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August 24, 2009 |

Pre-Workout Agreements Are Today's Lender Essentials

David M. Stewart, a partner at Latham & Watkins, and Elizabeth Jaffe, an associate at the firm, write that in the recent real estate downturn, lenders increasingly find themselves faced with defaults, or imminent defaults, by their borrowers. To make matters more complex, they note, lenders today may find that foreclosing on the mortgaged property is not the best defaulted loan strategy: Due to decreased property values and a lack of willing purchasers, the lender could still face a significant shortfall in the recovery of its loan, even if the property could be sold at foreclosure.
10 minute read
February 21, 2006 |

Alito's First Day on High Court a Busy One

New Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr.'s first day on the bench Tuesday was an unusually busy one. The Court heard arguments in key environmental cases, issued a ruling involving freedom of religion, and granted review in a new case that will put the justices back in the center of the national abortion rights debate.
5 minute read
June 29, 2010 |

Social Gaming Suits Are Serious Business

Social gaming -- online games that use social media sites such as Facebook and MySpace as platforms -- is a lucrative market whose practices are ripe for litigation. Legal questions surround "fast following," the sector's practice of quickly copying competitors' successful gaming concepts.
6 minute read
June 19, 2012 |

$2.8M lawyer malpractice verdict set aside

In a long-running legal malpractice case, the Supreme Court of Georgia has upended a $2.8 million verdict against Dahlonega lawyer Steven Leibel, finding that both the Georgia Court of Appeals and the trial judge made errors in the case.
7 minute read
December 05, 2007 |

Historic Warren County Courthouse Will Be Renovated, Not Replaced

Almost a decade after Warren County's assignment judge declared courthouse facility improvement "the number one priority in this vicinage," the county freeholder board is taking action.
5 minute read
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August 09, 2013 |

Law Firm Boyd & Jenerette Leaving Miami Market

Two years after launching a Miami office, Jacksonville-based Boyd & Jenerette is pulling out of the market this month.
4 minute read
December 26, 2005 |

Firefighter Reinstated After N-Word Faux Pas

No matter how regrettable, New Haven firefighter Carol LaCroix's use of the N-word to publicly introduce a speaker from the United Negro College Fund, New Haven Superior Court Judge Patty Jenkins Pitman is convinced, was an inadvertent slip of the tongue.
4 minute read
November 07, 2003 |

In re: Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation

Information Requested by Underwriters Is Not Protected by Work-Product Doctrine
1 minute read
October 03, 2006 |

EEOC Sues Outback Steakhouse for Keeping Women out of Kitchen

The Outback Steakhouse restaurant chain was sued Friday by the EEOC, which accused the company of denying women job opportunities and training needed to reach top management jobs. To be considered for those jobs, workers need to have varied assignments, especially in the kitchen, the suit states. But qualified women were denied those posts and passed over for less qualified males. The case "turns on its head the stereotype that women should 'stay in the kitchen,'" an EEOC attorney said in a statement.
2 minute read
July 22, 2004 |

Kids in Legal Limbo Could Find Help In 'Dead Dad's Bill'

After Robert Netting died of cancer in early 1995, his widow successfully underwent in-vitro fertilization with sperm he had deposited for her. But a year later, when Rhonda Gillett-Netting filed for Social Security benefits in Arizona for the twins she bore, her request was denied.
6 minute read

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