USLAW News

Larson • King LLP named USLAW NETWORK’s North Dakota member firm

Larson • King LLP named USLAW NETWORK’s North Dakota member firm

Posted March 14, 2024

USLAW NETWORK announces that Larson • King LLP in Fargo, North Dakota, joins USLAW as the NETWORK’s North Dakota member firm. This is an expansion of USLAW coverage by one of USLAW’s longest-serving members; Larson • King LLP has served as USLAW’s Minnesota member since 2002. “We have enjoyed a… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK adds USLAW co-founder Charles Carr’s name to major USLAW annual award

USLAW NETWORK adds USLAW co-founder Charles Carr’s name to major USLAW annual award

Posted January 19, 2024

USLAW NETWORK has added USLAW co-founder Charles F. Carr’s name to one of USLAW’s major annual awards, now named the O’Hagan-Carr Award. The award was originally named after Jim O’Hagan, a co-founding member of USLAW, and is given annually by the USLAW Chair to a USLAW member(s) who demonstrates outstanding… Continue Reading

Remembering late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

Remembering late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

Posted December 4, 2023

USLAW NETWORK mourns the death of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court Justice of the United States. After graduating from Stanford, she initially only received an offer to become a legal secretary. She rejected the offer, persevered, and eventually presided in the United States Supreme Court with… Continue Reading

USLAW presents the inaugural Champions Award to Nick Christin

USLAW presents the inaugural Champions Award to Nick Christin

Posted October 11, 2023

USLAW NETWORK, Inc. (USLAW) has created the Champions Award to annually recognize an individual/organization who has shown outstanding service and dedication to the philanthropic efforts of the USLAW NETWORK Foundation. The inaugural award was presented to Nicholas E. Christin of Wicker Smith in Miami during last week’s Fall 2023 USLAW… Continue Reading

2023-24 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

2023-24 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

Posted October 9, 2023

USLAW NETWORK membership elected the 2023-24 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors during the recent USLAW NETWORK’s fall member meeting in Dana Point, California. The new leadership includes Oscar J. Cabanas of Wicker Smith in Miami as chair, Kenneth B. Wingate of Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. in Columbia, South Carolina… Continue Reading

USLAW names Labor and Employment Law Practice Group Client Advisors

USLAW names Labor and Employment Law Practice Group Client Advisors

Posted September 18, 2023

USLAW NETWORK names industry leaders to serve as USLAW NETWORK Labor and Employment Practice Group Client Advisors: Elise Furlan - General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | SICK, Inc. Kim S. Magyar - Vice President and General Counsel, Grocery | McLane Company, Inc. Nancy M. Mellard - Executive Vice President… Continue Reading

Now available: USLAW Magazine Summer 2023

Now available: USLAW Magazine Summer 2023

Posted August 24, 2023

The summer 2023 issue of USLAW Magazine is now available for download by clicking here. What’s inside this issue? In the summer 2023 issue of USLAW Magazine, you will find articles that address artificial intelligence, immigration, diversity, remote work, cannabis, and much more. To access the full magazine, click here… Continue Reading

USLAW VIRTUAL JOB FAIR FOR DIVERSE LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS

USLAW VIRTUAL JOB FAIR FOR DIVERSE LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS

Posted August 18, 2023

USLAW NETWORK, an international organization composed of nearly 100 independent, full practice law firms, hosts an annual virtual job fair for diverse law school students. The job fair offers opportunities to connect diverse law school candidates as defined by race, ethnicity, physical ability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, to… 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 adds transportation industry executives to USLAW client advisor group

USLAW adds transportation industry executives to USLAW client advisor group

Posted November 18, 2022

USLAW NETWORK names 10 transportation industry leaders to serve as USLAW NETWORK Transportation and Logistics Practice Group Client Advisors. As client advisors, they will participate within the practice group alongside USLAW member attorneys and share insights, experiences and perspectives about the latest challenges, trends and opportunities facing transportation leaders. USLAW… 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

Leadership announced for USLAW Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group

Leadership announced for USLAW Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group

Posted September 30, 2022

We are pleased to announce the 2022-23 leadership for the USLAW NETWORK Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group.                       For more information about this practice group or attorneys in this group, click here. 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

Alexander, Mandt named to USLAW Medical Law Practice Group leadership

Alexander, Mandt named to USLAW Medical Law Practice Group leadership

Posted July 27, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Donn C. Alexander of Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C. in Arizona and Heidi L. Mandt of Williams Kastner in Oregon have been named chair and vice chair, respectively, of the USLAW NETWORK Medical Law Practice Group. The USLAW Medical Law Practice Group is a… Continue Reading

Carr Allison’s Pryor and Townsley obtain summary judgment

Carr Allison’s Pryor and Townsley obtain summary judgment

Posted July 21, 2022

Carr Allison attorneys Caroline Pryor and Alex Townsley of our Mobile (AL) office, recently won summary judgment for a retail client in a case where the plaintiff tripped on a gas pump island, sustaining a fractured shoulder. In support of the argument that the gas pump island was open and… Continue Reading

USLAW Magazine Summer 2022 edition available now

USLAW Magazine Summer 2022 edition available now

Posted June 21, 2022

The June 2022 issue of USLAW Magazine is now available for download by clicking here. What’s inside this issue? In the complimentary summer 2022 issue, you will find articles that cybersecurity and threat actors, ESG in business evaluation, insurance coverage issues related to Child Victims Act Legislation, estate planning and… Continue Reading

Jim Moore, Landon Kidd defend transportation client in Federal Court

Jim Moore, Landon Kidd defend transportation client in Federal Court

Posted May 23, 2022

USLAW Attorneys for Defendants: James R. Moore, Jr., and C. Landon Kidd; Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, P.A.; Ridgeland, MS Date of Verdict: 5-20-22 Summary: 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… 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

Traub Lieberman Team Obtains Motion to Dismiss in Second Third-Party Complaint

Traub Lieberman Team Obtains Motion to Dismiss in Second Third-Party Complaint

Posted January 19, 2022

Traub Lieberman attorneys Lisa M. Rolle and Erin O’Dea obtained a motion to dismiss in favor of a wall systems installation company (“Installer”) in a second third-party complaint brought before the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County. In the underlying suit, the plaintiff alleged she… Continue Reading

Wicker Smith Earns Defense Verdict in Employment Case

Wicker Smith Earns Defense Verdict in Employment Case

Posted December 10, 2021

Civil litigation defense firm, Wicker Smith O’Hara McCoy & Ford P.A., congratulates Fort Lauderdale partners Jason A. Glusman and Carlos “Charlie” Garcia on a directed verdict six days into a jury trial in a heavily contested employment discrimination/ civil conspiracy/tortious interference case. This case had been ongoing for 11 years… Continue Reading

Client Demands Regarding Cyber Insurance for Outside Counsel: Why, How Much and What Sensitive Information Must be Covered

Client Demands Regarding Cyber Insurance for Outside Counsel: Why, How Much and What Sensitive Information Must be Covered

Posted November 22, 2021

Featuring Stephen J. Trayner, Strong & Hanni, PC (Salt Lake City, UT) About this program Law firms are increasingly the target for hackers seeking confidential information and ransomware.  Clients are becoming more concerned about what their law firms are doing to combat this attack and requiring firms to adopt best… Continue Reading

Game Changers: How to Lead Your Team Through Rocky Times with Plenty of Forward Momentum

Game Changers: How to Lead Your Team Through Rocky Times with Plenty of Forward Momentum

Posted November 18, 2021

Featuring Mark E. Hardin, Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, L.L.P. (Tulsa, OK); Lee L. Piovarcy, Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C. (Memphis, TN) About this program From COVID-19 to PPP loans to lifesaving vaccines to the Delta Variant — there can bring turmoil in the daily lives of employees… Continue Reading

What You See: Managing Implicit Bias and Its Influence and Impact on Litigation

What You See: Managing Implicit Bias and Its Influence and Impact on Litigation

Posted November 15, 2021

  Featuring Earl W. Houston, II, Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C. (Memphis, TN); Lisa M. Rolle, Traub Lieberman (Hawthorne, NY) About this program Implicit bias has changed the dynamics of litigation, settlement negotiations and trials. This session explores the attitudes or stereotypes that affect an individual’s understanding, actions and… Continue Reading

Emotional Wellness: Learn the Signs of Emotional Wellness and How to Overcome Stresses That Can Block Your Path to Success

Emotional Wellness: Learn the Signs of Emotional Wellness and How to Overcome Stresses That Can Block Your Path to Success

Posted November 10, 2021

Featuring Nicholas C. Grant, Ebeltoft . Sickler . Lawyers (Dickinson, ND); Michael Murphy, Barclay Damon LLP (Albany, NY) About this program Emotional wellness or well-being is often defined as the emotional quality of an individual’s everyday experience. It is influenced by a variety of factors and stressors, many of which… Continue Reading

Changing Your Paradigm: Improving Teammate Retention Rates and Reducing Turnover in Your Legal or Claims Department

Changing Your Paradigm: Improving Teammate Retention Rates and Reducing Turnover in Your Legal or Claims Department

Posted November 5, 2021

Featuring Mark A. Solheim, Larson King, LLP (St. Paul, MN); David S. Wilck, Rivkin Radler LLP (Uniondale, NY) About this program In this discussion, we will tap our collective pandemic experiences to explore and develop creative and meaningful personnel strategies, social events, incentives and professional development needed to attract and… Continue Reading

Global Supply Chains: Were Businesses Asleep at The Wheel at the Beginning of the Pandemic and How to Avoid Similar Issues Next Time

Global Supply Chains: Were Businesses Asleep at The Wheel at the Beginning of the Pandemic and How to Avoid Similar Issues Next Time

Posted November 2, 2021

Featuring Tamara B. Goorevitz, Franklin & Prokopik, P.C. (Baltimore, MD); J. Michael Kunsch, Sweeney & Sheehan, P.C. (Philadelphia, PA); Jennifer D. Tricker, Baird Holm LLP (Omaha, NE) About this Program COVID-19 disrupted global supply chains that businesses spent decades fine tuning for efficiency. Companies couldn’t obtain raw materials and components.… Continue Reading

Transformative Times: Promoting Innovation in the Legal Department

Transformative Times: Promoting Innovation in the Legal Department

Posted October 29, 2021

Featuring Connor Glynn, Parlee McLaws LLP (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada); Merton A. Howard, Hanson Bridgett LLP (San Francisco, CA) About this program Now, more than ever, lawyers and their clients must adopt and embrace new technology and ways of working so they can adapt to the rapidly evolving legal environment. Their… Continue Reading

COVID-19 Employment Hot Topics: Everything from Return to Work to Health Privacy Issues

COVID-19 Employment Hot Topics: Everything from Return to Work to Health Privacy Issues

Posted October 26, 2021

Featuring Barbara Barron, MehaffyWeber (Houston, TX); Sandra L. Rappaport, Hanson Bridgett LLP (San Francisco, CA) About this program Employers are facing a myriad of issues as the country emerges from an unprecedented pandemic. They need to make policy decisions concerning health screenings, vaccinations, masking, travel, physical distancing, and reasonable accommodation,… Continue Reading

Passing the Reigns: Law Firm Succession Planning and the Strategic Transfer of Client Relationships and the Role Clients Play in This Transfer

Passing the Reigns: Law Firm Succession Planning and the Strategic Transfer of Client Relationships and the Role Clients Play in This Transfer

Posted October 22, 2021

Featuring Michael Bonasso, Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC (Charleston, WV); Larry A. Schechtman, SmithAmundsen LLC (Chicago, IL); Bradley A. Wright, Roetzel & Andress (Cleveland, OH) About this program As the baby boomer generation moves into their mid and late 60s and beyond and begin to contemplate retirement, many strategic decisions need… Continue Reading

What Could an Infrastructure Bill Mean to Your Company and Your Industry

What Could an Infrastructure Bill Mean to Your Company and Your Industry

Posted October 19, 2021

Featuring Thomas A. Ped, Williams Kastner (Portland, OR); John F. Wilcox, Jr., Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C. (Kansas City, MO) About this program The 2021 infrastructure bill promises to make massive federal investments in public transit, passenger rail, roads and bridges, clean drinking water, internet broadband and clean… Continue Reading

CMS Compliance & the Recently Filed Qui Tam/False Claims Act Lawsuit: Has the Heat Been Turned Up?

CMS Compliance & the Recently Filed Qui Tam/False Claims Act Lawsuit: Has the Heat Been Turned Up?

Posted October 5, 2021

About this webinar This program will focus and provide a summary of the current and anticipated statutory and regulatory requirements relating to compliance under the Medicare Act, as well as the impact of the recently filed case in Federal Court pursuant to the Qui Tam provisions of the False Claims… Continue Reading

JSH attorneys win appeal nine years after defense verdict in Sloan v. Farmers Insurance Company of Arizona

JSH attorneys win appeal nine years after defense verdict in Sloan v. Farmers Insurance Company of Arizona

Posted September 28, 2021

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli attorneys Donald Myles, Lori Voepel, and Ashley Villaverde Halvorson have prevailed in three appeals on behalf of their client, Farmers Insurance Company of Arizona, affirming their 2012 defense verdict in a bad faith case. (Barbara Sloan v. Farmers Insurance Company of Arizona, Farmers Insurance Exchange, and… 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

USLAW NETWORK updates four compendia

USLAW NETWORK updates four compendia

Posted June 15, 2021

Joint and Several Liability, Nullum Tempus, Offer of Judgment, Spoliation of Evidence USLAW NETWORK today releases updates to four multistate resources that focus on joint and several liability, nullum tempus, offer of judgment, and spoliation of evidence. These are easily sourced on a state-by-state basis and are developed by the… Continue Reading

Wicker Smith attorneys receive a complete defense verdict on a premises liability case

Wicker Smith attorneys receive a complete defense verdict on a premises liability case

Posted May 31, 2021

E. Holland “Holly” Howanitz and Catherine Crawley received a complete defense verdict on a premises liability case in Alachua County in May 2021. The Plaintiff had a life care plan of $1.6 million and claimed permanent injuries from neck and shoulder surgery. She also claimed permanent disability and lost wages… Continue Reading

Analyzing and Comparing Case-Specific Activities of Daily Living to the Occupant Exposure in Minor and Moderate Accidents

Analyzing and Comparing Case-Specific Activities of Daily Living to the Occupant Exposure in Minor and Moderate Accidents

Posted May 11, 2021

In the past, biomechanical experts were limited to utilizing whatever ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) had been previously published when making the comparison between the exposure while undergoing a certain activity to the occupant exposure in a minor or moderate motor vehicle accident. But now with newer technologies (mainly motion… Continue Reading

USLAW Magazine Spring 2021 is available for download

USLAW Magazine Spring 2021 is available for download

Posted March 17, 2021

The latest issue of USLAW Magazine (Spring 2021) is now available for download by clicking here. What's inside? In the complimentary issue, you will find important COVID-19 updates, including the impacts of the vaccine from an employer’s perspective and assessing the standard of care for COVID-19 claims. With the expansion of full-scale… Continue Reading

Hit Me with Your Best Shot: An Employer’s Guide to COVID Vaccines and Other Pat Benatar Songs

Hit Me with Your Best Shot: An Employer’s Guide to COVID Vaccines and Other Pat Benatar Songs

Posted February 4, 2021

As the nation rolls out COVID vaccines, there are many unsettled issues for employers. Can employers require employees to take vaccines? What are the potential liability risks involved? Tune in to this panel discussion that dissects the latest EEOC guidance on the issue and other legal risks while offering practical… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK releases COVID-19 Civil Immunity Chart

USLAW NETWORK releases COVID-19 Civil Immunity Chart

Posted December 15, 2020

USLAW NETWORK today releases a new multistate client resource that addresses civil immunity in relation to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis for every state and Washington D.C.  Keely E. Duke of Duke Evett, PLLC in Boise, Idaho, served as the author of the USLAW NETWORK COVID-19 Civil Immunity Chart. In response… Continue Reading

Orange County jury returned a defense verdict in favor of Murchison & Cumming client

Orange County jury returned a defense verdict in favor of Murchison & Cumming client

Posted November 12, 2020

Much to Lisa Angelo's surprise, upon the reopening of the courts during COVID-19, the parties in her case were ordered to appear for trial and jury selection. In this real estate fraud case, the plaintiff sued her former best friend of 34 years, for intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, constructive fraud,… Continue Reading

Current USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors will remain in place through 2021

Current USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors will remain in place through 2021

Posted October 19, 2020

At the recent USLAW NETWORK annual membership meeting – held virtually due to the pandemic – the USLAW membership unanimously voted to maintain the current USLAW Board of Directors for an additional year. This vote supported a limited waiver/modification of the election procedures for 2020 allowing the entire current Board… 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

USLAW NETWORK creates nonprofit foundation to fund scholarships for diverse law school students

USLAW NETWORK creates nonprofit foundation to fund scholarships for diverse law school students

Posted June 24, 2020

USLAW NETWORK announces the creation of the USLAW NETWORK Foundation, a 501c3 charitable organization. The USLAW NETWORK Foundation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including the funding of scholarships to provide financial assistance to diverse law students in their pursuit of a legal education at an American Bar… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK releases COVID-19 Force Majeure Compendium of Law

USLAW NETWORK releases COVID-19 Force Majeure Compendium of Law

Posted June 5, 2020

USLAW NETWORK today releases its newest compendium of law, a multi-state resource that addresses relevant considerations with respect to invoking “force majeure” clauses in contracts in light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Written by USLAW NETWORK member attorneys, the compendium takes advantage of local knowledge and experience in each of the… Continue Reading

Pandemic Cybersecurity Related Issues and the New Normal

Pandemic Cybersecurity Related Issues and the New Normal

Posted June 2, 2020

As Covid-19 quickly turned us into a remote workforce, cyber risk and the number of attacks increased exponentially. Hackers have remained on the prowl for the path of least resistance to a company’s systems and to expose vulnerabilities for executing attacks. What are your legal responsibilities in today’s digital world? … Continue Reading

Moving Litigation Forward: Remote Inspections During COVID-19

Moving Litigation Forward: Remote Inspections During COVID-19

The presence of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has forced attorneys and experts to adapt and overcome mobility and social distancing restrictions put in place by local and federal governments. Born out of these constraints are the limitations placed on conducting site visits and laboratory inspections. In order to temporarily circumnavigate… Continue Reading

May-June webinar series announced

May-June webinar series announced

Posted May 11, 2020

USLAW has several FREE webinars scheduled in the weeks ahead. Please see below, save the date and your seat. Register today.                                          Thursday, May 14 at 3 PM ET REGISTER Investigating… Continue Reading

Spring 2020 issue of USLAW Magazine available for download

Spring 2020 issue of USLAW Magazine available for download

Posted March 26, 2020

USLAW NETWORK’s quarterly issue of USLAW Magazine is now available for download. The spring issue includes articles that focus on the legalization of cannabis and its impact on the workplace, vicarious liability against non-motor carriers under the FMCSR, and measures business owners and employers can take to mitigate risk and… 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

Noble Allen, Wendell Large named 2018 USLAW NETWORK O’Hagan Award recipients

Noble Allen, Wendell Large named 2018 USLAW NETWORK O’Hagan Award recipients

Posted September 12, 2018

Noble F. Allen of Hinckley Allen in Hartford, Connecticut, and the late Wendell G. Large of Richardson, Whitman, Large & Badger in Portland, Maine, have been named recipients of the 2018 USLAW NETWORK O’Hagan Award. The award is named after Jim O’Hagan, a founding member of USLAW, and is given… Continue Reading

Kevin Fritz named Chair of USLAW NETWORK

Kevin Fritz named Chair of USLAW NETWORK

Posted September 7, 2018

Kevin L. Fritz of Lashly & Baer, P.C. in St. Louis, Missouri, has been named Chair of USLAW NETWORK for 2018-19. He succeeds John D. Cromie of Connell Foley LLP in New Jersey. The change of leadership was made at the NETWORK’s annual Fall Membership Meeting in Montreal, Canada. “I… Continue Reading

DHS National Cybersecurity Summit

DHS National Cybersecurity Summit

Posted August 20, 2018

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey On July 31, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hosted a summit in New York City where members of both the public and private sectors came together to discuss the protection of critical… Continue Reading

2018 USLAW Practice Group Attorney Directories released

2018 USLAW Practice Group Attorney Directories released

Posted April 27, 2018

USLAW NETWORK, INC. (USLAW) has released the USLAW 2018 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

USLAW NETWORK publishes 2018-19 Membership Directory and Source Book

USLAW NETWORK publishes 2018-19 Membership Directory and Source Book

Posted March 16, 2018

USLAW NETWORK, Inc., an international organization composed of more than 60 independent, full practice firms with roots in civil litigation, today releases the 2018-19 edition of the USLAW Membership Directory and Source Book. These important resources provide immediate access to USLAW members firms, key attorney contacts in each firm as… Continue Reading

Structured Financial Associates named official structured settlement services partner of USLAW NETWORK

Structured Financial Associates named official structured settlement services partner of USLAW NETWORK

Posted January 12, 2018

Structured Financial Associates, Inc. (“SFA”), a founding leader in the structured settlement business, has been named USLAW NETWORK’s exclusive partner for structured settlement services. USLAW NETWORK is an international organization composed of more than 60 independent, full practice firms with roots in civil litigation. “Structured Financial Associates is a… Continue Reading

New USLAW NETWORK state-by-state compendiums focus on liability damages caps and workers’ comp medical benefits caps

New USLAW NETWORK state-by-state compendiums focus on liability damages caps and workers’ comp medical benefits caps

Posted September 19, 2017

USLAW NETWORK (USLAW) has released two new compendiums: the 50-State Analysis of Liability Damages Caps and the 50-State Analysis of Workers’ Compensation Medical Benefits Caps. Scott H. Moulton and Fred L. Hubbs of Hall Booth Smith, P.C. in Georgia served as editors, respectively, of the new compendiums. “With companies… 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

2017-18 USLAW Membership Directory now available for download

2017-18 USLAW Membership Directory now available for download

Posted April 17, 2017

USLAW NETWORK has just released the 2017-18 USLAW NETWORK Membership Directory and it is available for download now. The Directory includes all member firms listed geographically. Each member entry spotlights the practice areas and some of the representative clients for each firm as well as an overview of each firm’s… Continue Reading

Latest issue of USLAW Magazine is available for download

Latest issue of USLAW Magazine is available for download

Posted March 29, 2017

The latest issue of USLAW Magazine has been published and is available for download by clicking MAGAZINE. Published twice a year – once in the spring and once in the fall – USLAW Magazine features articles from USLAW member firms and corporate partners who provide insight into issues facing today’s… Continue Reading

Brad Wright receives USLAW NETWORK’s O’Hagan Award

Brad Wright receives USLAW NETWORK’s O’Hagan Award

Posted September 30, 2016

Bradley A. Wright, a past chair of USLAW NETWORK and partner-in-charge, Akron (Ohio) office & practice group manager, transportation and retail for USLAW member firm Roetzel & Andress in Ohio, has been named USLAW NETWORK’s 2016 O’Hagan Award recipient. The award is presented by the USLAW Chair to a USLAW… Continue Reading

2016 Fall issue of USLAW Magazine is available for download

2016 Fall issue of USLAW Magazine is available for download

Posted September 22, 2016

The 2016 Fall/Winter issue of USLAW Magazine has been published and is now available for download. USLAW Magazine is published each spring and fall and content is written by attorneys from USLAW member firms as well as industry leading corporate partners. The 2016 Fall/Winter issue covers topics ranging from… 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 to host Business to Business Litigation Exchange in San Francisco, registration now open

USLAW to host Business to Business Litigation Exchange in San Francisco, registration now open

Registration is now open for the upcoming USLAW Business to Business Litigation Exchange, scheduled for June 13 - 14 at the Ritz Carlton San Francisco in San Francisco, California. The event kicks-off with an evening networking reception at SPIN Ping Pong Social Club followed by the highly interactive educational programming… Continue Reading

FBI Calls for Help with Ransomware Attacks on the Rise

FBI Calls for Help with Ransomware Attacks on the Rise

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey The Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) recently sent a confidential advisory asking that businesses and software security experts assist in its fight against one of the most malicious new types of cyber-attacks facing the… Continue Reading

Increase in Ransomware Leading to Start-Up Company Specializing in the Technology Behind Bitcoin

Increase in Ransomware Leading to Start-Up Company Specializing in the Technology Behind Bitcoin

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey Digital Asset Holdings LLC, a start-up company specializing in the blockchain technology for the financial services industry recently announced that it has entered into business relationships with Accenture, Broadridge and PricewaterhouseCoopers to ensure faster… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK announces 2016 roster of corporate partners

USLAW NETWORK announces 2016 roster of corporate partners

Forensic engineering. Legal visualization. Court reporting. Structured settlements. Complex and catastrophic medical management services. Jury consulting. Investigative work. E-discovery. Data forensics. Cyber security. These are just a few of the important expert services USLAW corporate partners provide to members and their clients throughout the year. USLAW NETWORK member firms and… Continue Reading

Paradigm Outcomes named official complex and catastrophic medical management services partner of USLAW NETWORK

Paradigm Outcomes named official complex and catastrophic medical management services partner of USLAW NETWORK

  Paradigm Outcomes, the nation’s leading provider of complex and catastrophic medical management, has been named the official complex and catastrophic medical management services partner of USLAW NETWORK. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Paradigm has managed more than 12,000 medically complex cases, with a success rate… Continue Reading

Hanson Bridgett LLP named USLAW NETWORK’s San Francisco member firm

Hanson Bridgett LLP named USLAW NETWORK’s San Francisco member firm

Posted November 24, 2015

USLAW NETWORK, Inc. has named Hanson Bridgett LLP, as its San Francisco market member firm. “We are delighted to welcome Hanson Bridgett in San Francisco as our newest USLAW member firm,” said Thomas L. Oliver, II, Chair of USLAW NETWORK and a founding shareholder in USLAW member firm, Carr Allison… Continue Reading

Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act Approved by Senate

Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act Approved by Senate

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey After early unsuccessful attempts, on October 27, 2015, the Senate finally passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (“CISA”), a bill intended to curtail cyberattacks by encouraging its victims to share information about the attack,… Continue Reading

USLAW releases updated National Compendium of Law

USLAW releases updated National Compendium of Law

Posted September 29, 2015

USLAW NETWORK, Inc. (USLAW) today releases its updated 2015 National Compendium of Law, which is a multi-state resource that gives users easy access to state common and statutory law regarding a variety of litigation-oriented issues. The Compendium focuses on the procedural aspects of the law so that clients of USLAW… Continue Reading

Oliver named Chair of USLAW Board of Directors

Oliver named Chair of USLAW Board of Directors

Thomas L. Oliver, II, a founding shareholder at Carr Allison in Alabama, has been named Chair of the 2015-16 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors. The announcement was made at the NETWORK’s annual membership meeting held in Boston. He succeeds C. Erik Gustafson from LeClairRyan in Virginia. “I am so proud… Continue Reading

USLAW releases newest 50-state compendium of law: Employee Rights on Initial Medical Treatment

USLAW releases newest 50-state compendium of law: Employee Rights on Initial Medical Treatment

USLAW NETWORK today releases a new state-by state compendium of law focused on Employee Rights regarding Initial Medical Treatment. Fred L. Hubbs of Hall Booth Smith P.C. in Georgia served as the editor. When an employee is injured at work, what are their rights with respect to receiving paid… 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

New issue of USLAW Magazine is ready for download

New issue of USLAW Magazine is ready for download

Posted April 8, 2015

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., April 8, 2015 – The 2015 Spring/Summer issue of USLAW Magazine, a professional biannual publication produced by USLAW NETWORK, Inc. (USLAW) to address legal and business issues facing commercial, corporate and insurer clients, is now available for download by clicking USLAW Magazine.  All content in the magazine… Continue Reading

Prodding Corporate America and Congress to Address Data Security and Privacy Issues in 2015

Prodding Corporate America and Congress to Address Data Security and Privacy Issues in 2015

A special to USLAW NETWORK and USLAW DigiKnow By Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, New Jersey During President Obama’s recent State of the Union Address he stated, “No foreign nation, no hacker, should be able to shut down our networks, steal our trade secrets, or invade the privacy of American… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK hosts interactive exchange for legal leaders, in-house counsel

USLAW NETWORK hosts interactive exchange for legal leaders, in-house counsel

Posted January 15, 2015

USLAW NETWORK, an international network of full-practice law firms with roots in civil litigation, will host a free one-day event in Chicago fully focused on legal decision makers and in-house counsel. The event – 2015 USLAW NETWORK Legal Leaders & Corporate Counsel Exchange – will be held on March 3,… Continue Reading

Jump start 2015 with FREE USLAW webinars  Jan. 13, 14 & 20

Jump start 2015 with FREE USLAW webinars Jan. 13, 14 & 20

Posted December 29, 2014

USLAW NETWORK hosts several webinars each month to inform, educate and share knowledge about the latest laws and legal trends. Our January 2015 kick-off webinars put a focus on social media monitoring, language differences in legal arena and data breaches.  Save the dates and join USLAW for the following USLAW… Continue Reading

Gustafson named Chair of USLAW Board of Directors

Gustafson named Chair of USLAW Board of Directors

Posted September 19, 2014

Longo, Mahaney, Umberger, Wingate named directors USLAW NETWORK, an organization composed of more than 100 independent, defense-based law firms with more than 7,000 attorneys, has announced that C. Erik Gustafson of LeClairRyan has been named the 2014-15 USLAW NETWORK Chair. Gustafson succeeds Bradley A. Wright of Roetzel & Andress LPA,… Continue Reading

Parlee McLaws LLP joins USLAW NETWORK as member firm from Alberta, Canada

Parlee McLaws LLP joins USLAW NETWORK as member firm from Alberta, Canada

Posted May 7, 2014

Parlee McLaws LLP, one of Canada’s leading regional law firms, has joined USLAW NETWORK as its newest member firm representing Alberta, Canada. Parlee McLaws has two offices in Alberta, one in Calgary and one in Edmonton. “The team at Parlee McLaws brings a depth of experience and knowledge that clients… Continue Reading

Therrien Couture Lawyers, L.L.P. joins USLAW as Québec, Canada, member firm

Therrien Couture Lawyers, L.L.P. joins USLAW as Québec, Canada, member firm

Posted January 14, 2014

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Jan. 14, 2014 -- Therrien Couture Lawyers L.L.P., headquartered in Brossard, Quebec, Canada, is the newest member of USLAW NETWORK (USLAW) and represents the Québec province of Canada. USLAW is an international network of defense-based law firms. “We welcome Jean-Luc (Couture) and his team to USLAW NETWORK,”… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK Short Takes

USLAW NETWORK Short Takes

Posted October 18, 0202

Click here it view on-demand programming | USLAW Short Takes USLAW’s Short Takes virtual video series includes 26 discussions on today’s hottest legal topics, forward-thinking initiatives and several areas that address the impact of COVID-19 and how we manage it for a daily work-life balance. In each of these brief… Continue Reading

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