Top 10 in Law Blogs: Can the Jury be Brought Back In, Cable Killers, and the Persuader Rule

Here’s Thursday’s top 10 featuring a little bit of everything, and only one Brexit related item.

• Is the Jury Out on Whether the Jury can be Brought Back In? – Daniel Desatnik of Proskaur Rose looks into the unique case of Dietz v. Bouldin, in which the jury delivered a verdict of zero dollars in damages after the parties had already decided that $10,136 were owed in medical expenses.
• Congress Proposes Legislative “Fixes” to Drug Industry Rules Believed to Be Contributing to High Costs – The Health Law & Policy Matters blog reviews two separate pieces of legislation intended to address the competition and high drug prices.
• Beware: malicious e-mail campaign is targeting lawyers with fake disciplinary, bar notifications – A cyber-alert issued earlier this month by the non-profit Center for Internet Security warns of a dangerous wave of malicious e-mails that are specifically targeting lawyers.
• Is the billable hour turning off talented young lawyers? – Gerry Riskin of the Amazing Firms, Amazing Practices blog agrees that legal industry is wrongly rewarding time over value.
• Why Brexit Does Not Impact London’s Standing as a Leading Arbitral Seat – Latham Watkins dispute resolution team explains why London’s deserved arbitral seat has never depended on membership of the EU
• Three Takeaways for NW Companies from Recent Cyber-Coverage Events – Three action items to help Northwest businesses manage cyber-risks effectively through insurance.
• Reining in the Cable Killers: Federal Court Orders Crackdown on TV Set-top Boxes with Copyright-infringing Applications – In other news, cable companies still want you to pay for cable.
• Three-Step Approach to Stopping Unauthorized Online Sales on Amazon, eBay – Vorys Online Seller Enforcement blog gives their expertise on how to avoid your merchandise being sold by unauthorized third-party websites.
• DOL’s Persuader Rule blocked from taking effect, for now – The Employer Law Report explains the blocking of the new “Persuader Rule”, which will likely have an impact nationally.
• Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Bars Implementation of Department of Labor’s “Persuader Rule” – For more background on the “Persuader Rule”, check out Baker Hostetler’s review of the issue.