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The Internet has made available a variety of products and services from around the world. And certainly, many online shoppers have wondered where they can buy a pair of OJ Simpson’s shoes or a foil hat designed to keep Oprah ...

As lawsuits go forward and transcripts pile up, finding and sifting through documentation and exhibits in preparation for trial or settlement gets hectic. There’s hardly an attorney, paralegal or assistant who hasn’t faced this last-minute scramble. That’s why it’s worth ...

If you’re having trouble hitting the ball consistently where you “think” you are aiming, but have tried fixing your alignment and swing to no avail, try to keep it simple and just pick a spot. Too often golfers just aim ...

As my last column closed, I asked whether we wish to leave the effort to reconcile the various jurisprudential philosophies to economists, who evaluate legal outcomes solely by their degree of conformity to economic theory. My answer is no. Instead, ...

I recently cleaned out my closet and discovered an outfit that I last wore to my 10-year reunion. Let’s just say that my 20th has come and gone, so finding that outfit was a surprise. It then occurred to me, ...

Identity theft affects countless consumers and businesses each year, costing millions and maybe even billions of dollars. In 2004, the Federal Trade Commission received over 635,000 consumer fraud and identity theft complaints with reported losses of $547 million. During 2005, ...

Minneapolis-based Dolan Media – which owns business and legal papers in markets throughout the United States – once a year sponsors a conference for the editors of its various publications. Since Minnesota Lawyer is one of those publications, I annually ...

We are continuing to talk about the last area of the five areas that make up every business in the world, this fifth area is “collecting.” The other four areas that make up every business in the world are: “Clients” ...

I don’t know what I would do without my personal cell phone. But I know what I would do with some of the others. Even after the reminder that the theater gives you to shut off your phone, someone’s phone ...

The concept of providing legal counsel to low-income people in civil cases isn’t novel. For example, the right to a lawyer is recognized in England, whose legal system we adopted when the United States was founded. The right to counsel ...

Two of my favorite “blawgers,” Tom Collins (www.morepartnerincome.com) and Carolyn Elefant (www.myshingle.com), recently raised an interesting online point/counterpoint. Tom cited the case of a young partner who always returned calls and e-mails – the following day. This partner felt such ...