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New Federal Judges Expected After Deal Ends Senate Logjam
Four new judges will be joining the Eastern District of Pennsylvania federal bench in the coming weeks and one Eastern District judge will be elevated to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals now that the White House has struck a deal with Senate Democrats to confirm a package of 25 non-controversial nominees.Court to Weigh News Versus Fiction
The New York Court of Appeals will focus on a case that pits leading publishers against the entertainment world glitterati. A teenage model, whose photographs were used to illustrate a magazine column about an anonymous girl's drunken sexual encounter with three men, claimed in federal court that the magazine misappropriated her image in violation of state Law. Should publishers can be held liable for using a person's likeness "in a substantially fictionalized way" to illustrate a news article?Working on the Clock: The Advantages of Timed Trials
More and more courts are imposing time limits for trial. The good news, say trial lawyers David Bissinger and Erica Harris, is that trying a case on the clock often helps more than it hurts. Time limits on trial assist lawyers and parties in at least three ways: improving presentations, controlling costs and increasing the likelihood of victory.View more book results for the query "*"
A California jury on Tuesday handed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. a major victory, ruling that a Shanghai rival breached the terms of a 2005 settlement and stole the company's trade secrets. The chipmaker will seek $2 billion in damages, according to Keker's Jeffrey Chanin.
FBI widens probe: 'Wasn't one-man show'
The FBI estimated that a Ponzi scheme allegedly run by Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein may top $1 billion - almost twice previous estimates.2nd Circuit Overturns Sanctions Against Out-of-State Lawyers
Finding that lawyers sanctioned by a federal judge were never given a chance to defend themselves, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overruled a $10,000 assessment and restored the pro hac vice status of two Florida attorneys. Judge Constance Baker Motley of the Southern District of New York failed to follow the procedures required for imposing sanctions in the case stemming from a sexual harassment suit against Smith Barney Inc.Trending Stories
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