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BOSTON, MA — The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision placing a law firm beyond the reach of federal debt collection law includes an important caveat that will shift the focus of — rather than end — consumer protection litigation against ...

Tagged with: supreme court of the united states

Joint Employment has kept labor and employment lawyers busy in recent years. The concept of joint employment means that an employee can be simultaneously, or “jointly,” employed by two or more entities that exercise, or have the right to exercise, ...

DETROIT — Salaries and employment rates are increasing for recent law school graduates nationally. The National Association for Law Placement released its 2017 employment report Aug. 2. It showed that the overall employment rate for 2017 graduates was 88.6 percent, ...

Cyber attacks and costly accidental losses of sensitive personal and financial information are no longer confined to retailers like Target and Sony or banks and investment houses like JP Morgan. Professional service companies — accountants, lawyers, financial advisers and insurance ...

Robert L. Grey Jr. isn’t merely musing when he says: “Wouldn’t it be great if the legal profession led the way in creating an inclusive environment for everyone to succeed?” Rather, Grey is voicing the goal he plans to achieve ...

After roughly a year into President Trump’s term in office, several key factors in the U.S. economy are pointing to a strong showing, while consumer and business confidence is high. Equities have been on a tear, corporate profits continue to ...

The potential growth opportunities for the cybersecurity insurance industry seem to be constantly expanding as major businesses face significant breaches. But while insuring data has never been more important, figuring out how the process actually works and who is protected ...

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Promising huge corporate tax cuts, President Donald Trump last month visited a Springfield, Missouri, manufacturing company run by a family of Trump campaign donors. The speech about taxes was no surprise to most, but what did catch the eye of ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A politician’s policy of avoiding one-on-one meals with female associates sparked an outcry among many employment lawyers and cultural commentators, but the practice espoused by Vice President Mike Pence may be more widespread than many professionals expected. ...

Tagged with: Mike Pence

With companies holding billions of dollars in cash reserves, 2017 was supposed to be the year of the deal. And a new president touting tax reform was also expected to serve as a catalyst for merger and acquisition activity. But ...

Tagged with: Mergers & Acquisitions

Don’t be surprised if the relevance and meaning of a smiley face emoji becomes the subject of debate in a courtroom near you. Emojis have become the true punctuation marks of today’s electronic communications. And since emojis bear directly on ...

Mediation is often portrayed as a rational and logical choice that saves money and time. Well, it is that. But let’s face it, it’s also usually required by the court and something that you might not do if it weren’t. ...

Tagged with: Jim Mathie On Mediation