NEXT
Sign in to follow
Search Results

0 results for 'news'

You can use to get even better search results news
May 13, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circuit Provides Damages Guidance in Employment Cases

In golf, the adage is, "You drive for show and putt for dough." In employment litigation, the attorneys largely try "liability for show and damages for dough." In this light, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' recent opinion in Donlin v. Phillips Lighting North America Corp. may be one of the most important practical decisions issued by the court this year, as it includes a detailed discussion of the requirements for establishing damages in the form of back pay and front pay under Title VII.
6 minute read
March 09, 2011 | Law.com

Drinker Biddle to Add 11 Lawyers From Small Firm in L.A

Philadelphia-based Drinker Biddle & Reath has announced it will add 11 attorneys from 16-lawyer Reish & Reicher in Los Angeles, including the firm's two name partners, on March 16. The rest of the Reish & Reicher attorneys will be going to another small firm, Silver & Freedman.
6 minute read
January 03, 2008 | National Law Journal

Diversity Funding Targets First-Year Law Students

The California Bar Foundation will begin offering individual scholarships worth up to $7,500 to students of underrepresented ethnicities who would boost the diversity of the profession. By giving the money to incoming first-year law students, the foundation is targeting a group that's been overlooked by law firm scholarship programs. "The scope of this program is a lot broader than a lot of private programs," says Dipanwita Deb Amar, chief of diversity at Howard Rice, which has signed on as a sponsor.
4 minute read
November 22, 2010 | Law.com

Judges Blocking N.J. Foreclosures When Mortgage Notes Not in Hand

State and federal judges in New Jersey are putting mortgage foreclosures under greater scrutiny, not letting them go forward without timely possession of the note in a pair of recent decisions.
6 minute read
December 18, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Clients should have followed Reagan's rule

Why do people wind up with the Bernie Madoffs of this world Because they've neglected one of Ronald Reagan's favorite sayings, "Trust, but verify." When it comes to Wall Street, I'm not even sure about the "trust" part, but "verify" is where wisdom begins. Admittedly, Bernard Madoff was a hard guy to be suspicious of.
5 minute read
May 25, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Adversaries Willing to Talk About Most-Litigated Part of H.B. 4

Six years after its passage, a key part of the H.B. 4 omnibus tort reform law still sparks battles between plaintiffs and defense lawyers. The constant legal fight over the provision — intended to make medical-malpractice litigation more efficient — has become so costly for parties that it's time for lawyers on both sides to sit down and agree on suggestions for changing the law, some attorneys say.
8 minute read
November 03, 2010 | Law.com

Lawyers Can Sue Clients Pro Se and Recover Fees, N.J. Court Rules

Lawyers can sue deadbeat clients pro se and still recover legal fees under the offer-of-judgment rule, a New Jersey appeals court has held. Solo attorney Philip Vinick Jr.'s clients had tried to rely on a decision last year that denied frivolous-litigation fees to a law firm that sued its ex-client.
4 minute read
March 08, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judicial Power, Evidentiary Issues Before High Court

Issues of judicial power and evidentiary thresholds will be key topics for the state Supreme Court this week, as it holds a two-day oral argument session in Philadelphia.
8 minute read
March 04, 2004 | Daily Report Online

Crematory's 'Unspeakable Disrespect' on Trial

R.Robin [email protected] friends tossed Chattanooga attorney Robert Crawford Jr.'s cremated remains into the wind on his favorite golf course, the ashes sparkled as the sunlight caught them. Crawford's sister Teri D. Crawford said there was something angelic about her brother's ashes glittering in the wind.
13 minute read
March 13, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Overcoming Limitations of Condo Boards in Dealing With Unruly Residents

Bruce A. Cholst and Mary L. Kosmark, partners at Rosen Livingston & Cholst, write that the concept of a forced buy back of residential units upon determination that the owner's occupancy is "objectionable" offers condo boards a potent option for addressing serious situations for which they are currently ill equipped.
11 minute read

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources