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Judge's Beef With Ex-Partners Raises Ethical Question
In a ruling that explored the ethical implications of practicing lawyers sharing fees with sitting judges, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that an Allegheny County trial judge who is suing his former law partners over the distribution of their now-defunct firm's assets is not entitled to an accounting of contingent fee cases that were resolved following the firm's dissolution.Law firm mergers down in second quarter
While legal consultancies Altman Weil and the Hildebrandt Institute report that mergers involving U.S. law firms were down in the second quarter of 2012 compared with the same period last year, statistics show that the industry saw more tie-ups in the first half of this year than it did during the first six months of 2011.Delaware High Court Affirms Chancery's Right to Dismiss LLC Case
The Delaware Court of Chancery did not abuse its discretion when it dismissed an amended complaint because of two years of inactivity, the state Supreme Court has ruled.Topical Index to State Case Digests
State case digest headnotes.Harrah's faces $2.8 billion problem over casino spat in New York state
LAS VEGAS AP - It garners a mere one-paragraph mention in the quarterly earnings report, but the private equity buyers of Harrah's Entertainment Inc. could have a colossal $2.8 billion problem on their hands.The world's largest casino company by revenue inherited a legal quagmire that dates back to 2000.That's when Arthur Goldberg, then chief executive of Park Place Entertainment Corp.Azerbaijan Bribes Put One Mogul on Trial, Another in Exile
In July, following a six-week trial, a jury in New York found American entrepreneur Frederic Bourke Jr. guilty of knowing about bribes that helped grease the wheels in the privatization of an Azerbaijan state oil company. But thanks to a bizarre series of legal events, Viktor Kozeny -- the alleged mastermind behind the bribery scheme -- is living in the Bahamas, while Bourke, an investor who merely knew of the bribes, is preparing for a possible prison term.A State-by-State Look at the Learned Intermediary Doctrine
Now that patients are taking more control over their health care at the same time that pharmaceutical companies are marketing directly to the consumer, the learned intermediary doctrine as an affirmative defense appears to be on the wane. Here's a state-by-state look at the case law concerning this doctrine.Proposals Would Enhance Process In Municipal Court Criminal Cases
Rule changes are afoot to bring municipal court criminal practice more in line with the process for indictable offenses in Superior Court.Trending Stories
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