Election Aftermath Trumps Proposition 19
11/30/2010 When the billowing dust of the midterm election finally settled, everyone saw Proposition 19 defeated. The move to “legalize marijuana” was beaten by-a-hair loss after voters decided that its time has not yet come. After the initial shock, however, supporters of Proposition 19 immediately voiced out their opinion regarding the result of the polls. […]
Law Firms Increasingly Using Attorneys as Sales Force
11/30/2010 The way law firms have conducted marketing, as well as business development initiatives, for the past two years have resulted in a shift that made the lunch calendars of general counsels increasingly crowded. The shift from the focus on branding and marketing within law firms, to one which is centered on business development happened […]
Telecommunications Company Offers Call Centre and Recording for Legal Reasons
11/30/2010 A telecommunications company, TDS Telecommunications Corp, has added a Call Recording and Call Centre service to its blend of communications solutions in order to meet the increasing requirements of local business customers. In order for them to achieve this, the company will team up with industry leaders like Telrex and Broadsoft to handle the […]
A Legal Resource for the Retail Industry Launched by Crowell and Moring
11/30/2010 An international law firm, Crowell and Moring LLP, with nearly 500 lawyers under its wing, has launched a legal blog for retailers named the Retail Law Observer, which covers legal matters and important trends that the retail industry faces. Attorneys from Crowell and Moring’s cross-disciplinary Retail Law practice will write on key aspects of […]
Splendor Passengers Settles for Free Cruise
11/30/2010 The fire that broke out aboard the Carnival Splendor caused it to lose electricity since Monday, and subjected the passengers to various forms of difficulty. However, far from being furious because of the incident, most of the passengers seemed happy that the 13-story cruise line is willing to reimburse their expenses, as well as […]
Foreclosure Redos Brought About by Legal Twist
11/30/2010 Hundreds of Massachusetts homeowners are faced with back-to-back foreclosures as lenders begin to realize that there were problems with the property titles they had foreclosed. These lending companies, who are often unable to secure title insurance, are instead starting from scratch with what is now being termed as a “re-foreclosure.” Although the thought of […]
Troubling Legacy Created by GM and Chrysler Bankruptcies
11/28/2010 According to an article that was published by two University of Illinois experts in bankruptcy law, the bankruptcy reorganizations of General Motors and Chrysler embodied a sea change in corporate restructuring. It was an event that could herald that end of the current system of bankruptcy reorganization. Ralph Brubaker and Charles Tabb, two law […]
Market Position of UnitedLex is strengthened after Strategic Acquisition of LawScribe
11/28/2010 The technology powered legal and business solutions full service provider, UnitedLex, announced today that the acquisition of LawScribe, a Los Angeles-based Legal Process Outsourcing company, has been successfully completed. UnitedLex deliver support services in fields of litigation, electronic data discovery, document review, contract review and management, intellectual property, immigration and law firm support. They […]
All Eyes on PA Homeland Security Surveillance
11/28/2010 The legal director for the ACLU of Pennsylvania described the collaboration between Pennsylvania Homeland Security, the police forces, and the private industry, as a nasty arrangement where citizen activists are being suspiciously eyed. His statement came about when reports of moves to recruit “a network of citizen spies to combat the security threats they […]
The RIAA Has Scratched Only the Surface of Internet Piracy
11/28/2010 One of the things that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has successfully achieved over the past weeks is what can be described as “scratching the surface” of Internet piracy. It has brought LimeWire, a file-sharing network, to shut down operations, but in reality, consumers continue downloading music from other sites. The only […]