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It really helps when the client is innocent
Wilmer team made plain its contempt for the evidence, and the government caved.
State Judge Upholds Use of Martin Act in Pension Probe
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lewis Bart Stone yesterday left in place all but 13 counts of a 90-count indictment against Henry "Hank" Morris, a one-time political adviser to former state comptroller Alan Hevesi who earned millions in fees for steering to clients investments from a huge public employee pension fund administered solely by Mr. Hevesi.
Judge Tosses $50M Compensatory Award in Vioxx Case as Excessive
The $50 million compensatory damage award in a federal Vioxx case this month was "grossly excessive," and a new trial must be held to decide how much drugmaker Merck & Co. must pay a retired FBI agent who suffered a heart attack after taking the painkiller, a Louisiana federal judge ruled Wednesday. Merck said it would ask the judge to also order a new trial on whether it was liable in the case.
New Merger Guidelines Downplay Need to Define Markets
In his antitrust column, Elai Katz, a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, discusses recent developments, including the circulation of revised merger guidelines, two decisions addressing market definition in merger cases and a Ninth Circuit holding that a product design improvement by a dominant firm, without more, did not constitute unlawful monopolization.
U.S. Supreme Court Drives Patent Law Reform
When it comes to patent reform, the U.S. Supreme Court is a surer bet than Congress -- at least in producing results.Senators skeptical of contrite, forgetful Gonzales
THE SCANDAL surrounding the firing of eight U.S. attorneys took a climactic turn Thursday when one Republican Senate Judiciary Committee member called for the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.After a morning of heavy scrutiny over Gonzales' role in the Dec. 7 firing of seven U.S. attorneys, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.
Openness and Accountability at Guant�namo
Jonathan Hafetz, associate counsel in the Liberty and National Security Project at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, reviews Guant�namo detainee litigation and the decision in Associated Press v. U.S. Dept. of Defense, which could lead to a fuller account of the detentions at Guant�namo and provides an important precedent for limiting broad assertions of executive power in the "war on terrorism."Dewey Retirees Drop Suit, Clearing the Way for Bankruptcy Approval
The settlement, detailed in Feb. 7 filings, has been offered to 125 retired Dewey partners - most of them tied to legacy firm LeBoeuf, Lamb, Green & MacRae - who are being asked to repay the bankruptcy estate a portion of money they received from the firm in 2011 and 2012, including tax advances, payments from non-qualified retirement plans, and of counsel and special counsel compensation.Trending Stories
- 1New York-Based Skadden Team Joins White & Case Group in Mexico City for Citigroup Demerger
- 2No Two Wildfires Alike: Lawyers Take Different Legal Strategies in California
- 3Poop-Themed Dog Toy OK as Parody, but Still Tarnished Jack Daniel’s Brand, Court Says
- 4Meet the New President of NY's Association of Trial Court Jurists
- 5Lawyers' Phones Are Ringing: What Should Employers Do If ICE Raids Their Business?
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