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Judiciary: Leave issue to the other branches
IT'S OLD NEWS that public nuisance theories increasingly are pleaded in an attempt to impose liability on product sellers when more traditional products liability theories would not work. Many-but certainly not all-courts confronted with such attempts have refused the invitation to extend public nuisance theory beyond its historic property-based origins and into the realm of products liability.Associates Can't Look to Firms to Pay for Sanctions
An Illinois appeals court reminded the state's youngest lawyers that an associate generally has no right to be reimbursed from his law firm for any sanctions that might be imposed by a trial court, even though the alleged misconduct he engaged in occurred while being supervised by a partner.View more book results for the query "*"
Which GCs Are Most at Risk in Backdating Cases?
Why is the government taking action against some general counsel who backdated stock options, while letting others off the hook? According to John Villa, a partner at Williams & Connolly, the key is whether GCs knew that backdating creates an accounting problem. If they did -- and did nothing to fix it -- they're more likely to face a civil suit from the SEC or criminal charges from the Department of Justice. Villa reached his conclusion after looking at the cases of seven GCs who face backdating charges.New Suit Against Juridica Exposes Cracks in Litigation Funding Model
Judge Hirsch sued over lease of former law office
The Datran Center in Miami says former attorney Milton Hirsch skipped out on his lease when he won a judgeship without opposition last year.Lawsuit challenges Wis. domestic partnership law
MADISON, Wis. (AP) ? Members of a social conservative group asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday to invalidate the state's new domestic partnership law.With a trial set to begin Monday, SAP has stipulated that it is liable for contributory infringement of software. That leaves only damages to be determined, but the two sides are far apart: Oracle wants $2.1 billion; SAP says it should pay just a few tens of millions.
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