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Lexico, the online collaboration between Dictionary.com and Oxford University Press, defines “legalese” as “the formal and technical language of legal documents that is often hard to understand.” I had a chuckle when I read that, given that the purpose of ...

Enough already. The commentary on the Michael Flynn-Judge Emmett Sullivan matter makes me wonder whether anyone actually reads filings and cases before they opine on the pages of once-august publications. And it starts with the deeply uninformed op-ed by the former federal ...

MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, is calling for action to address the tragic and ongoing public health crisis of racism in Maryland and across America. The COVID-19 pandemic has tragically demonstrated the health disparities experienced by communities of color. ...

The world as we know it has been forever changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Courts have been closed to the public for an unprecedented 10 weeks and counting, and litigants are left with little certainty on when they may get ...

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Beyond the obvious health and economic dangers associated with COVID-19, the coronavirus pandemic has ushered in a virtual onslaught of online scams. Google reports that during the week of April 13 alone, it identified over 18 million daily malware and ...

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I’d like to retire the term ‘crisis’ from current business and economic journalism. While the pandemic has doubtlessly jolted our social and economic realities, it’s important to remember disruption is not a unique or singular occurrence. Disruption is always happening. ...

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As we “flatten the curve” and begin to restart the economy, businesses ready to get back to work should be aware of potential exposure to COVID-19 lawsuits. Just as consumers are eager to return to their favorite restaurant, shop, or ...

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  The COVID-19 pandemic has made videoconferencing an indispensable tool for litigation and alternate dispute resolution. Before the pandemic caused courts to close, some lawyers and mediators used videoconferencing technology to take depositions and conduct mediations, as client budgets might ...

States that are reopening their economies even as cases of COVID-19 are still rising are threatening their own residents and the whole country. But they are also running into two challenges that all states will face: Employees don’t want to ...

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“To be a fellow worker with God is the highest aspiration of which we can conceive man capable.” — Florence Nightingale, founder of the modern nursing profession (1820-1910) Florence Nightingale’s words echo the mission, vision and values of Ascension Saint ...

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