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Big Firm Partners With Minority-Owned Boutique to Increase Diversity
Atlanta's Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice is partnering with a boutique of eight African-American lawyers, Molden Holley Fergusson Thompson & Heard, to address client concerns for more racial diversity. The deal -- one of the first of its kind in the country -- provides Molden Holley the resources to work on large, complex matters, while giving Womble Carlyle access to African-American lawyers with corporate experience at a time when major companies are looking for more diversity in their outside counsel.
Doctor Wins $64M for Trademark Infringement
Australian physician George O'Neil designed an innovative catheter to help paraplegics, but the Georgia company to whom O'Neil had granted exclusive sales rights in the United States betrayed the physician, according to O'Neil's attorney. This month, a federal jury in Atlanta awarded O'Neil $64 million in unpaid royalties, damages and "unjust enrichment" for trademark infringement and breach of contract.11th Circuit Rules For Employment Discrimination Plaintiff
Handing a rare win to an employment discrimination plaintiff, a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that state privilege rules shielding documents related to doctors' peer review processes don't apply to federal discrimination cases.
When Employees Face Criminal Charges, Employers Face a Dilemma
Here's a unique challenge for corporate America: How do you treat an employee who has been charged with a crime, but not convicted? Employment attorney Jonathan Segal says, "In the criminal justice system, you're innocent until proven guilty. But in the private sector/employment context, that presumption doesn't apply." But plaintiffs attorney Jennifer Salvatore disagrees. She's representing a former DaimlerChrysler Corp. employee who was fired while facing murder charges -- and who later got an acquittal.Biomed firms seek $1 billion from state to fund growth
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.Trending Stories
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