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NYC, Owners of SRO Buildings Reach Settlement Over Residency
Without admitting liability, the buildings' owners will also pay the city $600,000 in civil penalties attached to the code violations and other statutory violations asserted against them.
Phila. Lawyers Negotiate Pa.�s Largest Nonpublic Works Contract Ever
The Falls Township board of supervisors signed a solid waste management agreement this September worth $290 million with Waste Management Inc. subsidiary Waste Management Disposal Services of Pennsylvania.1st Circuit Considers Data Breach Damages
A debate about the damages available to some 4.2 million customers of the Hannaford Brothers Co. supermarket company whose financial information was compromised during a data breach dominated an oral argument at the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.Cozen O�Connor Formalizes Government Relations Group
Cozen O�Connor isn�t just looking at the possibility of a merger to add practice area depth. It�s willing to go at it alone too.
Landlord-Tenant Obligations in Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
Damon Howard, a partner at Ephron-Mandel & Howard, writes: In the days following Hurricane Sandy, many New Yorkers returned to their homes and businesses to discover severe damage or to find that they had lost power, heat, hot water or elevator service. At the same time, many owners and landlords, some with mortgages to pay, are expecting November rent.
Eyeing Latin American Market, BigLaw Firm Makes a New Amigo in Mexico
Panel Reduces Charge After Failing to Find 'Wickedness'
In other recent Fourth Department criminal cases, the court said a judge in Monroe County erred in permitting a defendant to proceed pro se without undertaking the requisite "searching inquiry," and held that an Onondaga County judge properly refused to suppress evidence discarded by a suspect fleeing from police.Calif. case spotlights dysfunctional death penalty
SAN FRANCISCO AP - Chelsea King's parents reluctantly agreed to a sentence of life in prison for their daughter's rapist and killer, calling the death penalty in California "an empty promise."The Kings join a growing list of victims' families, law enforcement officials and other capital punishment proponents who have grown disillusioned with California's death penalty.Newbies Told: You Will Do Pro Bono
New York's Debevoise & Plimpton, with 475 lawyers, is the largest firm in the country to dedicate more than 5 percent of its billable hours to providing free legal services to the needy. New associates are handed pro bono assignments when they walk in the door. "What makes it work here is, it's known that it's something the firm is amenable to doing," said Debevoise's Jonathan Richman.Trending Stories
- 1Uber Files RICO Suit Against Plaintiff-Side Firms Alleging Fraudulent Injury Claims
- 2The Law Firm Disrupted: Scrutinizing the Elephant More Than the Mouse
- 3Inherent Diminished Value Damages Unavailable to 3rd-Party Claimants, Court Says
- 4Pa. Defense Firm Sued by Client Over Ex-Eagles Player's $43.5M Med Mal Win
- 5Losses Mount at Morris Manning, but Departing Ex-Chair Stays Bullish About His Old Firm's Future
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