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Government Paid Slaughters Nearly £3M in August, Data Reveals

The figure includes a share of £800,000 for legal advice on the government's ferry contracts.
2 minute read

Law.com

Law Firm Lease Rates Soar in NY, Mansfield Rule In-House, Barr's Private Ceremony: The Morning Minute

Here's the news you need to start your day.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'There's Something Very Sick Going On': Lawyer Got Death Threats From Infowars Fans

A second attorney who's representing clients suing Alex Jones and Infowars, for allegedly defamatory statements about mass shootings, has reported receiving death threats from the show's followers because of things that Jones said about the attorney on air. But Infowars' general counsel said the statements were meant to defend Jones in the court of public opinion.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Injured School Bus Driver Settles for $2 Million in Essex County

A school bus driver who suffered severe neck and back injuries in a crash while on the job received a $2 million settlement in her Essex County suit,…
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Review: Five Things to Know About U.S. Attorney John Durham

Amid widespread reports that Connecticut-based U.S. Attorney John Durham's investigation into the origins of a probe into Russian influence in the…
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'We Get Frustrated With the Women': Judge Faces Discipline for Courtroom Remarks in Domestic Violence Case

"I am a man as well. We get frustrated with the women human beings," the judge is quoted as saying in a complaint made public Thursday. "At best, you treat as if you're holding a feather, just to let them know you're the man and you're in control."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

McDermott, With New Privacy Practice Chair, Sets Sights on Group Expansion

Laura Jehl, who joined from Baker & Hostetler, will lead the privacy and cybersecurity practice at McDermott, which has 69 lawyers in the group. The firm is hoping to boost those numbers soon.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-SEC Employee Indicted While Firm Is Under Investigation for Alleged 'Ponzi-Like' Scheme

In a document that was unsealed and later resealed by the court this week, Assistant U.S. Attorney Artie McConnell wrote that GPB seemed to be operating "like a 'Ponzi scheme.'"
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suspension Sought for Municipal Judge Who Jailed Pro Se Litigant

Newark Municipal Court Judge Marvin Adames detained an apparently troublesome pro se litigant "for 23 days without just cause and without the benefit of counsel whom he had relieved immediately prior to incarcerating her," ethics authorities say.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Diane McIver's Estate Can Sue Husband Tex McIver for Her Wrongful Death

The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld the trial court's refusal to dismiss a wrongful death case brought against Atlanta attorney Tex McIver by his wife's estate and affirmed that the estate administrator has standing to sue.
5 minute read

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