Stay Mum About What Happens to a Summary Adjudication Motion

You made a successful summary adjudication motion and you are itching to tell the jury about it at trial. Unfortunately, you are legally required to keep your lips sealed on the issue. But there may be a way to give the jury a heads up without running afoul of the law.

Debt Collectors Gone Wild

With the economic downturn, consumer debt is on the rise.  Not surprisingly, debt collector complaints are also on the rise. There are strict legal limits on how far debt collectors can go, but unfortunately many debtors don’t know about them. Debtors and their attorneys need to know these limits and hold debt collectors to them.

5 Steps to Preparing an Expert Witness to Do Battle

What good will an expert witness do for your case if he or she is not adequately prepared? Not much. Having a prepared expert can make all the difference in your case, and it’s up to you to make sure your expert is fully prepared to do battle for your case.

6 Steps to Take Before Traveling into the World of Foreign Discovery

In our ever-globalizing world, you’ll sometimes need to seek discovery evidence in foreign countries to use in a California civil case. Here are some practical steps to take before embarking on a journey for discovery in foreign lands.

Have a Plan Before the Feds Come Knocking

In light of the Penn State sex abuse scandal, many institutions are considering what they would do if a criminal investigation came to their doorstep. Don’t wait for that possibility; have a plan ready to put into effect if anything like the nightmare at Penn State should happen to your institution.

Should You Be in the Cloud?

Many attorneys have taken to the cloud, but others are hanging back, primarily because of concerns about security and accessibility of their documents. Here are some things you should know before using cloud computing in your law office.

Confusing a Shoe with a Candy?

It seems a bit of a stretch, but the maker of the Tootsie Roll candy is suing the maker of the Footzyroll woman’s shoe because, as the ABA Journal reports, the candy maker believes there may be confusion about whether the two products are in fact affiliated. Really? Are these two products likely to confuse consumers?

Employee Versus Independent Contractor: Get It Right, or Pay the Increased Price as of January 1, 2012

Part of the fallout of the economic downturn is the emergence of the “freelance economy.” This is largely fueled by the financial advantages of hiring independent contractors instead of employees. But employers beware: Getting your classifications wrong can be costly.

5 Tips for Successful Mediation

Mediation has been increasingly used to resolve many types of legal disputes. And it’s no wonder why —  mediation gives the parties an opportunity to settle the dispute without incurring substantial litigation expenses. Here are some tips to make your mediations as successful as they can be.

Going Against the Grain: 5 Tips for Avoiding the Power of Precedent

We learn early in law school about the power of precedent — made binding on lower courts under the doctrine of stare decisis. But sometimes you have to go against the grain of long-standing precedent and ask a court to reject it.

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