Richard A. Bowman who died this week was the “father figure” of automotive transport litigation, building the largest automotive product defect defense practice in the US. He is also credited with shaping the product liability landscape for the automotive industry, his firm (Bowman and Brooke) said. The Minnesota Lawyer noted that Bowman, who retired in […]
DENVER – Christopher George White, age 37, of McCormick, South Carolina, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson to six counts of coercion and enticement of a minor, Acting U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge David Thompson
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Matt Damon has a lesson for anyone – lawyers or not – on dress sense and why you need to dress 25 per cent better than everyone else at the office. Forbes contributor Carmine Gallo has written a piece on the importance of dress, quoting CEO recruiter James Citrin who tells college graduates in particular
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Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected guide to the legal profession, announced the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America on August 15, 2016. Attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America were recognized by their peers in the legal industry for their professional excellence in 142 practice areas. For the 2017 Edition
Martha Engel* I consider myself to be, among other things, a craft beer attorney. I enjoyed speaking last week at the Midwest Craft Brewers Conference as part of a great panel on brand positioning, trademarks, and the use of social media in the craft beer industry, and will be part of a continuing legal education
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Recently introduced legislation suggests that Republicans and Democrats in post-election Congress will be looking in very different directions on how to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank). On June 7, 2016, U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, unveiled a discussion draft of the Financial
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Pillsbury – We predicted last year that 2016 would be the year of Pokémon. This prophecy came true last week within just two days of the Pokémon Go launch. The location-based augmented reality mobile game/app quickly surpassed Tinder in daily users and neared Twitter’s totals (and as of yesterday, surpassed them), with its users spending
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Morrison & Foerster* – Earlier this year I helped moderate a lively panel discussion on the social-media business and legal trends. The panelists, who represented well-known brands, didn’t agree on anything. One panelist would make an observation, only to be immediately challenged by another panelist. Hoping to generate even more sparks, I asked each panelist
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WASHINGTON – As part of the federal government’s ongoing efforts to address unlawful dietary supplements, the Department of Justice announced today criminal cases against three individuals for violations of the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) related to purported disease cures. Each of the three individuals was also the subject of a civil
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WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced that an Orange County, California, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California, for his role as the sales manager of a multi-million dollar fraudulent mortgage modification scheme. Charles Wayne Farris, 55, of Aliso Viejo, California, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court
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