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Civil Justice Reform - Law Firms Connell Foley: A Rising Tide Of Legal Professionals Pleads For Reform
Editor: At Bethlehem Steel were you involved in any of the civil justice reform efforts to correct some of the problems with the tort system? Graham: From the time I started with Bethlehem in 1977, I was the attorney principally involved in state and federal civil justice reform efforts and I...
Read MoreProject: Corporate Counsel - Law Firms Vital Role Of Criminal Defense Counsel In The New Legal Environment
Editor: What are your thoughts about the Scrushy case? Lacey: It is another example of a superstar CEO being the focus of prosecutorial attention. Even looking at the facts in the best light, there were a number of misjudgments by Mr. Scrushy, and various other officers already have admitted...
Read MoreEx Parte Interviews Of Treating Physicians After HIPAA
In product liability and other actions in which personal injuries are alleged, ex parte interviews of the plaintiff's treating physicians can be invaluable to defense counsel. While the procedures and requirements vary from state to state, ex parte interviews of treating physicians are permitted...
Read MoreNew Jersey's Conscientious Employee Protection Act Is Amended
Effective September 14, 2004, Governor James E. McGreevy signed into law new legislation that significantly impacts the manner in which New Jersey employers are required to give notice to their employees of New Jersey's Conscientious Employee Protection Act ("CEPA"), N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 et seq ....
Read MoreThe Duty Of Corporate Counsel To Preserve Evidence
"While several remedies exist for evidence spoliation (the most common being the spoliation inference and sanctions for failure to make discovery), none is more controversial or far-reaching than the recognition of spoliation as an independent claim for destruction of evidence. This is not...
Read MoreOffers Of Judgment In Copyright Cases
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 68, a party defending a claim may offer to allow judgment to be entered against it to the amount specified in the offer. This offer of judgment is open for ten days and if it is not accepted within the time limit it is deemed withdrawn. If the judgment finally obtained...
Read MoreOpting In: Congress Passes The CAN-SPAM Act Of 2003
Has your in-box improved with the start of the New Year? Do you miss receiving the avalanche of emails pitching generic V*i*a*g*r*a, fast ways to immediate cash, and foolproof stock-picking websites? If your answer to the preceding questions is "no," then the recently-passed federal anti-spam act...
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