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April 26, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Editorials

Judges are retiring, some before they are required to, and hanging out their mediator/arbitrator shingles or joining firms to head departments newly created for that purpose. The prospects are enticing.
7 minute read
December 22, 2008 | Law.com

Take Heed of the Legal Risks of Web 2.0

Web 2.0 provides new ways for users to communicate and collaborate, such as blogs, wikis, social networks and file-sharing sites, and increasingly, it's part of the workplace. In addition to the benefits of Web 2.0, law firms and companies are beginning to realize its legal risks.
7 minute read
November 02, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Substantial Contribution Claims: How Much Is Enough?

Any business seeking to reorganize formally through Chapter 11 will require the assistance of specially trained professionals.
6 minute read
May 08, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Firms subject to debt collection law, court says

An appeals court rules in a foreclosure case that law firms are subject to claims under federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
7 minute read
June 01, 2001 | Law.com

Prevailing Claimant Can't Use Workers' Comp Findings in Title VII Case

A worker who claims sexual harassment and wins a ruling from a Workers' Compensation judge granting her benefits on the basis of a mental disability cannot later use those findings in a jury trial of her Title VII claim, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled. The judge also ruled that any mention to the jury of the hearings before the Workers' Compensation judge would have an "unduly prejudicial" effect.
9 minute read
July 11, 2011 | National Law Journal

For Toyota, a point of venue

In a stifling hot courtroom on a recent afternoon, Los Angeles County, Calif., Superior Court Judge Anthony Mohr deliberated the proper jurisdiction for billions of dollars in claims filed by the insurers of Toyota owners who alleged their vehicles suddenly accelerated out of control.
7 minute read
July 10, 2003 | Law.com

Under Pressure?

On June 2, a bitterly divided Federal Communications Commission voted along partisan lines to relax the agency's decades-old media ownership restrictions that govern how many and what type of media outlets a single entity may own. Randolph J. May warns that if the tactics employed by those who opposed the FCC's deregulatory initiative become the norm, sound agency decision-making may be the loser.
9 minute read
May 06, 2011 | Law.com

3rd DCA rules against Citibank

A three-judge panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal has ruled that Citibank violated the procedural due process rights of a North Miami Beach condominium association.
4 minute read
March 02, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Passaic Hospital First in New Jersey To Survive Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic is congratulating itself, its employees and its lawyers for its emergence from a Chapter 11 reorganization that will allow the 287-bed facility to survive with concessions from creditors.
7 minute read
December 06, 2007 | National Law Journal

Morrison & Foerster Finds Conflict in SCO Patent Case

Illustrating the ease with which conflicts of interest can arise at a big firm, attorneys at Morrison & Foerster recently found themselves with clashing interests in the same trial, thanks to a third party, who neglected to disclose key information. San Francisco-based partners Adam Lewis and Michael Jacobs discovered the conflict when they realized that an objection filed on behalf of their client, Novell Inc., would delay a transaction in which the buyer was another MoFo client.
4 minute read

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