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Another Judge Prods Plaintiffs Lawyers On Diversity
For years U.S. District Judge Harold Baer has been using his power to appoint plaintiffs counsel as a means to cajole lawyers to find more women and minorities to lead class action lawsuits. Now another judge has followed his lead in a suit against Bayer AG.Fastest Law Firm Growth Was Fueled by Energy Markets
Oil-rich cities topped the list of areas in which the nation's 350 largest law firms added the most lawyers during 2012. Denver, Houston and Dallas showed the biggest gains, with Pittsburgh's Marcellus shale work fueling growth there.Republican Gains Could Revive Class Action Reform
Predicting the priorities of a new Congress is always an uncertain business, but there is no mistaking a new mood of buoyant determination in the GOP-strengthened House and Senate.8th Circuit Revives Cymbalta Lawsuit Against Eli Lilly
An appellate court has reinstated a failure-to-warn suit against Eli Lilly & Co. brought by the parents and estate of a 16-year-old South Dakota boy who committed suicide after taking the antidepressant drug Cymbalta.Despite economy, client pressure, billing rates rise
The national rate average grew by 2.5 percent , a modest hike compared with 2008's 4.3 percent and 2007's 7.7 percent. Vide 2009 not a good year to jack up hourly ratesFor Verner, Next Shake-Up May Be Merger
Verner, Liipfert - one of D.C.`s most venerable lobbying firms - is studying a merger. Though the firm has turned a corner after two rough years, concerns remain.Dewey Estate Sues Over $5.7 Million Spent as Firm Faded
A slow summer on the Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy docket picked up a bit Friday with the estate's liquidation trustee filing a batch of suits against law firms and others paid various sums by the firm in the 90 days before it sought Chapter 11 protection. Former partners who haven't yet settled with the firm are also being pursued with demand letters.Mass Torts No Longer King of Dechert's Litigation Focus
One of Dechert's marquee practices has long been its products liability and mass torts group, but recent departures in that practice highlight how the firm might have become a victim of its own success.D.C. Federal Judge Slams Lawyers for Role in Hiding Tobacco Risks
Judge Gladys Kessler's scorn for the tobacco industry was evident in last week's 1,742-page opinion, which found cigarette makers and trade groups had conspired to hide the truth about smoking's health effects for more than 50 years. She also focused her wrath on in-house counsel and outside law firms, which she said directed research in favor of the industry, destroyed documents and "took shelter behind baseless assertions of attorney client privilege." Her opinion singled out three firms in particular.Trending Stories
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