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Tentative OK given to $2M partial settlement in groundwater contamination case
A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted preliminary approval of a $2 million partial settlement by Modine Manufacturing Co. in a class action medical monitoring suit brought by residents of an Illinois town who claim that groundwater contamination has caused a cluster of brain cancer cases. The nonsettling defendants had argued that it would be unfair to grant preliminary approval of a class settlement before ruling on whether the ongoing claims satisfy the requirements for class certification.Experts predict 2009 could be a tougher year
Law firm leaders aren't likely to wax nostalgic about the good old days of 2008. Three prominent law firms decided to shut their doors, attorney layoffs became so common it was difficult to keep track of which firms distributed pink slips, and legal work ? and firm profits ? dried up significantly in the last quarter of the year. It's possible that 2008 could be the new yardstick for an annus horribilis in the legal industry, except for the disconcerting reality that no one knows how bad 2009 will be.Paul Murphy leaves firm for Greenberg Traurig
Litigator Paul Murphy joined the Boston office of Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder after leaving his own shop, Menard, Murphy & Walsh. Murphy's practice will focus on business litigation and labor and employment.A Sea Change in Proposed Site Remediation Rules
Proposed DEP rules have a number of aspects that may cripple the ability of the new Licensed Site Remediation Professional program to succeed in spawning faster, more cost-effective clean-up of contaminated sites.Camp likely faces less than year in jail
U.S. District Senior Judge Jack T. Camp entered guilty pleas Friday to a federal drug felony and two misdemeanors associated with his arrest last month after a string of liaisons with a stripper and prostitute who also was a convicted drug felon and a confidential informant for the FBI. Camp, who was arrested with two guns in his possession while abetting a drug purchase, was not charged with any gun-related offenses.View more book results for the query "*"
Which Leading GCs Are Operating Without a License?
Companies expect their general counsel to pay attention to all the little details, but some legal chiefs have fallen behind in keeping their own affairs in order. A Corporate Counsel survey of the Fortune 250 found eight GCs who are not properly licensed in the state in which they work. And they're just the tip of the iceberg. Past membership surveys by the Association of Corporate Counsel suggest that hundreds, or even thousands, of company attorneys may not be properly licensed.Columbia, NYU to Share Students for Select Classes
IN A CASE of historical rivals joining forces, Columbia Law School and New York University School of Law yesterday announced a formal agreement that would allow students from either law school to take classes at the other.Former WCJ Joins Pond Lehocky as Of Counsel
Peter E. Perry Jr., a former judge and judge manager of the Workers? Compensation Office of Adjudication, Southeastern District, has joined Philadelphia-based workers' compensation boutique Pond Lehocky Stern & Giordano as of counsel.Trending Stories
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