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GCs Have Their Day in Supreme Court
Lawyers dream of arguing a case before the highest court in the land, but only a handful of general counsel have had the opportunity.Marshall's D'Agostino Quits; Accrediting Woes Unresolved
John Marshall Law School Dean Robert J. D'Agostino resigned Wednesday amid continuing problems in the Atlanta school's battle for American Bar Association accreditation. He says he believes someone better connected with the ABA may have more success in gaining accreditation. The announcement comes days after the publication of the school's poor performance on the Georgia bar examination.State's Top Court Asked to Address Damages Question
Small Law Firms Reap $16 Million in United Airlines Case
The $44 million payday coming next week for some United Airlines pilots from the settlement of a pension dispute will include a $16.4 million payout for their Illinois lawyers. Myron M. Cherry & Associates of Chicago will get the lion's share of the payment, raking in $9.8 million as class counsel. St. Louis-based Korein Tillery will take home $6.6 million. The case may represent the biggest award ever in a fair representation case, in which unions are sued over their responsibility to fairly represent their members.Intel Names New General Counsel After $1.25B Settlement With AMD
On the same day that the semiconductor maker announced that it's paying rival Advanced Micro Devices $1.25 billion to settle antitrust and patent disputes, Intel said antitrust expert Douglas Melamed will soon head their embattled legal department.Upstate Panel Finds Board Had Right to Rescind Parole
The case, in which survivors came forward to voice their opposition to the offender's release after parole had already been granted, was viewed as a key test of the parole board's rescission power, especially since six former commissioners submitted a joint amicus brief urging the Third Department to set a higher standard.Business Lawyers Gauge Impact of the Roberts Court
A panel discussing the future of business cases under a U.S. Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice John Roberts spoke before the Association of Business Trial Lawyers last week. Former Solicitor General Kenneth Starr, Howard Rice partner Jerome Falk Jr. and Stanford Law School professor Pamela Karlan echoed the same sentiment with varying perspectives: Under the Roberts Court, decisions have been increasingly narrow with justices agreeing much more with each other while making fewer rulings on cases.Trending Stories
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