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How the Personal Properties Securities Register Works

Briefings, Sponsored Post / March 16, 2016

Sponsored Post The Personal Properties Securities Register, or PPSR, is the centralized government system where they store security interest registrations over personal properties. Implemented by the Australian government in 2009 through the Australian Personal Property Securities Act, it provides the nation a publicly accessible library of security interests in personal properties. Through it, the Australian

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Lawyers No. 2 on the Best Paid Jobs List. So Who Are Number 1?

Lawyers / March 16, 2016

Lawyers sit at Number 2 on the “Best Paid” list in the United States. So who do you think might be sitting at top position? Doctors, would be the correct answer, in a survey of the 25 highest paying jobs in America for 2016 undertaken by Glassdoor.com. Lawyers trail only doctors on a list of

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Readers Digest Hit By Class Action Lawsuit for Privacy Breach

Briefings / March 16, 2016

Robinson & Cole – Reader’s Digest, owned by Trusted Media, was hit with a class action in New York federal court alleging that the magazine sells its subscribers’ personal information, including names, addresses, and demographic information, to data miners without any consent, in violation of the Michigan’s Preservation of Personal Privacy Act. Class representative, Shannon

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Why Bill Cosby Wants the Cover Girls

Law Firms / March 14, 2016

Bill Cosby’s lawyers are seeking New York magazine notes of interviews with alleged victims of the comedian, with the magazine objecting on the basis of confidentiality. The application was made in Manhattan this week with the Cosby legal team wanting “all documents and things relating to any communications” between the magazine and the seven

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5 ABA Tips On How Lawyers Can Get New Clients

Law Marketing, Press Releases / March 14, 2016

A new study by the ABA Law Practice Division’s Social Media, Legal Blogs, and Websites Committee looked at the intake process at law firms around the country. Quite an eye opener! Learning from what they found—or rather, what they didn’t find—can give you a leg up on turning potential clients into actual clients. Make a

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Why You Need To Be Careful When Asking For Arbitration

Briefings / March 12, 2016

Burns & Levinson – In 2014, I posted Carefully Craft Your Arbitration Clause if You Want Some, But not All, Disputes Arbitrated. A decision a few months ago, Trustivo, LLC v. Anthem, Inc. is a reminder that if a contract has a broad arbitration provision, a party may have little chance of getting court intervention –

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The 2017 US & World Report Law School Rankings

Law schools / March 12, 2016

The widely anticipated US & World Report Law School rankings have been leaked to law blog SpiveyConsulting, showing the top 100. The US & World Report would not confirm the accuracy of the results, but they are almost certainly the correct rankings, barring some minor adjustments. AbovetheLaw, who reported the Spivey figures noted that among the

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Miami Law Firm Breaks the Marketing Mould

Law Marketing, Press Releases / March 11, 2016

The attorneys at Graham Legal, P.A. are through with doing what’s expected of a law firm when it comes to marketing. The Miami law firm recently rolled out a new brand, developed as a means of providing a better portrayal of its approach to legal representation. Graham Legal, P.A. enlisted the help of Keenability, a

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Rosen Law Firm Announces Investigation of Civil Securities Claims Against Barrett Business Services Inc. – BBSI

Press Releases / March 10, 2016

LawFuel.com – Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces that it is investigating potential civil securities claims and breaches of fiduciary duty concerning the directors and officers of Barrett Business Services Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI). On March 9, 2016, Barrett Business Services disclosed its previously-issued financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31,

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What Happens When An Employee Defames Your Customer on Facebook?

Briefings, Featured / March 10, 2016

Mintz Levin – In Howard v. Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Hawaiian Federal Court found that Hertz Rent-a-Car could not be held responsible for its employee’s Facebook comments about one of its customers. While employers should welcome the outcome, it did turn on the facts, and could have produced a different result under different circumstances. Employers

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