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Promotion May Lead to Divorce
April 8, 2018
From Fortune: Each unhappy couple is unhappy in its own way—but at least part of that unhappiness may be related to women’s professional success. A new study by Swedish researchers found that women who begin their marriage either earning less than their husband or not working at all, are significantly more likely to get divorced if their career suddenly surges. The 2018 white paper, by Uppsala University political scientist Olle Folke and Stockholm University economist Johanna Rickne, is based...
April 8, 2018
From Fortune: Each unhappy couple is unhappy in its own way—but at least part of that unhappiness may be related to women’s professional success. A new study by Swedish researchers found that women who begin their marriage either earning less than their husband or not working at all, are significantly more likely to get divorced if their career suddenly surges. The 2018 white paper, by Uppsala University political scientist Olle Folke and Stockholm University economist Johanna Rickne, is based...
Rolling Study Halls: turning bus time into learning time
April 7, 2018
So in 2016, in partnership with local education leaders in Caldwell County, NC (near our Lenoir Data Center), and some Googler volunteers, we helped install Wi-Fi on 11 school buses in the district. We also worked with the Education Foundation of Caldwell County to make sure there were educators who could accompany students on these Wi-Fi-equipped buses to provide support and help out with assignments. Because bridging the “digital divide” isn’t just about providing access and devices—it’s...
April 7, 2018
So in 2016, in partnership with local education leaders in Caldwell County, NC (near our Lenoir Data Center), and some Googler volunteers, we helped install Wi-Fi on 11 school buses in the district. We also worked with the Education Foundation of Caldwell County to make sure there were educators who could accompany students on these Wi-Fi-equipped buses to provide support and help out with assignments. Because bridging the “digital divide” isn’t just about providing access and devices—it’s...
Federal Judiciary Misused PACER Fees, Court Rules
April 7, 2018
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Saturday that the federal judiciary improperly spent some $200 million of the $920 million in PACER fees it collected from 2010 to 2016. In so ruling, U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle rejected the principal arguments of both the plaintiffs and the defendants in the case. The plaintiffs had argued that the judiciary could recoup PACER fees only to the extent necessary to cover the total marginal cost of operating the PACER system. The judiciary...
April 7, 2018
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Saturday that the federal judiciary improperly spent some $200 million of the $920 million in PACER fees it collected from 2010 to 2016. In so ruling, U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle rejected the principal arguments of both the plaintiffs and the defendants in the case. The plaintiffs had argued that the judiciary could recoup PACER fees only to the extent necessary to cover the total marginal cost of operating the PACER system. The judiciary...
Data-Driven Client Retention Program Wins Fans at DLA Piper
April 6, 2018
Marketing experts have long pressed lawyers to genuflect at the altar of existing client relationships, arguing that law firms grow faster and more efficiently by expanding their business with the clients they already have. It’s a lesson that hasn’t been lost on the marketing team at DLA Piper, which has begun rolling out an ambitious program aimed at helping its lawyers grow their business. The initiative, which the firm first introduced in pilot form last year, uses internal...
April 6, 2018
Marketing experts have long pressed lawyers to genuflect at the altar of existing client relationships, arguing that law firms grow faster and more efficiently by expanding their business with the clients they already have. It’s a lesson that hasn’t been lost on the marketing team at DLA Piper, which has begun rolling out an ambitious program aimed at helping its lawyers grow their business. The initiative, which the firm first introduced in pilot form last year, uses internal...
SCOTUS Agrees to Consider Arbitrability of Independent Contractor Agreements
April 6, 2018
The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari in a case involving the arbitrability of independent contractor agreements. In New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, No. 17-340, an interstate trucking company, New Prime, recruited new drivers through a paid student apprenticeship program. A man, Oliveira, completed the program and elected to drive for New Prime as an independent contractor. New Prime then directed Oliveira to an accounting firm and truck leasing company...
April 6, 2018
The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari in a case involving the arbitrability of independent contractor agreements. In New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, No. 17-340, an interstate trucking company, New Prime, recruited new drivers through a paid student apprenticeship program. A man, Oliveira, completed the program and elected to drive for New Prime as an independent contractor. New Prime then directed Oliveira to an accounting firm and truck leasing company...
Lande: “Overcoming Roadblocks to Reaching Settlement in Family Law Cases”
April 5, 2018
John Lande has posted to SSRN Overcoming Roadblocks to Reaching Settlement in Family Law Cases, 40 Family Advocate 26 (Winter 2018). Here is the abstract: In “litigation as usual,” settlement often comes only after adversarial posturing, the original conflict escalates, the relationships deteriorate, the process takes too long and costs too much, and nobody is really happy with the resolution. This article describes common roadblocks to negotiation and ways to overcome them to reach good settlements....
April 5, 2018
John Lande has posted to SSRN Overcoming Roadblocks to Reaching Settlement in Family Law Cases, 40 Family Advocate 26 (Winter 2018). Here is the abstract: In “litigation as usual,” settlement often comes only after adversarial posturing, the original conflict escalates, the relationships deteriorate, the process takes too long and costs too much, and nobody is really happy with the resolution. This article describes common roadblocks to negotiation and ways to overcome them to reach good settlements....
Arbitration of Internal Trust Disputes: The Next Frontier for International Commercial Arbitration?
April 5, 2018
S.I. Strong, Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law, Senior Fellow...
April 5, 2018
S.I. Strong, Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law, Senior Fellow...
Supreme Court Hears Case Regarding Divorce & Insurance Policies
April 4, 2018
From Courthouse News Service: The Supreme Court appeared unlikely Monday to strike down a Minnesota law that keeps people from collecting on their exes’ life-insurance policies. Minnesota enacted the statute at issue in 2002 to address the tendency of couples unintentionally failing to update such documents after a divorce. At a hearing on the law Monday, the Supreme Court noted that some people very well may prefer to keep former spouses as the beneficiaries of their life insurance policies,...
April 4, 2018
From Courthouse News Service: The Supreme Court appeared unlikely Monday to strike down a Minnesota law that keeps people from collecting on their exes’ life-insurance policies. Minnesota enacted the statute at issue in 2002 to address the tendency of couples unintentionally failing to update such documents after a divorce. At a hearing on the law Monday, the Supreme Court noted that some people very well may prefer to keep former spouses as the beneficiaries of their life insurance policies,...
Corpus Christi COA Holds Arbitrator Must Decide Whether Arbitral Clause Was Illusory
April 4, 2018
The Court of Appeals of Texas in Corpus Christi has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit should be submitted to arbitration. In Mission Petroleum Carriers, Inc. v. Dreese, No. 13-17-00102-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, March 8, 2018), a man, Perez, was unfortunately killed in a traffic crash while driving a freight truck that was owned by his employer, Mission Petroleum Carriers, Inc. (“MPC”). Following the worker’s death, his children filed a wrongful death lawsuit against MPC in...
April 4, 2018
The Court of Appeals of Texas in Corpus Christi has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit should be submitted to arbitration. In Mission Petroleum Carriers, Inc. v. Dreese, No. 13-17-00102-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, March 8, 2018), a man, Perez, was unfortunately killed in a traffic crash while driving a freight truck that was owned by his employer, Mission Petroleum Carriers, Inc. (“MPC”). Following the worker’s death, his children filed a wrongful death lawsuit against MPC in...
Scott & Chen: “Fiduciary Principles in Family Law”
April 3, 2018
Elizabeth S. Scott & Ben Chen have posted to SSRN Fiduciary Principles in Family Law, Columbia Public Law Research Paper No. 14-577. Here is the abstract: Family members bear primary responsibility for the care of dependent and vulnerable individuals in our society, and therefore family relationships are infused with fiduciary obligation. Most importantly, the legal relationship between parents and their minor children is best understood as one that is regulated by fiduciary principles. Husbands...
April 3, 2018
Elizabeth S. Scott & Ben Chen have posted to SSRN Fiduciary Principles in Family Law, Columbia Public Law Research Paper No. 14-577. Here is the abstract: Family members bear primary responsibility for the care of dependent and vulnerable individuals in our society, and therefore family relationships are infused with fiduciary obligation. Most importantly, the legal relationship between parents and their minor children is best understood as one that is regulated by fiduciary principles. Husbands...
