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Social Media Webinar Series: Part 1 - How Do I Begin? - March 11 at 1 p.m. EST

Feb 23, 2010

Sponsored by the Social Media Task Force and Technology Committee Speakers: R. Bruce Barze, Jr., Balch & Bingham LLP, Birmingham, AL; Daniel F. Beasley, Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne PC, Huntsville, AL; Robert C. Manlowe, Williams Kastner, Seattle, WA The IADC Social Media Task Force will partner with IADC Committees to present a webinar series on Social Media. In the first installment of this series, co-sponsored by the Technology Committee, the basics of three powerful and popular social media tools -- Linked

Courtroom Success: Jim Campbell

Feb 22, 2010

IADC President James M. Campbell, of Campbell, Campbell, Edwards & Conroy won a successful appeal in Da Silva v. Ford Motor Company, an action brought by a young, single mother of three who sustained thoracic fractures resulting in paraplegia after a large SUV struck the rear of her stopped Ford Explorer. The impact caused the Explorer to strike the vehicle in front of it, which then hit another vehicle. The plaintiff alleged that the driver's seat and seat belt in the 1999 Ford Explorer were defective in design. Ford argued that the driver's seat in the Explorer was well designed and that the only possible cause of the plaintiff's unique thoracic injuries was her having worn the shoulder belt portion of the seat belt behind her back at the time of the accident

Courtroom Success: Jack Fernandez

Feb 08, 2010

On December 4, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta issued a 24-page opinion in James Hopper v. Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., No. 08-15810. The court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a False Claims Act (FCA), (31 U.S.C. 3729 et. seq.) lawsuit that two former sales representatives (relators) of Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed in 2004, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The Court of Appeals ruled that the relators’ complaint, which had alleged a scheme to market a pharmaceutical off-label, had failed to plead fraud with the specificity required by Rule 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Monica Frois Named Louisiana Super Lawyer 2010

Jan 28, 2010

McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce that Monica Frois has been named a Louisiana Super Lawyer for 2010. Monica was one of only five attorneys in the State of Louisiana recognized in the area of health care law.

Gray T. Culbreath Receives the 2009 Civic Star Award

Jan 28, 2010

Collins & Lacy, P.C. proudly announces that Gray T. Culbreath has been selected to receive the 2009 Civic Star Award of the Richland County Bar Association. Recipients of the Civic Star Award are selected by the Executive Committee of the Richland County Bar Association in recognition of their exceptional and meritorious service to our community. Gray was presented with the award at the annual meeting of the association on December 10th, 2009.

IADC Web site and Social Media Survey

Jan 28, 2010

Thank you to all of those who have already taken the Web site and Social Media survey. We appreciate your commitment and participation. For those of you who have not had an opportunity to complete the survey, it should only take you a few minutes and will provide us valuable information so we can continue to build on the services we provide you.

Register Now for the Corporate Counsel College April 22 - 23 at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago

Jan 14, 2010

Even though the economic future is brightening, the business landscape has been transformed irrevocably. A new era is unfolding. Is your legal team positioned to "Master the New Game Plan"?

Register Now for the Corporate Counsel College April 22 - 23 at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago

Jan 14, 2010

Even though the economic future is brightening, the business landscape has been transformed irrevocably. A new era is unfolding. Is your legal team positioned to "Master the New Game Plan"?

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