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Working on the Clock: The Advantages of Timed Trials
More and more courts are imposing time limits for trial. The good news, say trial lawyers David Bissinger and Erica Harris, is that trying a case on the clock often helps more than it hurts. Time limits on trial assist lawyers and parties in at least three ways: improving presentations, controlling costs and increasing the likelihood of victory.A California jury on Tuesday handed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. a major victory, ruling that a Shanghai rival breached the terms of a 2005 settlement and stole the company's trade secrets. The chipmaker will seek $2 billion in damages, according to Keker's Jeffrey Chanin.
FBI widens probe: 'Wasn't one-man show'
The FBI estimated that a Ponzi scheme allegedly run by Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein may top $1 billion - almost twice previous estimates.View more book results for the query "*"
2nd Circuit Overturns Sanctions Against Out-of-State Lawyers
Finding that lawyers sanctioned by a federal judge were never given a chance to defend themselves, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overruled a $10,000 assessment and restored the pro hac vice status of two Florida attorneys. Judge Constance Baker Motley of the Southern District of New York failed to follow the procedures required for imposing sanctions in the case stemming from a sexual harassment suit against Smith Barney Inc.Sonnenschein Announces Layoffs -- More Than 100 Legal, Nonlegal Jobs Cut
According to a post on Above the Law, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal has recently laid off 37 lawyers, 75 staff members and 12 nonlawyer timekeepers. Firm Chairman Elliot Portnoy said the firm's litigation and real estate departments -- the firm's largest practices -- were most directly affected. Portnoy said the severance packages offered to staff vary according to their length of service to the firm, and that the firm is trying to help lawyers affected by the moves with out-placement services.GCs say career death penalty doesn't fit the crime
A closely watched case tests the power of the government to punish corporate executives absent evidence the officials were aware of misconduct among subordinates.Trending Stories
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