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AMENDMENT IN BYE LAWS TO EXTEND LIMITATION PERIOD TO INVOKE ARBITRATION – RETROSPECTIVE OR PROSPECTIVE

In the matter of disputes between the member and clients arising from transactions executed between the parties, the law of limitation provides a time limit of three years to file the claims as per procedure. However, the...more

Texas Supreme Court Adopts “Learned Intermediary Doctrine” and Holds Facts of Case Did Not Justify Creating Exception Based on...

The Texas Supreme Court has held that the learned intermediary doctrine generally applies within the context of a physician-patient relationship and allows a prescription drug manufacturer to fulfill its duty to warn end...more

Lesson for Lawyers: What You Say Online Can (And Will) Be Used Against You

Lawyers continually warn their clients to be cautious about what they say on the internet and on social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Saying the wrong thing can harm a company’s reputation and even lead...more

Todd Janson v. LegalZoom.com, Inc.

Federal Court Rules that LegalZoom Self-Help Service is Unauthorized Practice of Law

A federal district court, applying Missouri law, ruled in a summary judgment motion, that LegalZoom.com's self-help legal document preparation service is unauthorized practice of law. The service goes beyond self-help because...more

Jackson Reforms: A reform too far?

The Jackson Reforms, proposed by Lord Justice Jackson appear to be nothing short of a direct assault on “access to justice” and the “gateway to justice”....more

Habush Habush & Rottier vs. Cannon & Dunphy

Habush v Cannon - Judge Charles Kahn Summary Judgment Decison.pdf

This is the Court Decision finding in favor of the defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment in the Habush Habush & Rottier vs. Cannon & Dunphy "Invasion of Privacy" lawsuit. The case involves internet-based marketing...more

Big court victory for law firm consumers re online marketing and Google AdWords

This discusses a landmark case of first impression involving Google AdWords and online marketing of law firms. This case, Habush Habush & Rottier vs. Cannon & Dunphy, involves the two most prominent personal injury firms...more

Jury Holds Blogger Liable for $60,000 in Defamation Case filed by fired community leader

A jury in Minneapolis held blogger John (Johnny Northside) Hoff liable for $60,000 in damages for a truthful post charging that the plaintiff was involved in a high-profile mortgage fraud case. The jury agreed with the...more

Jerry Moore v. John Hoff

Jury Holds Blogger Liable for $60,000 in Defamation Case filed by fired community leader

A jury in Minneapolis held blogger John (Johnny Northside) Hoff liable for $60,000 in damages for a truthful post charging that the plaintiff was involved in a high-profile mortgage fraud case. The jury agreed with the...more

Regulating Online Marketing? Red Alert - The ABA Isn't the Enemy.

There's a lot of hyped-up commentary regarding the ABA's proposed regulation of online lawyer marketing, as though this will end all law firm marketing on the internet. To the contrary, this is not really much of an issue...more

Habush Habush & Rottier vs. Cannon & Dunphy

Habush vs. Cannon Dunphy Ross Fishman Law Firm Marketing Expert Report .pdf

Ross Fishman's law firm marketing expert witness report in Habush Habush & Rottier vs. Cannon and Dunphy. This report analyzes and details issues relating to the First Amendment; constitutional law, Google AdWords;...more

Habush Habush & Rottier vs. Cannon & Dunphy

Habush vs. Cannon Dunphy Ross Fishman Law Firm Marketing Expert Report .pdf

Ross Fishman's law firm marketing expert witness report in Habush Habush & Rottier vs. Cannon and Dunphy. This report analyzes and details issues relating to the First Amendment; constitutional law, Google AdWords;...more

Simpson Strong-Tie Co. v. Gore

CA Supreme Court Rules in Favor of lawyer-advertising Rights of Plaintiff Lawyer seeking Clients

The California Supreme Court ruled in Simpson Strong-Tie Co. v. Gore on May 17, 2010 that a plaintiff lawyer who was seeking clients for a possible class action lawsuit had a right to publish an advertisement regarding...more

CARLTON FIELDS AND THE ACLU OF GEORGIA HOST SUPREME COURT UPDATE

Carlton Fields’ Atlanta office and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia hosted a Supreme Court Update Continued Legal Education (CLE) program on Thursday, April 29, 2010. The program took place over lunch at...more

California Highway Patrol - Methods the CHP uses to "Detect" & "Evaluate" Drunk Drivers

The CHP manual says, "the methods used by the California Highway Patrol to detect and evaluate the impaired driver are consistent with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) standards. Drivers under the...more

Clearing Up Fourth Amendment Principales in Cloud Computing

David A. Couillard of the Minnesota Law Review, explores the potential applicability of the Fourth Amendment to data stored in off-site servers: spreadsheets in Google Docs, accounting data hosted on FreshBooks, and pretty...more

7 Sites that will keep Legal Marketers on their toes and up to speed with social media marketing rules

Keeping up to date with state, federal and ABA’s rules regarding online communication is a challenge! Online technology gives us the ability to communicate at warp speed, so if you’re having some difficulty keeping up,...more

EL JUICIO ORAL

Versión revisada (2003) del capítulo presentado en el libro Nuevo Proceso Penal (2000, varios autores)....more