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The Jay Mariotti Chronicles: Columnist Calls in Gibson Dunn Bigwig
Who does a high-profile sports columnist turn to when he finds himself in legal trouble? A prominent attorney from an Am Law 200 firm, of course.$49M BAR/BRI Deal OK'd, But Fees Back in Play
A Ninth Circuit panel led by Judge Pamela Rymer says the fees class counsel got — and objecting counsel didn't — should both be reconsidered. But they gave the ol' thumbs up to the settlement amount.Bid to Disqualify KPMG as MCI's Auditors Fails
Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez has soundly rejected 14 states' motion to disqualify KPMG, MCI's auditors and tax advisers, and disgorge fees the accounting firm received during bankruptcy proceedings. Gonzalez described the motion -- which alleged that KPMG advised MCI to implement an illegal tax strategy to evade millions in taxes -- as a "litigation tactic," adding that the states' claim that they filed the motion to protect the public interest "rings hollow."New Bar Chief Aims at Helping Children
Meredith [email protected] Atlanta Bar Association's new president, Elizabeth A. Price, wants to focus on helping abused and neglected children. Recruiting Atlanta lawyers to volunteer as advocates for kids who end up in the court system builds on outgoing bar association president William M Ragland Jr.'s initiative to increase the organization's pro bono efforts.Federal Rule of Evidence 502: 'Rajala' Returns
In their Federal E-discovery column, H. Christopher Boehning and Daniel J. Toal, partners at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, review a case in which a party that had previously opposed a clawback agreement to deal with inadvertent production of privileged data found itself in need of the protection.Third Circuit Reinstates RICO and Fraud Claims Against Travel Clubs
A federal appeals court reinstates a putative class action against "travel clubs" that allegedly failed to deliver on promised free or discounted airline tickets, cruises, hotel rooms and rental cars.Lexis Noncompete Contracts Lead to Defection Duel in Federal Court
LexisNexis Risk and Information Analytics Group is seeking injunctive relief and punitive damages in a federal lawsuit that claims former executive Paul Colangelo breached his noncompete agreement by taking a job with a competitor. Litigation based on noncompetes has grown, and many employers are using computer data mining technology to determine if former employees have taken confidential information, attorneys say. LexisNexis said it conducted a forensics examination of Colangelo's work computer.Replacing Deputy Attorney General Is No Easy Task
Attorney in Caperton Leaves Buchanan Ingersoll for Reed Smith
The Pittsburgh office of Reed Smith now counts among its attorneys former Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney lifer David B. Fawcett.For Lawyer Wannabes, Checks for $30 Million Are in the Mail (Almost)
Claimants in the long-running BAR/BRI class action are set to begin receiving settlement payments to help compensate them for the alleged conspiracy between BAR/BRI and Kaplan that caused about 130,000 prospective law students to overpay for bar-review prep courses. Those payments will begin being sent to claimants next month.Trending Stories
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