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New York Law Journal

Judge Deems Legal Fees Charged in Asbestos Cases Reasonable

In recommending $8.8 million in legal fees for 14 law firms, including Sidley Austin, DLA Piper and Nixon Peabody, Southern District Magistrate Judge James Francis said that a reasonable billing rate "need not be the lowest possible rate, but, rather, must merely fall within a range of reasonableness."
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

What is Intercourse? Seriously! Florida Supreme Court Ponders It

When the Florida Supreme Court hears arguments in a Monroe County case next week, it will consider what might seem a bizarre question: What is the definition of sexual intercourse?
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Certifies Class in Post-Release Supervision Litigation

Southern District Judge Shira Scheindlin has certified a class of what could be more than 2,000 people in a lawsuit attempting to hold top corrections officials liable for the unconstitutional practice of imposing terms of post-release supervision on inmates, which requires a judge's ruling.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Strikes Class Claims Before Certification Motion

A federal judge in Pittsburgh has taken the unusual step of tossing the class allegations from a suit brought by neighbors of a coal-fired power plant before they had even moved for class certification.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Speaker's Sudden Downfall Stirs Anxiety in Legal Community

With Sheldon Silver no longer at the helm of the state Assembly, criminal justice and court advocates say they're anxious about how new leadership in the chamber will affect the judiciary, civil and criminal legal services providers and other areas of the legal system.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Post & Schell Departures Spur Christie Pabarue Name Change

Post & Schell's reevaluation of its place in the larger insurance-defense market over the last few years has resulted in partner defections, shifts in internal leadership and changes to other firms that have grabbed Post & Schell attorneys.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Former FDA Commissioner Says J&J Knew About Risperdal Dangers

Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. David Kessler testified Thursday in Philadelphia's first Risperdal trial that Johnson & Johnson knew about the drug's ability to raise levels of the hormone that causes male breast growth.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Bankruptcy Judge Slaps Sanction on Duane Morris Attorney Rodriguez-Taseff

Miami attorney Lida Rodriguez-Taseff has received an interim sanction barring her from practicing in the Southern District of Florida's bankruptcy court until April 30.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Circuit: Reports of Dismissed Arrest Not Libel

Continuing to publish accurate arrest stories after a criminal conviction has been erased from the record is not libelous, the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Long-Accepted Secrecy of Grand Juries Faces Challenges

For centuries, grand juries have held some of the criminal justice system's best-kept secrets. But their private process has come under extraordinary public scrutiny after recent decisions not to indict police officers in the deaths of unarmed men, causing a closely-watched court battle and a batch of proposed reforms in New York state.
5 minute read

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