP as a partner working in corporate transaction and counseling services.
David J. Beck Honored by Litigation Section of State Bar of Texas
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David J. Beck of Houston, partner in Beck Redden LLP, was recently honored by the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas with the Luther (Luke) H. Soules III Award.
Thomson Reuters Introduces Practice Point
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Thomson Reuters has unveiled Practice Point, which it calls “an innovative solution that delivers the most relevant content and tools for a given task or legal issue.”
SpringCM Achieves Platinum Status in Salesforce Partner Program
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SpringCM, a document and contract management solution for Salesforce customers, has announced that it has been named a Salesforce Platinum Cloud Alliance partner.
Mineral Leasing and Development on the Outer Continental Shelf
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An OCS lease implicates far more than the usual ‘four corners’ of the contract because lessees and their agents must navigate a labyrinth of rules and regulations to remain in compliance with their lease obligations.
Segal McCambridge Lawyer Leads Team in Editing Personal Injury Handbook
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The Segal McCambridge team updated each of the Guide’s 14 chapters, which cover every step in the personal injury process, from initial client interviews to closing the case.
Akerman Adds M&A and Private Equity Partners Max Drake and Paul Quinn in Chicago
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Akerman LLP announced the expansion of its national Corporate Practice Group with Chicago partners Paul Quinn and Mason “Max” Drake.
Corporate Attorney William Gay Joins Wilson Elser’s L.A. Office
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Wilson Elser announces that corporate attorney William Tolin Gay has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner.
SpringCM Track It for Deal Visibility Shines Light on Contracts and Other Documents
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A new mobile app from SpringCM provides actionable insight into the status of contracts, providing the ability to accurately forecast when deals close, reports developer SpringCM.
Wells Fargo to Pay $1.2B Federal Mortgage Settlement
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The government had accused the banking company of ‘reckless’ underwriting practices that led to thousands of federally-insured loans defaulting.
Home Health Provider Hit With $238,900 HIPAA Penalty
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This case marks only the second time that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has imposed civil monetary penalties for a HIPAA violation.
Former GC Will Receive $850K for Alleged Defamation by Ex-Employer
Former general counsel Chet Taylor $600,000 in a jury verdict and accepted an additional $250,000 to avoid trying a subsequent punitive damages claim.
Confusing Contracts Language as Litigation Strategy?
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Myanna Dellinger of the University of South Dakota School of Law has posted a discussion of a recent case in which a judge faulted Uber with presenting its drivers with a contract that was “likely, frankly, to engender confusion.”
Agency Avoidance of Rulemaking Procedures
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Agency avoidance suggests that rulemaking procedures do less than commonly thought to promote public deliberation in the rulemaking process, writes Connor Raso.
Bankruptcy Law ‘Trumps’ the National Labor Relations Act in Casino Reorganization Case
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The Third U.S. Court of Appeals recently ruled that federal bankruptcy courts may extinguish a Chapter 11 employer’s obligations under an expired collective bargaining agreement pursuant to Section 1113 of the Bankruptcy Code where such relief is necessary to permit reorganization.
Zapproved E-Discovery Processing Speed Exceeds 1TB/hour Using True Cloud Computing
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Zapproved Inc. announced demonstration of what it calls “a major technological advancement in electronic discovery by processing data at a rate exceeding one terabyte per hour” using Digital Discovery Pro.
Dallas’ Munck Wilson Mandala Adds Litigator Shain Khoshbin as Partner
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Dallas-based technology law firm, Munck Wilson Mandala LLP announces the addition of Shain Khoshbin as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Group.
Carrington Coleman Expands With Patent Litigation Focus in Dallas
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Patent litigators Mark C. Howland and Samuel E. Joyner have joined the Dallas-based law firm Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal.
