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The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
Chadbourne & Parke loses intellectual property attorneys to Cooley; Allen & Overy continues its expansion in Washington, D.C., with a new partner hire; and three new partners join Barnes & Thornburg in Chicago. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].Class Action Over Deletion of Kindle Content Accuses Amazon of Acting Like Big Brother
Chicago-based KamberEdelson filed a class action Thursday that alleges Amazon violated the terms of use for its Kindle product when it deleted copies of George Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm" from Kindle users' electronic libraries. The complaint, filed on behalf of two plaintiffs in federal court in Seattle, claims Kindle's terms of use gives owners "the non-exclusive right to keep a permanent copy of the applicable Digital Content and to view, use, and display such Digital Content an unlimited number of times."Employment Attorneys Scramble As IRS Toughens Deferred Compensation Rules
Labor and employment attorneys nationwide are scrambling to ensure employers are in compliance with new federal rules governing deferred-compensation plans that could expose employees to substantial financial risks. Under the broad scope of the new rules, many common business practices -- such as stock options, bonuses and severance policies -- may be deemed deferred compensation subject to tougher standards and stiff penalties that didn't exist before. The deadline for compliance is Dec. 31.Rehnquist Hospitalized for Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
Chief Justice William Rehnquist expects to be on the bench when the Supreme Court convenes again Nov. 1, in spite of surgery on Saturday in connection with a recently diagnosed case of thyroid cancer. The surprise announcement of Rehnquist's illness and surgery came just before noon today, and raised in a concrete way an issue that has been an abstraction during the presidential campaign: the possibility of a departure from the Supreme Court in the near future.Deal Watch: Weather Channel buyout makes rain for three local firms
Nine Am Law 100 law firms, including Atlanta's Kilpatrick Stockton, Alston Bird and Troutman Sanders, were among the firms involved in the sale of The Weather Channel to a partnership between NBC Universal and two private equity funds.Landmark Communications Inc. of Norfolk, Va., said in January that its Atlanta-based cable-television network was for sale.Bush Official Apologizes for Slap at Lawyers for Detainees
A Department of Defense lawyer apologized Wednesday for his comments suggesting that corporations boycott law firms that represent detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. In a letter to The Washington Post, Charles Cully Stimson said the comments, made during a radio interview, "do not reflect my core beliefs." His apology came two days after the Pentagon disavowed his statements, saying they did not represent Defense Department views. The remarks had touched off a salvo of criticism.As WaMu Reaches Chapter 11 Deal, a Look at Its Biggest Bankruptcy Billers
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