By Ross Todd | May 25, 2018
By the time San Francisco family lawyer Valerie Fenchel called off her wedding plans, it was too late to cancel the party. So she's using the venue to throw a fundraiser for Bay Area Legal Aid.
By Katheryn Tucker | May 25, 2018
It was a heated contest. But on Tuesday, Ken Hodges, 52, a former district attorney in Albany who worked as a prosecutor for 15 years and a civil trial lawyer for the last 12 years, defeated trial lawyer and former state bar president Ken Shigley, 67, with nearly 70 percent of the vote.
By Xiumei Dong | May 24, 2018
After more than 11 years in operation and facing the prospect of an expensive new lease, San Francisco-based Duckworth Peters Lebowitz Olivier has broken up into three separate firms.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 24, 2018
The U.S. solicitor general has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case that addresses one of the most significant federal pre-emption issues for brand drug companies since Wyeth v. Levine.
By Miriam Rozen | May 24, 2018
There are a number of reasons for lawyers representing plaintiffs and defendants to believe that Dutch courts could become an ideal overseas venue to resolve class action disputes. But uncertainties still abound.
By Greg Land | May 24, 2018
The jury split liability three ways, finding the law firm liable for 32 percent of the damages, interests and attorney fees in the underlying case.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 24, 2018
A California jury has awarded $25.75 million to a woman diagnosed with mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure from using Johnson & Johnson's baby powder thousands of times.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jessica L. Mazzeo | May 24, 2018
Back in November 2017, I wrote the article, “Why Law Firms Should Already Be Embracing the Mobile Workforce”. That piece mainly focused on firms having work-from-home policies for attorneys and only slightly touched on similar policies for staff. Six months later, it doesn't seem like much has changed.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | May 24, 2018
The attorney for a young girl allegedly sexually assaulted by a paraprofessioanal teacher opens up about taking on such personal cases.
By VerdictSearch | May 24, 2018
On April 4, 2014, plaintiff Sharon Weil, 51, a part-time restaurant employee, was driving on Route 309 in Quakertown. After she stopped at a red light at Route 663, her sport utility vehicle was rear-ended by a sedan. She claimed permanent neck injuries.
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