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 …
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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 …
Thomson Reuters Elite creates new app
Elite recently announced the availability of ProLaw Mobile via the iPad. Through an enhanced version of its leading One Office financial and practice management application within ProLaw XII, customers can now access time entry, client and matter information through the new ProLaw Mobile App. “We are excited to offer ProLaw Mobile, and the enhanced front-office functionality …
Bringing social media intelligence to Expert Witness Reports
The growth of social media has added a whole new level of information that can be helpful in researching expert witnesses. An expert’s conversations on social media channels can reveal insights into their viewpoints and expertise, as well as inconsistencies or changes in perspective over time. Gathering and analyzing information across the myriad social media channels …
Thomson Reuters Elite recognized as a Stevie Award finalist
Thomson Reuters Elite has been recognized as a 2013 American Business Awards/Stevie Awards finalist in the Marketing Campaign of the Year category for the You VS marketing campaign. The Stevie Awards annually recognize outstanding work in the marketplace. There was a record number of Stevie Award nominations this year, with more than 3,200 submissions from …
Buying a business: A great option for displaced seasoned managers
This article is a guest post written by Robert L. Brown and Alan S. Gutterman Several interesting factors are converging in the U.S. economy. One unfortunate trend has been the escalating rate of long-term unemployment among seasoned workers, including many former senior managers who lost their jobs during the Great Recession and have been unable …
Legal News Brief – May 10, 2013
Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. High court’s hospital merger ruling could spur antitrust challenges A ruling this year by the Supreme Court in a hospital merger case could embolden federal regulators to bring more antitrust challenges against healthcare deals Apple defeats …
The UpTake: Alternative news gathering and reporting
Legal Current recently caught up with Michael McIntee, co-founder and executive producer of The UpTake, for a fascinating conversation about alternative news gathering and reporting. Those who follow politics are probably familiar with TheUpTake.org, which bills itself as a “citizen-fueled news” site. The site originated in 2007 as an experiment to see how technology could …
Peer Monitor Economic Index falls in first quarter
The Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI), which measures the relative health of the legal marketplace, fell six points in the first quarter to a reading of 50. A PMI of 65 or greater indicates strong law firm market performance. PMI is a composite index of law firm market performance using real-time data drawn from major …
Allison Guidette and Ian Nelson on next steps in the PLC acquisition
In the final clip of our four-part series with Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law firms for Thomson Reuters, and Ian Nelson, senior director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development for Practical Law Company, Guidette and Nelson discusses how the Practical Law Company team is handling the acquisition and what the next steps are …
