DRI Commentary

Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance

UBS is latest bank to settle auction-rate probe, August 8, 2008, Roma W. Theus II

Fed's Wistleblower Suit Sends Message to Healthcare, HealthLeaders Media, March 18, 2009, Quote from Bruce A. Cranner, DRI Board of Directors, regarding the federal government decision to join a whistle-blower lawsuit that contends Community Health Systems, Inc. and three of their hospitals in New Mexico.

Corruption: Lawyers watch to see how the Justic Department's investigation of prosecutors ends, Anchorage Daily News, April 1, 2009, Quote from David L. Douglass, Chair of DRI's Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance Committee regarding the governments decision to drop all corruption charges against former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska.

Allen Stanford seen in hard fight for legal fees, Reuters, April 23, 2009, Interview of Mark Srere, Vice-Chair of DRI's Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance Committee Allen Stanford's current legal troubles and alleged fraud charges.

DRI Leadership

Interview with DRI Immediate Past President Marc William, Williams Finishes 'Challenging' Year as DRI President, The West Virginia Record, October 15, 2009


Interview with DRI Immediate Past President John H. Martin, DRI: A Full Policy Agenda Including Support for Civil Justice Reform, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2008


Interview with DRI President Marc Williams, Hutington, West Virgina Lawyer with Huddleston Bolen, discusses plans for the future, October 24, 2008, National Law Journel


Interview with DRI President John H. Martin, Dallas Lawyer with Atticus Finch-like Attributes Leads the "Voice of the Defense Bar", Of Counsel, July 2008 (Aspen Publishers)

Employment Law

Boeing Strike Could Be a Long One, September 12, 2008, Aviation Week, Sheryl J. Willert, DRI Past President

'Freak case' reminds employers of delicacy of layoffs, May 1, 2009, 2009, Employee Benefit News, Interview with Karen Glickstein, former Chair of DRI Employment Law Committee and member of DRI's Law Institute regarding workplace litigation related to the current increase in layoffs.

Sabbaticals, furloughs: retention tool or layoff life?, August 1, 2009, 2009, Employee Benefit News, Interview with Karen Glickstein, former Chair of DRI Employment Law Committee and member of DRI's Law Institute regarding sabbaticals and furloughs in the workplace.

High court to examine privacy at work case, December 15, 2009, The Washington Times, Interview with Sheryl Willert, DRI Past President, regarding whether employers can stop their workers from sending personal messages using company equipment.

Environmental Law

Chaning Climate: The new White House regime shakes up environmental policy, April 2009, Inside Counsel, inteview with John Parkers Sweeney, DRI Board Member and Chair of DRI's Climate Change Litigation Task Force.

Green Warfare: A change-committed administration could redefine the shape of environmental litigation, April 2009, Inside Counsel, inteview with John Parkers Sweeney, DRI Board Member and Chair of DRI's Climate Change Litigation Task Force.

BP Faces New Lawsuits On Alaska Spills as Endgame Nears, April 2, 2009, The Wall Street Journal, inteview with John Parkers Sweeney, DRI Board Member and Chair of DRI's Climate Change Litigation Task Force.

Intellectual Property

Why is Scrabulous still up? Los Angeles Times, July 11, 2008, Henry M. Sneath - DRI 2nd Vice President


Hasbro Sues, seeks to ban Scrabulous from Facebook, Chicago Tribune, July 25, 2008, Henry M. Sneath - DRI 2nd Vice President


From Scrabulous to Wordscraper: Does the new game pass legal muster? Lost Angeles Times, July 31, 2008, Henry M. Sneath - DRI 2nd Vice President


Judge "struggling" in Matel-MGA Bratz ruling, Reuters, November 18, 2008, Henry M. Sneath - DRI 2nd Vice President


Obama May Tell IP Agencies to Sit Tight: Experts, IP Law360, November, 2008, Peter Strand interview with Anne Urda about the future of Intellectual Property under the Obama administration


2nd UPDATE: Toronto Firm wins Lawsuit Over Microsoft WORD, The Wall Street Journal, Interview of Henray M. Sneath - DRI 2nd Vice President regarding judge's order to stop selling WORD due to patent infringement violations


Judge orders Microsfot to stop selling WORD, USA Today, August 12, 2009, Interview of Henry M. Sneath - DRI 2nd Vice President regarding judge's order to stop selling WORD due to patent infringement violations


Legal experts on How Murdoch's Threats May Impact "Fair Use" Doctrine, CBS Interactive BNET, November 11, 2009, Interview of DRI member David Levitt discussing the Fair Use Doctrine in light of Rupert Murdoch's threat to block Google from indexing News Corp. content

Law Practice Management

Survival Tips for law firms: Discount fees, cuddle up to clients, National Law Journey, November 3, 2008


Gender gap in legal pay is closing, Daily Report, October 2, 2008, Neil A. Goldberg

Medical Liability and Heatlh Care Law

Do EMRs Cut Liability Risk? Insurers Want Evidence Before Offiering More Discounts, American Medical News, November 30, 2009, Interview with Bruce Cranner article discussing whether or not Electronic Medical Records cut liability risk and why insurers want evidence before offering discounts.

Tort Reform

Congress eyes pleading standard, Business Insurance, November 9, 2009, Interview with Marc Williams, DRI Immediate Past President, discussing the high court's May 18 rulling in Ashcroft vs. Javaid

'Sorry Works' works, by Marc E. William DRI President, The National Law Journal, April 13, 2009,

Workers' Compensation

Boeing Strike Could Be a Long One, September 12, 2008, Aviation Week, Sheryl J. Willert, DRI Past President

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