The National Law Journal 1993 |
Title | Subject | Authors |
ABA effort sows seeds of democracy. (Central and East European Law Initiative) | Law | Richard L. Nygaard |
'Absence-control' plans can unleash litigation; attendance can't be inequitably enforced. (Employment Law) | Law | Paul E. Starkman |
A case for 'Whizzer White's' greatness. (Supreme Court justice Byron R. White) | Law | Rex E. Lee |
Accounting software adds up; upgraded systems meet clients' new demands. | Law | David Tonkonow |
Accuracy is goal of new model; age discrimination is difficult to assess. (Employment Law) | Law | Bruce Levin, Michael O. Finkelstein |
A change in the rules draws fire; litigators fight to stop mandatory disclosure. | Law | Alfred W. Cortese Jr., Kathleen L. Blaner |
A death under fire in Moscow. | Law | Greg Gransden |
Administrators have the needed managerial skills. (Cutbacks Fuel Debate Over Who Should Run the Firm's Operations) (Legal Administrators) | Law | William A. Bachman |
A failed system is tearing kids apart. (problems raised by DeBoer-Schmidt custody battle between adoptive and birth parents) | Law | Joan Heifetz Hollinger |
A firm can integrate voice and data calls. (Legal Tech) | Law | Randy J. Burkart |
Age discrimination coverage has limits. | Law | Eric J. Wallach, Janet Ellis Meiman |
AIDS treatment; litigation over coverage will end, but questions remain on privacy, treatment and discrimination. (The Clinton Health Plan: A Legal Response) | Law | Michael Isbell |
A justice of passion? We'll see. (what Ruth Bader Ginsburg may be like as a Supreme Court justice) | Law | David Cole |
Alternative billing needs an integrated approach. (Legal Tech) | Law | Barry Solomon, Michael A. DeWitt |
Amendments to Stark law curb referrals; many doctors must divest their interests in health-care ventures. | Law | Edward S. Kornreich, Gary I. Fields, Susan F. Scharf |
America must offer oppressed a haven. (terrorist acts such as bombing of World Trade Center should not cause restrictions on grants of political asylum) | Law | Arthur C. Helton |
America must remain a haven. (Immigration Dilemma: Humanity vs. Terrorism) | Law | Daniel A. Stein |
Americans with Disabilities Act; the Clinton plan eliminates many disability issues but adds a confusing level of regulation. (The Clinton Health Plan: A Legal Response) | Law | David A. Copus |
A multimedia blitz; as interactive products take off, the lawyers who do the deals must navigate new territory. (Intellectual Property) | Law | Thomas F. Villeneuve, Daniel M. Kaufman |
An activist clothed in moderation. (Ruth Bader Ginsburg's prior judicial record as indication of what kind of Supreme Court justice she might be) | Law | Thomas L. Jipping |
An embattled profession faces new challenges; the 'information revolution' is leaving librarians behind. (Law Libraries) | Law | Bob Berring |
Animation is invading courtrooms; powerful tool. (Legal Tech) | Law | James W. Dabney |
Another viewpoint on juries. | Law | Arthur Austin |
Anti-competitive forces may stir anew. | Law | Ernest Gellhorn, William Kovacic |
Antitrust enforcement; states are likely to be significant players in shaping antitrust enforcement in the new system. (The Clinton Health Plan: A Legal Response) | Law | Robert E. Bloch |
Arbitration may face last inning. (Sports Law) | Law | James M. Bergen |
Ariz. courts introduce automated legal help. | Law | Peter Morrison |
Arkansas expands 'increased risk;' workers' comp ordered for employee injured at on-site mobile home. | Law | Pamela Strickland |
Asbestos mini-trials delayed. | Law | Patty Reinert |
Assessing attitudes and beliefs; employment cases stir jurors' emotions. | Law | Ross P. Laguzza |
A tragic abdication of power. (Waco, Texas standoff between religious cult and government) | Law | Gerald Leonard Spence |
Beat defense witnesses at their own game; Judith A. Livingston. (Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators) | Law | |
Believers shouldn't have to sacrifice rights. (response to Henry Holzer, National Law Journal, Dec. 7, 1992) (Letter to the Editor) | Law | Peter J. Riga |
Benching of an athlete with medical problems may spur legal claims. | Law | Martin J. Greenberg |
Benefits of data bases outweigh drawbacks; design difficulties can be overcome. (Legal Tech) | Law | Norwood S. Wilner |
Benevolent Ivy League conspiracy. (alleged price-fixing in coordination of financial aid policies) | Law | Edward Correia |
Bigamy puts end to a legal career beyond reproach. (Gregory Nelson Holmes, former assistant Kentucky attorney general) | Law | Andrew Wolfson |
Biggins leaves ADEA issues unresolved. (Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) | Law | James R. Beyer |
Biotechnology; government controls on drug prices ultimately may stand in the way of innovative medical research. (The Clinton Health Plan: A Legal Response) | Law | Thomas D. Kiley |
Book: despite its errors, the Warren Commission reached the right result. (adaptation of passages from Gerald Posner's 'Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK') | Law | |
Briseno's attorney looks back at trial. (Harland W. Braun) (Interview) | Law | |
Broad inquiry marks fair-use decisions. | Law | Roger L. Zissu |
Business had winning record. (Supreme Court Review) | Law | Mark L. Evans |
Business lawyers focus on liability and ethics. (ABA/NYC) | Law | Richard M. Phillips |
Businessman says he was plot's victim. (Leonard M. Ross alleges Santa Barbara News-Press libeled him in profile articles) (California) | Law | Holly J. Wagner |
Cable TV rules to promote competition. | Law | David O. Stewart, Thomas B. Smith |
Can ethics guidelines succeed? (Clinton administration guidelines) | Law | Nancy J. Moore |
Can this marriage be saved? (letter spoofing the end of an attorney-client relationship) | Law | Lawrence J. Fox |
'Case closed' excerpts: author attempts to dismantle conspiracies. (excerpt from Gerald Posner's book 'Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK.') | Law | Gerald Posner |
Case to clarify insider trading? | Law | Deborah Pines |
Cash-strapped Philadelphia will finally pay verdicts. | Law | Andrew W. Lehren |
CERCLA's 'contribution bar' at issue. | Law | Rudolph F. Pierce, Daniel R. Avery |
Choice-of-law clause, often overlooked, can trip up counsel. (Corporate Counsel) | Law | James K. Roosa |
Circuits split on color trademarks; the courts' inability to settle this issue makes litigants see red. (Trademark Law) | Law | R. Quincy White, Sandy L. Koropp |
Circuits split over implied right. (whether defendants have an implied right of action for contribution) | Law | Joseph J. Fleischman, Shirley L. Berger, Catherine P. Reilly |
Civil rule revisions a mixed bag. (Supreme Court Review) | Law | Linda S. Mullenix |
Claimant tells his story in asbestos 'minitrial'; he's among more than 8,500 Maryland workers who sued six companies. (Dillard Howell, former Bethlehem Steel employee) (Pennsylvania) | Law | Patty Reinert |
Clean air rules affect construction proposals. (Environmental Law) | Law | Michael J. Meagher |
Cleanup legal fees in dispute; does the 'American rule' cover CERCLA? | Law | Michael L. Hardy, Christopher D. Knopf |
CLE directory. (continuing legal education) | Law | |
CLE directory. (continuing legal education) | Law | |
CLE directory. (continuing legal education) | Law | |
CLE directory. (continuing legal education) (National Law Journal survey for mid-1993) | Law | Jessica Pearson |
Companies are seeking litigation alternatives; they say ADR can be effective in intellectual property disputes. (Trademark Law) | Law | Victoria A. Cundiff |
Competency standard clarified; mental capacity to stand trial is at issue. | Law | Sheila Taub |
Computer modeling is applied; assessing harm. (Environmental Law) | Law | Charles B. Anderson |
Conflicts of interest on the rise; entertainment lawyers face ethics problems. | Law | Leonard M. Marks, Robert P. Mulvey |
Connecting to clients gets easier; firms can benefit from networking technology. | Law | Randy J. Burkart |
Consumer lawyers innovate; new breed of suits brings results, big fees. | Law | Mike Hudson |
Continuing legal education. | Law | |
Copyright renewal process is revamped under amended law. (Intellectual Property) | Law | David A. Gerber |
Courts are dialing for interpreters. (Legal Tech) | Law | John M. Knox |
Courts examine U.S. environmental laws' extraterritorial reach; a D.C. Circuit decision on NEPA could affect overseas business. (National Environmental Policy Act) (International Law) | Law | Karl S. Bourdeau, Paul E. Hagen |
Court speaks on vacation-home losses. (Toups v. Commissioner) (U.S. Tax Ct.) | Law | William R. Meyer |
Courts split on sentence reduction issue. | Law | Laurence Scott Shtasel |
Courts take a harder line on spoliation. | Law | Sam LaManna |
Credibility of a case depends on a lawyer's personal believability; Robert A. Clifford. (Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators) | Law | |
Crime docket was quiet: cases on the sentencing guidelines provided most of the action. (Supreme Court Review) | Law | Ira Mickenberg |
Cross-collateralization can create problems. | Law | Joseph C. Bonita |
Culture shock: moving from large-firm life to a specialty boutique. (New York , New York) (Firm Foundations: How to Start and Build a Small Practice) | Law | Gary Hoppe |
Curbing sexual harassment in the firms. (law firms) | Law | Jay W. Waks |
Currency crisis means new ills for Maastricht; as sovereignty concerns arise, the treaty's promise is dimmed. (International Law) | Law | Christopher Wolf, Klaus Kohler |
Cut pay, and later, firms will do better. | Law | Michael H. Trotter |
Czech mates: U.S. lawyers are key partners in privatizing Prague's economy. | Law | Jeffrey Freedman |
Daubert doesn't end debate on experts. (standards for admission of scientific expert testimony) | Law | Timothy B. Dyk, Gregory A. Castanias |
D.C. Circuit court sticks it to cable. | Law | James C. Goodale |
Deciding when to contest an EPA rule. | Law | George Van Cleve |
Decisions may signify a judicial turnabout. (Intellectual Property) | Law | Lee T. Gesmer |
Deep-pocket defendants hail Reves case. (part 1) | Law | Arthur F. Matthews |
Delaware court clarifies duty to disclose. | Law | E.P. Welch, A.J. Turezyn |
Delaware mulls limited partners' claims. | Law | E.P. Welch, A.J. Turezyn |
Democracy demands laws we understand. | Law | James M. Thunder |
Demonstrative evidence can be most effective when it is kept simple; high-tech innovations aren't always the best. | Law | Dennis Robert Anti, Susan Solomon Seif |
Developers get bad news on impact fees. | Law | Kenneth B. Bley, Michael L. Tidus |
Developing strategies for controversial cases; deference to paying clients can obscure a firm's pro bono vision. | Law | Jonathan D. Rowe |
Dilution legislation gains momentum but raises some concerns; a federal law might impair First Amendment rights. (Trademark Law) | Law | Paul C. Van Slyke |
Discomfiting glimpses of (hopefully) old ways. (Judge Ruth Ginsburg's legal career as revealed in her confirmation proceedings revealed how much discrimination has still taken place in the 20th century) | Law | Thomas E. Baker |
Diversity of work force should be a top priority. (Legal Administrators) | Law | Peggy Nagae Lum |
Doctors' liability considered; 'defensive medicine' is a point of contention. | Law | Roxanne Barton Conlin |
E.C. merger rules remain snarled; the goal of 'one-stop shopping' has not been realized. (International Law) | Law | Joseph F. Winterscheid |
Economic espionage: a bad idea. | Law | William T. Warner |
Efficiency is crucial to success; expedited cases. (federal courts) | Law | William K. Wells Jr. |
Efforts to unfreeze Iraqi funds continue. | Law | Neil E. McDonell |
Elder law; lawyers need to protect clients from the increasing incentives for providers to restrict care. (The Clinton Health Plan: A Legal Response) | Law | Scott Severns |
Electromagnetic fields attract lawsuits. | Law | Stanley Pierce, Charlotte A. Biblow |
Employees' lies can backfire; misconduct may bar employment suits. (Employment Law) | Law | David A. Maddux, Douglas A. Barritt |
Environmental concerns prompt Section's activity. (Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) (ABA/NYC) | Law | Frank Erisman |
EPA can't get reimbursed; for monitoring cleanup. | Law | Joseph S. Slobodzian |
EPA's Reilly replies to 'unequal protection.' (response to National Law Journal special report, Sept. 21, 1992, includes rebuttal by National Law Journal) (Letter to the Editor) | Law | William K. Reilly |
Equal access to information sought; in outlying areas, law libraries are still few and far between. (Law Libraries) | Law | Carol D. Billings |
Ergonomic rules may jump the gun. | Law | Baruch A. Fellner, Eugene Scalia |
ERISA; for employers participating in 'regional alliances,' pre-emption of state laws would be gone. (The Clinton Health Plan: A Legal Response) | Law | Robert C. Macaualay Jr. |
Ethics code is integral in practice. (Legal Administrators) | Law | Elizabeth Ward Kalb |
Ethics; existing statutes may not stop health plans from discriminating through selective marketing. (The Clinton Health Plan: A Legal Response) | Law | Alexander M. Capron |
Evaluations of policies are crucial; what non-insurance lawyers need to know. | Law | John H. Rosenfeld, Thomas N. Spitzer |
Excerpts: L.A. police sentences explained. (excerpts from sentencing memorandum of Judge John G. Davies in federal civil rights trial of two police officers involved in Rodney King beating) | Law | John G. Davies |
Excerpts: staking out turf in a high-profile trial. After a notorious crime, prosecutors and defense seek a pretrial edge. (excerpt from book about 1988 murder of 7-year-old Jaclyn Dowaliby in Illinois) | Law | David Protess, Rob Warden |
Expert witnesses found credible by most jurors. (The View from the Jury Box) | Law | |
Fair value of dissenters' shares debated. | Law | Paul J. Much, Louis A. Paone |
False logic misdirects the U.S. war on drugs. | Law | L. Felipe Restrepo |
Family, medical leave legislation: ensuring corporate compliance. (Corporate Counsel) | Law | Lawrence B. Fine, George A. Stohner, E. Carl Uehlein Jr. |
Feds got the power after Lujan. (many agency acts now insulated from judicial review) | Law | Michael J. Hirrel |
Financial models can help predict; future plans. | Law | Bruce Correll |
Financial networks avoid antitrust ills. | Law | Donald I. Baker |
Financial services not easy 'marks;' it's getting tougher to come up with distinctive names. (Trademark Law) | Law | Alan Behr |
Finding compatible partners makes a strong firm. (Firm Foundations: How to Start and Build a Small Practice ) | Law | Matt Resnik |
Firms can improve 'quality of life.' (Legal Administrators) | Law | Susan C. Finelli |
Firms look to automate finances, management. (Legal Tech) | Law | Jonathan P. Bellis, Michael T. Renda |
Firms rethink partners' pay; 'leveraging' in decline. | Law | Joel A. Rose |
Floods float title questions to surface. | Law | Eugene A. Pinover |
Foreclosure alternative available; deeds in lieu offer a number of advantages. | Law | Dennis I. Hellman |
Foreign companies wary of Clinton plan. (proposed tax code revisions) | Law | Charles E. Engros |
Foreign language skill pays off; client development boost. | Law | Steve Cobb |
Foreign licensing can offer advantages. | Law | Michael G. Brennan |
Foreign technologies can frustrate travelers. (Hardware & Software) | Law | Francoise Gilbert |
For his activities, he improperly borrowed more than $1 million from clients. (attorney's bipolar disorder found to constitute extraordinary extenuating circumstances justifying suspension rather than disbarment) (Washington) | Law | Lawrence A. Dubin |
For in-house counsel, serving two masters raises ethical issues; what are the constraints on multiple representation? (Corporate Counsel) | Law | C. Evan Stewart |
For PC users, structure is the key; some programs just don't fit lawyers' needs. | Law | Carol Woodbury |
For religion, speech cases, a landmark era: First Amendment law in a state of flux. (Supreme Court Review) | Law | Bernard James |
For the record: Lani Guinier in her own words. (Pennsylvania law professor and former appointee to head civil rights division of Justice Department) | Law | |
GM verdict could affect future cases. (wrongful death verdict due to explosion of sidesaddle gas tanks on GM truck) | Law | Sam LaManna |
Government burden of proof at issue in cases under the False Claims Act; contractors are facing more charges of 'product substitution.' | Law | Edward J. Shapiro |
'Group searches' are here to stay. | Law | Amitai Etzioni |
Guidelines have led to longer sentences. | Law | Dennis Curtis |
Hardball questions do pay off; Cornelius Pitts. (Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators) | Law | |
Hate crime legislation muzzles free speech. | Law | Stanley Feingold |
Health-care reform is a major issue for 'TIPS.' (Tort and Insurance Practice Section) (ABA/NYC) | Law | D. Dudley Oldham |
Health care system reforms require coordinated efforts; conflicting policies and laws stand in the way of change. (Health Care Law) | Law | Steven N. Beck, Gail F. Brandt |
Hearing - and seeing - testimony; how court reporters use closed-captioning. (Legal Tech) | Law | Judith H. Brentano |
High court sheds light on state action. | Law | Donald I. Baker |
High court to blame for police insulation. | Law | Gary S. Gilden |
High-level decisions are best left to lawyers. (Cutbacks Fuel Debate Over Who Should Run the Firm's Operations) (Legal Administrators) | Law | Frederick H. Green Jr. |
Hikes may spur use of trusts; GRITS et al. (grantor-retained income trusts) | Law | Sanford J. Schlesinger, Martin Feinstein, S. Timothy Ball |
How banks rate loans to firms; lender's view. | Law | Michael J. Silvestri |
How Electromation affects employers. (employee participation programs) | Law | David S. Fortney, Sophia L. Ranalli |
How firms control spiraling law library costs. (Law Libraries) | Law | Holley M. Moyer |
How much to charge: the subject they don't teach in law school. (Firm Foundations: How to Start and Build a Small Practice) | Law | David Rubinstein |
How Reves may alter plaintiffs' strategy. (part 2) | Law | Arthur F. Mathews |
How to control international trademark costs; strategies include closer scrutiny of foreign counsel fees. (Trademark Law) | Law | Tom Hoffman |
Hungry lawyers need to choose work carefully. (Firm Foundations: How to Start and Build a Small Practice) | Law | Carole C. Jordan |
Imaging can ease courts' record-keeping tasks. (Legal Tech) | Law | Jim McMillan, Tom Dibble |
In fear-of-AIDS cases, proof is key element; can a plaintiff recover without actual exposure to the disease? (Health Care Law) | Law | Brian R. Garves |
In opinions to clients, intellectual property lawyers face risks. (Intellectual Property) | Law | Gary M. Hoffman, Mark J. Thronson |
Insider law examined in Europe; key Swiss case. (International Law) | Law | Douglas W. Hawes, Alain Hirsch |
Insurance; states have reason to worry about losing authority to regulate insurers. (The Clinton Health Plan: A Legal Response) | Law | Michael Ziegler, Rita Theisen |
Integrated approach has merits; firmwide plan. | Law | Diane Netter Weklar |
Intent is needed for workplace bias. | Law | Richard A. Samp |
International practitioners confront a changing world. (A.B.A. Section of International Law and Practice) (ABA/NYC) | Law | Louis B. Sohn |
Internet is snaring law firms; a fast-growing network enhances legal research. | Law | Victoria K. Trotta |
IRS addresses transfer-pricing abuses. | Law | Edwin L. Norris, John V. Pridjian |
Issues arise on naming of mutuals; Congress is looking at bank-affiliated funds. | Law | Jay G. Baris |
Is U.S. justice system in a state of crisis? Four prominent lawyers examine problems and solutions. (Lloyd Doggett, Nancy Hollander, Pamela Liapakis, Stephen Reinhardt) | Law | |
'Joint work' theory raises new questions on authors' rights. (Intellectual Property) | Law | Charles D. Ossola |
Judge is nearing decision on bailout for Mutual Benefit. (Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.) (New Jersey) | Law | Chris Mondics |
Judge Wachtler's shame is punishment enough. (former New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge Sol Wachtler) | Law | Jeffrey M. Duban |
Judge Wood built career on gender. (Kimba Wood, Southern District of New York judge) | Law | Jesse Kornbluth |
Jurors prefer lawyers who are well-prepared - and not arrogant. (The View from the Jury Box) | Law | |
Justice may justify name again. (U.S. Department of Justice) | Law | John W. Toothman |
Justices finally tackle 'foreign conduct.' | Law | Joseph P. Griffin |
Justices likely to address resume fraud. | Law | Howard L. Wieder, William D. Addas |
Justices revisit the solicitation question. | Law | James M. Fischer |
Justices took a tough stance on immigration. (Supreme Court Review) | Law | Lory D. Rosenberg |
Juvenile 'divorce' steals kids' security. (author represented Gregory K.'s mother in the child's suit to divorce her) | Law | Jane Carey |
Keeping sports fans off the jury helps players score in salary litigation; James W. Quinn. (Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators) | Law | |
Keep 'junk' science off the stand. (response to Stuart Speiser, National Law Journal, March 15, 1993) | Law | Ernest J. Getto, Cynthia H. Cwik |
Keep the case rolling and jurors will follow; Joseph D. Jamail. (Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators) | Law | |
Labor Dept. leads way on ADR. | Law | Marshall J. Breger |
Labor lawyers eye policy issues. (A.B.A. Labor and Employment Law Section) (ABA/NYC) | Law | Leo Geffner |
Law backs women warriors. | Law | Robert B. Weintraub |
Law firm's sleuths cracked GM's case against NBC show. ('Dateline NBC' rigging of GM truck explosion) | Law | David J. Remondini |
Laws that bar natural medicine defy nature. | Law | William P. Goldstein |
Lawyer lived a charmed, double life. (Fredric Tokars) | Law | Mark Curriden, Bill Torpy |
Lawyers: computer illiterates? Keyboard skills. (Legal Tech) | Law | Norwood S. Wilner |
Lawyers share views on ethical concerns for in-house counsel; a roundtable discussion focuses on conflicts and how to prevent them. (Corporate Counsel) | Law | |
Lawyers target poor security; juries punish property owners for crimes on their premises. | Law | Andrew Blu |
Leaving expert systems to experts. (Hardware & Software) | Law | Richard L. Robbins |
Legal education makes service a low priority; students are often redirected from public-interest paths. | Law | Ronald W. Fox |
Legal ethics: practice what isn't preached. | Law | Howard Altschuler |
Legal malpractice: timing is everything. (Attorney-Client) | Law | James M. Fischer |
Legislation for livable city spaces. | Law | Robert Teir |
Lending practices examined; new investigations target discrimination. | Law | Robert S. Bennett, Joseph W. Halliday, William J. Sweet Jr., Andrew L. Sandler |
Let firms buy and sell credit for pro bono. | Law | Marc Galanter, Thomas Palay |
Liberty, bankruptcy and death at the High Court. (US Supreme Court rules on finality in civil and criminal proceedings) | Law | Daniel Novak |
Licensing of products poses new challenges; the courts are redrawing the lines defining rights. (Trademark Law) | Law | Andrew A. Caffey |
Limits on habeas writ aren't a 'novel idea.' (response to National Law Journal editorial of Feb 8, 1993) (Letter to the Editor) | Law | Gerard L. Goettel |
Litigators can improve odds by making better use of imaging systems. | Law | Leiv H. Blad Jr. |
Litigators to examine lack of funding, access. (ABA/NYC) | Law | Robert N. Sayler, Anna P. Engh |
Little protection for published data bases. | Law | John Flock, James E. Rosini |
Look-alikes need close scrutiny; using celebrity doubles creates legal risks. | Law | Stephen R. Bergerson, John H. Stout |
Loose talk prejudges defendant. (Patricia Emory) | Law | David A. Harris |
'Low-growth' collections pay off; some firms use technology to control the size of libraries. (Law Libraries) | Law | Kay Todd |
Making community reinvestment work. | Law | Heather G. Kress |
Managing evidence isn't easy; using technology with vision is the key. (Legal Tech) | Law | Ronald J. Trompeter |
Many jurors consider deep pockets and ignore presumption of innocence. (The View from the Jury Box) | Law | |
Market impact key to fair-use analysis. | Law | Roger L. Zissu |
McNeil opened NFL antitrust door. (National Football League) | Law | Gary R. Roberts |
Measuring the need for early disclosure. (corporate compliance) | Law | Paul J. Curran, Gregory J. Wallance |
Mediation can heal firms' rifts; airing disputes. | Law | Suzanne O'Neill, Samuel Gordon |
Medical malpractice; changing medical malpractice liability will not reduce health care costs. (The Clinton Health Plan: A Legal Response) | Law | Barry J. Nace |
Mock trial can attract new client; legal showcase. | Law | William T. Cahill |
Most jurors would want their own case heard by a jury, not a judge. (The View from the Jury Box) | Law | |
Mr. Justice Marshall lives on in his words. (Thurgood Marshall, former U.S. Supreme Court justice) | Law | |
'Nannygate' and dragons of the IRS. (IRS should not place employment tax burden on families who hire part-time household help) | Law | Paul L. Caron |
New cases re-examine pre-emption; questions persist after the Cipollone ruling. | Law | Barry J. Nace |
New disclosure guidelines await review. (franchise law) | Law | Dennis E. Wieczorek, Sandra J. Wall |
New entity raises issue for the IRS; liability limits. (limited liability company) | Law | C. VanLeer Davis III |
New global standards may guide industry on environmental issues; European nations are leading the effort to develop the guidelines. (International Law) | Law | Christopher L. Bell, James L. Connaughton |
New interactive videos can enhance continuing legal education plans; players are able to test their trial skills and legal knowledge. | Law | Victoria K. Trotta |
New rule in need of trial run. (congressional hearings on revised Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 which would make it harder to sanction frivolous litigation) | Law | Carl Tobias |
'New value' exception divides bench, bar. (priorities in bankruptcy law) | Law | Richard M. Pachulski, Jeffrey N. Pomerantz |
No papers, no rights, no safety. (undocumented domestic workers face frequent violations of labor laws and various kinds of abuse) | Law | Martha F. Davis |
One court, one rule on ethics. (conflict of laws in legal ethics matters) | Law | David B. Isbell, Arvid E. Roach |
Open questions abound on the 1991 Act. (Civil Rights Act of 1991) | Law | Donald R. Livingston |
Outcomes assessment; defining 'medically necessary' and clarifying dispute procedures are key to the plan's success. (The Clinton Health Plan: A Legal Response) | Law | Arnold R. Levinson |
Panelists give tips to lawyers. (The View from the Jury Box) | Law | |
Pardoning Weinberger belittles democracy. (former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger) | Law | James J. Brosnahan |
Pardoning Weinberger was right. (former defense secretary Caspar Weinberger) (response to James J. Brosnahan, National Law Journal, Jan. 18, 1993) | Law | Douglas W. Kmiec |
'PC' codes incorrect, courts say; 'political correctness' faces the judicial ax. | Law | Ken Myers, Peter Morrison |
PCs don't always add productivity; some firms get tangled in 'the computer snarl.' (Legal Tech) | Law | Carol Woodbury |
Peer panels can stomp out truth. | Law | Stuart M. Speiser |
Peer review does not thwart new ideas. (response to Stuart Speiser, National Law Journal, March 15, 1993) (Letter to the Editor) | Law | Francisco J. Ayala, Bert Black |
Planning for disaster; computer systems can be kept functioning in the wake of a calamity. (Hardware & Software) | Law | Jean G. Barr |
Play smart in buying a system; much rides on a firm's computer acquisitions. | Law | Francoise Gilbert |
Poll: jurors have faith in system. (The View from the Jury Box) | Law | Joanne Naiman, Joan M. Cheever |
Pondering EDGAR's mysteries; users may find bugs in the SEC's new system. (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval - SEC's new electronic filing system) (Legal Tech) | Law | Wayne J. Lovett |
Preparation is the key to victory; Neal R. Sonnett. (Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators) | Law | |
Privatization trend hits foreign phone systems; nations sell interests in an effort to gain funds and improve services. | Law | Thomas J. Casey, David H. Pawlik |
Privatizing brings new challenges; Latin America. (International Law) | Law | Mark S. Fowler, Aileen A. Pisciotta |
Privilege exception flourishes; critics try to limit the crime-fraud standard. | Law | Richard A. Salomon, Paul S. Bock |
Pro bono, pro publico, pro patria. (mandatory pro bono should be put in place in every law school and lawyers should be required to perform some pro bono service for admission to the bar) | Law | Arline Jolles Lotman |
Pro bono's not enough for the job. (state funding for legal assistance to the poor needed rather than more pro bono legal services) | Law | Jack Wax |
Prominence counts in pro bono appearances. (response to Marc Galanter and Thomas Palay, National Law Journal, Sept. 6, 1993) | Law | Steven Lubet |
Proposal on swaps angers exchanges, but pleases others. | Law | Douglas Wilson |
Proposed treaty would streamline international trademark procedures; formalities would be simplified and excessive paperwork eliminated. (World Intellectual Property Organization treaty) (Trademark Law) | Law | Richard J. Taylor |
Prosecutors end-run guidelines; senior judge applauds. (Judge Jack B. Weinstein from Eastern District of New York) | Law | Daniel Wise |
Protection programs should secure more than trade secrets; companies need to safeguard employee rights, too. (Corporate Counsel) | Law | Christopher A. Bloom, Leslie F. Chard III |
Protections, incentives for self-policing lacking. (Corporate Counsel) | Law | Joseph E. Murphy |
Protective orders assault consumers. | Law | Teresa M. Hendricks, Joseph W. Moch |
Providers' perspective; the plan would create plenty of work for lawyers, but providers wouldn't be able to afford them. (The Clinton Health Plan: A Legal Response) | Law | Virginia H. Hackney |
Publishers, librarians at odds; but communication can bridge the gap between the two groups. (Law Libraries) | Law | Fleeta Cunningham |
Questions linger on punitives and evidence. (Supreme Court Review) | Law | Linda S. Mullenix |
Racial divide affects black, white panelists. (The View from the Jury Box) | Law | |
'Reasonable woman' test may perpetuate sex bias. | Law | Claire Saady |
Recent decisions show rising risks of parody; intellectual property owners are gaining against parodists. (Trademark Law) | Law | Charles D. Ossola |
Recent E.C. directives level playing field; U.S. companies can benefit from the new rules on public bidding. (International Law) | Law | Vernon E. Vig |
Reflections by Vincent Foster on law and his life. (excerpts from May 8, 1993 commencement speech at University of Arkansas Leflar Law Center, ten weeks before Foster's apparent suicide) | Law | Vincent W. Foster Jr. |
Regulation of foreign banks tightens. | Law | Joseph T. Lynyak III |
Regulations, new codes may dictate changes in firms' phone systems; ADA compliance may necessitate upgrades. (Americans with Disabilities Act) | Law | Randolph J. Burkart |
Rent-to-own is targeted as racketeering. (Starks v. Rent-A-Center) | Law | Mike Hudson |
Requests for proposals require sound responses to meet clients' needs; a growing number of clients are using RFPs when choosing counsel. (requests for proposals) | Law | Julie Savarino, Donna L.G. Shaft |
Researchers plug in; librarians discuss the use of technology in research at their firms. (Law Libraries) | Law | Kevin Miles, Joan Hass, James W. Shelar, Lorraine A. Kulpa, June F. MacLeod, Kate Barding, Janet Accardo, Kay David |
Resources can yield revenues; information brokering enables law firms to sell library service to others. (Law Libraries) | Law | Linda Will |
Restrictive covenants in physicians' contracts: disfavored, but legal. (Health Care Law) | Law | Brooke E. Alexy, Mark D. Olson |
Restructuring missteps can be costly. | Law | Philip A. Miscimarra, Dale L. Deitchler |
Retroactivity of 1991 law still debated. (Civil Rights Act of 1991) | Law | Russell E. Brooks, Gila E. Gellman |
Revisions to RESPA at issue; HUD's proposals on disclosure are assessed. (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Department of Housing and Urban Development) | Law | Leonard A. Bernstein |
RICO increasingly used in infringement cases; advantages include broader jurisdiction, greater ease of service. (Trademark Law) | Law | Malcolm B. Wittenberg, Kit L. Knudsen |
Riots as a response to the law. | Law | Charles L. Lindner |
Ruling affects rights of support contractors; maintenance is held to infringe a copyright. (Legal Tech) | Law | Joseph E. Hustein |
Scenario: expanding a practice; six proposals. (six law firm marketing professionals devise a marketing plan for a hypothetical firm) | Law | |
Scope of anti-bribery rules still unclear. | Law | Christopher F. Dugan, Stephen J. Jorden |
Scope of harassment liability expands. | Law | Stephen A. Ploscowe, David W. Garland |
SEC adds to compliance officers' duties. | Law | Robert S. Smith |
SEC initiatives benefit Canadian issuers. | Law | Stephen H. Halperin |
SEC nominee says he'll study curbs on securities suits. (Arthur Levitt, Jr., nominee for chairmanship of SEC) | Law | Claudia Maclachlan |
Section lets prosecutors, defense air differences. (A.B.A. Criminal Justice Section) (ABA/NYC) | Law | Tom C. Smith |
SEC trains its eye on the environment. (Securities and Exchange Commission) | Law | Kathy E.B. Robb |
Sega case suggests protection strategies. (reverse engineering of computer software) (Intellectual Property) | Law | Dale M. Cendali, Martin Glenn |
Senators cannot be choosers. (legislature has no constitutional power to do anything but ratify or turn down a president's judicial selection) | Law | Victor Williams |
Sexual harassment laws face lax enforcement. | Law | Janice Goodman |
Sheik indictment raises questions; why didn't federal prosecutors charge him under RICO? (Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman) | Law | Deborah Pines |
Shifts in Canadian law reflect harmonization with U.S. principles; recent legislation and court decisions highlight the changes. (Trademark Law) | Law | Mark K. Evans |
Should the non-profits pay punitive damages? | Law | Robert W. McMenamin |
S & L suits: unjust, yes but coming to an end. (suits by Resolution Trust Corp.) | Law | Edward L. Morris |
Small firms should plan staffing needs, adequate personnel procedures. (Firm Foundations: How to Start and Build a Small Practice) | Law | Donald H. Oppenheim, Mary E. Steiner |
Software should aid specialists; non-lawyer experts can provide much support. | Law | Richard L. Robbins |
Sol Wachtler tells story of drug woe. (former New York chief judge) | Law | Gary Spencer, Ruth S. Hochberger |
Some 'Buy American' rules ease; the 1933 act devised to foster U.S. industry keeps evolving. | Law | William H. Lash III |
Specialists offer views on trademark issues; from Asia to Brazil, trademark owners face protection challenges. (Trademark Law) (Panel Discussion) | Law | |
Split arises on 'injury' definition; do CGL policies cover emotional distress? (comprehensive general liability) | Law | William M. Savino |
Squeezing out the corporate cash. (who really pays the bills in securities fraud cases) | Law | William J. Carney, Jennifer H. Arlen |
State Clean Air Act programs undefined. | Law | Russell S. Frye, Leslie S. Ritts |
State the case simply, starting with voir dire; John M. O'Quinn. (Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators) | Law | |
Statistics fine-tune simple courtroom evidence. | Law | Michael Rappeport |
Steffan case shows Navy policy still anti-gay. (Joseph Steffan, sailor appealing discharge from Navy for being gay) | Law | Beatrice Dohrn |
Stricter real estate loan rules in place. | Law | Philip H. Myers, Leonard A. Bernstein |
Suits charge fraud in secret discounts to health insurers. | Law | Douglas Wilson |
Summer freeze ends for some law students; as economy appears to rebound, jobs are up for summer associates. | Law | Thom Weidlich, Charise K. Lawrence |
Superfund liability at issue; the EPA resists a complete overhaul. | Law | Raymond B. Ludwiszewski |
Survey lets judges render some opinions about the patent bar. (Intellectual Property) | Law | Victor G. Savikas |
Systems can ease burden of document production. (Hardware & Software) | Law | Ralph A. Weidler, J. Ralph DeLong |
Tale of a will that drew blood at a white-shoe firm. (Johnson family v. Barbara Piasecka Johnson will contest and flaws in Sullivan and Cromwell's representation of Mrs. Johnson) | Law | David Margolick |
Taming the infringers; 'Special 301 process' fosters copyright and trademark protection. (Trademark Law) | Law | Francis S.L. Wang |
Taxation; the tax details are sketchy, but the consequences for employers' current plans could be enormous. (The Clinton Health Plan: A Legal Response) | Law | Mary B. Hevener |
Technology is changing how law firms relate to in-house counsel. (Hardware & Software) | Law | Richard P. Cline |
Terminated dealers adopt new tactics. | Law | R. Mark McCareins |
The association's outgoing president assesses the problems. (Curing an Ailing Justice System) (J. Michael McWilliams) (ABA/NYC) | Law | J. Michael McWilliams |
The bankruptcy courts explore new automation to improve efficiency; better ways to manage data are considered. | Law | Kevin P. Kilpatrick |
The beef of the brief isn't found in the fat. | Law | Ruggero J. Aldisert |
The case can be won during discovery; Michael V. Ciresi. (Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators) | Law | |
The court must look like us all. (need for a racially diverse Supreme Court) | Law | Carlos G. Ortiz |
The danger of the paid snitches. | Law | Charles J. Ware |
The defense must make a positive statement; Howard J. Privett. (Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators) | Law | |
The departing lawyer would be obligated to pay costs incurred by the law firm. | Law | Lawrence A. Dubin |
The fugitive from real-life justice. (chances the wrongfully convicted movie character Dr. Richard Kimble might have in real life) | Law | Phillip S. Figa |
The greatest show in court: 'Wrestlemania.' (libel suit by Vincent K. McMahon, head of World Wrestling Federation) | Law | Jack Ewing |
The importance of image: choosing office space. (Firm Foundations: How to Start and Build a Small Practice) | Law | Christopher S. Tarr |
The incoming president details new efforts for the year ahead. (Curing an Ailing Justice System) (1993-94 A.B.A. president R. William Ide III) (ABA/NYC) | Law | R. William Ide III |
The judiciary needs judicious growth. | Law | Dolores K. Sloviter |
The jurors tell their own tales. (The View from the Jury Box) | Law | Joan M. Cheever |
The legal profession needs more humanity. | Law | Phyllis Weiss Haserot |
The libel suit that never was. (swift settlement of General Motors' libel suit against NBC) | Law | James C. Goodale |
The military can't absorb homosexuals. (Gays and the Military: More Fighting Words) | Law | Melissa Wells-Petry |
The opening statement can win the case and encourage settlements: Joseph W. Cotchett. (Winning: Successful Strategies from 10 of the Nation's Top Litigators) | Law | |
The poor of Grants Pass get access to justice. (need for Clinton Administration to fund legal services to the poor) | Law | Ira R. Zarov |
The profession after 15 years. (legal profession in mid-1993, 15 years after National Law Journal published first issue) (includes related article listing key happenings in the legal profession between 1978 and 1993) | Law | Margaret Cronin Fisk, Edward Frost |
The right way to take clients when moving on. (Firm Foundations: How to Start and Build a Small Practice) | Law | Peter R. Jarvis |
These dead lawyers aren't part of a joke. (July 1991 shooting death of San Francisco's Pettit and Martin lawyers shows need to control guns and stop bigoted lawyer-bashing) | Law | Harvey I. Saferstein |
The start-up nest egg: what a lawyer needs to open a new practice. (Firm Foundations: How to Start and Build a Small Practice) | Law | Harvey Kleinman |
Time to end constitutional double talk. (Gays and the Military: More Fighting Words) | Law | Thomas B. Stoddard |
Tinkering with the machinery in capital cases. (Supreme Court Review) | Law | Eric M. Freedman |
Today's start-ups need a crash course in the latest legal technology. (Firm Foundations: How to Start and Build a Small Practice) | Law | Ross L. Kodner |
To fill compliance role, law department may need an upgrade; added burdens stretch the limits of the general counsel's office. (Corporate Counsel) | Law | D. Broward Craig, David S. Hershberg |
Top R.I. judge faces ethics cases; Supreme Court justice once vowed reform. (Justice Thomas F. Fay of the Rhode Island Supreme Court) | Law | Elizabeth Abbott |
Transport of waste in dispute; CERCLA dispute. (Environmental Law) | Law | Daniel P. Harris, David Milan |
Trial wins are hard to predict; survey results. | Law | Jane Goodman |
Trust plans can benefit client and attorney. | Law | Robert A. Esperti, Renno L. Peterson |
Two minority lawyers who built their firm. (Chicago) (Firm Foundations: How to Start and Build a Small Practice) | Law | Martin P. Greene |
Two-tiered partnerships proliferate. | Law | Charles J. Santangelo, Jake Krocheski |
Uncontrolled right of entry poses a threat. (Immigration Dilemma: Humanity vs. Terrorism) | Law | Arthur C. Helton |
Uncontrolled U.S. entry threatens public safety. | Law | Daniel A. Stein |
Union activity inside hospitals may be limited; the law restricts solicitation to areas away from patient care. | Law | Peter N. Cultice |
Unnecessary ingredient in antitrust enforcement. | Law | Gary D. Sesser |
Ups and downs: the first steps of going solo. (Baltimore, Maryland) (Firm Foundations: How to Start and Build a Small Practice) | Law | Raymond E. DiBiagio Jr. |
U.S. court exonerates track star. (Harry Reynolds Jr., accused of steroid use by International Amateur Athletic Federation) | Law | Zan Hale |
U.S. courts must guide interstate custody. | Law | Linda Lea M. Viken |
Using government's guidance to structure a compliance plan; environmental policies are measured against three key benchmarks. (Corporate Counsel) | Law | Dan Levin, Paul G. Wallach |
Way to end abortion dilemma? | Law | Joseph E. Schmitz |
Wetlands policy still unsettled; interests clash. (Environmental Law) | Law | Richard P. Blessen |
What an imaging system can - and can't - do. (Hardware & Software) | Law | Glenn L. Yammarino, Robert H. Lindsay, Steven L. Kastell |
What this court needs is a justice with vision. (what kind of person Clinton's nominee to Supreme Court should be) | Law | Frank Askin |
When a limited partnership goes awry. | Law | Edward P. Welch, Andrew J. Turezyn |
When bondholders' votes upset a plan. | Law | Sandra E. Mayerson |
Why judge resigned from ABA. | Law | William M. Acker Jr. |
Why the marketing staff needs legal expertise, and how to acquire it. | Law | Ross H. Fishman |
Wide array of resources available to attorneys. (information services provided by Association of Trial Lawyers of America) | Law | |
Wide impact seen for photocopying case. (copyright law) (American Geophysical Union v. Texaco Inc.) | Law | Laura N. Gasaway |
With no body, prosecutors try to link man to crime. (Minnesota) | Law | Paul McEnroe |
Women battered by life and law lose twice. | Law | Charles J. Aron |
Workers' compensation; national health care will not cure problems of state workers' compensation systems. (The Clinton Health Plan: A Legal Response) | Law | Lawrence P. Postol |
Worldwide community takes action on ozone; amendments to the Montreal Protocol lead to new regulations. | Law | David M. Friedland, David G. Isaacs |
You must remember this.... (humor on the way law practice used to be) | Law | Charles J. Santangelo |
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