Ban on Noncompetes Creates Freedom in Employment Law
The landmark rule may reshape the legal landscape on employee mobility by transforming how employment agreements are approached.
Litigation News | Fall 2024
Volume 50, Issue 1
Features
Court Excludes AI-Enhanced Videos from Trial Evidence
The court refused to admit the video because the technology used to enhance it was not generally accepted in the relevant scientific community.
Rare Exercise of Pendent Jurisdiction Shuts Down COVID Claim
The lack of physical harm from COVID to the covered premises forecloses recovery for business losses.
Columns
Filing a Missing Persons Report
While all the other Rule 12(b) provisions are concerned about the parties in the case, Rule 12(b)(7) and Rule 19 are more worried about persons who are not involved in the case.
Normalize Recurring Settlement Discussions
If counsel never revisit negotiations, they may have missed multiple opportunities to help their client resolve the dispute more quickly, at less expense, and with finality.
The Pros and Cons of Non-Equity Partnership in a Law Firm
Non-equity partnership offers a different path to partnership that comes with its own set of advantages and disadvantages.
Silence Is Your Friend: Pauses Have Power
Silence may not work each and every time with each and every witness, but ignoring its usefulness removes a powerful tool in your arsenal.
Creating Work-Life Harmony for a Lawyer’s Well-Being
Over-prioritizing work can often lead to imbalances in other aspects of life causing stress, illness, and mental and emotional fatigue.
Artificial Intelligence: Meet the Practice of Law
State bar promulgates ethics rules to guide attorneys for use of generative artificial intelligence.
Departments
Accidental Misuse of Privileged Metadata Results in Sanctions
Appellate court considers disqualification for attorney who used privileged information found through a keyword search in a redacted email
No Stupid Deposition Questions, But Some Can Be Costly
Questions with “little relevance” to disputed issues, which incur expenses through an unreasonable multiplication of proceedings, can result in sanctions
Monetary Sanctions for Misconduct Ordered Post-Settlement
Law firm beats claim because no attorney-client relationship existed, according to a federal court of appeals
Court’s Denial of Request to Poll Jurors Is Reversible Error
But counsel should be able to cite specific rule supporting the relief sought, preferably in a timely manner.