By Harlan Schillinger Most lawyers focus on one number: what’s in their wallet. But any modern legal practice is well advised to consider a more valuable metric: one that measures accountability, not just revenue. Egos stand in the way of many things in life. But in the legal profession, arrogance can make a mess of …
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By Martha Rosenberg It’s been more than 20 years since Tamiflu, the first orally active neuraminidase inhibitor to prevent and treat influenza A and B, was rolled out by drugmaker Roche. Not a flu vaccine, Tamiflu (oseltamivir) blocks the flu virus’s neuraminidase protein. The medication is available only by prescription and is often prescribed for …
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By Martha Rosenberg IT ISN’T YOUR IMAGINATION. More and more pharmaceutical drugs are expensive and meant to be injected, and that isn’t counting vaccines. Biologic drugs, also called biologics, are produced from or with living organisms and are made up of blood components, cells, genes, and recombinant proteins such as those found in monoclonal antibodies. …
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By Chelsie Green For many centuries, societal beauty standards have dictated trendy styles in fashion, cosmetics, and, especially, hair care for women. As early as the 1900s, one trend in particular targeted manageability of thicker, coarse, and/or textured hair. More specifically, black women’s hair was deemed unkempt, unprofessional and, overall, just not welcome in society. …
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by Attorney Jeff Keiser Hair Straightener Litigation One of the hottest cases sweeping the country today is the hair straightener litigation, and lawsuits are being filed in federal court due to a new study that effectively proves that hair straighteners increase the risk of uterine cancer, uterine fibroids, breast cancer and endometriosis. A 2022 National …
by Attorney Jeff Keiser Disaster Averted! Camp Lejeune Attorney Fees Not Capped. There was a minor panic over the past two weeks over the potential that the U.S. Senate would amend the PACT Act to cap attorney’s fees in the Camp Lejeune litigation. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced an amendment that would severely limit any …
Table of contents Chapter 1 : Introduction Chapter 2 : Choosing a practice area Chapter 3 : Establishing your business Chapter 4 : Budgeting for success Chapter 5 : Finding an office Chapter 6 : Marketing your firm in the Digital Age Chapter 7 : Networking and earning clients Chapter 8 : Reviewing the steps …
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Table of Contents Introduction : A Series for the Innovative and Ambitious Attorney Chapter 1 : Cost Recovery for the Law Firm 101 Chapter 2 : Top Five Reasons Cost Recovery Plans Fail Chapter 3 : What Every Law Firm Needs to Know About Cybersecurity Chapter 4 : Lessons from One Law Firm’s Journey to …
Mass Tort Report update by Attorney Jeff Keiser We’re going to start off this month’s newsletter with a case that we have not discussed here before, MDL 2873 or the Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) Products Liability Litigation. This case has been in progress since 2019 and involves PFAS (also known as ‘Forever’ chemicals) that have …
Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) law firm announced a New Jersey federal judge has denied 3M Co.’s motion for summary judgment in a water contamination case filed by Middlesex Water Co. (Middlesex Water Company v. 3M Company Case No. 2:18-cv-15366). U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin’s Order notches another big win in LPR’s efforts to hold corporations accountable …
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Consumers now have an even shorter attention span than they did a few years ago, at only 8 seconds. The faster you can connect on the phone with an interested legal lead, the great your chances of conversion. So, how can you connect with even more leads for attorneys, fast? What if you could connect with …
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Running a law firm can be challenging. From managing clients to making sure the firm is running well financially, there are a lot of working parts. One crucial part of running your firm and growing your clientele includes marketing. Is your firm looking to grow? Does your firm specialize in personal injury lawsuits? Then you’re …
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