Smoking was cool. Even after the Surgeon General said it is clearly deadly and causes cancer, etc. in 1964, it was still cool. At least back in the 70s and even some of the 80s. Why? Who knows. It was grown up. It seemed sophisticated....
You may not have heard about this yet, but over the last few years close to 30 states (including Delaware, NY and California) and DC have approved and another dozen or so have introduced legislation to permit so-called "benefit corporations." The concept is that the...
Indonesian monkey above left, sorry. The US Copyright Office says the selfies you took in 2011 after grabbing British nature photographer David Slater's camera and snapping hundreds of pictures of yourself (he apparently liked the sound the camera made when taking a picture) does not...
If you are active in business this has probably happened to you at least once. As soon as you hit "send" on an email you realize it went to more people than you intended. If you are lucky it's innocent, if not then someone reads...
Unless you've been under a virtual holographic rock, you know that Google is later this year to widely market Glass, a pair of glasses with a built-in computer that you direct with voice commands to check your email, go on the Internet and take photos...
In this continuing series on the benefits (and challenges) of flat fees for transactional legal services, here we focus on the way it changes the relationship between lawyers and their clients. Imagine the following really happens: you call your lawyer as much as you want...
A fascinating tale of excitement, buried treasure and a true legal thriller. John Grisham's latest pirate adventure? Nope, just a couple who found $10 million of gold coins buried in their yard in San Francisco recently. The gold, according to The San Francisco Chronicle, is...
The vast majority of attorneys are honorable, hard working, well-intentioned and client-focused. Some, of course, are much more interested in their own bottom line than that of their client. Either way, even when well-intentioned, often clients perceive that their attorney is looking to milk their...
As we see more and more efforts by major law firms to adjust to changes in the economy, technology and law practice, big firm Arnold & Porter has announced an offer to buy out its entire secretarial staff over the next year to encourage them...
The New York Times today, reporting from the Consumer Electronics Show, talks about the newest exciting addition to technology: "smart" televisions. Having just shopped for a few new TVs, this is clearly all the rage. Connecting your TV to your computer or to the Internet...