Miller Nash RSS Feed - Additional Resources Articles From the Miller Nash LLP Web Site http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?show=459 en-us Copyright 2003, Miller Nash LLP clientservices@millernash.com seth@saturnodesign.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 9/8/2010 7:03:13 PM Under Pressure: How Economic and Regulatory Strains Threaten to Undermine Tribal Gaming http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3368 Christine Masse authored the chapter entitled Under Pressure: How Economic and Regulatory Strains Threaten to Undermine Tribal Gaming, in the Thompson Reuters/Aspatore book Inside the Minds: Understanding Gaming Law Issues which was published in 2010. Understanding ... 6/28/2010 12:00:00 AM Corrective Action and Second Chance Immunity http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3288 ... 4/7/2010 12:00:00 AM Board Governance: The Fun is Just Beginning http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3249 ... 3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM New Identity Theft Prevention Requirements For Health Care Providers http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2836 New identity theft prevention regulations issued by the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") will affect virtually all health care providers. These rules, known as the "Red Flag" rules, require the adoption by November 1, 2009 of aggressive policies to detect, ... 4/7/2009 12:00:00 AM Is Concierge Care Right for You? http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2827 ... 4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM Structuring 1031 Exchanges http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2816 ... 3/27/2009 12:00:00 AM Stimulus Act Tax Saving Opportunities http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2812 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 contains many opportunities for individuals and businesses, but it is important to take timely action to qualify for these savings. For Individuals: Home Buyers A great time to consider purchasing ... 3/25/2009 12:00:00 AM Complying with Initiative 1000: The Washington State Death with Dignity Act http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2786 In November of 2008, Washington State residents passed Initiative 1000: The Washington State Death with Dignity Act ("Act"). The provisions of the Act become effective on March 4, 2009, and it is important that hospitals take note of the obligations ... 3/2/2009 12:00:00 AM 2009 Joint Commission: Implementing the New Conduct Standards http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2761 ... 2/9/2009 12:00:00 AM Washington Adopts the "Balanced Approach" to Inadvertent Disclosures of Privileged Documents http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2748 Originally published in the Winter 2008-2009 edition of Litigation News, a publication of the Litigation Section of the Washington State Bar Association: On November 25, 2008, the Washington Court of Appeals for the Division II published an opinion ... 1/21/2009 12:00:00 AM Need a lawyer? Choose an advocate, not a ‘litigator' or ‘junkyard dog' http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2706 ... 11/19/2008 12:00:00 AM It's Here to Stay: The 2009 RAC Program Roll Out http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2777 ... 9/1/2008 12:00:00 AM Termination of the High Profile and/or Hostile Employee http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2778 ... 8/1/2008 12:00:00 AM Peer review addresses poor medical practices early http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2737 ... 7/11/2008 12:00:00 AM The Importance of Medical Staff Credentialing http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2793 ... 3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM A Contrarian’s Checklist to Arbitration Clauses http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1997 ... 7/1/2007 12:00:00 AM Closing Argument - Why the Last Should Be First http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1855 Lawyers who draft the final argument early in the hectic 30 days before trial—so as to better shape what witnesses they need and what evidence to elicit—swear by the advantages of doing so. Only in the movies and on television do we find lawyers who ... 3/7/2007 12:00:00 AM Oregon's Longest Running Case - Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association and Sellwood-Moreland Improvement League http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1949 The longest-running case in the history of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon may be Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association and Sellwood-Moreland Improvement League v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, Case No CV-52-6662-HO. The ... 3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM Litigating “drag-along” claims http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1808 Originally published in the January 2007 issue of the International Association of Defence Counsel (IADC) membership newsletter: In 2006, the financial press told us how private equity firms were investing record amounts in corporate America. This happened ... 1/22/2007 12:00:00 AM Smart contract clauses offer help when litigation happens http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1795 A colleague of mine once described attorneys as falling into one of two categories—we are either architects or historians. That is, either we help our clients design and build or we help our clients recreate the past when things fall apart. To my colleagues ... 12/18/2006 12:00:00 AM Colleges and Universities Should Take Care to Avoid Claims of Reverse Discrimination http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1663 In a class-action lawsuit last month, a federal judge in Arizona awarded 40 white‑male professors $1.4 million in damages stemming from allegations of race and sex discrimination at one of the state’s universities. Rudebusch v. State, Nos. Civ 94-1313-PCT ... 7/19/2006 12:00:00 AM Using Prejudgment Remedies to Preserve Nonresident’s United States Assets During Foreign Litigation http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1593 I. introduction: Prejudgment remedies A. Prejudgment remedies may be used to secure a nonresident defendant's assets in the United States to allow for enforcement of a judgment which may be later obtained in pending litigation not only in forum litigation ... 3/29/2006 12:00:00 AM Dennis Rawlinson gets down to business as 2006 OSB president http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1571 As seen in the Oregon State Bar Bulletin January 2006 issue. Published online with permission from the Oregon State Bar.http://www.osbar.org/publications/bulletin/06jan/rawlinson.html Anyone meeting Dennis Rawlinson for the first time is ... 1/1/2006 12:00:00 AM Young attorneys prompt need for firms to explore new ways of doing business http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1558 Oregon State Bar Bulletin, November 2005By Melody Finnemore Clifton Molatore knew early in his legal career that he wasn’t satisfied at the large Los Angeles law firm where his employer expected him to rack up billable hours. "Moving to the Northwest ... 1/1/2006 12:00:00 AM Skip this homework? Not an option -- Be wary of pitfalls with tenants-in-common deals http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1531 By Andrea Coombes, MarketWatch (marketwatch.com)Last Update: 3:11 PM ET Nov. 25, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Who wouldn't want to buy a prime apartment building or commercial office space that would be otherwise out of financial reach, and ... 11/25/2005 12:00:00 AM Litigating Claims Under the Alien Tort Statute After SOSA V. ALVAREZ-MACHAIN, ___ U.S. ___, 124 S. CT. 2739, 159 L. ED. 2d 718 (2004) http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1529 I. Introduction A. History and text of the alien tort statute 1. The Alien Tort statute (“ATS”), sometimes called the “Alien Tort Claims Act” or the “Alien Tort Act,” was passed by the First Congress as part of the Judiciary Act of 1789. It ... 11/14/2005 12:00:00 AM Guaranties http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=605 A friend was asked to guarantee repayment of a business loan being made to a company in which he is a substantial shareholder but not part of the management team. The proposed guaranty looked like this.Payment GuarantyFor value, I (the "Guarantor") unconditionally ... 1/1/2004 12:00:00 AM Letter From the Dean http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=848 This article is being reprinted with permission from Lewis & Clark Law School. It appeared in the Winter 2005 issue of Advocate Abridged. On the day after the 2004 elections, our Alumni Board hosted its annual dinner to honor Tom Sand '77 ... 1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM Venture Capital Investing: Does the Venture Capital Fund Have Ethical Safeguards? http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=816 In any venture capital fund, there are at least four categories of potential conflicts of interest: investment opportunities that come to the attention of the general partner; transactions between the fund, the general partner, and the general ... 1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM Tenancy in Common Transactions: Practical and Tax Issues of Investing in Real Estate’s Hot New Investment http://www.millernash.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=778 Investments in tenancy-in-common interests ("TIC") in real estate have been exploding. While TIC investments provide significant benefits, including preserving the ability to dispose of or acquire such properties as part of a Section 1031 tax-free ... 1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM