Aug 4, 2010 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 43
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) of 1999, also termed the Financial Modernization Act of 1999, was signed into law on November 12, 1999. At the time of its enactment it was hailed by supporters as an important step forward in the removal of the legal barriers...
Aug 4, 2010 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 43
With the interpretation of fair employment laws often mired in confusion, it comes as no surprise that the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Gross v. FBL Fin. Servs., Inc. raises more questions than it answers. In declining to apply the mixed-motive standard,...
Aug 4, 2010 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 43
The rise of lawyer mobility is a recent and remarkable development within the legal profession. In the past, movement of lawyers between firms was uncommon, but over the last thirty years lateral hiring has become the norm rather than the exception, and lawyers may...
Aug 4, 2010 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 43
The state of punitive damages in the United States has been a controversial topic for more than three decades, resulting in litigation reaching the U.S. Supreme Court and state supreme courts. Various business advocacy groups have sought to drastically curb or...
Aug 4, 2010 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 43
In November 2008, one week after Barack Obama was elected as our forty-fifth President, I had the honor of delivering a Donahue Lecture at Suffolk University Law School. “A National Security Agenda” offered thoughts on national security challenges, priorities and...
Aug 4, 2010 | Lead Articles, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 43
It was my great pleasure to come to Suffolk University Law School to join the ranks of the many distinguished individuals who have delivered the Donahue Lecture. The topic of this lecture is the simple chemical, carbon dioxide, which is, now officially, our newest...