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Real Estate is the Top Area of Practice for Legal Malpractice Claims
/ 06.Sep, 2012According to the ABA, between 2008 and 2011, there were more legal malpractice claims arising out of real estate transactions than any other area of . . .
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A blow to pretreatment ADR agreements signed by parents
/ 21.Aug, 2012Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Allan Tereshko has rejected a hospital’s argument that a plaintiff gave up her right to a jury trial due . . .
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Likely Disbarment for Cuban Cigar Smuggling
/ 16.Aug, 2012The headline is (as is often the case) more sensational than the actual story. Illinois attorney, Richard Stevens Connors, was convicted in 2002 of violating . . .
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New Massachusetts Law on Medical Malpractice
/ 15.Aug, 2012A new law in Massachusetts, is interesting in having found support from the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Massachusetts Academy of . . .
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Blawg 100 Amici- ABA Journal
/ 10.Aug, 2012The ABA Journal is putting together its list of the 100 best Blawgs (legal blogs). We would love nominations from any of our loyal readers! . . .
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More Social Media for Lawyers Tips
/ 08.Aug, 2012We have written before, multiple times, about the use of social media by lawyers. Here is a nice list of tips for attorney ethical compliance . . .
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What a Mess!
/ 07.Aug, 2012The Chicago law firm of Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona, is suing their former clients Ken and Wendy Brown for breach of contract, fraud, breach . . .
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Healthcare Reforms Going Into Effect
/ 02.Aug, 2012Under the affordable care act, a number of notable healthcare reforms went into effect yesterday. Notably, a number of women’s preventative services are now required . . .
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Valuing Securities Fraud Lawsuits
/ 31.Jul, 2012A new study has attempted to create a viable model to determine settlement amounts for securities fraud lawsuits. As an article on the study in . . .
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Supreme Court holds that the First Amendment Prohibits Unions From Forcing Non-members to Pay Agency Fees Subsidizing Political Speech
/ 30.Jul, 2012On June 20, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court held that public sector unions must allow non-members an opportunity to opt out of special assessments and . . .
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