With major Supreme Court cases like the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) coming down this month, the attorney editors at Thomson Reuters have been busy. Legal Current sat down with David Spencer, vice president of Legal Editorial Operations – Judicial Editorial at Thomson Reuters, to talk about the steps that attorney editors take to be …
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Legal News Brief – June 14, 2013
Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight, which will soon be available exclusively on WestlawNext as part of its Practitioner Insights offering. On June 21, the Thomson Reuters News & Insight website, iPhone® app and newsletters will be discontinued. See Frequently Asked Questions …
Thomson Reuters sponsors Red Cross Heroes Breakfast
Heroes are often described as people who perform selfless acts to help individuals in need. On Thursday, June 6, nine people who fit that description were honored at the 2013 Red Cross Heroes Breakfast in Minneapolis, MN, which Thomson Reuters proudly sponsored. The recipients were nominated by community members and selected by the 2013 Heroes …
Action in DC this week
Thomson Reuters, in partnership with the American Health Association, sponsored the “Lawyers Have Heart” 5k and 10k run this week in Washington DC. A Thomson Reuters team, led by Steve Rubley, managing director of the Government segment, competed in the 5K. “Thomson Reuters has been a long-time supporter of the legal community in the Washington …
Notice something different about thomsonreuters.com?
If you’ve visited thomsonreuters.com over the past week, you may have noticed something different. The site was redesigned to make improvements in not only the overall look, but in the structure and navigation as well. The goal of the redesign is to give users more visibility to the depth and breadth of Thomson Reuters solutions as well as the ability …
How do great business leaders cope with high risk and uncertainty?
Thomson Reuters is hosting a special customer networking event on June 13 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the United States Institute for Peace in Washington D.C. Listen to Sudhir Venkatesh, author of Gang Leader for a Day, provide narratives of how leaders across business and government deal with risk. Venkatesh’ editorial writings have appeared in The New …
Legal News Brief – May 31, 2013
Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. Ex-shareholders of Lyondell, Tribune face novel clawback threat If successful, the lawsuits could circumvent the legal protections that have generally shielded individual investors when a leveraged buyout goes bust. When health data is stolen, lawsuits often …
Books for Africa celebrated at Thomson Reuters
Books for Africa is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and Thomson Reuters has the distinct honor of being its top level sponsor for all 2013 events. The spring luncheon to kick off the 25th anniversary took place on Wednesday, May 15, followed by a celebration on Thursday, May 16 at the Thomson Reuters Eagan, …
Legal News Brief – May 24, 2013
Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. States pressured to match their false claims acts to federal law Ten states are at risk of losing a 10 percent federal bonus from settlements of Medicaid fraud lawsuits if they don’t make a deadline to …
Some jurors in England and Wales confused about rule on internet use during a trial
Almost a quarter of jurors (23 percent) in England and Wales currently misunderstand the contempt rule in relation to internet use during a trial, according to preliminary research published in Criminal Law Review, a Thomson Reuters journal. Among jurors who misunderstand the rule on internet use, 16 percent believe they cannot use the internet at all, …
