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Justice Scalia's Approach to Textualism in White-Collar Law

June 01, 2016

Textualism" in statutory interpretation ' generally speaking, a focus on the objective meaning of statutory language in context ' has now become an essential feature of this pattern.

Supreme Court Deadlock over Spousal Guaranties Will Continue to Affect Costs of Equipment Financing

June 01, 2016

This article is a follow-up to the author's September, 2015, review of best practices for obtaining spousal guaranties in equipment financing transactions in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Hawkins v. Community Bank of Raymore.

Drug & Device News

June 01, 2016

Discussion of several key news items that affect med mal practitioners.

Child-Support Judgments Beyond U.S. Borders

June 01, 2016

The whole purpose behind the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), adopted, for example, as Article 5-b of the New York Family Court Act (FCA), is to make the process uniform, cheap and easy to register and enforce support judgments from different states. But what about a cross-border award?

Cyber Security Challenges and Potential Uninsured Exposures

June 01, 2016

This article provides a broad overview of cyber security challenges, and the insurance coverage (or lack thereof) for the financial impact of those cyber security challenges.

Voice of the Client: Getting to Wow!

June 01, 2016

The old-school term is Client Satisfaction. It's been replaced with Client Delight, which is defined as beyond satisfaction. No matter what you call it, best-in-class client service is where it's at ' and where it will be going for some years to come.

Measure to Manage: Understanding and Using Data to Affect Firm Change and Client Relationships

June 01, 2016

Organized and meaningful data has been leveraged in progressive organizations for years, but now that data and information is highly accessible and easily consumable via the ever-expanding digital mesh, enterprise-level expectations and related legal business impact have been elevated. With this new reality come many questions.

Survey: Distrust of Vendors Raises Questions on Data Security, Regulatory Compliance

June 01, 2016

Obviously, data breaches aren't trust builders, but many companies are skeptical even of those parties with whom they share confidential data, including their own vendors.

Litigators' Perspectives on Prince

June 01, 2016

The legendary and now deceased Prince ' singer, songwriter, producer and man of myriad other talents ' kept a bevy of high-profile lawyers busy during the past three decades. Prince developed a somewhat complicated relationship with the Internet, and fought to protect his brand and music against unauthorized use. And for that he needed lawyers, lots of them.

Workers' Compensation Fraud

June 01, 2016

Analysis of a case out of Pennsylvania.

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Pleading Importation: ITC Decisions Highlight Need for Adequate Evidentiary Support
The International Trade Commission is empowered to block the importation into the United States of products that infringe U.S. intellectual property rights, In the past, the ITC generally instituted investigations without questioning the importation allegations in the complaint, however in several recent cases, the ITC declined to institute an investigation as to certain proposed respondents due to inadequate pleading of importation.
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The Binding Effect of Plea Agreements In White Collar Crimes
Federal plea agreements sometimes state explicitly that they are limited to that one office and do not bind other U.S. attorney's offices. In this article, we discuss the circuit courts' competing approaches to interpreting the binding effect of plea agreements and the Department of Justice policy.
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Authentic Communications Today Increase Success for Value-Driven Clients
As the relationship between in-house and outside counsel continues to evolve, lawyers must continue to foster a client-first mindset, offer business-focused solutions, and embrace technology that helps deliver work faster and more efficiently.
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Compliance and Third-Party Risk Management
To gauge the level of risk and uncover potential gaps, compliance and privacy leaders should collaborate to consider how often they are monitoring third parties, what intelligence they are gathering with and about their partners and vendors, and whether their risk management practices have been diminished due to cost and resource constraints.
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