Lawyers generally agree initial caps are appropriate for those times when you need to avoid ambiguity or show respect, as in proper names, honorifics and terms of art. The question is where to stop.
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Legal writing notebook: It’s time to break up with ‘Initial Caps’
Civil Procedure – ‘Interest of justice’ exception not applied to attorney’s fees award
A plaintiff that became liable for offer-of-judgment attorney’s fees after rejecting the offer and losing on a defense motion for summary disposition is not entitled to invoke the “interest of justice” exception to avoid paying the fees.
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Young lawyers’ future: Changes in the house
A future market for young lawyers might be in the corporate world — although not necessarily in the strict role of in-house counsel. That was part of the message during a recent University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, presentation and panel discussion about the future of the legal profession in general and in-house …
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Attracting clients: Corporate counsel tips for bringing in business
The Legal Marketing Association recently held its annual Conversations with Corporate Counsel event, which featured in-house lawyers from Beats Electronics, NBC/Universal Media, Toyota, Yahoo! and others. The “conversations” covered a variety of topics concerning the relationship between outside and inside counsel. Some key takeaways were: • Corporate counsel see themselves less as lawyers and more …
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For law firms, rogue attorneys present risk
A recent decision from a federal District Court judge in the 1st Circuit should prompt all law firms to take a second look at how they supervise the lawyers who work for them.
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Minority tolling provision kept no-fault claim alive
A lawsuit to recover insurance benefits for an unborn child injured in a car accident is not time-barred by the no-fault act’s one-year statute of limitations because a statutory minority tolling provision applies, the Michigan Court of Appeals has decided.
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Attorney did not ‘take’ client after leaving firm
A law firm cannot sue its former attorney for breach of contract, claiming she took a client with her when she left, because the client is the one who ended the relationship with the law firm and who sought out the attorney’s services, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
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Attorneys – Work-product privilege case remanded for further proceedings
The trial court correctly determined that a report defendants prepared concerning a sewer system project was prepared in anticipation of litigation, however, further proceedings are required on remand to determine whether the report is subject to the attorney work-product privilege.
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July 2014 Michigan Bar Exam Results
The State Board of Law Examiners has released the following list of people who passed the bar examination in July.
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Southfield civil rights, employment attorney dies
Michael K. Lee served recently as president of the Federal Bar Association Eastern District of Michigan Chapter and was named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s “Leaders in the Law” Class of 2013.
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