By Marcia Coyle | November 9, 2017
The U.S. Justice Department's request that the Supreme Court consider sanctions against lawyers who advocated for an immigrant teenager at the center of an abortion case has raised questions about the government's motivation and threatened to jeopardize the reputation of the solicitor's office before the justices. Former Justice Department attorneys called the government's action in the Supreme Court “extraordinary” and said they had no memory of a similar Supreme Court petition.
By Meghan Tribe | November 8, 2017
At a national summit hosted by the American Bar Association at Harvard Law School this week, law firm leaders and general counsel are beginning the conversation as to why women are leaving the legal profession in the latter part of their careers.
By Meredith Hobbs | November 8, 2017
Debra Thompson, who has a commercial real estate practice, is the first woman to lead Kutak Rock's local office.
By Erin Mulvaney | November 8, 2017
Jones Day lawyers are seeking hundreds of thousands in legal fees from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying federal regulators unfairly targeted CVS Pharmacy Inc. for alleged employment abuses that no judge sustained. Eric Dreiband, the lead partner for CVS in the litigation, is the Trump administration's pick to lead the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. The dispute provides a peek into the billing practices of Jones Day.
By Katheryn Tucker | November 8, 2017
Erica Scannavino, 32, burned to death inside a 1996 Jeep Cherokee in July 2017 after she was hit from behind while making a left turn, according to a lawsuit her parents filed. They blamed her death on FCA, formerly known as Chrysler.
By R. Robin McDonald | November 8, 2017
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Gail Tusan said that controlling access to the county jail's inmate surveillance system is "the sheriff's prerogative."
By Katheryn Tucker | November 8, 2017
The decision reverses Glynn County State Court Judge Bart Altman's dismissal of the lawsuit against Psychiatric Solutions, owner of Focus by the Sea.
By Miriam Rozen | November 7, 2017
The New York Times said late Tuesday that it had ended its relationship with David Boies and his firm after new details emerged about Boies' work for Harvey Weinstein.
By Katheryn Tucker | November 7, 2017
In a trial before Cobb County Superior Court Judge Reuben Green, a jury convicted Robert Whaley on one count of violating Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act for “acquiring money and property through a pattern of racketeering activity,” Judge Brian Rickman wrote.
By Greg Land | November 7, 2017
The Georgia Supreme Court threw out a portion of the state's gang statute, and the Georgia Court of Appeals turned down prosecutors' requests to allow hearsay from a child's doctor in a child molestation case where the mother and alleged victim left the country.
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