USLAW News

USLAW Live with Josh Morris | Risk management, liability claims and return to office benefits

USLAW Live with Josh Morris | Risk management, liability claims and return to office benefits

Posted August 7, 2025

Josh Morris, senior manager, North American claims for Circle K Stores, is this week’s featured guest alongside USLAW Live co-hosts Michael Judy of Dysart Taylor in Kansas City, Missouri, and Pam Hallford of Carr Allison in Dothan, Alabama. The trio talks about career building and team building, premise liability and… Continue Reading

USLAW Remote | Work Smarter, Not Harder: Mastering Simplicity and Prioritization for Peak Productivity

USLAW Remote | Work Smarter, Not Harder: Mastering Simplicity and Prioritization for Peak Productivity

Posted July 22, 2025

In today’s fast-paced work environment, staying productive without feeling overwhelmed is key to success. This session provides practical strategies to streamline tasks, eliminate distractions, and focus on what truly matters. This session will identify inefficiencies and simplify workflows to improve productivity and leverage techniques, such as time blocking and the… Continue Reading

2025 USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law School Scholarship recipients announced

2025 USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law School Scholarship recipients announced

Posted June 30, 2025

Twelve accomplished law school students from ABA-accredited law schools across the country have been named recipients of the 2025 USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law School Scholarship Program. The scholarship program is dedicated to supporting eligible law students who demonstrate a genuine commitment to their communities and have a financial need to… Continue Reading

USLAW Live | Foundation blocks, dehumanizing a human process and navigating metrics-based work with Tommy Thornton

USLAW Live | Foundation blocks, dehumanizing a human process and navigating metrics-based work with Tommy Thornton

Posted June 12, 2025

Meet Tommy Thornton of Carr Allison in Birmingham, Alabama, who joins USLAW Live co-hosts Pam Hallford of Carr Allison in Dothan, Alabama, and Jessica Dark of Pierce Couch in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for this episode of USLAW Live. A third-generation lawyer, Tommy shares lessons learned from his father that have shaped his approach… Continue Reading

USLAW Live Episode 10 | Origins and causes and shaping the path for future engineers with Chris Torrens

USLAW Live Episode 10 | Origins and causes and shaping the path for future engineers with Chris Torrens

Posted May 29, 2025

Join USLAW Live co-hosts Pam Hallford of Carr Allison in Dothan, Alabama, Michael Judy of Dysart Taylor in Kansas City, Missouri, and Nick Rauch of Larson • King LLP in Minnesota and North Dakota, as they host a conversation with Chris Torrens, vice president, business development at SEA, Ltd., a multi-disciplined forensic engineering, fire… Continue Reading

USLAW Remote: Labor and Employment Landscape Changes

USLAW Remote: Labor and Employment Landscape Changes

Posted May 20, 2025

Tune in to this program devoted to the ever-changing labor and employment laws and how they affect day-to-day business operations and employee relations. Topics include: how to balance between federal changes and state-specific labor laws during a time of shifting policy and related agency compliance. Facilitators Kathryn T. Alsobrook, Dysart… Continue Reading

Parlee McLaws LLP named USLAW member firm for Alberta, Canada

Parlee McLaws LLP named USLAW member firm for Alberta, Canada

Posted May 5, 2025

Multi-service law firm Parlee McLaws LLP has joined USLAW NETWORK as its newest member firm representing Alberta, Canada. Parlee McLaws has two offices in Alberta, one in the provincial capital of Edmonton and one in Calgary. “We are excited to welcome Conner Glynn and his team at Parlee McLaws to… Continue Reading

USLAW Live Episode 5 | Economic damages, global solutions and high seas with David Elmore

USLAW Live Episode 5 | Economic damages, global solutions and high seas with David Elmore

Posted April 24, 2025

Join USLAW Live co-hosts Pam Hallford of Carr Allison in Dothan, Alabama, and Michael Judy of Dysart Taylor in Kansas City, Missouri, as they enjoy a terrific conversation with David Elmore of MDD Forensic Accountants. They touch on economic damages quantifications and loss profits/erosion resulting from “an event,” cyber hygiene,… Continue Reading

USLAW Remote: Learn | Is Your Company ‘Secretly’ Wiretapping Private Conversations

USLAW Remote: Learn | Is Your Company ‘Secretly’ Wiretapping Private Conversations

Posted April 16, 2025

This on-demand webinar is devoted to the complex legal issues surrounding the monitoring and recording of private conversations, especially in digital spaces. If your company operates a website or app, you may be unknowingly crossing legal boundaries if you are not obtaining proper consent or legal justification. Topics include: laws… Continue Reading

Dates, venues set for 2026 USLAW NETWORK Annual Member Meeting & Annual Client Conference

Dates, venues set for 2026 USLAW NETWORK Annual Member Meeting & Annual Client Conference

Posted April 3, 2025

We are pleased to announce the dates for the 2026 USLAW NETWORK Annual Member Meeting and the marquis USLAW NETWORK Annual Client Conference. From historic Boston to the stunning Scottsdale desert oasis, we have two beautiful venues that will serve as ideal backdrops to USLAW’s largest annual events in 2026.… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK launches USLAW Live podcast

USLAW NETWORK launches USLAW Live podcast

Posted March 27, 2025

USLAW NETWORK Chair Ken Wingate is the first guest on USLAW Live USLAW NETWORK officially launches USLAW Live, USLAW's official podcast. The first episode features an entertaining and informative conversation with USLAW NETWORK Chair Kenneth B. Wingate of Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. in South Carolina and co-hosts Nicholas A.… Continue Reading

USLAW Announces 2025 USLAW Remote Calendar: March – May 2025

USLAW Announces 2025 USLAW Remote Calendar: March – May 2025

Posted March 17, 2025

USLAW unveils its March-May 2025 programming schedule for the newly created USLAW Remote virtual learning collection. Click HERE to view the full schedule. Save the dates, save your spot and register today. Continue Reading

Application process opens for 2025 USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law School Scholarship Program

Application process opens for 2025 USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law School Scholarship Program

Posted January 15, 2025

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 USLAW NETWORK Foundation Law School Scholarship Program. The scholarship program is committed to helping eligible, diverse law students who demonstrate a genuine commitment to the communities they come from and have a financial need to achieve their academic and professional dreams. The… Continue Reading

Leadership Update: Labor and Employment Practice Group

Leadership Update: Labor and Employment Practice Group

Posted December 6, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Julie Z. Devine of Lashly & Baer, P.C. in St. Louis, Missouri, has been named chair of the USLAW NETWORK Labor and Employment Practice Group. She succeeded Sandra L. Rappaport of Hanson Bridget LLP in San Francisco. Devine is joined by Vice Chair Lisa A.… Continue Reading

New leadership | Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group

New leadership | Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group

Posted November 6, 2024

We are pleased to announce a leadership update for the USLAW NETWORK Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group. Jack J. Laffey of Laffey, Leitner & Goode LLC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, takes over as Chair of the group. Stephen J. Marshall of Franklin & Prokopik, P.C. in Baltimore, Maryland, is the vice chair, and Nicholas A.… Continue Reading

Anne Umberger named 2024 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award recipient

Anne Umberger named 2024 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award recipient

Posted October 2, 2024

USLAW NETWORK names Anne M. Umberger, director, associate general counsel at Nordstrom, Inc., the 2024 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award recipient. USLAW created the award to annually recognize a client who has shown outstanding service and dedication to USLAW. The award is named after Bill Burns, a longtime transportation risk… Continue Reading

Ken Wingate named Chair of USLAW NETWORK

Ken Wingate named Chair of USLAW NETWORK

Posted October 1, 2024

Kenneth B. Wingate of Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. in Columbia, South Carolina, has been named Chair of USLAW NETWORK for 2024-25. Wingate succeeds Oscar J. Cabanas of Wicker Smith in Miami. The leadership change occurred at USLAW NETWORK’s fall member meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada. “As we continue the… Continue Reading

Women’s Connection Leadership Update

Women’s Connection Leadership Update

Posted July 17, 2024

NEW LEADERSHIP USLAW NETWORK announces leadership updates for the USLAW NETWORK Women's Connection. Alexandra Wells of Lashly & Baer, P.C. in St. Louis has been named the Chair of the USLAW NETWORK Women's Connection for 2024-25. She is joined by Amanda Pennington Ketchum of Dysart Taylor in Kansas City, Missouri,… Continue Reading

Plauché Maselli Parkerson named USLAW NETWORK Louisiana member firm

Plauché Maselli Parkerson named USLAW NETWORK Louisiana member firm

Posted April 12, 2024

USLAW NETWORK names Louisiana-based law firm Plauché Maselli Parkerson LLP as its newest member firm. With offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Plauché Maselli Parkerson specializes in defending corporate entities, individuals, and insurers across Louisiana in state and federal courts. “We welcome the attorneys and staff from Plauché Maselli… Continue Reading

Black Marjieh & Sanford LLP joins USLAW NETWORK as New York member firm

Black Marjieh & Sanford LLP joins USLAW NETWORK as New York member firm

Posted March 12, 2024

USLAW NETWORK welcomes the law firm of Black Marjieh & Sanford LLP as its newest USLAW NETWORK member. Black Marjieh & Sanford LLP is a full-service law firm based in Westchester County, New York, focused on insurance defense, litigation, construction law, retail, professional liability and related practice areas. The firm is… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK Foundation announces Foundation Partners program

USLAW NETWORK Foundation announces Foundation Partners program

Posted December 20, 2023

The USLAW NETWORK Foundation, the philanthropic division of USLAW NETWORK, is excited to announce its first group of Foundation Partners, marking a significant milestone in the foundation's efforts to empower deserving individuals to pursue legal education and foster a more equitable legal profession. The USLAW NETWORK Foundation takes great pride… Continue Reading

Now available: USLAW Magazine Fall 2023

Now available: USLAW Magazine Fall 2023

Posted November 28, 2023

What's inside this issue? In the current issue of USLAW Magazine, you will find articles that address the National Labor Relations Board’s ground-shaking decision in McLaren Macomb and its impact on current, past and future severance agreements. Also, you will see topics that address the extraterritorial application of the Lanham… Continue Reading

Kevin Fritz named 2023 USLAW NETWORK O’Hagan Award Recipient

Kevin Fritz named 2023 USLAW NETWORK O’Hagan Award Recipient

Posted October 10, 2023

Kevin L. Fritz, past chair of USLAW NETWORK from Lashly & Baer, P.C in St. Louis, Missouri, has been named the recipient of the 2023 USLAW NETWORK O'Hagan Award. The award is named after Jim O'Hagan, a founding member of USLAW, and is given annually by the USLAW Chair to… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK Board Chairs 2001-present

USLAW NETWORK Board Chairs 2001-present

Posted October 8, 2023

USLAW NETWORK Chairs (2001-present) 2001-03 USLAW Chair – James J. O'Hagan 2003-05 USLAW Chair – Charles F. Carr: Carr Allison (AL) 2005-07 USLAW Chair – Donald L. Myles: Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C. 2007-08 USLAW Chair – Mark A. Solheim: Larson ● King, LLP 2008-09 USLAW Chair – Renee Yanta… Continue Reading

Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC named USLAW NETWORK Georgia-member firm

Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC named USLAW NETWORK Georgia-member firm

Posted September 12, 2023

USLAW NETWORK welcomes the Atlanta-based law firm Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC (Bovis Kyle) as its newest member firm representing the state of Georgia. For more than 50 years, Bovis Kyle has provided civil practice and business legal services throughout the state. “We are thrilled to welcome the attorneys… Continue Reading

USLAW unveils 2024 calendar of events

USLAW unveils 2024 calendar of events

Posted August 23, 2023

  USLAW NETWORK has formalized its 2024 schedule of events, which includes a comprehensive schedule of programs that feature best-in-class legal discussions, networking, and social events for in-house counsel, claims, and risk personnel alongside USLAW member attorneys and corporate partners. The two largest events of the year – the spring… Continue Reading

In his own words: Trey” B.G. Sandoval III

In his own words: Trey” B.G. Sandoval III

Posted August 15, 2023

In his own words... “Trey” B.G. Sandoval III - Shareholder, MehaffyWeber As national counsel for a Fortune 300 energy company, I have sent 30+ cases to USLAW NETWORK members, each with excellent results. Some are small matters that have been handled in short form, but some, like a recent case,… Continue Reading

Spring 2023 USLAW Magazine now available

Spring 2023 USLAW Magazine now available

Posted May 22, 2023

What’s inside this issue? In the latest edition of USLAW Magazine, you will find articles that address Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, M&As, “reality capture” and digital 3D replicas, liability risks in special events, workers’ compensation, tort reform, nuclear verdicts, and much more. To access the full magazine, click… Continue Reading

USLAW Magazine | Winter 2023 issue now available

USLAW Magazine | Winter 2023 issue now available

Posted February 22, 2023

The winter 2023 issue of USLAW Magazine is now available for download by clicking here. What’s inside this issue? In the complimentary winter 2023 issue, you will find articles that address tenant matters and pre-bankruptcy planning, employee rights /employer obligations, enterprise insolvency, jury research, punitive damages standards, consumer fraud, cannabis,… Continue Reading

Client advisors named to USLAW Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group

Client advisors named to USLAW Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group

Posted January 30, 2023

USLAW NETWORK names 10 corporate executives and risk management leaders to serve as USLAW NETWORK Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group Client Advisors. As client advisors, they will collaborate alongside the leadership of the practice group to provide valuable input and share insights, experiences and perspectives about the latest… Continue Reading

Application deadline extended: 2023 USLAW NETWORK Scholarship Program for Diverse Law School Students

Application deadline extended: 2023 USLAW NETWORK Scholarship Program for Diverse Law School Students

Posted January 23, 2023

Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 USLAW NETWORK Scholarship Program for Diverse Law School Students. The scholarship program, created as part of the organization’s commitment to helping eligible, diverse law students achieve their academic and professional dreams, will award $5,000 each for up to 10 students selected by… Continue Reading

USLAW announces leadership for Marketing and Business Development Directors Group

USLAW announces leadership for Marketing and Business Development Directors Group

Posted November 21, 2022

  We are pleased to announce that Seth M. Apple of Roetzel & Andress in Cleveland, Ohio, and Janessa P. Shaikun of Franklin & Prokopik, P.C. in Baltimore, Maryland, have been named chair and vice chair, respectively, of the USLAW NETWORK Marketing and Business Development Directors Group. Continue Reading

Williams Kastner’s Rodney Umberger, Eddy Silverman obtain defense verdict in $50 million premises liability trial

Williams Kastner’s Rodney Umberger, Eddy Silverman obtain defense verdict in $50 million premises liability trial

Posted November 10, 2022

Williams Kastner attorneys Rodney L. Umberger and Eddy Silverman, with the help of Seattle paralegal Tristan Pirak, recently obtained a defense verdict in a $50 million premises liability/product liability case following a three-week in-person trial in King County, Washington, with Superior Court Judge Chad Allred presiding. The case, Strout v. Walmart, arose out… Continue Reading

Moran Reeves & Conn PC joins USLAW NETWORK as Virginia member firm

Moran Reeves & Conn PC joins USLAW NETWORK as Virginia member firm

Posted October 17, 2022

USLAW NETWORK, Inc. names Moran Reeves & Conn PC, a complex litigation and business transaction law firm based in Richmond, Virginia, as its newest member firm representing the Commonwealth of Virginia. “We are excited to welcome the team from Moran Reeves & Conn to USLAW NETWORK,” said Amanda Pennington Ketchum,… Continue Reading

Wicker Smith Miami partner Jaime Baca and associate Danielle Carlsen earn complete defense verdict for major retailer

Wicker Smith Miami partner Jaime Baca and associate Danielle Carlsen earn complete defense verdict for major retailer

Posted September 30, 2022

Wicker Smith Miami partner Jaime Baca and associate Danielle Carlsen were awarded a complete defense verdict in September while representing a major retailer in a slip and fall case. The plaintiff alleged to have incurred five different herniated disks from a forward fall onto her knee and arm, ultimately undergoing… Continue Reading

2022-2023 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

2022-2023 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

Posted September 27, 2022

USLAW NETWORK membership elected the 2022-23 Board of Directors during the recent USLAW NETWORK’s fall member meeting in Austin, Texas. New leadership includes Amanda Pennington Ketchum of Dysart Taylor in Kansas City, Missouri as chair, Oscar J. Cabanas of Wicker Smith in Miami as vice chair, and Kenneth B. Wingate… Continue Reading

Charles Baxter named USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award recipient

Charles Baxter named USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award recipient

Posted September 21, 2022

USLAW NETWORK names Charles E. Baxter, vice president of risk management for United Road, as the 2022 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award recipient. USLAW created the award to annually recognize a client who has shown outstanding service and dedication to USLAW. The award is named after Bill Burns, a longtime… Continue Reading

Live Better Presents: Off Balance on Purpose, a discussion with Dan Thurmon

Live Better Presents: Off Balance on Purpose, a discussion with Dan Thurmon

Posted September 12, 2022

REGISTER HERE WHEN: Sept. 21, 2022 – 1 p.m. ET WHAT: USLAW members, S-E-A associates, clients, partners, and their families are invited to join us for our fourth guest speaker, who will discuss embracing uncertainty and creating a life you love. Join us as we welcome Dan Thurmon, author of… Continue Reading

Wicker Smith attorneys obtained win in U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida

Wicker Smith attorneys obtained win in U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida

Posted July 25, 2022

Wicker Smith attorneys obtained a big win in U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida. Partner Jaime Baca and Associate Marlene Brito tried the first case for a new client. After a fall, Plaintiff was transported from the store via fire rescue and subsequently underwent injections, facet blocks and low… Continue Reading

MehaffyWeber earns complete defense verdict win for highway contractor client

MehaffyWeber earns complete defense verdict win for highway contractor client

Posted July 18, 2022

After a two-week in-person jury trial in Kleberg County (Kingsville, Texas), Mike Magee and Brian Armstrong, MehaffyWeber shareholders received a complete defense verdict in a negligence/death case for their client, Hunter Industries, Ltd. (“Hunter”). In February 2017, two young men were driving together on a clear afternoon in Refugio County… Continue Reading

Pion Law obtains defense verdict in pedestrian strike case

Pion Law obtains defense verdict in pedestrian strike case

Posted July 11, 2022

Pion Law attorneys John Pion, Jim Girman and Jordan Hettrich recently obtained a defense verdict following a week-long trial in Federal Court in Erie, Pennsylvania. The case, Robert Repa and Jean Repa v. Frank Napierkowski and Hilltrux Tank Lines, Inc., stemmed from a May 2, 2018, incident in Cambridge Springs,… Continue Reading

Six years of litigation results in dismissal with prejudice for Murchison & Cumming’s client

Six years of litigation results in dismissal with prejudice for Murchison & Cumming’s client

Posted June 28, 2022

After six years of litigation and a week in trial, a dismissal with prejudice was entered for defendant Louisville Ladder Company due to impeachment evidence against plaintiff Richard Skinner. Friedrich W. Seitz and Kelsey L. Maxwell represented the defendant. The case began on May 6, 2016, when the plaintiff sued Louisville Ladder Company because… Continue Reading

Rivkin Radler’s Murphy, Mann and Feld receive half-million-dollar award against professional boxer

Rivkin Radler’s Murphy, Mann and Feld receive half-million-dollar award against professional boxer

Posted June 16, 2022

Casey Murphy, Greg Mann, and Brian Feld of Rivkin Radler LLP in Uniondale, New York, obtained a summary judgment award in the Southern District of New York of over half a million dollars for the firm’s client. The case was brought on behalf of a high-end jeweler against the professional boxer,… Continue Reading

Jim Moore, Landon Kidd defend transportation client in Federal Court

Jim Moore, Landon Kidd defend transportation client in Federal Court

Posted May 20, 2022

This case arose from a fatal crash near Jackson, Mississippi. Carolyn Crechale, age 81, was driving a Cadillac sedan when she changed lanes on the interstate and collided with another vehicle. This initial accident was a “fender bender.” Crechale remained stopped in the interstate while the other vehicle moved to… Continue Reading

Cheryl Hanley named USLAW NETWORK practice group, special projects and corporate partner director

Cheryl Hanley named USLAW NETWORK practice group, special projects and corporate partner director

Posted April 26, 2022

USLAW NETWORK has named Cheryl Hanley, a marketing and business development leader from Cleveland, Ohio, as its USLAW NETWORK practice group, special projects and corporate partner director, a newly created position. “Cheryl (Hanley) brings more than 11 years of experience from within the legal arena - and law firms in… Continue Reading

USLAW Magazine Spring 2022 edition now available

USLAW Magazine Spring 2022 edition now available

Posted March 17, 2022

What’s inside this issue? In the complimentary spring 2022 issue, you will find articles that address the latest insights on property and casualty coverage, cybersecurity and remote work implications, deposition considerations, NFTs, GIG economy, drones, collateral source, antitrust and more. To access individual articles, see the following links. Lessons from… Continue Reading

Chris Barkas & Kyle Weaver score five Daubert victories

Chris Barkas & Kyle Weaver score five Daubert victories

Posted February 7, 2022

Carr Allison trial success Carr Allison attorneys Chris Barkas and Kyle Weaver scored a substantial victory in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Plaintiff’s treating physicians and retained experts intended to offer the expert opinion the accident caused the plaintiff’s injuries. Barkas and Weaver filed… Continue Reading

Hanson Bridgett Attorneys Get Trial Win for Cannabis Client

Hanson Bridgett Attorneys Get Trial Win for Cannabis Client

Posted February 3, 2022

Hanson Bridgett LLP earned a great result for their client, Vista Distribution, Inc. a cannabis distribution company. Partner Andrew Stroud and Associate David Casarrubias achieved a significant victory after a four-day trial in Ukiah, California. The jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the firm’s client in a breach… Continue Reading

Carr Allison | Shaun Decoudres and Grant Smith Earn Summary Judgment

Carr Allison | Shaun Decoudres and Grant Smith Earn Summary Judgment

Posted January 24, 2022

Shaun Decoudres and Grant Smith of Carr Allison’s Birmingham, Alabama, office earned a summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. They represented a landlord/management company that had been sued by a tenant for breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation/ suppression, conversion and violation of… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK announces 2022 roster of official corporate partners

USLAW NETWORK announces 2022 roster of official corporate partners

Posted January 19, 2022

American Legal Records added in 2022 USLAW NETWORK, an international organization composed of nearly 100 independent, full practice law firms, announces its official roster of corporate partners that includes S-E-A, American Legal Records, Ametros, Arcadia Settlements Group, IMS Consulting, Marshall Investigative Group, and MDD Forensic Accountants. "USLAW corporate partners are… Continue Reading

Lee Brumitt Secures Win for Client Accused of Missouri Merchandising Practices Act Violations

Lee Brumitt Secures Win for Client Accused of Missouri Merchandising Practices Act Violations

Posted December 6, 2021

Dysart Taylor trial success Dysart Taylor director Lee Brumitt secured a jury verdict in favor of his client, an apartment management company, against claims that it violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (MMPA) based on alleged deceptive practices in the leasing and termination of a lease. The plaintiffs in this… Continue Reading

Traub Lieberman Partner Stephen Straus Obtains Pre-Answer Dismissal of Complaint in Legal Malpractice Case

Traub Lieberman Partner Stephen Straus Obtains Pre-Answer Dismissal of Complaint in Legal Malpractice Case

Posted November 19, 2021

Plaintiff filed suit against Traub Lieberman’s law firm client (Defendant) for allegedly disclosing confidential personal information about Plaintiff during discovery exchanges in an underlying lawsuit. The Defendant had represented Plaintiff’s adversary in that action, and the disclosure allegedly occurred in court filings during the suit. When the filings came to… Continue Reading

Occupational Wellness: Learn How Your Attitude to Your Work, Work Environment and Co-Workers Can Drive You to Stay Motivated, Create Connections with Colleagues, and Find Work-life Balance

Occupational Wellness: Learn How Your Attitude to Your Work, Work Environment and Co-Workers Can Drive You to Stay Motivated, Create Connections with Colleagues, and Find Work-life Balance

Posted November 17, 2021

Featuring Peter T. DeMasters, Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC (Morgantown, WV); Jessica Farley, Snyder Burnett Egerer, LLP (Santa Barbara, CA); Michael R. Sistrunk, McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, McDaniel & Welch, LLC (Covington, LA) About this program As Bob Dylan put it, “The times they are a-changin’”— and employers should care. Receiving… Continue Reading

Ransomware: You Don’t Always Have to Pay

Ransomware: You Don’t Always Have to Pay

Posted November 12, 2021

  Featuring Karen P. Randall, Connell Foley LLP (Roseland, NJ) About this program Ransomware attacks are one of the most intractable — and common — threats facing organizations across all industries, professions and geographies. The sophistication of ransomware attacks continues to evolve rapidly. Unfortunately, the outlook for 2022 is not… Continue Reading

The Surge of Mergers and Acquisitions: How Has the Complexity of Deal-Making Changed and Where Should Future Strategies be Re-Evaluated Due to Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

The Surge of Mergers and Acquisitions: How Has the Complexity of Deal-Making Changed and Where Should Future Strategies be Re-Evaluated Due to Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

Posted November 9, 2021

Featuring Douglas W. Clarke, Therrien Couture Joli-Coeur L.L.P (Montreal, Quebec, Canada); Stella Lellos, Rivkin Radler LLP (Uniondale, NY); Jonathan S. Storper, Hanson Bridgett LLP (San Francisco, CA) About this program COVID 19 has changed the landscape of M&A. Businesses are concerned about the impact of another pandemic or other ‘force… Continue Reading

Legal Considerations with Corporate Health and Wellness Programs: From HIPPA and ADA to Voluntary Participation and Incentive-Based Programs

Legal Considerations with Corporate Health and Wellness Programs: From HIPPA and ADA to Voluntary Participation and Incentive-Based Programs

Posted November 3, 2021

Featuring Martin S. Driggers, Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A. (Hartsville, SC); Albert B. Randall, Jr., Franklin & Prokopik, P.C. (Baltimore, MD) About this program Wellness programs have come a long way since the inception of Control Data Corp.’s Stay Well program in 1979 to the point where they have become… Continue Reading

Conflict Resolution Tactics During This New and Ever-Changing Environment

Conflict Resolution Tactics During This New and Ever-Changing Environment

Posted November 1, 2021

Featuring Kevin R. Gardner, Connell Foley LLPN (Roseland, NJ); Rodney L. Umberger, Williams Kastner (Seattle, WA) About this program The impact of the pandemic on the mechanisms by which we resolve legal disputes has been significant and will likely be far-lasting. Lockdowns and court closures have given rise to virtual… Continue Reading

Social Wellness: How Building Positive Social Habits and Routines Will Help You Stay Healthier Mentally and Physically

Social Wellness: How Building Positive Social Habits and Routines Will Help You Stay Healthier Mentally and Physically

Posted October 27, 2021

Featuring Bryan P. Couch, Connell Foley LLP (Newark, NJ); Ryan C. Holt, Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A. (Columbia, SC); Lisa Langevin, Kelly Santini LLP (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) About this program The high-stakes, high-paced worlds of legal services and risk management can lend themselves to burnout, anxiety and poor social habits.… Continue Reading

Should Our Traditional Model of Conservative, Neutral and Liberal Jurisdictions be Reconsidered? How Has Today’s Political Landscape Impacted the Composition and Deliberation of Juries?

Should Our Traditional Model of Conservative, Neutral and Liberal Jurisdictions be Reconsidered? How Has Today’s Political Landscape Impacted the Composition and Deliberation of Juries?

Posted October 25, 2021

Featuring Lew R.C. Bricker, SmithAmundsen LLC (Chicago, IL); Christina Maranakis, IMS; Sheryl J. Willert, Williams Kastner (Seattle, WA) About this program Eight years of the Obama administration followed by four years of the Trump administration laid the foundation for a new world order in the federal and state courts. Societal,… Continue Reading

Physical Wellness: Are You Listening to Your Body? Quick and Easy Adjustments That Can Propel You Forward and Deliver Important Health Benefits

Physical Wellness: Are You Listening to Your Body? Quick and Easy Adjustments That Can Propel You Forward and Deliver Important Health Benefits

Posted October 20, 2021

  Featuring Jeffrey L. O’Hara, Connell Foley LLP (Roseland, NJ); Douglas B. Tumminello, Lewis Roca (Denver, CO) About this program Physical, mental and emotional wellness go hand-in-hand. This session will focus primarily on holistic wellness – making simple adjustments for lifelong fitness improvements. We will discuss a variety of topics,… Continue Reading

Are We on the Tip of the COVID-19 Litigation Iceberg? Lessons Learned and What to Expect in 2022 and Beyond

Are We on the Tip of the COVID-19 Litigation Iceberg? Lessons Learned and What to Expect in 2022 and Beyond

Posted October 18, 2021

Featuring Jack J. Laffey, Laffey, Leitner & Goode LLC (Milwaukee, WI); Constantine “Dean” Nickas, Wicker Smith O’Hara McCoy & Ford P.A. (Miami, FL) About this program The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed how litigation is conducted at least in the near term, and possibly permanently (ZOOM much anyone?). Verdicts nationally… Continue Reading

2021-22 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

2021-22 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

Posted September 29, 2021

Rod Umberger named chair, Mandy Ketchum named vice chair, Oscar Cabanas named secretary/treasurer USLAW NETWORK members elected their 2021-22 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors during the annual Fall Member Business Meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Rodney L. Umberger of Williams Kastner in Seattle, Washington, is chair of USLAW NETWORK… Continue Reading

USLAW Magazine Fall 2021 edition now available

USLAW Magazine Fall 2021 edition now available

Posted September 23, 2021

The latest digital issue of USLAW Magazine (Fall 2021) is available for download by clicking here. What’s inside this issue? In this complimentary issue, you will read about healthcare provider liability immunity during COVID-19, appealing orders compelling arbitration under the FAA, the explosion of ransomware attacks, carbon pricing, hiring immigrant doctors, a… Continue Reading

2021 USLAW NETWORK State Judicial Profiles by County Report released

2021 USLAW NETWORK State Judicial Profiles by County Report released

Posted August 17, 2021

USLAW NETWORK has released the 2021 edition of its State Judicial Profiles by County resource, a 50-state comprehensive report that offers a judicial profile of each county in the U.S. and identifies counties as Conservative, Moderate or Liberal. The profiles also include key recent court decisions that have changed the… Continue Reading

Carr Allison secures defense verdict in a premise liability claim in Federal Court

Carr Allison secures defense verdict in a premise liability claim in Federal Court

Posted June 8, 2021

Carr Allison Shareholders Charlie Ireland and Ginny Gambacurta in Birmingham, Alabama, have secured a defense verdict in a premise liability claim in Federal Court after a four-day trial with seven figures in claimed damages for AMC Theaters. Click here for more information. Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK, Howard University School of Law to host virtual recruiting day in August

USLAW NETWORK, Howard University School of Law to host virtual recruiting day in August

Posted May 26, 2021

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla./WASHINGTON, D.C, May 26, 2021 - USLAW NETWORK, Inc., a network of independent, full-service law firms, and Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. jointly announce they will host a virtual recruitment day on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, to connect second and third-year Howard University law students with… Continue Reading

Traub Lieberman Partner Lisa M. Rolle obtained summary judgment in favor of defendant, a family-owned and operated fire sprinkler company

Traub Lieberman Partner Lisa M. Rolle obtained summary judgment in favor of defendant, a family-owned and operated fire sprinkler company

Posted April 1, 2021

Traub Lieberman Partner Lisa M. Rolle obtained summary judgment in favor of defendant SRI Fire Sprinkler, LLC, a family-owned and operated fire sprinkler company. The judgment was determined pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(5) on the grounds that Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company’s (Plaintiff) negligent construction claim accrued on the date when work was… Continue Reading

Franklin & Prokopik, P.C. secures complete reversal of $400,000 jury verdict in a premises liability case

Franklin & Prokopik, P.C. secures complete reversal of $400,000 jury verdict in a premises liability case

Posted February 25, 2021

Franklin & Prokopik, P.C. in Maryland secures complete reversal of $400,000 jury verdict in a premises liability case, On February 25, 2021, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals reversed a $400,000 jury verdict entered against one of Franklin & Prokopik’s retail clients in 2019. The case involved a customer who… Continue Reading

USLAW celebrates 20th anniversary

USLAW celebrates 20th anniversary

Posted January 1, 2021

USLAW is excited to usher in 2021 so we can celebrate USLAW’s 20th anniversary. A small but might group of six firms launched USLAW in 2001 with the vision of creating a network of smaller, regionally based, independent firms with the capability to respond quickly, efficiently, and economically to clients’… Continue Reading

USLAW releases new video library resource | Your USLAW Home Field Advantage: Hottest Legal Issues in Each Jurisdiction

USLAW releases new video library resource | Your USLAW Home Field Advantage: Hottest Legal Issues in Each Jurisdiction

Posted October 21, 2020

USLAW NETWORK, Inc. has released a trio of timely video resources created in conjunction with its recent USLAW NETWORK Worldwide Virtual Retreat: 2021 and Beyond. These resources – previously only available to Retreat attendees – are now available to you for immediate viewing. This new video library includes more than… Continue Reading

Summer 2020 issue of USLAW Magazine available for download

Summer 2020 issue of USLAW Magazine available for download

Posted July 30, 2020

The latest issue of USLAW Magazine is now available for download. The summer issue includes articles that blend timely COVID-19 topics plus articles that look ahead to the rest of 2020 and beyond across a variety of industries and practice areas. Content focuses on the federal hours of service regulation… Continue Reading

Statement from USLAW NETWORK

Statement from USLAW NETWORK

Posted June 10, 2020

From the beginning of our organization, USLAW NETWORK has championed the cause of racial equality. We believe in the words of Dr. King, that people should be judged by the content of their character, and not the color of their skin. We support peaceful efforts to bring about an end… Continue Reading

2020 Celebration of the USLAW NETWORK Women’s Connection announced

2020 Celebration of the USLAW NETWORK Women’s Connection announced

Posted June 4, 2020

** We encourage you to share this with your female colleagues.** USLAW NETWORK announces the Celebration of the USLAW NETWORK Women’s Connection, a complimentary month-long virtual program created by women for women. The Celebration is open to all female USLAW member attorneys, their female in-house legal decision makers,… Continue Reading

Navigating Medicare Compliance:  Strategies and Best Practices Relating to Management and Resolution of Non-Litigated and Litigated Liability Claims

Navigating Medicare Compliance: Strategies and Best Practices Relating to Management and Resolution of Non-Litigated and Litigated Liability Claims

Posted May 26, 2020

Obligations under the Medicare Act involving a liability claim arise when the release is signed. Compliance should not begin with the immediate involvement of a Medicare vendor. To achieve compliance, one who is negotiating a settlement must focus on the settlement terms and associated language within the release with an… Continue Reading

Investigating and Defending the COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Claim

Investigating and Defending the COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Claim

Posted May 14, 2020

The insurance industry is already feeling the effects of COVID-19, and corporate counsel, program managers, claims representatives and brokers are all under intense pressure to develop strategies for prompt and thorough claims investigations and defense.  Tune in for a discussion of best practices for claims investigations, analyses of some of… Continue Reading

USLAW Key Contact List: SBA Loan Assistance Through the CARES Act

USLAW Key Contact List: SBA Loan Assistance Through the CARES Act

Posted April 1, 2020

USLAW Key Contact List: SBA Loan Assistance Through the CARES Act As we continue to manage the impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), USLAW NETWORK has created a list of experienced USLAW attorneys from across the country who can assist you as you navigate the SBA loan process as part… Continue Reading

Middleton Reutlinger named USLAW NETWORK’s Kentucky member firm

Middleton Reutlinger named USLAW NETWORK’s Kentucky member firm

Posted February 10, 2020

USLAW NETWORK, Inc., a network of independent law firms with roots in civil litigation, has named Middleton Reutlinger, a Louisville, Kentucky-based firm as its newest member firm representing Kentucky. Middleton Reutlinger is located in Louisville and is available to clients throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  First established in 1854 and… Continue Reading

Ametros named official future medical fund management partner of USLAW NETWORK

Ametros named official future medical fund management partner of USLAW NETWORK

Posted January 15, 2020

Ametros, the largest professional administration expert in the industry, has been named USLAW NETWORK’s official future medical fund management partner. Ametros is based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, and has representatives across the country. “We are excited to welcome Ametros to USLAW as an official corporate partner,” said Dan L. Longo, chair… Continue Reading

New name, same team | USLAW’s official settlement partner — Arcadia Settlements Group

New name, same team | USLAW’s official settlement partner — Arcadia Settlements Group

With the New Year upon us, we wanted to share some exciting news about Structured Financial Associates, Inc. (SFA) — USLAW’s official structured settlement partner since 2018. SFA recently combined resources with its sister company, Arcadia Settlements Group (Arcadia) to accelerate the evolution of the structured settlements industry in support… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK hosts recruiting event at Howard University

USLAW NETWORK hosts recruiting event at Howard University

USLAW NETWORK, a network of independent, full-service law firms with roots in civil litigation, partnered with Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C.to host a recent recruiting forum. The event, which preceded USLAW’s fall client conference, featured 16 USLAW member firms and nearly 60 students from Howard who participated… Continue Reading

Dan Longo named Chair of USLAW NETWORK

Dan Longo named Chair of USLAW NETWORK

Dan L. Longo of Murchison & Cumming LLP in Irvine, California,  has been named Chair of USLAW NETWORK for 2019-20. He succeeds Kevin L. Fritz of Lashly & Baer, P.C. in St. Louis, Missouri. The change of leadership was made at the NETWORK’s annual Fall Member Business Meeting in Washington,… Continue Reading

Laffey, Leitner & Goode LLC from Wisconsin is newest USLAW member firm

Laffey, Leitner & Goode LLC from Wisconsin is newest USLAW member firm

Posted July 17, 2019

USLAW NETWORK announces the addition of Laffey, Leitner & Goode LLC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the newest member to the NETWORK. “We are pleased to welcome Jack Laffey, Mark Leitner, Joe Goode and their colleagues from Laffey, Leitner & Goode to USLAW NETWORK,” said Kevin L. Fritz, Chair of USLAW… Continue Reading

What You Need to Know About the 116,000 Immigration Petitions Rejected by the Immigration Service

What You Need to Know About the 116,000 Immigration Petitions Rejected by the Immigration Service

Posted April 16, 2019

By Iosif Sorokin, Larson • King, LLP On April 11, the Immigration Service announced that it received 201,011 H-1B petitions during the filing period from April 1-5, 2019. This number far exceeded the congressionally mandated cap of 85,000 new H-1B petitions available for the federal fiscal year 2020. As a result,… Continue Reading

Mexican Legal Reforms for 2019

Mexican Legal Reforms for 2019

Posted January 21, 2019

By Fernando Holguín and René Mauricio Alva, EC Legal Rubio Villegas On December 1, 2018, the elected president Mr. Andrés Manuel López-Obrador took office as President of México. As with every change in the presidency, the new President brings reforms and changes to certain regulations as part of his government’s policies and Mr. López-Obrador… Continue Reading

2018-19 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors elected

2018-19 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors elected

Posted September 11, 2018

During the recent fall USLAW NETWORK Membership Meeting, the 2018-19 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors was elected.  Kevin L. Fritz of Lashly & Baer, P.C. in St. Louis, Missouri, was named Chair, and Dan L. Longo of Murchison & Cumming LLP in Irvine, California, was named Vice Chair. Amanda P.… Continue Reading

Fall 2018 issue of USLAW Magazine available for download

Fall 2018 issue of USLAW Magazine available for download

Posted September 5, 2018

The latest issue of USLAW Magazine includes articles on cybersecurity, drones, estate planning, retail leases and service contracts, “disappearing” ephemeral messaging apps, multiemployer pension plans and so much more.  USLAW Magazine is published each spring and fall and content is written by attorneys from USLAW member firms as well as… Continue Reading

Tom DeMatteo receives 2018 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award

Tom DeMatteo receives 2018 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award

Posted April 18, 2018

Thomas D. DeMatteo, chief legal officer, general counsel and secretary for ABC Bus Companies, Inc. is the 2018 recipient of the USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award. The award was created to annually recognize a client who has shown outstanding service and dedication to USLAW and is named after Bill Burns,… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK announces 2018 corporate partner roster

USLAW NETWORK announces 2018 corporate partner roster

Posted January 19, 2018

USLAW NETWORK, an international organization composed of more than 60 independent, full practice firms with roots in civil litigation, announces its roster of 2018 corporate partners. Corporate partners are leaders in their respective fields and provide important industry expertise to USLAW member firms and their clients as they navigate and… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK releases updated State Judicial Profiles by County Report

USLAW NETWORK releases updated State Judicial Profiles by County Report

Posted September 21, 2017

Report identifies counties across the U.S. as Conservative, Moderate or Liberal CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Sept. 21, 2017 – USLAW NETWORK has released an updated edition of its State Judicial Profile by County Report. “We are pleased to deliver this updated resource to USLAW members and their clients,” said Roger… Continue Reading

Latest edition of USLAW Magazine is available for download

Latest edition of USLAW Magazine is available for download

Posted September 7, 2017

The 2017 Fall/Winter issue of USLAW Magazine has been published and is now available for download. Articles focus on the ever-increasing impact of the opioid epidemic, medical marijuana and the legalization movement, technology in transportation litigation, insights into cybersecurity, data breaches and risk assessments and much more. USLAW Magazine is… Continue Reading

2017 USLAW Practice Group Attorney Directories available

2017 USLAW Practice Group Attorney Directories available

Posted July 13, 2017

USLAW NETWORK, INC. (USLAW) has released the USLAW 2017 attorney directories for four USLAW practice groups: Complex Tort and Product Liability, Construction Law, Employment and Labor Law, and Transportation and Logistics. USLAW practice group attorney directories are detailed directories of the active attorneys within these groups. These directories showcase… Continue Reading

Steve Winborn receives 2017 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award

Steve Winborn receives 2017 USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award

Posted April 3, 2017

Stephen E. Winborn, vice president of corporate claims for National Interstate Insurance Company, has been named the 2017 recipient of the USLAW NETWORK Bill Burns Award. The award was created to annually recognize a client who has shown outstanding service and dedication to USLAW and is named after… Continue Reading

Voluntary Disclosure In Italy For Capital, International And Domestic Income Tax Compliance

Voluntary Disclosure In Italy For Capital, International And Domestic Income Tax Compliance

Posted November 28, 2016

By Roberto Salin of LEGALITAX Studio Legale e Tributario in Padova, Italy This article aims to illustrate the introduction of the voluntary disclosure procedure into the Italian system in order to enable non-compliant taxpayers to come forward and declare capital and income held in Italy and abroad in breach of… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

Posted September 29, 2016

During USLAW NETWORK’s annual member meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Sept. 22, the 2016-17 USLAW Board of Directors was determined and Lew R.C. Bricker of SmithAmundsen in Chicago, Illinois, was named Chair of USLAW. In addition, Ami C. Dwyer of Franklin & Prokopik, PC, in Baltimore, Maryland, was named… Continue Reading

New Jersey Interpretation of Uniform Statute May Be Coming to a State Near You

New Jersey Interpretation of Uniform Statute May Be Coming to a State Near You

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Noel D Humphreys, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey Limited liability companies across the country may be surprised to learn that a recent ruling in New Jersey could impact their business. In early August 2016, New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled on application of… Continue Reading

Some effective strategies to mitigate impact of ransomware infection

Some effective strategies to mitigate impact of ransomware infection

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey Since May 2016, the operators of the TeslaCrypt ransomware have shut down their command and control servers and released a master decryption key that will decrypt files infected with the TeslaCrypt ransomware versions 3.0… Continue Reading

Sixth Circuit Denies Improper Disclosure of Protected Health Information as Claim under False Claims Act

Sixth Circuit Denies Improper Disclosure of Protected Health Information as Claim under False Claims Act

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit involving a plaintiff filing suit under the False Claims Act for the improper access of her protected health information ("PHI").… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK releases 2016 practice group attorney directories

USLAW NETWORK releases 2016 practice group attorney directories

USLAW NETWORK, INC. (USLAW) today releases the USLAW 2016 attorney directories for five USLAW practice groups: Business Litigation, Construction Law, Employment and Labor Law, Product Liability and Transportation. USLAW practice group attorney directories are comprehensive online resources for legal decision makers to learn more about USLAW member firms and… Continue Reading

2016 Spring/Summer issue of USLAW Magazine is ready for download

2016 Spring/Summer issue of USLAW Magazine is ready for download

The 2016 Spring/Summer issue of USLAW Magazine is now available for download by clicking USLAW Magazine. Articles focus on The Internet of Things, controlled insurance programs, social media in litigation, Fair Labor Standards Act, corporate wrongdoing, motor carrier safety fitness, cybersecurity and the transportation and energy industries and other important… Continue Reading

Attorney Accused of Obtaining Adversary’s Trial Questions From Email Hacked By Client

Attorney Accused of Obtaining Adversary’s Trial Questions From Email Hacked By Client

Posted February 8, 2016

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey The Missouri Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument this month in an ethics case against an attorney accused of using information obtained by his client in a divorce proceeding. In particular, the… Continue Reading

Altep named USLAW NETWORK’s official e-discovery, cyber security and data forensics partner

Altep named USLAW NETWORK’s official e-discovery, cyber security and data forensics partner

Posted January 21, 2016

USLAW NETWORK, Inc. has named Altep, Inc. as the NETWORK’s official e-discovery, data forensics, and cyber security partner. Founded in 1994, Altep is based in El Paso, Texas, and for more than 20 years has been assisting corporations and law firms with complex discovery and compliance management initiatives. “We… Continue Reading

New Cyber Workforce Guidelines Included in 2016 Government Budget

New Cyber Workforce Guidelines Included in 2016 Government Budget

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey According to a provision in the 2016 omnibus spending package Congress passed on Dec. 18, 2015, government agencies will have new guidelines for keeping track of their cybersecurity workforce. The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment… Continue Reading

Third Circuit Holds that Google May Have Violated California Privacy Law

Third Circuit Holds that Google May Have Violated California Privacy Law

Posted November 16, 2015

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey On November 10, 2015, the Third Circuit of Court Appeals held that Google may have violated California privacy law by tricking users' computers into allowing blocked code to be installed by Google ad software.… Continue Reading

USLAW’s O’Hagan Award recipients announced

USLAW’s O’Hagan Award recipients announced

Posted October 8, 2015

Nicholas E. Christin of Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A. in Coral Gables, Fla., and Larry A. Schechtman of SmithAmundsen LLC in Chicago, Ill., (pictured L-to-R below) have been named the USLAW 2015 O’Hagan Award recipients. The award is presented by the USLAW Chair to USLAW members who demonstrate… Continue Reading

2015-16 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

2015-16 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

Posted September 22, 2015

Ashley Ann Dorris, Robert S. Nobel, Phillip H. Stanfield named to Board During the recent USLAW NETWORK annual membership meeting in Boston, the 2015-16 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors was determined. Two members were re-elected for a second term and three new members were elected to the Board. New… Continue Reading

Cooch and Taylor named USLAW NETWORK Delaware member

Cooch and Taylor named USLAW NETWORK Delaware member

Posted September 8, 2015

USLAW NETWORK, Inc., an international network of law firms, has named Cooch and Taylor, P.A. as its Delaware member firm. “Cooch and Taylor has a long history – 55 years and growing – of representing clients in all of Delaware’s courts across an array of practice areas and we look… Continue Reading

Dismissal of Neiman Marcus Customer Card Data Breach Suit Reversed by Seventh Circuit

Dismissal of Neiman Marcus Customer Card Data Breach Suit Reversed by Seventh Circuit

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey Neiman Marcus credit card holders whose accounts were hacked will be able to proceed with a federal class-action lawsuit against the retailer. On July 20, 2015, the Seventh Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal… Continue Reading

Target Settlement Over Data Breach Vetoed by MasterCard

Target Settlement Over Data Breach Vetoed by MasterCard

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey Citigroup Inc., Capital One Financial Corp., and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. rejected a $19 million pact backed by MasterCard Inc. last month over the high-profile Target Corp. data breach, which resulted in the… Continue Reading

Warner Norcross & Judd LLP named USLAW NETWORK Michigan member firm

Warner Norcross & Judd LLP named USLAW NETWORK Michigan member firm

Posted June 1, 2015

USLAW NETWORK, Inc., an international network of law firms, has named Warner Norcross & Judd LLP as its Michigan member firm. Warner Norcross is a corporate law firm with eight offices throughout Michigan. “We are pleased to welcome the attorneys from Warner Norcross & Judd to USLAW,” said C.… Continue Reading

WikiLeaks Publishes Sony Emails and Documents Stolen in Recent Data Breach

WikiLeaks Publishes Sony Emails and Documents Stolen in Recent Data Breach

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey According to a statement this past Thursday, WikiLeaks published more than 200,000 internal Sony Pictures Entertainment documents and e-mails in connection with the data breach incident involving Sony Corp.’s Hollywood studio late last year.… Continue Reading

Academic Institutions Not Immune from Cyber Attack

Academic Institutions Not Immune from Cyber Attack

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey Two New Jersey universities were recently the victims of a cyber attack bringing the business of higher education to a halt and highlighting the risks that these institutions face. At Rutgers and Fairleigh Dickinson… Continue Reading

Data Security and Privacy Issues Are Top Priority in State of the Union Address

Data Security and Privacy Issues Are Top Priority in State of the Union Address

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey In the lead-up to the annual State of the Union Address, President Obama has made clear that cyber security and privacy are top issues facing the country today calling for the need to enact… Continue Reading

Litigation Insights named official jury consulting firm of USLAW NETWORK

Litigation Insights named official jury consulting firm of USLAW NETWORK

Posted January 12, 2015

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Jan. 12, 2015 – Litigation Insights, a nationally recognized leader in the trial consulting field, is USLAW NETWORK’s newest corporate partner and has been named the official jury consultant of USLAW NETWORK (USLAW). "We are excited to welcome Litigation Insights to USLAW,” said C. Erik Gustafson,… Continue Reading

New Reinsurance Deskbook from Thomson Reuters and DRI features Thomas Segalla as Editor, seven Goldberg Segalla contributors

New Reinsurance Deskbook from Thomson Reuters and DRI features Thomas Segalla as Editor, seven Goldberg Segalla contributors

Posted December 15, 2014

BUFFALO, N.Y., DECEMBER 2014 –Goldberg Segalla founding partner Thomas F. Segalla led the team of lawyers who wrote the inaugural edition of the Reinsurance Professional’s Deskbook: A Practical Guide, a new treatise co-produced by leading legal publisher Thomson Reuters and DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar, the largest… Continue Reading

Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore, P.C., joins USLAW NETWORK as Kansas/Western Missouri member firm

Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore, P.C., joins USLAW NETWORK as Kansas/Western Missouri member firm

Posted September 5, 2014

Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore, P.C., a premier regional law firm based in Kansas City, Missouri, has joined USLAW NETWORK as its representative in Kansas and Western Missouri. “We are delighted to welcome Dysart Taylor to USLAW NETWORK,” said Bradley A. Wright, Chair of USLAW Board of Directors, and… Continue Reading

Global Law App now available for download via Apple App Store

Global Law App now available for download via Apple App Store

Posted April 25, 2014

App provides latest worldwide news on international legal developments CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., April 25, 2014 – Global Law app, the first app that brings together the latest worldwide news on international legal developments, is now available for download for iPhone and iPad users. The English-language app provides companies with international… Continue Reading

Wright named Chair of USLAW Board of Directors

Wright named Chair of USLAW Board of Directors

Posted October 4, 2013

VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada, Oct. 4, 2013 – USLAW NETWORK has announced that Bradley A. Wright of Roetzel & Andress, LPA in Ohio has been named the 2013-14 USLAW NETWORK Chair. Wright succeeds Edward G. Hochuli of Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., Phoenix, Ariz.  The announcement was made at the organization’s… Continue Reading

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