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Abstracts: Is god a preferred creditor? Tithing as an avoidable transfer in Chapter 7 bankruptcies. Tithing in chapter 13 - a divine creditor exception to section 1325?
Abstracts: Is habitat modification that kills or injures endangered wildlife a prohibited taking under the Endangered Species Act?
Abstracts: Is infertility an ADA 'disability'? If reproduction is deemed a major life activity, employers' insurance costs may escalate
Abstracts: Is innovation king at the antitrust agencies? The intellectual property guidelines five years later. Toward a flexible rule of reason
Abstracts: Is it time to give the S corporation a proper burial? The partnership allocation rules of section 704(b): to be or not to be
Abstracts: Is Missouri v. Holland still good law? Federalism and the treaty power. Direct and collateral federal court review of the adequacy of state procedural rules
Abstracts: Is NAFTA constitutional? And justiciability for all? Future injury plaintiffs and the separation of powers. The new separation of powers
Abstracts: ISO 14001 sets a global environmental standard; the specification could become the model for regulators and prosecutors here and abroad
Abstracts: ISO spread income is "wages" for purposes of income tax withholding and credit for increasing research activities
Abstracts: Is pay equity equitable? A perspective that looks beyond pay. Homosexuals in public service: a new suspect class?
Abstracts: ISPs could not rely on immunity in two cases; CDA defense ruled out in trademark case; safe-harbor defense nixed in DMCA case
Abstracts: Is qui tam law unconstitutional? The Supreme Court shows interest in the issue - in about-face. Record USIA deal ends a 23-year saga; one lawyer, then more, then more produce $500M deal
Abstracts: Israeli Supreme Court begins to Americanize law; it has recently cited the U.S. high court in speech, religion, sexual discrimination cases
Abstracts: Is Rehnquist tinkering with revolution? Justices seem determined to re-disperse the national power of Congress to the states?
Abstracts: Is school safety a federal issue? A new area of liability. Federal court staying out of it; state discipline cases
Abstracts: Is SEC theory of liability in jeopardy? Supreme Court's view of misappropriation unclear. New amendments to limit corporate criminal liability?
Abstracts: Issue is decentralization. Ford thinks it has a better idea: hardball; the automaker has thinned its outside counsel and adopted a tough pretrial settlement stance
Abstracts: Issue is decentralization. Stratospheric salary gap reflects national trend; the 'haves' of private law soar; public lawyers trail below
Abstracts: Issue of physician-assisted suicide confronted by courts and legislatures. Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act adopted
Abstracts: Issues facing directors in corporate groups. Directors' duties to prevent insolvent trading. Farewell to the sleeping director - the modern judicial and legislative approach to directors' duties of care, skill and diligence
Abstracts: Issues relating to charitable trusts. Property issues arising out of divorce analyzed. Charitable trusts analyzed by courts
Abstracts: Issues relating to tort liability for injuries on adjacent premises. The plaintiff's arsenal: emerging theories of liability in managed health care
Abstracts: Issuing a subpoena. Mediation: sharing vs. instructing. Punitive damages in arbitration: the debate continues
Abstracts: Is 'team raiding' misappropriation? Wal-Mart claims Amazon.com obtained its trade secrets by hiring skilled retail employees
Abstracts: Is Texaco's counsel really independent? Experts ask whether Michael Armstrong is just a company advocate. New antitrust chief Klein gets high marks
Abstracts: Is the adversary process appropriate in restrictive trade practices cases? The revised ACCC merger guidelines
Abstracts: Is the camel's nose in the social security tent? Where are the savings? Where's the growth?
Abstracts: Is the evidence all in? A proposal for revising the federal rules. Employer dilemma: reducing workers' comp costs may be undercut by conflicting federal laws
Abstracts: Is the NLRA still relevant to today's economy and workplace? Transformation of the corporate HR/IR function: implications for university programs
Abstracts: Is there a claim for damages from the rejection of a collective bargaining agreement under Section 1113 of the Bankruptcy Code?
Abstracts: Is there anything left outside the reach of European Court of Justice? Joined cases C-154/04 and C-155/04, Alliance for National Health and Nutri-link v. Secretary of State for Health and the National Association of Health Stores Health Food Manufacturers Ltd. v. the Secretary of State for Health and the National Assembly for Wales, judgment of the European Court of Justice of 12 July 2005 not yet reported
Abstracts: Is there anything left outside the reach of European Court of Justice? part 2 In the footsteps of the ECJ: first decision of the permanent MERCOSUR-tribunal
Abstracts: Is there a statute of limitations for skiing on filled wetlands? Interpreting 28 U.S.C. 2462 after United States v. Telluride Co
Abstracts: Is this the end of Roe? The court revisits abortion. Courts wrangle over Haitians; federal judge who stopped repatriation overruled by divided appellate panel
Abstracts: Is this woman a threat to lawyers? A resurgene in unauthorized practice complaints is raising questions about whether the court of public opinion will judge lawyers as guardians of the common good or protectors of their own turf
Abstracts: Is U.S. justice system in a state of crisis? Four prominent lawyers examine problems and solutions. Cure for a system in chaos
Abstracts: Is your cite right? Document architecture. Walking the redline
Abstracts: Is your law firm losing the war with time? Catching the clock. Legal resources for the common man
Abstracts: Is your office in harmony? Feng shui, the ancient art of placement, may enhance negotiations and profits, says a devotee
Abstracts: Is your personal computer really personal? Big brother watching? Anti-Spyware measure one step closer to becoming law
Abstracts: Italian tax treaties and domestic law: some remarks about the relationship between provisions on foreign tax credit
Abstracts: Italy introduces rules on taxation of trusts. The new Italian provision on the fiscal residence of foreign companies - the legislator's haste and Tax Authorities' "distractions."
Abstracts: It didn't take long for him to be tested. He gets the best seats in the house. His story, in short, is worth reading
Abstracts: It helps to understand the culture of the firm: whether in larger society or a firm's mini-world, it takes tact to move ahead
Abstracts: It is too drastic a change with too many unknowns. It is well-tested and fairer than you think. Quarter-century of change; how confidently lawyers stride into the future depends on how clearly they understand the forces that got them to where they are now
Abstracts: It may sound strange, but both of the O.J. verdicts make sense. The Queen of Hearts would love O.J. trial
Abstracts: It's about time; when it comes to tracking billable hours, match the software to the uniqueness of each practice
Abstracts: It-s a jungle out there. Taming the lion: talk is often the best approach with difficult partner. For some lawyers, mold is gold
Abstracts: It's a new era for the fund's fallen chief; a judge takes a decidedly dim view of John G. Bennett Jr.'s request for an allowance
Abstracts: It's changers vs. towers in battle for CD dollars; firms should be aware that the price and capability of the two configurations can vary widely
Abstracts: It's criminal: resources to track down criminal records on the web. Getting the facts: using Factiva to search for news and business
Abstracts: It's gotta be the scanner. Scanning to go . Now Up to Date & Contact 5
Abstracts: It's happening now; breathing life into the case. Making memories: the right words will help the jury see your case better
Abstracts: It's looking good; all that timidity in the early '90s has created opportunities now. Corporate legal ranks withstand slowdown; where the numbers did fall, they rarely reflected mass layoffs - so far
Abstracts: It's not just a 'guy thing' anymore; law school programs will be different because of who's attending, teaching
Abstracts: "It's not my job to care": understanding Justice Scalia's method of statutory interpretation through Sweet Home and Chevron
Abstracts: "It's the FDA. We're here to burn your books.". Free speech vs. the FDA: direct-to-consumer ads. Breaking up the FDA's medical information monopoly
Abstracts: It's time software fit a lawyer's bill; firms of all sizes and practices should be able to find suitable time-and-billing programs
Abstracts: It's unfair but practical. A lawyer's life is no bed of roses, but for many it beats the alternatives. Ethics: in many firms the practice of billable hours has become insidious
Abstracts: It was a perilous year for many law firms. Corporate secretaries now wear many hats; today's corporate secretaries enhance their importance by performing a variety of duties
Abstracts: JAGs change with military; yet civilians say 'third' criminal justice system needs serious reforms. Execution ban deemed moot; Illinois prosecutors contend reforms are already in the works
Abstracts: James Landis: "The Administrative Process." Developing provider-sponsored organization solvency standards through negotiated rulemaking
Abstracts: Jane Jacobs's critique of zoning: from Euclid to Portland and beyond. Jane Jacobs's moral explorations
Abstracts: Japan-bashing redux. Trade policy in the dumps. Protectionist predicts world breakdown
Abstracts: Japanese are stung on patents; lawyers alarmed by secret meeting rumors. BCCI suit: far-flung, massive; lawyers handle case of astounding dimensions
Abstracts: Japanese are stung on patents; lawyers alarmed by secret meeting rumors. part 2 Paving the data highway; rolling out the road to the information future is a job for lawyers, too
Abstracts: Japanese attitudes towards contracts: an empirical wrinkle in the debate. Lessons from the battle front: U.S.-Japan trade wars and their impact on the multilateral trading system
Abstracts: Japanese ruling upsets importers and IP lawyers; patent holders fear losing fair market prices. Protection for holders of patents; burden shift
Abstracts: Japan. Germany. France
Abstracts: Japan sees the firm as family; a U.S. view. Defense industry still provides work. Japan, law firms still a world apart
Abstracts: Japan's implementation of the WTO agreement on government procurement. Japan's regulation of large retain stores: political demands versus economic interests
Abstracts: Japan's new trade secret law: we asked for it - now what have we got? The Economic Espionage Act: new criminal penalties for trade secret misappropriation
Abstracts: Japan's patent system: an analysis of patent protection under Japan's first-to-file system. Animal variety protection: a proposal for a US model law
Abstracts: Jerry's judges; presidential candidate Jerry Brown radically remade the face of the California judiciary while governor there
Abstracts: Jiminez v. Mary Washington College: the "Mark Fuhrman defense" and Title VII national origin discrimination. Morning sickness: testing the proper bounds of employee protection and employer prerogative under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Abstracts: Job interview can bring ADA liability: revised EEOC guidelines help employers avoid improper disability questions
Abstracts: Job share lets moms litigate. Two top dogs share power. A pay plan curbs partner spats
Abstracts: John Gellene sentenced to 15 months; judge in ex-Milbank partner case blasts lawyers for focus on money over ethics
Abstracts: Join in the digital revolution; lawyer/author advises lawyers to stay ahead of the technological curve. Computerizing collegiality
Abstracts: Joint imaging-data base systems could create savings opportunities; data bases and imaging systems can be shared easily, even with opposing parties, to cut costs
Abstracts: Joint negotiation with the manufacturer/franchisor. Dealer/franchisee collaboration questions and answers. Collaboration prompted by competitive concerns
Abstracts: Joint trusts are a good planning tool for a married couple. Alaska's revision of its trust act, which sets out to permit trusts to preserve assets and reduce taxes, may have implications for trust planning nationwide
Abstracts: Joint venture analysis and provider-controlled health care networks. Joint purchasing agreements
Abstracts: 'Joint work' theory raises new questions on authors' rights. Little protection for published data bases
Abstracts: Jones Day settles malpractice suit; fraud cause resolved after $45.6 million jury verdict. Legal malpractice: punies OK'd
Abstracts: Jot it down. End-user programming for Windows. Software for creating your Web page
Abstracts: "Joy" for the claimant: can a film also be protected as a dramatic work? Copyright assignments: rights and wrongs - the collecting societies' perspective
Abstracts: Jr. Partner adds calendaring from court rules. Calendar using court rules. Conquering taxing calculations
Abstracts: Judge forced off tobacco suit; 3rd Circuit orders case reassigned because opinion showed bias. Sol Wachtler's bizarre demise; New York chief judge was known for persuasive personality, lucid opinions
Abstracts: Judge for the situation: Judge Jack Weinstein, creator of temporary administrative agencies. Tribute to the Honorable Jack Weinstein
Abstracts: Judge guts Illinois law on parents; Walgreen CEO may lose grandkids to ill daughter. Child's alleged words spark dispute; Illinois prosecutors say child protection'hearsay exception covers murder
Abstracts: Judge hits feds in fraud appeal: doubts over prosecution theory result in bail for a former Cavath associate and others in Florida case
Abstracts: Judge oks 'violence' act, the commerce clause is invoked to sustain the Violence Against Women Act. Judge Sarokin decries criticism of bench, quits; 3d Circuit judge says some are seeking to 'Willie Hortonize' the courts
Abstracts: Judge oks 'violence' act, the commerce clause is invoked to sustain the Violence Against Women Act. part 2 Carey disqualifier is hard lawman; ex-judge Kenneth Conboy is a former prosecutor, New York native and union foil
Abstracts: Judge sees too much of Texas hospitality? Class warfare in asbestos case; group loses in first skirmishes to upset Philadelphia pact
Abstracts: Judges foresee federal courts caseload crush; but judicial panel's study doesn't call for radical changes - not yet, anyway
Abstracts: Judge's rulings, words lead to recusal: appeals court's order puts to rest decades-long feud between jurist and IBM
Abstracts: Judges: what's behind the figures; big doesn't always mean slow. The oldest cases: IBM, school desegregation cases have reached middle age
Abstracts: Judge to colleagues: you can't sanction me. Thailand pot case has feds' faces red; stalls after stormy extradition in 1996
Abstracts: Judge Wood built career on gender. Judge Wachtler's shame is punishment enough. Why judge resigned from ABA
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