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Civil Litigation
Civil Litigation Articles
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One of the most valuable assets companies have are their customers. Protecting valuable customer information . -
One of the more challenging circumstances of civil practice is the development of a parallel criminal proceeding connected in some fashion to an ongoing civil matter. The complexity of the civil matter, and the strategic choices necessary for its successful resolution, grow exponentially with the overlay of criminal liability for a party or one of its principals. -
All companies, especially those engaged in the biotech and electronic high tech businesses, have sensiti. -
In negotiating the settlement of an employment law case, will the settlement proceeds be taxable, reportable o. -
Just about the time subrogating carriers are finally making leeway against anti-subrogation doctrines such as the. -
Class action defendants, particularly in cases of national scope, often prefer to litigate in federal forums, while plaintiffs often prefer state court. A recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Tedford v. Warner-Lambert Co., 327 F.3d 423 (5th Cir. 2003), will assist class action defendants removing cases to federal forums. -
Plaintiff slips on cup left on ladder of pleasure craft owned by plaintiff's father ‚ —Fractured tibia. -
This article reviews how a company can avoid the imposition of punitive damage awards and reduce the cost of overall discrimination suits by following certain guidelines relating to anti-discrimination policies. -
Courts are constantly confronted with determining the type of evidence a jury may hear and use in considering the imposition of punitive damages, as well as evaluating whether the amount of assessed punitive damages is impermissibly large. In its latest foray into this field, the U.S. Supreme Court evaluated the due process concerns presented by a punitive damages figure that was nearly 60 times greater than the amount of compensatory damages awarded by the jury. -
The likeness of a well-known public figure is a powerful image. Just as advertisers want their products associated with the image of Michael Jordan dunking a basketball, or of Tiger Woods swinging a golf club, artists have use of these images to convey their ideas. While Andy Warhol's "Marilyn" continues to provoke debate about our celebrity-driven culture, there is no questioning his premise: celebrities are icons, and icons make for powerful images.