Constitutional Rights and the Expert Opinions Addressing Parental Access and Decision-Making
June 01, 2016
Frequently, evaluators will offer expert opinions to the court to limit a parent's access to his or her children. The authors claim that many evaluators do not adequately consider the profound constitutional issues involved in such recommendations, and routinely offer opinions that have little support in the underlying data from which such recommendations and opinions are based.
Patent Venue Rule Remains the Same ' For Now
June 01, 2016
Outside of the patent litigation world, most people have probably never heard of Marshall, TX. However, patent litigants often find themselves defending patent infringement suits in Marshall and other remote locations, even though the litigant has virtually no connection to that jurisdiction.
Joint Employment and the Contingent Worker
June 01, 2016
Many companies are staffing through non-traditional arrangements. Many of these contingent arrangements result in third parties. These arrangements generally allow the putative joint employer to minimize or even avoid functions such as recruiting, screening, hiring, paying workers, and complying with labor and employment laws. This avoidance, however, often comes with significant risks.
Lessons from My Dad
June 01, 2016
The author learned a great many lessons from his late father. In this article, he mentions several things that have helped him considerably throughout his professional marketing career, and that he frequently passes along to others at various stages of their professional development.
The Tyson Foods Ruling
June 01, 2016
The Supreme Court's recent decision in <I>Bouaphakeo v. Tyson Foods</I> was decidedly not the sweeping ruling many practitioners anticipated. Nevertheless, the decision provided useful guidance for class-action litigants regarding the proper use of representative evidence.
Case Notes
June 01, 2016
What happens to a tenant's right to retrieve or be compensated for trade fixtures when a landlord's property is taken by a government entity through eminent domain? A look at a recent case.
Embracing Culture As a Path to Survival
June 01, 2016
Regardless of how technology continues to help the legal industry reinvent itself from a mature industry to a young and thriving one, culture and people will remain a key driver of any firm's long-term success. As a strategic imperative, creating a constructive culture of success takes much more than words with no actions. .
Med Mal News
June 01, 2016
In March, Arizona became the first state to undercut the FDA's new guidelines on use of the abortion-inducing drug Mifepristone.