Ashley Kasarjian, LexisNexis Labor & Employment Top Blog Winner, Talks About Blogging

dougesten.lnc@gmail.com (LexisNexis Community Staff) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:47:00 -0400

Ashley Kasarjian, winner of the the LexisNexis Labor & Employment Law Community Top Blog Award for 2011, talks about blogging:

Ashley says she began blogging as a way to connect with people:

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Ashley offers tips to bloggers and says it helps to be outgoing:

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Ashley talks about the creation of her blog "Employment and the Law:"

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Ashley Kasarjian, Author of the Employment and the Law Blog, Talks About Winning the LexisNexis Labor & Employment Community Top Blog Award for 2011

Labor.Employment@lnstaff.com (LexisNexis Labor & Employment Law Community Staff) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:21:00 -0400

Ashley Kasarjian, author of the Employment and the Law Blog, talks about winning the LexisNexis Labor & Employment Community Top Blog Award for 2011

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Visit the Employment and the Law blog, hosted by Ashley Kasarjian

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LexisNexis Practice Management Thought Leadership Webinar Series, Running your law firm with off-the-shelf software …learns the risks!

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:25:00 -0400

During this Webinar, Fran Molinari, a LexisNexis® Certified Independent Consultant, will go over why choosing a legal-specific billing and accounting software over off-the-shelf billing and accounting software is better from a risk management perspective. You will learn about the common legal-specific billing and accounting requirements and the best practice for handling them. Most importantly, you'll see that there are solutions available that allow you to get the benefits from legal-specific software that integrate with off-the-shelf billing and accounting software.

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Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management Part 7: Case Management

bensenmyers@gmail.com (Rebecca Kelder Myers and Eric E. Bensen) — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:12:00 -0400

Rebecca Kelder Myers and Eric E. Bensen, authors of the LexisNexis® title Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management, recently visited the LexisNexis offices in New York City for a conversation about just some of the topics they explore in their new work. Myers, an attorney with Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker , and Bensen, attorney and consultant, as well as co-author of Milgrim on Trade Secrets and Rebecca Kelder Myers and Eric E. Bensen, authors of the LexisNexis® title Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management, recently visited the LexisNexis offices in New York City for a conversation about just some of the topics they explore in their new work. Myers, an attorney with Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker , and Bensen, attorney and consultant, as well as co-author of Milgrim on Trade Secrets and Rebecca Kelder Myers and Eric E. Bensen, authors of the LexisNexis® title Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management, recently visited the LexisNexis offices in New York City for a conversation about just some of the topics they explore in their new work. Myers, an attorney with Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker , and Bensen, attorney and consultant, as well as co-author of Milgrim on Trade Secrets and Rebecca Kelder Myers and Eric E. Bensen, authors of the LexisNexis® title Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management, recently visited the LexisNexis offices in New York City for a conversation about just some of the topics they explore in their new work. Myers, an attorney with Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker , and Bensen, attorney and consultant, as well as co-author of Milgrim on Trade Secrets and Rebecca Kelder Myers and Eric E. Bensen, authors of the LexisNexis® title Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management, recently visited the LexisNexis offices in New York City for a conversation about just some of the topics they explore in their new work. Myers, an attorney with Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker , and Bensen, attorney and consultant, as well as co-author of Milgrim on Trade Secrets and Rebecca Kelder Myers and Eric E. Bensen, authors of the LexisNexis® title Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management, recently visited the LexisNexis offices in New York City for a conversation about just some of the topics they explore in their new work. Myers, an attorney with Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker , and Bensen, attorney and consultant, as well as co-author of Milgrim on Trade Secrets and Rebecca Kelder Myers and Eric E. Bensen, authors of the LexisNexis® title Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management, recently visited the LexisNexis offices in New York City for a conversation about just some of the topics they explore in their new work. Myers, an attorney with Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker , and Bensen, attorney and consultant, as well as co-author of Milgrim on Trade Secrets and McGrady on Domain Names, discusses terms and conditions, privacy policies and limitations of liability.

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Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - December 2, 2010

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:28:00 -0400

Among the stories on this video edition of LexisNexis Legal News:

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced that ExxonMobil has agreed to pay $ 25 million for penalties, costs and restoration of areas of Brooklyn that were contaminated as a result of an oil spill; and

More than 10,000 of the claimants eligible to participate in the World Trade Center Disaster Site settlement process in the Southern District of New York have chosen to opt in.

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Ogletree Deakins’ Curran on Mass. Civil Rights Act

HBL@litigationconferences.com (HB Litigation Conferences) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:49:00 -0400

What do employers doing business in Massachusetts need to know about the state's Civil Rights Act? How have the courts applied the law in the employment context? Patrick M. Curran Jr. of Ogletree Deakins in Boston talked about this with HB's Litigation Conferences' Tom Hagy.

Ogletree Deakins’ Curran on Independent Contractors

HBL@litigationconferences.com (HB Litigation Conferences) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:41:00 -0400

What do employers doing business in Massachusetts need to know about the state'srules about independent contractors? What are the pros and cons of using this type of worker? What are the risks? Patrick M. Curran Jr. of Ogletree Deakins in Boston talked about this with HB's Litigation Conferences' Tom Hagy.

Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - October 18, 2010

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:00:00 -0400

Among the stories on this video edition of LexisNexis Legal News:

the Supreme Court on Oct. 12 denied a petition filed by a Pennsylvania woman seeking review of a Third Circuit ruling. The Circuit Court affirmed a directed verdict in favor of her mortgage lender and loan servicer in a dispute over an adjustable-rate mortgage loan;

claims that a Pennsylvania hotel unlawfully denied a Connecticut church group accommodations will proceed as a class action. A Connecticut federal judge certified a class made up of members of the Macedonia Church and their relatives and friends who participated in a church trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the summer of 2004, and were denied accommodations at the Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center. The church members say it was because of their race; and

the Supreme Court has invited the acting solicitor general of the United States to file briefs regarding the government

Katherine G. Rigby and Asha A. Santos of Ogletree Deakins in Boston Shares Her Insights on Various Employment Law Issues

HBL@litigationconferences.com (HB Litigation Conferences) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:56:00 -0400

Employee Evaluations

Why should employers conduct employee valuations? What are the risks of poorly drafted performance evaluations? What should employers do to avoid when they are in the position of giving a negative review? Who should conduct an employee's evaluation?

The Americans with Disabilities Act

What should an employer do when an employee comes forward with a request for accommodation under the ADA? What assumptions should an employer make? What types of comments

Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - September 22, 2010

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:55:00 -0400

Among the stories on this video edition of LexisNexis Legal News, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did not "make" a contractor use the exact backfill material that was used for the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock Replacement Project in New Orleans, nor did it "require" the contractor to select the compaction method that was employed in the project.   On Sept. 14, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a lower court's finding that the contractor is entitled to government-contractor immunity in a case stemming from Hurricane Katrina flood damages.

Also, Maryland federal Judge J. Frederick Motz in mid-September reluctantly allowed the mayor and City Council of Baltimore a third chance to amend a lawsuit against Wells Fargo Bank. The city contends the bank's discriminatory and predatory lending practices led to a high number of foreclosures in black neighborhoods in the city resulting in decreased home values and decreased

Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - September 13, 2010

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:02:00 -0400

Among the stories on this video edition of LexisNexis Legal News, a unanimous 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on September 3 overturned a $926 million dollar judgment against Rockwell International and Dow Chemical Company. The judgment involved continuing trespass and nuisance claims over plutonium contamination around the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant.

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Neil A. Stein of Kaplin Stewart on Green Project Risks

HBL@litigationconferences.com (HB Litigation Conferences) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:00:00 -0400

Neil A. Stein, a principal of the Philadelphia-area law firm of Kaplin Stewart, has represented landowners, developers, institutions and non-profit groups for more than 25 years in each and every phase of the real estate transaction including structuring, financing, land use approvals, land use litigation, eminent domain and community association documentation. In this clip, Stein answers the question: What are the potential risks associated with green building projects?

Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - Aug 18, 2010

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:16:00 -0400

Saying that a class action settlement of Chinese drywall liability against a retailer is an "end-run" around the federal multidistrict litigation, the MDL plaintiffs have asked the judge to enjoin the settlement. LexisNexis Mealeys Construction Defects editor Gerry Matics is following that story.

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Questions Answered by Joshua Stein, Author of the New Guide to Troubled Commercial Real Estate Loans for Lenders and Borrowers

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:55:00 -0400

The New Guide to Troubled Commercial Real Estate Loans for Lenders and Borrowers is available at the LexisNexis Store

Liability: Why do you say that lender liability, to some degree, is old news?

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Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - Aug 2, 2010

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:38:00 -0400

A Los Angeles judge has held that the constitution does not support a jury's $ 200 million punitive damages award in an asbestos case.

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Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - July 26, 2010

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:39:00 -0400

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal in July signed into law a measure aimed at prohibiting insurance companies from dropping policy holders who filed claims based on the presence of defective Chinese drywall in their homes.

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Ashley Kasarjian, LexisNexis Labor & Employment Top Blog Winner, Talks About Blogging

Ashley Kasarjian, Author of the Employment and the Law Blog, Talks About Winning the LexisNexis Labor & Employment Community Top Blog Award for 2011

LexisNexis Practice Management Thought Leadership Webinar Series, Running your law firm with off-the-shelf software …learns the risks!

Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management Part 7: Case Management

Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - December 2, 2010

Ogletree Deakins’ Curran on Mass. Civil Rights Act

Ogletree Deakins’ Curran on Independent Contractors

Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - October 18, 2010

Katherine G. Rigby and Asha A. Santos of Ogletree Deakins in Boston Shares Her Insights on Various Employment Law Issues

Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - September 22, 2010

Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - September 13, 2010

Neil A. Stein of Kaplin Stewart on Green Project Risks

Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - Aug 18, 2010

Questions Answered by Joshua Stein, Author of the New Guide to Troubled Commercial Real Estate Loans for Lenders and Borrowers

Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - Aug 2, 2010

Weekly LexisNexis Video News Update - July 26, 2010