• April 7, 2003 |

    The Return of Hammurabi

    Imagine two thieves. Both steal $150,000 worth of goods. Thief A steals $150,000 worth of diamonds so he can live the good life with his ill-gotten gains. Thief B steals $150,000 worth of

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  • March 14, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    When It Looks And Quacks Like A Duck

    You know the drill. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and has a few feathers, it's probably a duck. Such reasoning pales before the question of whether apparent agency exists. The bird's

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  • October 25, 2004 | National Law Journal

    INSURANCE LAW | Insurers can't collect from Big Tobacco

    In a victory for big tobacco companies and a loss for the state's largest medical insurer, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled that insurance companies cannot directly recover under

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  • December 1, 2008 | Legaltech News

    Growth by Association

    The green movement is one area of social responsibility where professional associations can have a profound impact by demonstrating leadership. Going green is a commitment to responsibility for glo

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  • July 14, 2010 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Legal Implications of Social Networking Websites in the Workplace

    The use of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter continues to increase. Recent statistics show that Facebook has more than 100 million users in the United States and an estimat

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  • February 1, 2007 |

    Ranking the Lords of the New Search

    If an Internet year is like a dog year, as one Mangrove Capital partner suggests, then Google Inc. is pushing 60, while Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp.'s MSN are in their mid-80s. By contrast, se

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  • August 29, 2000 | Daily Report Online

    Office Priority: Make Firm Space Work

    They're joking in the halls of Atlanta's Alston & Bird these days about next year being "2001 -- A Space Odyssey." You probably would, too, if your Atlanta, Charlotte, N.C., Raleigh, N.C.,

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  • November 3, 2003 | The Recorder

    Legal Sites

    You are very busy and have a lot on your mind. Developing your law firm's Web site has not made it to the top of your to-do list. It's now time to do it. Consumers are coming to expect all bus

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  • November 23, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Obtaining Disclosure of Electronic Information From Non-Parties

    It must be hard to be a computer network professional. You're responsible to maintain security, you have little or no control over what people send and receive from the computers you maintain, and

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  • Cicle v. Chase Bank USA

    Publication Date: 2009-10-09
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2009-10-06
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Bowman, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 08-1362

    Submitted: October 15, 2008Before RILEY, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.Chase Bank USA appeals from the order of the District Court denying its motion to stay litigation and to compel the