Business Trial Tips:The New Social Media Jury

September 9, 2011

The Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recently interviewed the jury consultant to the Casey Anthony murder trial and there are lessons for all.
In short, the consultant and her staff monitored 40,000 web sites, blogs and Face Book pages and offered certain comments to “test”  how the public  would respond.  They took that real time data and shared it with lawyers [...]

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The Stress of Litigation and Importance of Keeping Cool

September 2, 2011

Business is hard enough without a fight looming or getting embroiled in a contest either internally with an employee, partner or without,  from a competitor. 
These are side bar stress factors that do not help you in business but are necessary as you stay in business.
Stress can hit another level when the government walks in.  The IRS, [...]

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Great Trials: DeMoulas Again…Maybe Not!

August 26, 2011

A recent article in the Boston Herald  ( August 24, 2011 by Greg Turner) updates the latest in the DeMoulas family litigation history.  As I have blogged on this topic in the past Turner called me for my thoughts. 
The article was placed because of a pending report to be done by Former Appeals Court Judge Mel [...]

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Business Law Tip: Saying Your Sorry

August 5, 2011

The apology, is there a place for it in legal disputes?
This has been getting attention in the legal news in recent years with reports of physicians who goofed apologizing to patients and getting some results ( ie quicker resolution of malpractice lawsuits).
In Dan Ariely’s The Upside of Irrationality,the Duke professor makes the  ”Case for Revenge” [...]

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My Outside General Counsel: Going Without A Lawyer

July 29, 2011

At a particular point in the NFL Owners v. Players negotiation of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the parties met without lawyers. They sought direct discussion uninhibited by legal process or maneuvering. 
In that setting, probably not a bad move as there are times when the parties have to get down to the basics of a dispute [...]

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Negotiation 101: The Sport of Politics or the Politics of Sports All the Same Today

July 22, 2011

It has been fascinating following the news on two enormous negotiations going on in the news over the past month or so.
The budget debate in Washington, DC  between the Democrats and the Republicans and the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement discussions between the owners and the players.
What is most interesting in all of this is you have [...]

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