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Lawyers win $6.66 million from Union Carbide in asbestos case
Jordan Kirby and Juan P. Bauta II said their client's peritoneal mesothelioma was caused by Union Carbide asbestos products that didn't carry warning labels.Can On-Site Day Care Stem Lawyer Attrition?
Compared with many other lawyers with young children, attorney Brian Koide has a good deal, since his law firm, Crowell & Moring, offers nearby day care, where he can visit his 2-year-old twins during the day. Crowell & Moring chose to offer day care as a way to improve its "quality of life" benefits. On-site or nearby day care seems to be a win-win-win situation. But will it stop the flight of lawyers? After all, do lawyers who work 60-hour weeks want to leave their children in day care all that time?Top two applicants will join Court of Appeals
Governor won't start a separate process for new opening on appeals court; decision on picks possible by end of monthArnall Golden adds 2 health care partners
Epstein Becker Green has lost two health care partners to Arnall Golden Gregory. H. Carol Saul joined Arnall Golden on Thursday, following R. Michael Barry, who joined Aug. 10. The departures are the latest blow to Epstein Becker's Atlanta health care practice, which lost three partners and three associates to Nelson Mullins Riley Scarborough in April.Associates Green: Some With Cash, Others With Envy
The aftershock from the associate salary earthquake has reached Atlanta. The 25-lawyer intellectual property boutique Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley and the 280-lawyer Sutherland Asbill & Brennan boosted associate salaries late last week.Climate Heats Up for Eco-Practices as Sheppard Mullin Adds Group
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton is the latest firm to create a practice group around global climate change. When California passed a bill to cap greenhouse gas emissions in 2006, "that really got our clients' attention," says M. Elizabeth McDaniel, Sheppard's co-leader of the new group. While it's common for law firms to create practice groups to respond to trends, lawyers involved say there's more to this than just some flimsy marketing agenda.Attorneys' Bonuses Increase With Profits
Associates at several big law firms across the country welcomed the new year with hefty bonuses that were moderately higher than the year before, a reflection of the legal industry's recent prosperity.Large-Firm CMOs Offer Insight on Legal Marketing Success
Consultants Eva Wisnik and Jennifer Johnson recently gathered insights from six chief marketing officers at large law firms who provided them with their perspectives on the ever-changing world of legal marketing and recommendations on how to be successful in the industry. Each CMO discussed what to look for when hiring for a marketing staff, what skills they think people need to succeed in legal marketing and what they think marketers need to be prepared for in the future.Virtual IP Rights Rock Online Gaming World
San Francisco-based game developer Linden Lab has rocked the online role-playing game world by granting "Second Life" players IP rights to their virtual creations. Linden Lab insulates itself from real-world liability with a user license agreement, but a player who develops a new virtual car model might have a copyright claim against another player who makes unauthorized virtual duplicates. The possibilities may soon draw U.S. law into virtual worlds.Trending Stories
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