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Lawsuit documentary begets new case
Dole Food Co. has filed a defamation suit in Los Angeles against two Swedish filmmakers whose recently screened documentary chronicles a lawsuit alleging that workers in Nicaragua were rendered sterile after being exposed to the pesticide DBCP on Dole's banana farms. The documentary-called "Bananas"-tells the tale of the first U.In hot tenants' market, will firms stay or go
The grim commercial real estate market has been a blow for law firms' real estate practices, but it's giving them a golden opportunity to save money on office rent-the second largest expense after salaries."There has never been a better time to be a tenant than now, and going forward," said W. Duncan Gibbs, a commercial real estate broker at Jones Lang LaSalle who works with law firms.Survey: Fish & Richardson associates are city's happiest
Intellectual property boutique Fish Richardson's midlevel associates are the happiest in town, based on their rating of the firm's Atlanta office in The American Lawyer's midlevel associate survey. The Atlanta offices of 17 firms participated in the survey this year, an annual effort to gauge how satisfied third- to fifth-year associates are with their firms.Federal judge keeps BP litigation moving
Less than two years after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 workers and pouring millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, more than 500 lawsuits have been filed against BP Plc and other defendants. Consolidated into one of the largest multidistrict litigation proceedings on record, the claims are moving toward trial at astonishing speed, considering their complexity.Ex-colleagues to face off in Fulton clerk election
AN UNSUCCESSFUL candidate for Fulton Superior Court clerk in the 2004 election said he'll run again in 2008 and he plans on spending twice as much money in his second campaign. At the same time, incumbent clerk Cathelene "Tina" Robinson said she's decided to stand for election to the post she assumed when former clerk Juanita Hicks retired in February.NSA claims know-how to ensure no illegal spying
The supersecret agency with the power and legal authority to gather electronic communications worldwide to hunt U.S. adversaries says it has the technical know-how to ensure it's not illegally spying on Americans.Georgia appeals panel gives tax foe another chance
The Georgia Court of Appeals has said a Fulton County judge should rethink ordering that a lawyer pay more than $435,000 in attorney fees stemming from a bitter dispute over an Atlanta Development Authority project that offers tax breaks to developers.The March 30 decision said Fulton County Superior Court Judge Michael D.Trending Stories
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