Money is the mother’s milk of politics, the late California politician Jesse Unruh observed more than 50 years ago. Like it or not, with each election cycle, money has become ever more important to nurturing and sustaining political campaigns. As ...
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Let’s face it: any litigation is expensive. Patent cases tend to be even more costly because of the technical issues involved, so legal counsel should know the ins and outs of a case before filing to avoid sanctions, eliminate surprises ...
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Labor and employment lawyers’ jobs got a little trickier after the U.S. Supreme Court decided that nearly 600 rulings from the National Labor Relations Board were handed down while the board lacked the authority to act. “It kind of makes ...
Read More »Lawyer’s e-mails to co-owner deemed privileged
The advice a corporate lawyer gave to only one of two doctors who co-owned a health center was protected by the attorney-client privilege, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge has ruled. The defendant doctor, who was sued by his partner in ...
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When the U.S. Supreme Court took up the case City of Ontario v. Quon, the legal world braced for the justices to rule on whether employees have a privacy interest in the messages they send on employer-issued mobile devices. But ...
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When the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed federal fraud charges against the powerful New York hedge fund Galleon Management and its billionaire owner, officials seized the opportunity to issue a warning to those working in the industry. “Today, tomorrow, ...
Read More »‘Sexting’ decision leaves privacy issue unresolved
When the U.S. Supreme Court took up the case City of Ontario v. Quon, the legal world braced for the justices to rule on whether employees have a privacy interest in the messages they send on employer-issued mobile devices.
Read More »SEC widens insider trading net
When the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed federal fraud charges against the powerful New York hedge fund Galleon Management and its billionaire owner, officials seized the opportunity to issue a warning to those working in the industry.
Read More »Lawyer’s e-mails to co-owner deemed privileged
The advice a corporate lawyer gave to only one of two doctors who co-owned a health center was protected by the attorney-client privilege, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge has ruled.
Read More »Survey on briefs offers companies more certainty
As an appeals specialist, David A.F. Lewis spends a lot of time trying to fathom the desires of his audience — state and federal judges. Specifically, Lewis said, he wonders what judges want to see in appellate briefs, the documents ...
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