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Abstracts: FMLA calls for proper designation; the Family and Medical Leave Act requires employers to classify absences as FMLA leave and to notify employees in writing
Abstracts: Focusing the deposition; using your goals to guide your deposition techniques. The trial of Henry Sweet; Clarence Darrow confronts the issues of the day
Abstracts: Focus of abortion war shifts to the states; bills aimed at funding, clinic access and new restrictions are pending
Abstracts: Focus your final argument; to close effectively, highlight the points that really count. From start to finish
Abstracts: Following the recent 'Varity' decision, employers may be sued under ERISA for misrepresentations regarding benefits plans
Abstracts: 'Food Lion' endangers muckrakers. Law doesn't protect media irresponsibility. Media cave despite high court support
Abstracts: Food safety system is hard to swallow; by eschewing the traditional rule-making process, the EPA is forced to make quick judgments as to risk of pesticide residues
Abstracts: Footlight fever: summertime is showtime at the Young Vic in Baltimore for this lawyer. Into the woods: designing, handcrafting fine furniture opens new vistas for Atlanta lawyer
Abstracts: For a bigger, better ABA: three special task forces to examine member relations, services. Thanks for the memories: retiring executive director fondly recalls 28-year career at ABA
Abstracts: For American firms, Japanese practice has been 'very bad in general.' Nearly every state court has an alternative dispute resolution program
Abstracts: Force of law; federal lawsuits for Rodney King raise new issues. School violence; DeShaney bars liability
Abstracts: Ford v. Lemelson and continuing application laches revisited. About "about" and other imprecise claim terms
Abstracts: Forecast: hot spell to continue; the economic indicators for 1998 point to a flurry of activity in numerous practice areas
Abstracts: Foreclosure alternative available; deeds in lieu offer a number of advantages. HUD slams the 'shams' with rules on a lender's ability to pay employees for referrals, join in certain business arrangements and lock out the competition
Abstracts: Foreign access to U.S. capital expands. Religion in the schools - access less than equal. No bliss yet for online calls; Internet telephony capability is maturing but is at the heart of battle over local-access fees
Abstracts: Foreign ADR may preserve business relationships: but advance planning is needed to ensure smooth proceedings. Poorly defined 'of counsel' affiliations expose law firms to vicarious liabilities in the form of malpractice claims, disqualifications and disciplinary proceedings
Abstracts: Foreign ADR may preserve business relationships: but advance planning is needed to ensure smooth proceedings. part 2
Abstracts: Foreign blocking statutes and the GATT: state sovereignty and the enforcement of U.S. economic laws abroad. Assessing the impact of preferential trade agreements and new rules of origin on the extraterritorial application of antitrust law to international mergers
Abstracts: "Foreign" campaign contributions and the First Amendment. Freedom of speech, shielding children, and transcending balancing
Abstracts: Foreign courts view discovery more narrowly than their U.S. counterparts, giving rise to problems when foreign parties wind up in American courts
Abstracts: Foreign direct investment and competition policy at the World Trade Organization. Democratizing the WTO
Abstracts: Foreign irrevocable life insurance trusts can save estate and income tax. Estate planning: planning for retirement plan benefits
Abstracts: Foreign parties invoke U.S. law to seek evidence; while Sec. 1782 is an important device, rules on its application vary among circuit courts
Abstracts: Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act - denial of immunity for extrajudicial killing - Cuban liability for shooting down civil aircraft - punitive damages - retroactive application of statute recognizing cause of action for human rights violations
Abstracts: Foreign stocks, domestic insurance, and the New York Stock Exchange. Life insurance in foreign trusts - tax trap for the unwary
Abstracts: Foreign technologies can frustrate travelers. Enacted to comply with NAFTA, recent Mexican legislation strengthened intellectual property protection, offering encouragement to foreign investors
Abstracts: Foreword. Can Congress close off the circle of poison? The pace of progress at Suprefund sites: policy goals and interest group influence
Abstracts: Foreword. Fruit of the vine 2000; happiness begins at around $10
Abstracts: Foreword: the making of a turning point - Metro and Adarand. The future of affirmative action: reclaiming the innovative ideal
Abstracts: Forfeiture laws get second look. Gun lobby trying new tactics. D.C. to levy fee on attorneys; joins other jurisdictions
Abstracts: Forging a Far East alliance; initiatives aim to foster stronger legal structures in China. Monitoring the patient; ABA groups study health care system issues
Abstracts: For in-house counsel, safety in numbers; survey shows Ernst & Young's legal department cutback not typical. More firms offer benefits for gay couples: managers say fairness concerns prompted change; low cost was a surprise
Abstracts: For in-house counsel, serving two masters raises ethical issues; what are the constraints on multiple representation?
Abstracts: For Kidder's top lawyer, caseload cleanup looms. A risk-taker faces an unimpressed judge: Norbert A. Schlei's character witnesses couldn't save him from a five-year sentence
Abstracts: For lawyers, the only rule is ... there are no real rules. Bigwigs ask justices to help victim of bad judge. A win could be Hastings' loss
Abstracts: For legal matters, he's 'everyeady.' (James M. Neville, vice president and general counsel of Ralston Purina Co.)
Abstracts: Form 1040 filed after deficiency assessment not a tax return. Individual cannot sue charity for nondisclosure
Abstracts: Formatting fixes in WPWin 6.1. Mastering WpWin paragraph numbers: Tips for painlessly switching from WP 5.1 DOS to WPWin 6.1
Abstracts: Form counts but structure can be ephemeral. Technical Advice Memorandum 9743001 and the step transaction doctrine: integrate, separate, separate
Abstracts: Former bank robber sues brokerage house: says he never wanted his funds to reach the U.S. - where they were seized
Abstracts: Former lawyer fills technology-user rift; years of practice qualify this director to find and implement the software attorneys need
Abstracts: Former rainmaker sues Pillsbury. Was she too big, too black for L.A. firm? Ex-administrator joins her suit, saying she was forced by partners to fire the clerk
Abstracts: Forms: BankruptcyPro version 6.4. Hardware: Phaser 8400DX. The litigation loop
Abstracts: Forms: The Medicaid Planning System. The litigation loop. Time Matters 6.0
Abstracts: Formulating governance standards; in adopting formal guidelines to improve board-of-director functions, companies should review some available precedents
Abstracts: For PC users, structure is the key; some programs just don't fit lawyers' needs. Legal research can be outsourced; corporate counsel are turning to legal research networks as a cost-saving alternative to firms
Abstracts: For the advancement of the profession. A portfolio match: the American College and its alumni. Insuring the future of our profession
Abstracts: For the death penalty, a super-proof standard. Memories can be real, but still incorrect. Statistics fine-tune simple courtroom evidence
Abstracts: For the first time, a U.S. district court has allowed a defendant to introduce into evidence the results of a polygraph exam
Abstracts: For the greater good; Division of Public Education brings the ABA to the people. International initiatives
Abstracts: For this lawyer, the beat goes on. Amtrak's big tests ahead. NASCAR's complex world
Abstracts: Forum on prisoner's access to clinical trials: summary of recommendations. The Maryland division of correction medical-parole program: a four-year experience, 1991 to 1994
Abstracts: Forum selection; a look at jurisdiction. Forum selection; jurisdiction problems. Forum selection; key court rulings
Abstracts: Forum selection; Bush v. Gore. Forum selection; judge-shopping. Forum selection; is selecting shopping?
Abstracts: Forum selection; case removal. Automation comes to court: in multidistrict and complex lawsuits, computers manage documents and save money
Abstracts: Forum selection; case removal. Classwide arbitration. A federal question?
Abstracts: Forum selection; preclusion priorities. Forum selection; removal strategies. Forum selection; the abstention battle
Abstracts: Forum selection; removal and remand. Forum selection; removal traps. Forum selection; judge-shopping
Abstracts: Forum selection; reviewing remands. Forum selection; federal venue rules. Removal traps
Abstracts: Forum selection; supplemental jurisdiction. Forum selection; examining citizenship. Forum selection; amount problems
Abstracts: Forward: implementing the Constitution. Rights, rules, and the structure of constitutional adjudication: a response to Professor Fallon
Abstracts: Forward-looking statements and cautionary language after the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: a study of current practices
Abstracts: For whom the bill tolls: quantity, not quality becomes the goal when hourly fees prevail. Paying for ADR; to make it work, we have to provide funds for it
Abstracts: For wrist injury lawyers, third time may be charm; Levy Phillips is pursuing mass tort litigation against makers of computer keyboard by avoiding class actions
Abstracts: For wrist injury lawyers, third time may be charm; Levy Phillips is pursuing mass tort litigation against makers of computer keyboard by avoiding class actions. part 2
Abstracts: Foster privilege ruling may help Bruce Lindsey. Attorney-client privilege for bean counters? D.C. Circuit trims client privilege: court says attorney-client shield doesn't survive death
Abstracts: Foundations of sand: the weak premises underlying the current push for proxy rule changes. The corporate governance reform act of 1995
Abstracts: Foundations' social conscience. Pension funds should practice what they preach. Social screen's bottom-line impact
Abstracts: Four of this, four of that. Remember your code of ethics. Why do good people make bad choices?
Abstracts: Four on the Fourth; high court gets several chances to elaborate on standards for searches and seizures. Projecting an image; court to decide if high-tech heat scan is a search under the Fourth
Abstracts: Four Steps to a Fundamental Ethical Vision through Meditation. Lifesizing in an era of downsizing: an ethical quandary
Abstracts: Fourteen tips and traps in dealing with Chapter 14. New concerns about the administration of a GRAT or QPRT. The quest for the zeroed-out GRAT: Walton says it can be done
Abstracts: Fourth Circuit holds state administrative proceeding is proper jurisdiction for determining whether arrangement is a MEWA
Abstracts: Fragmented, incomplete, and discontinuous: the failure of federal privacy regulatory proposals and institutions
Abstracts: Franchise agreements: contracts of adhesion? Gentis v. Safeguard Business Systems, Inc. liberal construction of remedial statutes: what is a franchise?
Abstracts: Franchise bills would have broad impact. Franchise law; dealer terminations. Franchise law; disclosure proposals
Abstracts: Franchise commentary. Some remarks on the Federal Fair Franchise Practices Act. New Iowa franchise law: franchisors (and franchisees) beware
Abstracts: Franchise encroachment law. New regulations for Australian franchising. Charting courses in the debate over mandatory earnings claims
Abstracts: Franchise reform to yield feast; experts predict boom times for lawyers. Lawyers probe IRS policy on doctor recruitment; non-profit hospitals have had little guidance on what financial lures might jeopardize their tax-exempt status
Abstracts: Franchise trade dress: what do courts mean by the terms distinctiveness, functionality, and likelihood of confusion?
Abstracts: Franchise trade dress: what do courts mean by the terms distinctiveness, functionality, and likelihood of confusion? part 2
Abstracts: Franchise tying claims: revolution or just a "Kodak moment"? The use of Daubert and its progeny to attack lost-profit claims
Abstracts: Franchising and the Civil Code of Quebec. The constitutionality of retroactive franchise laws. Franchise tying claims: revolution or just a "Kodak moment"?
Abstracts: Franchising in the Canadian courts. Comments on proposed federal regulation of franchising. The new Commission Block Exemption: a blurry roadmap for franchising in Europe
Abstracts: Franchisor liability for gender discrimination and sexual misconduct. Fair criticism, cyberlibel, and unlawful coordinated action over the Internet
Abstracts: Franchisor's use of RICO: the best defense might be a good offense. Duty of good faith and fair dealing
Abstracts: 'Frantic' after AIDS news, she becomes a crusader. Spill accord draws fire; plaintiff's lawyers are unhappy with terms; do they violate new state law?
Abstracts: Fraud against European public funds. Professional crime across the Finnish-Estonian border. Subcontracting military power: the privatisation of security in contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstracts: Fraud doctors: a revitalized False Claims Act is proving to be a new weapon for health-care employees who blow the whistle on ripoffs
Abstracts: Frederick Kruck Jr. Tech transformations. Mirsky Pascoe
Abstracts: Freedom and Fairness Restoration Act would simplify rules for qualified plans. Supreme Court overturns Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Schoonejongen
Abstracts: Freedom and Fairness Restoration Act would simplify rules for qualified plans. part 2 Identification of the "employer" in the governmental context
Abstracts: Freedom as the core value of antitrust in the new Millennium. Antitrust in the information economy
Abstracts: Freedom from forced fees; university students reject the notion of subsidizing campus groups whose views they don't share
Abstracts: Freedom of contract and labor law reform: opening up the possibilities for value-added unionism. The politics of labor regulation in North America: a reconsideration of labor law enforcement in Mexico
Abstracts: Freedom of contract, business format franchising and the problem of goodwill. Security interests in business goodwill
Abstracts: Freedom of contract under the UCC: the ability of software vendors to exclude recovery of consequential damages
Abstracts: Freedom of establishment in the EC economic partnership agreements: in search of its direct effect on direct taxation
Abstracts: Freedom of speech, press, and association. Leading cases. Words are enough: the troublesome use of photographs, maps, and other images in Supreme Court opinions
Abstracts: Freedom to provide services - prohibition of dissemination of information about hospitals in other member states that perform abortions
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