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Cooley Cools on Alschuler Merger
Merger discussions between Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan and Cooley Godward have ended, throwing into more doubt the future of the entertainment boutique and its 100 lawyers. Partner Marshall Grossman, who planned to take most of the corporate litigators with him to Cooley, said Cooley ended the talks Monday, a month after the firm announced it would merge with Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman. "It was too much for Cooley to consider absorbing two litigation-dominated firms at the same time," he said.At Holme Roberts & Owen, a new manager is all business
While big firms hire business-minded recruits to handle administrative or operational tasks, Holme Roberts & Owen is experimenting with another idea. The 250-lawyer firm, based in Denver, has put a seasoned business executive -- formerly a lawyer -- on the front lines of its leadership. The firm announced last month that Robert Starzel, who recently rejoined the firm as of counsel, will co-manage the 18-lawyer office alongside current San Francisco managing partner Robert Stolebarger.Lawyer's lawyer breaks out with his own firm
Douglas V. Chandler has opened his own firm handling professional liability matters after 12 years in practice with Frank J. Beltran.Chandler left Beltran Chandler to start Chandler Law, located at 5447 Roswell Road, this fall. He said that at 41 he was ready to start his own firm. "Frank and I had a great relationship, but it was time for me to expand a bit and get some flexibility in the cases that I selected," said Chandler.Settlement Talks Officially on Between EEOC and Kelley Drye & Warren in Age Bias Case
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China Ends Controls On Bank Lending Rates
China said it is ending controls on bank lending rates in a move toward creating a market-oriented financial system to support economic growth.Snead v. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
The trial court erred by weighing the credibility of witness testimony in deciding to enter a directed verdict. Affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded.Mellor v. O'Brien, PICS Case No. 12-0177 (C.P. Lackawanna Jan. 11, 2012) Nealon, J. (22 pages).
Plaintiff stated a cognizable claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress even though the alleged negligence involved acts of omission and plaintiff did not realize the treatment at issue deviated from the standard of care. Additionally, plaintiff averred specific facts indicating recklessly indifferent conduct by the health care providers and the hospitals vicarious liability for such recklessness. Demurrers to plaintiff's claims for NIED and punitive damages were overruled.Have the Tables Turned for Online Gambling?
Although online gambling is illegal in the United States, you'd never know it by looking at the numbers. Last year alone 7.8 million Americans logged on to Internet gambling sites. And with the online gambling industry banking almost $12 billion in revenue in 2005, some U.S. casinos think the time has come to legalize Internet gambling and cash in -- a position that was considered all but unthinkable until recently.India Lures Corporate Outsourcing
With e-discovery taking an increasing bite out of the bottom line -- 2007 commercial expenditures on EDD topped $2.7 billion -- corporate America is looking toward India. The review part of the process is a key area where outsourcing can be an attractive, cost-saving option.Trending Stories
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