Staff Reporter

May 06, 2009 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Department of Justice is cracking down on employers that discriminate against returning injured soldiers, who are having a hard time getting their old jobs back, either being demoted, or denied work altogether. DOJ is suing employers nationwide — almost on a weekly basis — for failing to promptly re-employ returning service men and women, in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

By Tresa Baldas / Staff reporter

3 minute read

January 27, 2009 | National Law Journal

Midsize Boston-based law firm Choate, Hall & Stewart laid off 15 attorneys and 23 nonlegal staff, or about 8% of the company due to a decline in work levels. The firm is offering severance packages and outplacement services to the departing employees and attorneys.

By Sheri Qualters / Staff reporter

1 minute read

January 01, 2007 | National Law Journal

Federal prosecutors may use wiretap evidence obtained under the FISA in spy cases for criminal prosecutions unrelated to the original espionage purpose of the wiretap, the 7th Circuit has held.

By Pamela A. MacLean/Staff reporter

3 minute read

September 19, 2008 | National Law Journal

The United States Student Association and the American Civil Liberties Union are suing Michigan officials in federal court over two voter state registration programs that they say unfairly eliminate some people's right to vote. A 2006 Michigan state "directive" calls for immediately canceling the voter registrations of voters in the state who obtain driver's licenses in other states and doesn't require resident confirmation as stipulated by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, the lawsuit alleges.

By Lynne Marek / Staff reporter

2 minute read

August 28, 2008 | National Law Journal

Melvyn Weiss, co-founding partner of Milberg, the shareholder class action law firm once called Milberg Weiss, is scheduled to begin his 30-month prison sentence on Thursday. Weiss pleaded guilty earlier this year to a federal racketeering conspiracy charge, admitting that he lied to judges and secretly paid kickbacks to lead plaintiffs as part of a criminal enterprise that lasted 25 years.

By Amanda Bronstad / Staff reporter

1 minute read

September 30, 2008 | National Law Journal

Allyson Ho, a former appellate litigator at Houston's Baker Botts and a former law clerk to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, has joined Morgan Lewis & Bockius' U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice in the firm's Houston office. Ho joins another recent addition to the Houston office, high court practitioner and Texas former Solicitor General Ted Cruz.

By Marcia Coyle / Staff reporter

1 minute read

December 21, 2007 | National Law Journal

Two of the Midwest's nationally recognized law firms � St. Louis-based Husch & Eppenberger and Kansas City, Mo.-based Blackwell Sanders � Thursday confirmed that their partners voted to merge the firms in late January. The new firm will have 630 attorneys with anticipated revenues topping $275 million for 2008, and will concentrate on commercial litigation and business services.

By Julie Kay / Staff reporter

2 minute read

August 18, 2003 | National Law Journal

A recent decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals not only creates a conflict with the 1st Circuit and perhaps the 2d Circuit over the little-known common law revenue rule, it also offers a peek into the world of modern-day bootlegging.

By Gary YoungStaff reporter

4 minute read

July 24, 2006 | National Law Journal

Contrary to popular belief, two-tier partnership systems do not create higher profits per partner, according to a recent study by an Indiana University law professor.

By Leigh Jones/Staff reporter

4 minute read

September 08, 2003 | National Law Journal

A 120-year-old legal fight over a huge Texas ranch has finally been put to rest with a decision by the Texas Supreme Court favoring the present owners.

By Dee McAreeStaff reporter

4 minute read