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Judge Dismisses Union Carbide in Miami Mesothelioma Case

U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom in Miami reversed herself on an asbestos case, showing the complexity of interpreting Supreme Court decisions about jurisdiction.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Ludwig, Known for Kindness, Dead at 87

Edmund V. Ludwig, a senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and an advocate for awareness of mental health for criminal defendants, died of heart failure Tuesday morning three days shy of his 88th birthday.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Cobb County Race Among Schuster, Alter and Elsey Stays Heated

A judicial race that started with accusations of retaliation remains contentious a few days before the May 24 election.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Texas Judge Blasts Justice Department Lawyers for Conduct in Immigration Case

A federal district judge on Thursday excoriated U.S. Department of Justice lawyers who are defending the Obama administration's immigration plan, issuing an extraordinary order that questioned the department's policing of attorney ethics and ordered certain government lawyers to take an annual ethics class.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Sotomayor's Embrace of Mandatory Pro Bono Garners Praise and Pushback

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is winning praise for re-energizing the movement toward mandatory pro bono for lawyers with her recent remarks on the subject, but some advocates in Big Law think the requirement poses significant challenges and won't work for everyone.
16 minute read

Legaltech News

The FRCP Amendments 5 Months Down the Road: Rule 37(e)

A Zapproved webinar brought together e-discovery experts to discuss the impact of the 2015 FRCP amendments. This article focuses on Rule 37(e).
15 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Appeals Court Rules Alaska Pipeline Partners Are Bound by Unocal Duties

The First District of Appeals in Texas recently dealt with a tangled business partnership between BP Pipelines (Alaska) Inc., ConocoPhillips Transportation Alaska Inc., Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co. and former partner Unocal Pipeline Co. involving Trans-Alaska Pipeline business operations.
16 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Trump, Holder, Olson, Waxman and Posner

We round-up a storm of news regarding former Attorney General Eric Holder Jr.'s jobs, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher partner Ted Olson's clients, Donald Trump's Supreme Court, Seth Waxman's name twin and Judge Richard Posner's writing peeves.
13 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lifetime Achievement: Judge Maass Known for Applying Acumen to Complex Cases

Retired Judge Elizabeth Maass spent 21 years on the bench and heard some of the most complex cases cycling through Palm Beach Circuit Court.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lifetime Achievement: Former Miami-Dade Public Defender Surprised Courts by Demanding Trials

Phillip Hubbart upset the justice system as a new public defender by having his office demand trials for its indigent clients, upsetting a system that relied on pleas and bench trials.
3 minute read

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