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Roberts Warns of Impact of Budget Cuts on Judiciary
January 2, 2014
In his annual year-end report on the federal judiciary, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Tuesday warned that continued severe budget cuts would result in courtroom layoffs, trial delays and a “deepening threat to public safety at courts around the country.” Perpetuating “a hard freeze at the sequester level,” Roberts said, would extend an emergency $15-per-hour rate reduction for private lawyers representing indigent criminal defendants, and reduced security for court personnel. It would...
January 2, 2014
In his annual year-end report on the federal judiciary, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Tuesday warned that continued severe budget cuts would result in courtroom layoffs, trial delays and a “deepening threat to public safety at courts around the country.” Perpetuating “a hard freeze at the sequester level,” Roberts said, would extend an emergency $15-per-hour rate reduction for private lawyers representing indigent criminal defendants, and reduced security for court personnel. It would...
Intellectual Property Cases Won in 2013 Worth Bragging About
January 2, 2014
Now that we've reached the end of another busy year for intellectual property litigation, it's worth looking back at some of the decisions that got the IP bar buzzing over the past 12 months. The list is far from definitive, but here are a handful of cases that had winning lawyers popping champagne corks early in 2013. American Broadcasting Companies Inc. et. al. v. Aereo Inc. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit refused to enjoin Aereo's online, royalty-free streaming of broadcast...
January 2, 2014
Now that we've reached the end of another busy year for intellectual property litigation, it's worth looking back at some of the decisions that got the IP bar buzzing over the past 12 months. The list is far from definitive, but here are a handful of cases that had winning lawyers popping champagne corks early in 2013. American Broadcasting Companies Inc. et. al. v. Aereo Inc. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit refused to enjoin Aereo's online, royalty-free streaming of broadcast...
LinkedIn To Change Setting In Response To Florida Bar Concerns
January 1, 2014
LinkedIn, the popular online business networking site, has reportedly agreed to change a setting that automatically lists a person’s professional “specialties” in response to concerns from The Florida Bar and other state bar regulatory organizations. A LinkedIn senior legal counsel met with Florida Bar officials telephonically Dec. 17, according to Elizabeth Tarbert, ethics counsel for The Florida Bar. The senior counsel, Catalin Cosovanu, reported that LinkedIn is in the process of changing...
January 1, 2014
LinkedIn, the popular online business networking site, has reportedly agreed to change a setting that automatically lists a person’s professional “specialties” in response to concerns from The Florida Bar and other state bar regulatory organizations. A LinkedIn senior legal counsel met with Florida Bar officials telephonically Dec. 17, according to Elizabeth Tarbert, ethics counsel for The Florida Bar. The senior counsel, Catalin Cosovanu, reported that LinkedIn is in the process of changing...
Labor & Employment Year in Review 2013: Arbitration
December 31, 2013
As 2013 draws to a close, it’s an ideal time to reflect on what has come to pass in the in-house legal world this year, and look forward to what’s coming up in the next. When asked what they are thinking about on the occasion of the new year, labor and employment attorneys told CorpCounsel.com that there is plenty on their minds, from wage and hour cases, to an emboldened National Labor Relations Board, to the Americans with Disabilities Act. However one of the most commonly cited topics of all was arbitration...
December 31, 2013
As 2013 draws to a close, it’s an ideal time to reflect on what has come to pass in the in-house legal world this year, and look forward to what’s coming up in the next. When asked what they are thinking about on the occasion of the new year, labor and employment attorneys told CorpCounsel.com that there is plenty on their minds, from wage and hour cases, to an emboldened National Labor Relations Board, to the Americans with Disabilities Act. However one of the most commonly cited topics of all was arbitration...
10 Charts from 2013 That Changed the Way We Think
December 31, 2013
1. Asian countries are overtaking European countries when it comes to prosperity: 2. The most common area of weakness...
December 31, 2013
1. Asian countries are overtaking European countries when it comes to prosperity: 2. The most common area of weakness...
Preventing Conflicts in Family Businesses
December 31, 2013
Conflicts are a daily reality for everyone, especially in a work environment. While some are minor and easy to handle, others require specific attention in order to avoid tensions and lasting enmities among co-workers. This is especially true in the context of family businesses where relationships are embedded in a system comprised of family dynamics and business structures. Unfortunately, sweeping actual or potential conflicts under the rug remains the first reflex of most business owners. ...
December 31, 2013
Conflicts are a daily reality for everyone, especially in a work environment. While some are minor and easy to handle, others require specific attention in order to avoid tensions and lasting enmities among co-workers. This is especially true in the context of family businesses where relationships are embedded in a system comprised of family dynamics and business structures. Unfortunately, sweeping actual or potential conflicts under the rug remains the first reflex of most business owners. ...
Bioethics, Healthcare Policy, & Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Age of Obamacare
December 30, 2013
On November 18, 2013, the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution hosted its fall 2013 symposium, entitled “Bioethics, Healthcare Policy, & Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Age of Obamacare.” Friend of IndisputablyLela Love was kind enough to send along this synopsis of the event. ———————- “Tell us please, what treatment in an emergency is administered by ear?”…. I met his gaze and I did not blink. “Words of comfort,” I said to my father.” (from Cutting...
December 30, 2013
On November 18, 2013, the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution hosted its fall 2013 symposium, entitled “Bioethics, Healthcare Policy, & Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Age of Obamacare.” Friend of IndisputablyLela Love was kind enough to send along this synopsis of the event. ———————- “Tell us please, what treatment in an emergency is administered by ear?”…. I met his gaze and I did not blink. “Words of comfort,” I said to my father.” (from Cutting...
Applebee’s Squelches Class Action Through Arbitration Clause
December 30, 2013
Despite expressing serious reservations, a federal judge in Philadelphia has enforced an arbitration clause between an employee and Applebee's, foreclosing the waiter from bringing his claim as a class action. U.S. District Senior Judge Berle Schiller of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said he is bound by precedent to enforce the arbitration agreement. In his opinion, however, Schiller agreed with the plaintiff that the contract requiring him to resolve any claims he has against Applebee's...
December 30, 2013
Despite expressing serious reservations, a federal judge in Philadelphia has enforced an arbitration clause between an employee and Applebee's, foreclosing the waiter from bringing his claim as a class action. U.S. District Senior Judge Berle Schiller of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said he is bound by precedent to enforce the arbitration agreement. In his opinion, however, Schiller agreed with the plaintiff that the contract requiring him to resolve any claims he has against Applebee's...
Beyond International Commercial Arbitration? The Promise of International Commercial Mediation
December 30, 2013
Professor S.I. Strong, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri School of Law (and a friend of this blog) has published “Beyond International Commercial Arbitration? the Promise of International Commercial Mediation,” 42 Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, 2014, Forthcoming; University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-21. In her article, Professor Strong examines the role of mediation in international business disputes. Here is the abstract: Although...
December 30, 2013
Professor S.I. Strong, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri School of Law (and a friend of this blog) has published “Beyond International Commercial Arbitration? the Promise of International Commercial Mediation,” 42 Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, 2014, Forthcoming; University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-21. In her article, Professor Strong examines the role of mediation in international business disputes. Here is the abstract: Although...
Nation’s Law Schools See Lowest Enrollment Since 1975
December 27, 2013
The number of entering law students nationwide dropped below 40,000 this fall for the first time in close to four decades. According to figures released by the American Bar Association, law schools enrolled 39,675 new students this fall—an 11 percent decrease from the 44,481 students who enrolled last fall. The last time law schools saw such low 1L enrollment was 1975, when there were 163 ABA-accredited law schools. There are 202 such schools today. Even more ominous for law schools administrators,...
December 27, 2013
The number of entering law students nationwide dropped below 40,000 this fall for the first time in close to four decades. According to figures released by the American Bar Association, law schools enrolled 39,675 new students this fall—an 11 percent decrease from the 44,481 students who enrolled last fall. The last time law schools saw such low 1L enrollment was 1975, when there were 163 ABA-accredited law schools. There are 202 such schools today. Even more ominous for law schools administrators,...
