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Department of Justice Changes Position on Attorney-Client Privilege Waiver, Announces Revised Corporate Charging Guidelines 9-5-2008

Recovering Attorneys Fees in Lawsuits Just Got Harder 4-7-2008

What Should Be Keeping You Awake at Night: Litigation Holds 3-19-2008

The Medical Device Amendment of 1976: To Pre-empt or not to Pre-empt… That is the Question 3-5-2008

Federal Appeals Court Decision May Make Class-Action Waivers Harder to Enforce 9-18-2007

“Next Generation” Consumer Class Actions Target Retailers/Franchisors 8-1-2007

The False Claims Act & Healthcare Fraud 7-12-2007

Supreme Court Rules on Punitive Damages 3-1-2007

Rise of Electronic Discovery Leads to Amendments to Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure 11-22-2006

Ruling Puts Golf Pro in the Green 6-20-2006

New York Case Undercuts Agreed Deadlines for Complaints about Funds Transfers Reprinted from the February 2006 issue of The Banking Law Journal 4-14-2006

The Changing Landscape of Eminent Domain Law in the Wake of Kelo 3-16-2006

Courts Move to Stem Widening Schemes of Fraudulent "Mailbox Arbitration" 1-30-2006

Three-Year Time Limit to File Medical Malpractice Lawsuit No Longer Tolled for Minor Plaintiffs 12-28-2005

Court Holds that Bank Agreements Cannot Shorten One-Year Period for Objections to Wire Transfers 11-21-2005

Medical Monitoring Lawsuit Moves Forward 9-28-2005

Rulings on Auto-Loan Markups Contradictory As Seen in American Banker on June 10, 2005 6-15-2005

Barristers Tips: Entry of Judgment and Section 998 Offers As Seen in the May 2005 Edition of Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine 5-9-2005

Eleventh Circuit Considers False Claims Act Case with Far-Reaching Implications for Healthcare Providers 3-29-2005

Electronic Discovery and Inevitable Litigation 3-23-2005

Equal Credit Opportunity Act Lawsuit Against Bank Dismissed 3-22-2005

Court Withdraws Rule on Records 3-9-2005

Supreme Court Delivers a Decision for Privacy 3-8-2005

A Premise Too Far - As Seen in the March 2005 Edition of the Nashville Bar Journal 3-2-2005

Tennessee Supreme Court Broadens the Scope of Emotional Distress Claims 3-2-2005

Class Action Legislation 2-23-2005

Class Action Reform: Congress Reins in Litigation Abuses 2-23-2005

Shareholders Beware: Racing to the Courthouse Can Be Costly 1-25-2005

Judge Orders Payment of Attorneys_ Fees Under a Little-Used Provision in Tennessee Law 12-20-2004

How to Be Your Client's Hero: Recover Its Defense Costs and Attorney Fees 11-29-2004

A User's Guide to the Tennessee Prompt Pay Act: Perfecting the Art of Getting Paid From the Sept./Oct. Issue of Tennessee Road Builders Magazine 10-27-2004

After-acquired Evidence Tack Can Benefit Sued Businesses As Seen in the Nashville Business Journal on October 15, 2004 10-25-2004

Back to the Future: Using Sarbanes-Oxley in an Attempt to Revive Time-Barred Claims 9-21-2004

Timing is Everything: Officers and Directors Must Look Before They Leap When Buying or Selling Company Stock 8-24-2004

Leverage When It Counts 5-17-2004

Silence Can Be a Good Thing: Lessons Learned from Martha 3-29-2004

Tennessee Supreme Court Broadens Premises Liability for Business Owners 3-17-2004