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Registered Rep. March 3, 2003 David A. Gaffen	In Florida Arbitration, Out-of-State Lawyers Must Pass Florida Bar Wall Street just developed a headache the size of Florida. Basically, any firm that uses out-of-state lawyers (from the home office, for example) to represent the firm in Florida-based cases will now have to use Florida-licensed lawyers.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2003 Bennett Voyles	Mold on Hold A year ago, the mold crisis looked as if it would follow the course of many past environmental problems -- lawsuits, then laws, then years of cleanup. But the litigate-regulate-mitigate cycle isn't running on schedule for mold, and it's unclear how or when the issue will be resolved.
Reason March 2003 Douglas Clement	Creation Myths Does innovation require intellectual property rights?
CFO March 1, 2003 Lori Calabro	The Prime of Ms. Nell Minow For the prominent shareholder activist, these have been both the best and the worst of times.
CFO March 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg	Avoiding Overtime Losses Managers and executives are joining class-action lawsuits that insist their companies have denied them millions of dollars in overtime pay.
CFO March 1, 2003 Joan Urdang	Return to Sender? Companies often fail to collect on class-action lawsuits.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2003 John S. McClenahen	Order In The Torts Despite company plans to settle asbestos claims, business continues to seek federal civil-suit limits. The states, however, may have the final word.
CIO February 15, 2003 Geoffrey James	Patent Office Stops Shuffling Paper The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced in December the latest stage in its two-year, $40 million project to make accessible via the Web all the documents that accompany the patent applications process by Oct. 1, 2004.
CIO February 15, 2003 Sarah Johnson	Keeping an Eye on the Joneses Getting the dirt on your neighbors has never been easier. As more public records are made available online, the country's court systems are now reevaluating what they think should be kept hidden from nosy Internet users while maintaining the public's right to know.
New Architect March 2003 Bret A. Fausett	Hooray RIAA Media companies try our patience, but they're advancing Internet law.
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