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By Eric Geringswald | CSC For Massachusetts attorney Kurt Hemr, disputes involving family businesses and other closely-held corporations call to mind a classic quote from Leo Tolstoy's Ana Karenina : "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy...

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Michigan Laws Governing Business Entities The 2023 edition of CSC's Michigan Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated is now available. Published in collaboration with legal publisher LexisNexis®, this Michigan...

By James B. Astrachan | Partner at Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP Stephen Hawking warned artificial intelligence might end the world and others feel the same. How will this impact the advertising industry ? Most of us, when we think of AI...

As technology continues to advance, the way students consume information is changing rapidly too. The rise of digital reading has led to a surge in the popularity of audiobooks and eBooks , and experts say these are viable study methods for law school...

By Suzanne McGee AI is here already -- with the power to change the legal profession The artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT has taken the world by storm since its November 2022 launch. But in many sectors of the economy, this was simply generative...

By Julie Webster-Matthews U.S. history is full of examples of conflicts between federal and state laws when it comes to controversial issues, but one of the more intriguing areas where this conflict is playing out in real-time is with the regulation...

By Steve Carroll If it feels to you like generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have gone from a sci-fi idea to a transformational tech in a matter of months, it’s because they have. ChatGPT was launched as a prototype on November 20...

By Eric Geringswald | CSC New York Civil Practice Law In the latest legislative session, New York lawmakers amended the state's civil practice law and rules to formally authorize attorneys to appear on behalf of parties in civil actions or proceedings...

Corrections Solutions This article appears in the Spring 2023  Inmate Litigation Reporter , an exclusive quarterly digest analyzing new legal developments affecting the rights of people in prison -- developed specifically for people in prison.    ...

Eric Geringswald | CSC Delaware Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated Business attorneys working with Delaware entities need to know about recent court decisions that could impact their transactions or litigation. The Spring 2023 edition of CSC's...

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Lawmakers in Rhode Island passed revised partnership acts to make it easier for partnerships to identify the laws that govern their entities . The newly enacted Uniform Limited Partnership Act allows Limited Partnerships...

By Larry Pozner | Co-Author, Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques What are the different types of cross-examination? There are two types of cross-examination : Constructive cross-examination and Destructive cross-examination. Constructive cross...

Summary Click on an attorney to jump to their bio: Charlotte E. Ray Belva Lockwood Constance Baker Motley Sandra Day O’Connor Anita Hill Janet Reno Ruth Bader Ginsburg Gloria Allred Sonia Sotomayor Loretta...

International Women’s Day 2023 In observance of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, LexisNexis is showcasing its authors and editors who have set the bar for excellence and leadership among women in legal professions...

By the National Veterans Legal Services Program PACT Act 2022 In August 2022, President Biden signed into law one the most significant bills affecting veterans benefits in decades. The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address...

This article appears in the Spring 2023  Inmate Litigation Reporter , an exclusive quarterly digest analyzing new legal developments affecting the rights of people in prison -- developed specifically for people in prison.   To learn more about this...

By Eric Geringswald | CSC Pennsylvania Business Law Updates 2023 Pennsylvania’s Business Corporation Law was comprehensively updated in November 2022 for the first time since 2015. The amendment incorporates significant recent developments in...

Digital Checkouts on the Rise As the shift towards digital content consumption continues to grow, libraries are seeing historic increases in the number of readers checking out eBooks and other types of digital content – including legal content...

This article appears in the Spring 2023 Inmate Litigation Reporter , an exclusive quarterly digest analyzing new legal developments affecting the rights of people in prison -- developed specifically for people in prison. To learn more about this content...

Missouri Law on Businesses Missouri business attorneys and their staff at small and large law firms can find the latest updates to the state’s business entity laws and the most recent related case law in the 2023 edition of Missouri Laws Governing...

Indiana Business Entity Laws Indiana business attorneys and their staff at small and large law firms can get fast access to the state’s business entity statutes and related case law with the This and other updates changes are captured in the 2023...

Deleware Contract Law “No doubt, Delaware’s trial courts have shown growing antipathy toward both bootstrapped and needlessly duplicative claims in what are otherwise straightforward breach of contract cases. … [T]he Court might rightly...

In the United States, April signifies a number of different things to different people. The start of spring, the beginning of baseball season, and of course, the income tax filing deadline. For immigration attorneys, April is a noteworthy month because...

Are Pocket-Sized Legal Services a Sustainable Way to Meet Legal Needs? In access-to-justice circles, it is well known that 80 percent of legal needs go unmet, meaning that every lawyer in the U.S. only services one out of five legal issues they are...

By Lindsey Watson, LexisNexis® Knowledge & Research Consultant The renewed visibility of law firm library departments and their strategic importance in a competitive legal services marketplace has led to an increased scope of responsibilities...