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August 02, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

PA Lateral Moves See Lawyers Leaving In-House for Firms

There was a spurt of lateral movement in Pennsylvania in the latter half of July and the bulk of those hires joined law firms from their in-house positions.
7 minute read
April 01, 2013 | National Law Journal

Crude awakening

After a five-year battle, TransCanada Corp. may be close to winning approval for its $5.3 billion Keystone XL pipeline, which will transport crude oil from the oil sands of Alberta to Steele City, Neb., 1,179 miles away.
8 minute read
July 13, 2009 | National Law Journal

Burnout, stress plague immigration judges

Immigration judges, who day in and day out listen to horrific personal stories of asylum seekers, suffer from significant job burnout and secondary traumatic stress, which may affect their rulings, according to a recent study. After analyzing data from 96 immigration judges who participated in the study, researchers from the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute at the University of California, San Francisco found that the judges, especially female judges, are more burned out than hospital-based doctors who care for the gravely ill and prison wardens who oversee society's most dangerous members.
6 minute read
November 12, 2010 | New York Law Journal

U.S. Opposes Investors' Bid to Attach Argentinian Funds at New York Fed

4 minute read
October 09, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Tort Reform and Judicial Selection: Where the 2012 Presidential Candidates Stand

With the presidential election set to take place November 6, one of the issues that has not been at the forefront of this election season is the issue of tort reform.
7 minute read
August 12, 2008 | Law.com

Edwards Scandal Puts Texas Plaintiffs Lawyer on the Defensive

Even as some acquaintances questioned Fred Baron's judgment on Monday, they defended the trial lawyer, saying his loyalty to his friends and his passion for Democratic politics were behind his payments to John Edwards' mistress and the campaign worker who has identified himself as the father of her child. Baron, well known for his role in asbestos litigation, has admitted paying Rielle Hunter and former Edwards staffer Andrew Young's relocation expenses when they moved from North Carolina to California.
5 minute read
May 19, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

Inadmissible

Bracewell Remembered
7 minute read
April 27, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Changes Coming to Montco Civil System

Recent changes aimed at making Montgomery County's civil system less lawyer-driven and more court-driven are being welcomed by the bar as a means to bring cases to trial more quickly.
8 minute read
March 28, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Appear Reluctant to Extend 6th Amendment Rights

A former solicitor general and a former Supreme Court clerk vigorously sparred before the justices on Wednesday over whether indigent people have a constitutional right to counsel if they face jail for failing to pay child support.
5 minute read
August 01, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Overcrowding and Safety Concerns At Warren Courthouse Prompt Suit

Once again, a county bar association has gone to court to force improvements of its local courthouse. This time it's Warren County, where bar leaders allege that the historic courthouse in Belvidere is unsafe and overcrowded and that the county freeholders have failed to fix problems they have known about for years.
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