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New surge of Katrina suits in the offing
The Gulf Coast region's courts are likely to see a surge of hurricane-related lawsuits in July as the one-year statute of limitations nears for negligence claims.
Ambiguous Auto Policy Renders Household Exclusion Unenforceable
The definition of the word "you" in the household exclusion section of Harleysville Insurance's excess underinsured motorist policy is too ambiguous, a Blair County judge has found.Deal Watch: Sutherland, Alston guide deal on used-car auction sites
Second Circuit Vacates Attorney Sanction That Impacts Clients
In their Second Circuit Review, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison members Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss a case in which the court has made clear that the record must clearly support a finding of wrongdoing by the party itself (rather than just the actions of counsel) or, at minimum, illustrate the district court's consideration (and rejection) of other available alternatives.
Motivate Your Employees: A Paradox of Productivity at Law Firms
Is a law firm "unmanageable?" Must attorneys and staff personnel be left to their own devices in the hope and expectation that everything will work out?Majority of Law Schools Post Higher Pass Rates for July Exam
Eight of New York state's 15 law schools reported higher pass rates for the July 2011 bar exam among first-time candidates, a turn-around from last year, when 12 schools reported a lower pass rate over the 2009 exam. At the same time, the average pass rate for the schools remained static at 86 percent, according to the State Board of Law Examiners.Indictments Down as Feds Hunt Terrorists
R. Robin [email protected] unintended result of the new war on terrorism is that business is off at Atlanta's federal courthouse.While the U.S. attorney's staff here has grown by about 20 percent since Sept. 11 a year ago, the number of indictments the office has shepherded through federal grand juries has fallen, according to figures provided by an office spokesman.A La Carte E-Mail Alerts Delivered Free
Court monitoring has many uses -- from keeping you on top of a field of law to helping you track specific litigation. The major commercial legal research services offer e-mail alerts that signal you when a new case matches your search -- for a fee. But now, CourtListener and Google Scholar help you generate free, tailored e-mail notifications about targeted cases.
'Gunners' Are the Engines Among Associates
"Gunner" is the universal term for ambitious law students and associates at big firms who are striving to be at the top of the food chain. A gunner's grand plan, according to humor columnist The Snark, is to land a top job at a top firm. And to do that, a gunner will woo all the big players so they want him or her. And once they've gotten the job, Gunners calculate their workload to ensure they're only working for the partners who matter. But The Snark warns that eventually, overachieving can take its toll.Trending Stories
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