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Based on the findings of management consultants and studies in the 1960s that attorneys who used hourly billing to determine fees made more money than ...
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Our recent column on computer assisted legal research (CALR) on the Web attracted some comment about a couple of systems we mentioned only by name, ...
Read More »Motorist not bound by consent-to-sue clause
Where an insurer had notice of and an opportunity to participate in an underlying suit between its insured and an uninsured motorist, it could not ...
Read More »School’s out: courts uphold teacher terminations
Students traditionally have welcomed the upcoming summer vacation with the catechism “No more studying, no more books; no more teachers’ dirty looks.” But employment prospects ...
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Supreme Court Civil Opinions Insurance Coverage Conversion; No-Fault Act Where an insurer has paid benefits to an injured passenger under its liability coverage for injuries ...
Read More »Screening conflicted lawyers under Rule 1.10
When a lawyer leaves one private firm and joins another, whether at the partner or associate level, there are conflict of interest issues that must ...
Read More »Upgraded dtSearch and a hard drive in your pocket
High-tech companies are tanking and computer sales are down. The 500-megabyte Pentium PIII purchased a year ago is perfectly adequate for everything but the latest ...
Read More »Shareholder in closely held co. can bring suit over termination
Actions by those in control of a closely held corporation that allegedly frustrated a shareholder-employee’s reasonable expectation of continuing employment may constitute unfairly prejudicial conduct ...
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