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Federal Judges Financial Info to be Posted on Web
In a surprising turnaround, the Judicial Conference of the United States voted to allow federal judges' financial disclosure forms to be released for publication on the Internet. The vote effectively reverses a controversial decision by the conference's Financial Disclosure Committee last year. The committee ruled last December that financial reports should not be turned over to APBnews.com, a Web site that focuses on criminal justice news.Mayer Brown's Ex-Information Chief Charged With Fraud
David Tresch was arrested on Aug. 30 and charged by federal prosecutors in Chicago with defrauding the firm of at least $850,000 over the last year through a series of phony invoices for work supposedly performed by an unidentified vendor.Trio of 'Honest Services' Cases Headed to High Court
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who once said that writing dissents made life worth living, wrote a scorcher last February.View more book results for the query "New York Times Company"
High-Profile Flap Over 'Citizens United' Marked 2010 Term
As ABA Debates, MDPs Are Spreading
Employment Law Training, the nonlawyer arm of San Francisco-based Littler Mendelson, is rapidly becoming the firm's largest revenue source. The half-owned subsidiary generates $200,000 a month in billings. It's hardly the only success law firms have had with side businesses, despite the supposed ethical restrictions on multidisciplinary practices. A survey by The National Law Journal of the country's largest law firms shows nonfirm businesses thriving.After 'Staub,' Will Employers Get Burned by the 'Cat's Paw'?
Gary D. Friedman, a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and Courtney P. Fain, an associate at the firm, write that despite the Supreme Court's holding, Staub v. Proctor Hospital is not necessarily a victory for the plaintiffs' bar. Importantly, while the Court rejected the strict "alter ego" standard, that standard had only been applied in the Fourth and Seventh circuits. Plaintiffs in circuits where the more expansive "influence" standard has historically applied may face a higher burden.Naked Licensing, Anticircumvention, Effect of 'Bilski' Decision
In his Intellectual Property Litigation column, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison partner Lewis R. Clayton reviews two cases that indicate Bilski has done little to alter Federal Circuit jurisprudence, a Ninth Circuit holding that a trademark owner had abandoned its rights by engaging in naked licensing, the Federal Circuit's refusal to transfer a patent action from the Eastern District of Texas, and more.Employment Practices Liability Claims Can Sink a Law Firm
Danger! Strong EPL Current! This warning should be posted in the managing office of every modern law firm, as the waters of the legal profession are fraught with peril concerning Employment Practices Liability (EPL). No matter how placid the employee waters may seem on the surface, an EPL squall can quickly form and engulf a firm.Trending Stories
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