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Law and the Fear of Cancer

April 10, 2014

Increasingly, plaintiffs are seeking damages for emotional distress engendered by a fear of contracting cancer. Only a few jurisdictions have […]

Supreme Court Decisions Make Arbitration Compulsory

April 10, 2014

In a trio of decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court has outlined a mechanism that could eviscerate commercial as well as […]

Cartel Enforcement Ramps up in China

April 10, 2014

Over the past year, cartel enforcement in China has intensified as enforcement agencies have built up capacity, confidence and experience. […]

New Republic: Chief Justice Roberts ‘Has No Idea How Money Works in Politics’

April 4, 2014

New Republic legal correspondent Sam Kleiner expresses some doubt about whether the McCutcheon decision will have much direct effect on […]

Futurist: Lawyers Will Become Obsolete This Year

April 2, 2014

A novelist and professional futurist predicts that (human) lawyers will be taken entirely out of contract law – well, we’re […]

Have We Learned Nothing About Emails?

March 31, 2014

The incriminating emails exchanged by Dewey & LeBoeuf attorneys since charged with larceny and securities fraud are just the latest examples of the fact that even smart and powerful people have not yet learned one of the basic tenets of eDiscovery: What you email can, and will, be used against you.

Credit-Rating Agency Reform Languishes

March 24, 2014

During the period leading up to the housing bust, Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s were giving high grades to mortgage […]

New Commercial Arbitration Rules Provide Predictability

March 17, 2014

In 2013, the American Arbitration Association introduced two new sets of rules that apply to commercial arbitration disputes. The AAA […]

If Your Law Firm Suffers a Data-Breach, Maybe You Do Too

March 17, 2014

Lawyers often have access to clients’ sensitive commercial, operational and other information. But lawyers can also possess similar information about […]

UK’s Top Judge: Women Better Counsel Than Overworked Men

March 14, 2014

The legal industry’s 24/7 work style was created by “obsessive, testosterone-driven” men, who are ultimately not as professionally effective as […]

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