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Ethics Training Could Get Push After Berry Ruling
In the wake of a scathing opinion from the Court of Judicial Discipline against Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Willis W. Berry Jr. for running his real estate business out of his judicial chambers, court observers said several cases of judicial misconduct that have emerged in the last year could spur the institution of mandatory judicial ethics training.For Large Firms, Alternative Billing Makes Inroads
When Eli Lilly & Co. settled a whistleblower suit in January for $1.42 billion over allegations it improperly marketed an anti-psychotic drug, Duane Morris was in the unusual spot of representing the plaintiffs along with personal injury firm Sheller P.C.BASF Proposes New Appearance Fees to Close Budget Gap
The bar suggests charging for case management conferences, while Niall McCarthy of Consumer Attorneys says his group is working on a variety of solutions.Price Point Advertising and Resale and Price Maintenance Programs
In his Franchising column, David J. Kaufmann, senior partner of Kaufmann Gildin Robbins & Oppenheim, discusses a franchisors' ability to dictate precisely the minimum and maximum retail prices which their franchisees may charge the public for products/services, which can dramatically heighten those franchisors' competitive positions versus other brands.SEC names new enforcement unit heads
WASHINGTON AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission named six people on Wednesday to lead new investigative units and unveiled a new policy for rewarding prompt cooperation by those with knowledge of misconduct as the agency reorganizes its enforcement efforts.The SEC was scorched by its failure to detect the stunning, long-running fraud by money manager Bernard Madoff despite numerous red flags and credible warnings.Duty of Honest Services: Past, Present, and Future
Sally G. Blinken, a partner at Venable, discusses the honest services provision of the federal anti-fraud statute's wide application in the private sector, the circuit courts' split on how best to limit honest services prosecutions, and the Supreme Court's review of United States v. Skilling and United States v. Black this term.JCB Member Testifies He Never Saw '06 Complaint
A member of the state's judicial conduct board said Tuesday he never received a copy of an anonymous complaint, filed in September 2006, that detailed allegations of case-fixing, mob ties and the improper placement of juveniles in a privately owned juvenile detention facility against a former Luzerne County judge until he requested one this summer.Second Circuit Overturns Ban on Absentee Voting in Party Contests
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