By therecorder | The Recorder | August 18, 2017
C.A. 3rd; C079180 The Third Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that the trial court properly awarded attorney fees against a plaintiff…
By C. Ryan Barber | August 18, 2017
Carl Icahn's resignation came with President Donald Trump's blessing, the investor wrote, and capped a week marked by an exodus of top executives and business leaders from White House advisory panels in response to the president's comments to the recent violence in Charlottesville.
By Christine Simmons | August 18, 2017
President Donald Trump's rhetoric and actions continue to test the American Bar Association as it pursues its core goals, which include upholding the rule of law, enhancing diversity and eliminating bias.
By Katelyn Polantz | August 18, 2017
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By Scott Flaherty | August 18, 2017
As Baltimore nears a recommendation for a police monitor under a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, Venable remains as the only law firm in a select group of finalists vying for the role. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, meanwhile, has signed on for an additional three years—and fees of up to $6.4 million—in a similar role in New Orleans after its selection in 2013.
By Greg Land | August 18, 2017
A former staffer at the Atlanta Municipal Court was awarded more than $1.2 million Wednesday following a trial on her claims of sexual harassment against a supervisor and the city. The award includes $350,000 in punitive damages against the man accused of the harassment, Municipal Court Operations Manager Horace Wyatt.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 18, 2017
A Lithuanian businessman extradited to the United States to face charges that he duped Google and Facebook into sending him over $100 million was held without bail Thursday, hours after he was brought to the country.
By Editorial Board | August 18, 2017
We have watched a remarkable change in the rights of couples in our society over the last several years, but in so doing we should recall that it was only 40 years ago that spouses were still united for purposes of judicial conduct, and a spouse did not then truly have individual rights. Luckily we had judicial leaders who could see the future, and a court that could expeditiously change the rules in response to changing times.
By CHRIS POWELL | August 18, 2017
Both sides in the immigration controversy are destroying the law in their own way.
By Carley Meiners | The Legal Intelligencer | August 18, 2017
Defendants could not maintain their joinder complaint against Littlestown Borough in this action arising out of injuries plaintiff suffered on defendants' property where they failed to demonstrate that the utility services facilities exception to governmental immunity applied. The court granted the defendant municipality's motion for summary judgment.
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