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Court Awards Tenant Attorney Fees Despite Breach
In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein, partners at Rosenberg & Estis, discuss the recent decision '433 Sutton Corp. v. Broder,' which held that notwithstanding the Supreme Court's finding that both the landlord and the tenant violated portions of the lease, the tenant was entitled to attorney fees as the prevailing party.
Employers Wrestle With Blogosphere
Attorneys are bracing for the newest twist in employment law: Internet bloggers who write about their workplace, or use blogs while at work. As blogging grows in popularity, employers are realizing that the self-published materials could contain confidential company information or defame a corporate image with easily accessible entries. And as blog-related firings increase, more companies are turning to employment law to write new policies and protect themselves.Jerry Sandusky's wife takes witness stand at trial
Defense lawyers called Dottie Sandusky to the witness stand Tuesday, part of their effort to tout Jerry Sandusky's reputation as a family man and community stalwart.Road to Partner Still Swift for Some
Making partner at a big law firm may be growing more difficult, but a small handful of Bay Area lawyers are still getting there on a relatively quick basis. At least seven of the Bay Area lawyers promoted to partner at large firms this year are only six years out of law school. And another 20, or nearly one-quarter of the 81 new partners in a Recordersurvey, were only seven years out. But no matter how long it took, everyone who made partner this year was bucking the odds.
Pa. High Ct. Hears Arguments Over Rights of Asbestos Plaintiffs
The state Supreme Court spent much of its time Wednesday morning listening to arguments in Harrisburg over whether the state's so-called "separate disease" rule barred a man who had previously recovered an award for asbestos-related lung cancer from seeking a separate award for mesothelioma.Judge Manuel Banales Recused From Mauricio Celis Criminal Case
Judge Manuel Banales, presiding judge of the 5th Administrative Region who sentenced Mauricio Celis after recusing the judge who presided over Celis' criminal trial, has been taken off the case himself. Nueces County District Attorney Carlos Valdez had filed a motion seeking to recuse Banales from presiding over the prosecution of Celis.Ted Olson to challenge gay-marriage ban
The 60th case to be argued by veteran U.S. Supreme Court attorney Theodore Olson is a challenge to a ban on marriage for same-sex couples.Trending Stories
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