Civil Telephone Seminars

Assessing a Client's Risk for Violence ...lemma of balancing risk to the public with respecting the civil rights of an individual and allowing them the least restrictive environment. There is also concern about liability should an individual commit additional acts of violence once released. This live audio conference will help you understand how, with science and professional methodology, formal risk assessment can significantly reduce  more...

Key Subcontracting Issues Including Flow-Down and Paid-if-Paid Provisions ...bottom lines, but also subject one to liability under the civil False Claims Act, potential civil and criminal liability under federal fraud statutes, and potential administrative sanctions, such as suspension or debarment. This audio conference will cover some of the more important issues in a subcontract and provide valuable checklists and references for small business concerns, protecting  more...

International eDiscovery: Legal Rules and Practicalities of Cross-Border eDiscovery ...gal principles that generate inherent conflicts with U.S. civil procedure statutes and rules and recent legal developments in the U.S. and overseas re: the intersection of e-discovery and data-privacy rules of law. You will benefit from this live audio conference by learning practical tips for lawyers and executives alike as to proactive and reactive steps to implement a defensible approach and  more...

Fair Housing Act Design and Construction Requirements ...view how this regulation impacts builders, architects and civil engineers. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to explain seven design and construction requirements. - You will be able to review units and common areas required to comply. - You will be able to identify FHA Safe Harbors. - You will be able to discuss environmental controls. This live audio conference is designed for  more...

Fraud Enforcement Trends in the Health Care Industry ...ls, and a heightened focus on the health care industry by civil and criminal law enforcement authorities means that investigations are not what they used to be. Learn more about what areas enforcement authorities are focusing on, where the big and small cases are being brought, how to deal with law enforcement's new tools, and how best to prepare yourself and your company to avoid law  more...

Protecting Attorney Work Product in Communications With Experts Under the Amended Federal Rules ...ember 2010, sweeping changes were made to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26, including the rules regarding expert discovery, in an effort to avoid unnecessary discovery disputes and litigation practices that waste significant costs. Learn how the new rules are being applied in practice, and the significant impact they have on discovery into communications between lawyers and experts and drafts  more...

Enhanced Foreign Asset Reporting Rules for 2011: An Update on FBAR and FATCA Requirements ...ority over, foreign bank accounts, and impose substantial civil and criminal penalties for failing to do so. On the heels of the U.S. government's global crackdown on the use of secret foreign bank accounts, the Internal Revenue Service has recently imposed additional reporting requirements that will obligate U.S. taxpayers to annually disclose specified foreign financial assets when they file  more...

Rules and Responsibilities Regarding Abandoned Wages ...udit assessments, significant interest accumulations, and civil and criminal penalties. If your company issues any type of employment checks whether it be wages, bonuses, deferred compensation, employee commissions, etc., it is your responsibility to ensure that your company is holding unclaimed wages properly and in accordance with the law. It is estimated that 15 to 20 percent of businesses  more...

Commercial Tenant Notifications: Priorities and Pitfalls ...defaulting tenant and even expose an innocent landlord to civil liability. This live audio conference is designed to assist commercial landlords, property management corporations and attorneys representing these entities to avoid common pitfalls associated with tenant notifications and to create a streamlined process for efficiently notifying tenants throughout the lease term. We will highlight  more...

Enforcement of Judgments ...mentals of identifying and collecting assets to enforce a civil judgment. Topics will include general asset search methods, the elements of a debtor's examination, obtaining liens against assets, executing on judgment liens, using garnishment procedures to collect assets, domesticating foreign judgments, dealing with bankruptcy filings and many other issues commonly encountered by creditors  more...

California E-Discovery Rules: Still in Their Infancy ...ry. AB 5 added two new statutes to the California Code of Civil Procedure and amended 19 pre-existing CCP sections. On August 14, 2009, the Judicial Council followed suit by amending California Rule of Court 3.724 to require early meet and confer as to e-discovery issues. The rules, which largely track current federal provisions, took effect immediately and brought California in line with  more...

Drafting Document Retention Policies ...d for ongoing business needs. It may also be subjected to civil sanctions, including exclusion of evidence, monetary penalties, adverse inference jury instructions and default judgment, as well as the more serious potential for criminal liability. Indeed, several courts have made clear that a corporation's failure to abide by a reasonable document retention policy will not be taken lightly and  more...

Motor Vehicle Searches: Impact of the Arizona v. Gant Decision ...sing out of motor vehicle stops and searches, in both the civil and criminal context, are also extremely common. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Arizona v. Gant has brought a significant change to the law regarding motor vehicle searches. This audio conference will provide a review of the constitutional requirements that apply to motor vehicle stops and searches, with a specific  more...

Pennsylvania Civil Procedure: View From the Bench ...BenefitsThis audio conference will feature an overview of civil process at the Pennsylvania District Court level. The program will be given by Magisterial District Judge Richard Cappelli. Judge Cappelli has been the Magisterial District Judge in Delaware County since 1992, serving the townships of Concord, Bethel, Chadds Ford and Thornbury. Topics will include the filing of a civil and  more...

Options Under Section 504 ...ve litigation, an imposing investigation by the Office of Civil Rights and the potential loss of federal assistance. This teleconference will pull together the statutory provisions and their recent amendment, relevant regulations and case law regarding the obligations of educational institutions to disabled employees and students, providing cogent and succinct guidance on how to best ensure  more...

Cyber Crimes: Phishing, Pharming and Beyond BenefitsThe threat of cyber-crime mounts daily, reaching far and wide as the digitization and interconnectedness of both the nation's economy and society increase. This digital expanse envelops business, allowing multinational corporations (and individuals) to collect and retain inestimable quantities of personal information about employees, customers and counter-parties, in addition to storing  more...

Medical Records 101: Responding to Requests for Patient Information .... The conference speaker, who has extensive experience in civil litigation, including the representation of large medical institutions, will provide guidance in avoiding mistakes in disseminating patient information. You'll find out what you need to know about the extent of patient information disclosure, people and parties authorized to receive patient health information, and anticipated  more...

Assessing and Avoiding Lender Liability Claims: Don't Let Borrowers or Guarantors Turn the Tables ...pening insolvency and the recent resurgence in the use of civil RICO. Equally important, the teleconference will offer concrete, practical steps for avoiding lender liability claims. The teleconference will help you improve your ability to spot potential lender liability risks; assess claims asserted by borrowers, guarantors and bankruptcy trustees; and avoid lender liability claims, thereby  more...

K9 Case Law Update ...ns for prosecuting attorneys, criminal defense attorneys, civil litigation attorneys and labor law attorneys. This teleconference will provide you with an update of case law that addresses the issues that arise from the use of canines in law enforcement. This teleconference will provide a review of federal case law that discusses the Fourth Amendment standards that govern the use of canines in  more...

Overdraft Opt-Ins: Protecting Your Bank Under Regulation E BenefitsIn response to public criticism and high-profile litigation relating to overdraft fees, the Federal Reserve Board revised Regulation E to give consumers the right to limit overdraft costs associated with certain transactions by giving consent or opting-in to a financial institutions overdraft program. Financial institutions must comply with the new regulation by July 1, 2010. This  more...

Best Practices in Digital Evidence Management: The Impact of Digital Evidence on Law Enforcement and Government Investigations BenefitsThis teleconference presentation is designed to provide you with information on emerging trends in electronic media discovery practices. You will have a better understanding of the litigation aspects of electronic media retention and destruction. This will include the scope of electronic media discovery, trigger mechanisms for electronic media retention, obligations of users and counsel,  more...

Criminal Liabilities Under HIPAA ...tightened HIPAA privacy requirements and establishing new civil and criminal HIPAA penalties. Health plans, health care clearinghouses, health care providers and Medicare prescription drug card sponsors may be prosecuted criminally for HIPAA violations. With ID theft on the rise, prosecutors are becoming more aggressive in enforcing HIPAA laws, particularly when intent to illegally obtain  more...

Voir Dire: Effective Techniques for Getting and Using the Information You Need nVoir dire is one of the most important phases of a jury trial. However, the rules and procedures governing the jury selection process are often informal, subject to the broad discretion of the trial court, and can vary widely between jurisdictions, judges and even different cases before the same judge. A trial lawyer's strike decisions are some of the most important strategic decisions made in  more...

Managing And Disciplining Unsafe Employees - A Cornerstone Of An Effective Safety Program ...g unsafe employees can have on a company and the possible civil and criminal liability that can occur. This teleconference will examine the policies and procedures that need to be in place to deal with these issues. Another part of the discussion will be on how effective management and discipline play a critical role in the establishing defenses in OSHA inspections. Finally, the teleconference  more...

The New HIPAA Special Enrollment Rules and Related Disclosure Issues ...effective April 1, 2009. In addition, the new law imposes civil penalties of up to $100 a day for failure to comply with the new notice and disclosure requirements. By attending this teleconference, you will learn what the new special enrollment rules are, what plans they apply to, and what you need to do to comply with these rules and when. This teleconference will also discuss the attendant  more...

The Do's and Don'ts of Telephone Monitoring nMany employers monitor or record employee telephone conversations as a routine part of doing business. This monitoring must comply not only with the federal wiretap statute, but with a variety of differing requirements imposed by state statutes. Since courts in California have changed the rules for telephone monitoring for anyone who makes a call into California and other states with mutual  more...

Employee Retaliation: Supreme Court Update ...s can bring retaliation claims under Section 1981, a post-Civil War era race discrimination act, even though the law does not expressly refer to retaliation. Moreover, the CBOCS West decision recognizes a retaliation claim brought by an individual of any race, who suffers an adverse action as a result of attempting to help another employee who has been directly subjected to racial bias.  more...

Issues Surrounding Student Discipline ...civil and contractual rights, and it remains an area of potential liability for school districts relative to those rights. Of course, a failure to observe proper procedures and processes could also result in a reviewing body, reversing the discipline imposed in a particular case, thereby causing a substantial disruption of the educational process. Developing and adhering to a systemic process  more...