Monthly Archives: April 2015

If It Can Happen To Playboy . . . It Can Happen To You

Posted on April 26, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

Playboy Enterprises recently filed a legal malpractice lawsuit against its attorneys for failing to settle an employee whistleblower lawsuit within the insurance policy limits, thereby exposing Playboy to a verdict in excess of the policy limits.  According to an April … Continue reading →

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Reinventing Law Schools

Posted on April 16, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

Elon University School of Law Dean Luke Bierman wrote an article for The New Normal section of the ABA Journal, titled Four steps for reinventing legal education.  In his April 15, 2015 article, Dean Bierman argues that the new normal for … Continue reading →

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Judges Who Blog

Posted on April 12, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

We have previously posted about judges who blog, including Judge Richard G. Kopf of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska and his blog, Herculesandtheumpire.com. This week, we received an email from Judge Alan Pendleton of the Tenth … Continue reading →

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“Hot Bench” – Judge Judy’s New Show Is Eye-Opening!

Posted on April 4, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

Judge Judy Sheindlin (a/k/a Judge Judy) has developed a new legal show titled Hot Bench, and according to a March 31, 2015 New York Times article (courtesy of Yahoo! Finance), “it’s a surprise hit.”  Debuting in 2014, it’s already topping … Continue reading →

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