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Thomas F. Segalla (L), Andrew J. Scholz (C), Matthew D. Cabral (R)

A first look at the coverage implications of hydraulic fracturing

5/16/2012

Thomas F. Segalla, Andrew J. Scholz and Matthew D. Cabral of Goldberg Segalla LLP explore the actual and potential interplay between hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” and insurance coverage through an analysis of the preliminary information available on the actual and perceived risks.

Stern v. Marshall: A narrow ruling creating broad problems in the bankruptcy process

5/10/2012

Barry A. Chatz and Kevin H. Morse of Arnstein & Lehr LLP observe that practitioners, litigants and courts have seized on the Supreme Court’s sweeping language in Stern v. Marshall and used it to challenge bankruptcy court jurisdiction in a much broader fashion than intended.

David W. Garland (L), Andrea R. Calem (R)

Under attack: Employer access to social media accounts of employees and applicants

5/8/2012

David W. Garland and Andrea R. Calem of Epstein Becker Green discuss the recent controversy over employers requesting the social media passwords of employees and job applicants and how employers should respond to recent legislative attempts to curb the practice.

The pitfalls of pleading to a misdemeanor

5/3/2012

Jerri Lynn Ward of Garlo Ward PC discusses the risks of accepting plea deals in health care fraud prosecutions in which a provider agrees to enter a guilty plea to a misdemeanor count.

A labor lawyer’s guide to avoiding the surprise withdrawal liability assessment

5/1/2012

Kyle P. Flaherty and Jay P. Warren of Bryan Cave LLP examine why labor lawyers advising employers participating in multi-employer pension plans must consider whether the actions discussed with their clients raise the specter of withdrawal liability.

Anthony J. Biller (L), Emily M. Haas (R)

Successful small business strategy for the international IPR game

4/30/2012

Anthony J. Biller and Emily M. Haas of Coats & Bennett PLLC offer guidelines and strategies for how small and mid-sized businesses can protect and enforce their intellectual property rights in the international commercial arena.

Charles W. Pautsch (L), Jesse R. Dill (R)

Social media and Section 7: Why companies should think N-L-R-A when employees p-o-s-t

4/24/2012

Charles W. Pautsch and Jesse R. Dill of Arnstein & Lehr explain why employers must consider the requirements of the National Labor Relations Act when creating a social media workplace policy or disciplining an employee for social networking activity.

Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act: The good and the bad

4/23/2012

Matthew Umhofer of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP discusses the Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2012, which was proposed in the wake of the case against former Senator Ted Stevens to curb prosecutorial misconduct.

Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act

The Supreme Court mulls Obamacare; The health care industry mulls the Supreme Court

4/17/2012

Stuart Gerson of Epstein Becker Green discusses the pending ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the health care reform act and how the court’s ruling is far from certain.

Case by Case: The U.S. Supreme Court 2011-2012

The ‘business judgment rule’ conundrum: Legality vs. reality

4/17/2012

New York attorney Victor M. Metsch describes how the application of the “business judgment rule,” which was designed to limit lawsuits against the governing boards of residential cooperatives and condominiums, has instead resulted in an explosion of litigation challenging and defending the boards’ decisions.

Citigroup settlement rejected, SEC’s rubber-stamp meets the road

11/30/2011

The impact of U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff’s emphatic rejection of the proposed settlement between the SEC and Citigroup could reverberate throughout state and federal courthouses across the country.

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