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Preventing Digital Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (Part 2 of 5)

Apr 30, 2013 By: Daniel Garrie

Although an employer cannot observe or control all the actions of its employees in the physical workplace, the employer can prevent sexual harassment in the digital workplace through cost-effective technology to monitor the content of digital communication.

Fatal MVA in Indiana Results in $18.5M Verdict for Wrongful Death Claims

Apr 30, 2013 By: Jury Verdicts

Hannah, personal representative of Hannah, Estate of v. Celadon Trucking Services Inc.; Johnson; Hills (Ind. Super. Ct.) Two Airline Pilots Die in

“Who, what, when, where, and how”

Apr 30, 2013 By: Westlaw Insider

A plaintiff averring securities fraud claims must specify the who, what, when, where, and how: …

Who Controls the Playbook? Electronic Discovery in League Sports (Part 1 of 4)

Apr 29, 2013 By: Daniel Garrie

An important feature of professional sports is the interdependence between the player, the team, and the league. Take, for example, the NFL. 

A meditation on the music industry’s apparently relaxed attitude toward copyright

Apr 29, 2013 By: Will Ashenmacher

All of the different cases of one artist’s song lifting the music right out of the song of another artist makes you wonder when inspiration becomes legally impermissible imitation.

I Am Not the Lawyer with the Problem. It’s You.

Apr 29, 2013 By: Alexa Sherr Hartley

It is only by embracing, as opposed to deflecting, shortcomings, that you will be able to become a better legal practitioner.

The Battle over Public Internet Access

Apr 29, 2013 By: Craig Blakeley

While private broadband companies are lobbying states to prohibit low-cost public Internet access, Internet providers like Google are doing the opposite.

WESTLAW NEXT Tip of the Week: Copy with Reference – Copying and Pasting Text from a Document with a Citation

Apr 29, 2013 By: Jessica Nelson

WestlawNext® has several workflow tools like highlighting, adding notes, and Copy with Reference that help you save time and work more efficiently.

“Innocent spouse”

Apr 29, 2013 By: Westlaw Insider

Taxpayer claiming relief as “innocent spouse” for tax deficiency assessment asserted against him/her on couple’s joint return has burden of …

Supreme Court Tells Health Plans How to Take a “Free Ride” on Injured Beneficiaries’ Efforts to Recover from Responsible Third Parties

Apr 26, 2013 By: John K. DiMugno

by John K. DiMugno Suppose your client suffers catastrophic injuries in an automobile accident, leaving her with a life-long disability? Her damages

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