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Social Media At Work - What's Allowed and What Isn't? PODCAST - Inside Law [Video]

by Polsinelli on 5/21/2013

Social media at work: What's allowed and what isn't? Facebook and LinkedIn are eradicating the carefully crafted compartments that generations have relied upon in leading their lives. Denver attorney Sean Gallagher shares how...more

CFPB Issues Subpoenas to Motor Vehicle Lenders: Discretion = Discrimination?

by David Dresher, Elena Lovoy | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/10/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFBP) has taken another step in its attempts to ensure “fair” pricing in indirect motor vehicle financing transactions. This latest development highlights the CFPB’s focus on the...more

Business Law Newsletter - May 2013

by Rachelle E. Hill, James V. Irving, Alecia Schmuhl | Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC on 5/6/2013

In This Issue: - Subpoenas: What Are They and What Do You Do If You or Your Business Receives One? - Sequestration and the Continuing Resolution’s Effect on Government Contracting - New I-9 Creates Risk...more

Mentoring Committee: How to Take a Great Deposition

by R. Scott Adams | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/6/2013

Depositions are essential to developing your case because they allow you to assess the facts and witnesses in ways that you cannot achieve through other discovery tools. Many practitioners say that except for the ability to...more

Subpoenas: What Are They And What Do You Do If You Or Your Business Receives One?

by Rachelle E. Hill | Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC on 4/26/2013

What’s a “Subpoena”? A subpoena is a formal document commanding a person or an entity to either appear at a location and give testimony (a witness subpoena) or to produce documents identified within the subpoena (a...more

Burr Alert: FINRA Amends Subpoena And Arbitrator Order Rules

by Benjamin Coulter, Mignon Lunsford | Burr & Forman on 3/27/2013

In its recent Regulatory Notice 13-04, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") announced amendments to its Customer and Industry Codes of Arbitration Procedure related to subpoenas and arbitrator orders for the...more

Illinois Supreme Court Adopts Restrictive View of the Authority of Chicago Inspector General

by Sedgwick LLP on 3/25/2013

In a unanimous opinion reversing in part Division Six of the First District, the Illinois Supreme Court has held in Ferguson v. Patton that the Inspector General for the City of Chicago lacks the authority to retain private...more

Service of Subpoenas on Syracuse University Seeking Evidence of Sexual Molestation is a “Claim” Giving Rise to Covered Defense...

by Richard Mason | Cozen O'Connor on 3/21/2013

In Syracuse University v. National Union Fire Insurance of Pittsburgh, PA, No. 2012EF 63 (Sup. Ct., Onondaga County, January 29, 2013), the New York Supreme Court, County of Onondaga, held that an insured’s costs incurred in...more

Illinois Supreme Court Will File Two New Civil Opinions on Thursday Morning

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 3/19/2013

This afternoon, the Illinois Supreme Court announced that it will file two opinions in civil cases on 9:00 a.m. on Thursday morning. The upcoming opinions are...more

Subpoena of AOL Senior Executive Under the "Apex Rule" Disallowed Absent Special Knowledge

by Daniel Brown | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/7/2013

In Daou v. Huffington, No. 651997/2010 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cnty. Feb. 14, 2013), the Supreme Court (J. Ramos) granted nonparty Timothy Armstrong’s (“Armstrong”) motion to quash a subpoena served on him by political...more

Subpoenas To Non-Parties: A Few Ground Rules

by Mack Sperling | Brooks Pierce on 3/6/2013

If you are in NC state court and want to take the deposition of an out-of-state non-party, the Order last week in Out of the Box Developers, LLC v. Logicbit Corp. carries a few lessons. Serving A Subpoena. You can't...more

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Sustains Required Records Exception to the Fifth Amendment

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 3/1/2013

On February 7, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia holding that the Required Records Exception overrides a...more

Required Records, The Act Of Production And Secret Offshore Accounts

by Jeremy Temkin | Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C.... on 2/27/2013

The Fifth Amendment dictates that no person "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." While most non-lawyers (and many lawyers) might assume that this simple edict means the government cannot...more

Burr Alert: Doctrinal Split Over Nonparty Discovery In Arbitration Continues

by Mignon Lunsford | Burr & Forman on 2/26/2013

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) was enacted to ensure the enforceability and validity of arbitration agreements. Through the enactment of this sweeping legislation, Congress signaled its approval of arbitration as a form of...more

Does ‘Speech or Debate’ Trump the Right to Defend Oneself in Court?

by Jeff Ifrah on 2/21/2013

On February 5, 2013, the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives filed a brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to hold that U.S. legislators and their aides cannot be forced...more

What Not To Do If You Are Involved in a Federal Criminal Investigation [Video]

by The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 2/15/2013

Matt Kaiser, a Washington DC federal criminal defense attorney at The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC (http://www.tklf.com), discusses what NOT to do if you are under investigation for a possible federal criminal charge. The wrong...more

Do You Need A Lawyer for a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena? [Video]

by The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 2/13/2013

Matt Kaiser, a Washington DC federal criminal defense attorney at The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC (http://www.tklf.com), discusses how a lawyer can add value if you have received a federal grand jury subpoena. If you'd like more...more

Florida Judge Quashes Subpoena in Political Taping Case

by George Gabel, Matthew Mears | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/31/2013

In a criminal case arising from the secret recording of a private conversation, Florida prosecutors issued a subpoena to compel a news reporter to testify in a case against a former aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll. The...more

Got Privilege? Wisconsin Shield Law Tested in Raw Milk Case

by Drew Shenkman | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/30/2013

In the first-known application of Wisconsin's two-year-old shield law, Judge Guy Reynolds of the Sauk County Circuit Court refused a request by the state's Department of Justice to issue subpoenas to three journalists who...more

Aerotek Required by Federal Appeals Court to Comply with EEOC Subpoena

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/18/2013

Seventh Circuit Affirms That Staffing Firm Must Answer EEOC Subpoena From 2009 - CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a federal appeals court ordered Aerotek, Inc., one...more

Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2012

by Littler on 1/9/2013

Over the years, Littler has provided periodic reports on significant cases, regulatory developments and other activities involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or “the Commission”). While such guidance is...more

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Social Media At Work - What's Allowed and What Isn't? PODCAST - Inside Law [Video]

CFPB Issues Subpoenas to Motor Vehicle Lenders: Discretion = Discrimination?

Business Law Newsletter - May 2013

Mentoring Committee: How to Take a Great Deposition

Subpoenas: What Are They And What Do You Do If You Or Your Business Receives One?

Burr Alert: FINRA Amends Subpoena And Arbitrator Order Rules

Illinois Supreme Court Adopts Restrictive View of the Authority of Chicago Inspector General

Service of Subpoenas on Syracuse University Seeking Evidence of Sexual Molestation is a “Claim” Giving Rise to Covered Defense...

Illinois Supreme Court Will File Two New Civil Opinions on Thursday Morning

Subpoena of AOL Senior Executive Under the "Apex Rule" Disallowed Absent Special Knowledge

Subpoenas To Non-Parties: A Few Ground Rules

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Sustains Required Records Exception to the Fifth Amendment

Required Records, The Act Of Production And Secret Offshore Accounts

Burr Alert: Doctrinal Split Over Nonparty Discovery In Arbitration Continues

Does ‘Speech or Debate’ Trump the Right to Defend Oneself in Court?

What Not To Do If You Are Involved in a Federal Criminal Investigation [Video]

Do You Need A Lawyer for a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena? [Video]

Florida Judge Quashes Subpoena in Political Taping Case

Got Privilege? Wisconsin Shield Law Tested in Raw Milk Case

Aerotek Required by Federal Appeals Court to Comply with EEOC Subpoena

Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2012

Social Media At Work - What's Allowed and What Isn't? PODCAST - Inside Law [Video]

What Not To Do If You Are Involved in a Federal Criminal Investigation [Video]

Do You Need A Lawyer for a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena? [Video]

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