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November 16, 2007 | National Law Journal

In an explosive development in the Richard Scruggs criminal contempt case, the entire Northern District of Alabama has recused itself, leaving the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to pick a judge in another district.

By Julie Kay / Staff Reporter

3 minute read

July 02, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Joining the commonwealth as an additional defendant in an action brought by Delaware County to recover funds escheated to the commonwealth does not make the commonwealth an indispensable party to the action, a majority of the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

8 minute read

August 06, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commerce Court Management Program, now out of its infancy and fully into the toddler stage, could be setting Philadelphia up to be the country's next commercial litigation center, according to several area attorneys.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read

September 16, 2009 | Daily Business Review

Donn A. Beloff and Bruce I. March helped Liberty Acquisition Holdings complete its $6.7 billion acquisition of London-based Pearl Group and a related business.

By Review staff

6 minute read

July 30, 2007 | National Law Journal

Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor Leo E. Strine Jr.'s sharp-witted courtroom style melds popular-culture references with a multilayered analysis of corporate law issues. Strine's style has attracted attention and admiration from lawyers, but the substance of his recent bench decisions calling for more company disclosure in proposed mergers and acquisitions before a shareholder vote and addressing the subtle points of Delaware corporate law have altered dealmaking.

By Sheri Qualters / Staff Reporter

10 minute read

February 12, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

There`s a joke about the three naked children who silently tiptoed around the dinner table at their parents` party. The very proper guests, who didn`t know where to look, pretended to utterly ignore them until they`d slipped noiselessly from the room. The mother excused herself, went upstairs and confronted the now giggling trio. We covered ourselves with your vanishing cream, exclaimed one, And it worked!

By THOMAS SCHEFFEY Law Tribune Staff Writer

3 minute read

September 29, 2008 | The American Lawyer

The gender pay gap has always been a sore subject bubbling near the surface of law firms across the nation. Now it has boiled over the top. A recent report by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that women lawyers still earn far less than their male counterparts. The statistic didn't surprise anyone, but that didn't stop it from triggering a fresh round of debate on scores of blogs and within women's legal circles.

By Tresa Baldas / Staff reporter

8 minute read

April 30, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

One of the earliest stops for a tech entrepreneur in search of funding is Connecticut Innovations, Inc., the Rocky Hill-based quasi-public fund that has given many of the state`s startups an initial boost.

By THOMAS SCHEFFEY Tech Tribune Staff Writer

7 minute read

July 30, 2007 | National Law Journal

When Jeff Brauer left his job serving of counsel to a law firm in China, he spent five months sending e-mails and hired two attorneys to collect $150,000 in unpaid compensation he claims the firm still owed him. When that didn't work, he started his own blog.

By Amanda Bronstad / Staff Reporter

4 minute read

August 11, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

A $5.8 million settlement has been reached in a corporate raid case in Delaware between two office supply companies, one of which allegedly hired away a slew of employees and took confidential information from the other.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read