In Good Practice

Medical Malpractice Case Shows a Family Unravel After Wife’s Passing

August 31, 2011

By Kerrie Spencer, staff writer – August 31, 2011 Losing a loved one due to the error of a surgeon and physician’s assistant is a devastating reality no one should have to go through. This particularly difficult case involves a 61-year-old woman who suddenly died five days after heart surgery. It was unexpected, and her…

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Cellphones Searched Without a Warrant in Some States

August 24, 2011

By Krystina Steffen, staff In Good Practice writer – August 24, 2011 States have laws that must be applied when police search a car or a home, including obtaining a warrant to legally search these places. But with new lawsuits emerging in cases where police are searching and confiscating cellphones, it brings up a new…

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Congress Challenges Longstanding Clean Water Act

July 20, 2011

By Krystina Steffen, staff In Good Practice writer – July 20, 2011 Rein in the Environmental Protection Agency or turn back the clock 40 years? The House of Representatives passed H.R.2018, the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011, on July 13. [1] The bill lets states decide water quality actions and strips federal efforts…

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Nanotechnology is Entering a New Legal Frontier

June 22, 2011

By Krystina Steffen, staff In Good Practice writer – June 22, 2011 Nanotechnology is changing the products we use everyday – food, clothes, cars, and even medicine. For some, nanotechnology is a savior and a way to engineer goods and the landscape around us in powerful, novel ways. For others, it is a scary, uncharted…

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Florida and the EPA Slammed with Failure to Preserve the Everglades

May 24, 2011

By Krystina Steffen, staff In Good Practice writer – May 24, 2011 The Everglades are a meandering chain of sawgrass marshes, forested uplands and freshwater ponds that provide a habitat for birds, fish, wildlife, and a diversity of unique plants. The River of Grass, as it is called, is also critical to the state’s tourism…

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Creativity, Ownership Rights and Greed Collide in Art Law Cases

April 19, 2011

By Krystina Steffen, staff In Good Practice writer – April 19, 2011 How the law creates, regulates and strengthens art is a layer of the art world that is rarely shown. From the artists themselves to buyers and sellers, museum directors and claimants in court cases, the intersection of the law and art is as…

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Fashion Copyright Legislation Proposed by Senator Schumer May Protect Designers

March 23, 2011

By Krystina Steffen, staff In Good Practice writer – March 23, 2011 The four Hollywood stars of E! Entertainment’s “Fashion Police” might have some new targets to go after if New York Sen. Charles Schumer’s proposed legislation for fashion designers, The Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act, is passed this year. The bill was…

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Steve Jobs Leave Of Absence Raises Questions About Privacy Rights of CEOs

January 21, 2011

By Ren LaForme, guest columnist for ‘In Good Practice’ – January 21, 2011 As one of the most prolific CEOs in the business world, Steven P. Jobs has led Apple Inc. on a journey of Sisyphean proportions. Apple’s stock (Nasdaq: AAPL) was essentially worthless in 1997 when Jobs retook the CEO position of the company…

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Privacy Organization Files Lawsuit Over Airport Naked Body Scanners

November 23, 2010

By Ren LaForme, guest columnist for ‘In Good Practice’ – November 23, 2010 The Transportation Safety Administration is feeling some turbulence over a new technology it has installed in airports across the country. Websites like optoutday.com have sprung up to encourage people to opt out of receiving body scans that peer through clothing, and the…

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California Correctional Officer Union Under Fire

October 27, 2010

By John Majeski, staff writer, In Good Practice column – October 27, 2010 Ten million dollars in punitive damages. That’s the amount a federal court jury in Sacramento says Corrections USA, a California-based coalition of prison guard unions, is owed by one of the most politically powerful prison guard unions in the state, the California…

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