Insights: Results

Wage and Overtime Laws for Truck Drivers

by Greg Mansell

For truck drivers nationwide, underpayment and overtime violations are just the beginning of a long list of problems. Below we explore the wages you are entitled to but may not be receiving.

Ghosts of Christmas Past

by Steven M. Visioli

’Tis the season . . . for a vacation without the kids. A recommendation against sharing co-parenting holidays with your ex.

Big Case Warriors

by Best Lawyers

The co-founders of Lyons & Simmons, LLP discuss their relentless dedication to pursuing justice for clients while also invoking change.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Landmark Workers’ Compensation Decision

by Dave Brown

The claimants’ workers’ compensation bar in Pennsylvania scored a significant victory when the state’s high court issued its decision in Protz v. WCAB.

Henry M. Matri, Hackensack "Lawyer of the Year" for Corporate Law 2017

by Nathaniel Barr

Hank Matri serves as co-chair of the corporate department at Cole Schotz, a division he established nearly 30 years ago.

Patent Battles at the PTO

by S. Benjamin Pleune

Inter partes review (IPR) has become the procedure of choice to resolve the validity of patents, with or without a co-pending litigation.

Everything Starts With Trust That Is Earned

by John Fields

Joseph F. Brophy, a Best Lawyers recipient and co-founder of Brophy & Devaney Law, speaks on the firm's efforts for client representation and advocacy.

Staying Power

by Justin Smulison

Laurie Webb Daniel is a veteran appellate advocate for high-stakes litigation practicing in Atlanta, Georgia, at a firm she co-founded, Webb Daniel Friedlander.

The Evolving Reproductive Landscape

by Justin Smulison

The Supreme Court’s thunderclap Dobbs decision sent abortion policy nationwide into utterly unfamiliar terrain. The ruling also has a colossal effect on surrogates, intended parents and anyone involved in family planning given the patchwork of state laws likely to emerge. What’s a family law attorney to do?

A Quarter-century of Leading Client Service

by Justin Smulison

As Regan Zambri Long celebrates its 25th anniversary, co-founder and two-time Medical Malpractice “Lawyer of the Year”, Patrick Regan reflects on some of the firm’s most notable resolutions.

The Impact of Duran on the Certification Process in Wage and Hour Class Actions

by Tim Freudenberger and Nancy Lubrano

In May 2014, class action defense attorney Tim Freudenberger from Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP, obtained a very favorable decision from the California Supreme Court in Duran v. U.S. Bank Nat. Assn., 59 Cal. 4th 1 (2014).

Solving Texas Trucking and Transportation Troubles

by Justin Smulison

Tinsman & Sciano, Inc. Co-Founder and CEO Daniel J.T. Sciano is one of Texas’ top authorities on trucking safety and litigation, having secured countless verdicts and settlements for victims of company vehicle accidents in his 43-year career.

Justice Gorsuch’s Strange Detour in Alien Tort Statute Case

by Motley Rice

Justice Neil Gorsuch wasn’t a member of the U.S. Supreme Court back in 2004, when the justices ruled in Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain (124 S.Ct. 2739) that in certain limited circumstances, foreign nationals can use a 1789 law, the Alien Tort Statute, to sue in U.S. courts for violations of the law of nations.

Beyond Business: The Personal Touch in M&A Transactions

by Justin Smulison

The stakes are always high in a business transaction because real people are often embarking on a once-in-a-lifetime event. Tiffany & Bosco M&A/Business Solutions Practice Group co-chairs Jim O’Sullivan and May Lu discuss their approach to helping business leaders make life-changing decisions and how professional partnerships strengthen their results.

It Was a Very Bad Year for Retail

by Michelle V. Rafter

While overall business bankruptcies dropped 5.4 percent through Q3, in excess of 300 stores filed for Chapter 7 or 11 in the same period, including big names like Toys “R” Us, Gymboree, and Payless ShoeSource.

Social Media and Other Innovations Are Jarring the Judiciary

by Michelle V. Rafter

Judge Shira A. Scheindlin means it when she says social media is “totally disrupting the court system.”