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Mock exercises prepare Sotomayor for hearings
WASHINGTON AP - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has endured weeks of insults, obnoxious questions and unwelcome drilling into her work as a judge and a lawyer - and it was all on purpose, essentially a dress rehearsal for her confirmation hearings.In a series of faux hearings, Sotomayor has been barraged by hostile questions thrown her way by allies preparing the federal appeals judge for the interrogation that will begin Monday.TD Bank In-House Counsel Sanctioned by Rothstein Judge
A Miami federal judge made news last week by publicly reprimanding TD Bank's in-house legal team for blatant discovery violations in a lawsuit brought by investors defrauded in the Scott Rothstein Ponzi scheme.DOJ study: Plaintiffs win more than half of state court civil trials
Plaintiffs won in more than half of state court civil trials in 2005 and were more likely to get a favorable verdict in bench than jury trials, according to a new U.S. Department of Justice report.Plaintiffs won in 56 percent of all general civil trial cases. Judges ruled in their favor in 68 percent of the cases, while juries favored the plaintiffs 54 percent of the time.Job Hunting Tips for New Attorneys
A greater percentage of law school graduates from recent classes are graduating without jobs, notes Luis A. Gonzalez, presiding justice of the New York Appellate Division, 1st Department. However, says Gonzalez, the creative job seeker can find opportunities despite the economic climate.View more book results for the query "*"
JPMorgan Chase Wins Dismissal of Enron-Related Investors Suit
A federal judge has rebuffed JPMorgan Chase investors who alleged they bought shares in the company out of regard for its "integrity and financial discipline" during the time it was aiding and abetting the massive Enron fraud. Dismissing the investors' second amended complaint, Southern District of New York Judge Sidney H. Stein said that the plaintiffs had failed to sufficiently plead scienter on the bank's part regarding its alleged mischaracterization of transactions involving two Enron shell companies.Proposed Limits on Attorney Advertising Attract More Criticism
When four presiding New York justices formulated exceptionally broad ethics rules on attorney advertising last spring, they took the unusual step of delaying implementation of the proposals because they figured such sweeping new limits might generate some comment. Boy, were they right. The initial 90-day comment period, which ended Sept. 15, has been extended two months, and the justices are getting an earful as they inch toward adopting standards that are now slated to take effect in mid-January.Four Convocations Aim to Develop Statewide System
EVAN A. DAVIS, the immediate past-president of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, was not present for the first of four statewide pro bono convocations at Fordham University School of Law last month. But his sentiments on equal justice were, and they set the tone for an historic task taken up by the Unified Court System: the design of a statewide program for lawyers to easily volunteer their services.Law School Provides First Setting for Unifying Legal ServicesTrending Stories
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