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Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Richard Marooney Jr. of King & Spalding and Paul Clement of Bancroft PLLC

Most lawsuits don't present American judges with the choice of whether to defer to a foreign court ruling. But that's the unique situation that arose in a KBR Inc. subsidiary's contract dispute with Mexico's state-owned oil company, Pemex.
15 minute read

The Recorder

New Criminal Chief Selected for Northern District

Barbara Valliere, a career federal prosecutor, is currently the district's appellate chief.
8 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Why Now for Another Supreme Court Clinic?

Jenner & Block and the University of Chicago picked an odd time to join more than a dozen law schools in launching a Supreme Court clinic. Their joint announcement Tuesday comes as the high court prepares for a new term in which it has granted review in only 30 cases so far, an unusually small number. The new clinic will have to compete fiercely with other clinics and law firms for a dwindling number of cases—a trend that has had some wondering if the clinic movement has peaked.
14 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jury Awards $4.6 Million to Man Wrongly Arrested for Bomb Threat

South Florida lawyers won a $4.6 million verdict for a man falsely accused of making a bomb threat against New World Tower in downtown Miami.
18 minute read

Litigation Daily

Meet the New ABA Litigation Head: Fenwick's Pulgram Has Big Plans for the Bar's Biggest Section

As the American Bar Association's annual meeting gets underway in San Francisco on Thursday, Fenwick & West partner Laurence Pulgram will become the new head of its largest section--litigation. He talked about what's in store with The Lit Daily.
18 minute read

Daily Business Review

Anatomy of a Construction Defect: Law Defines Defects, But Does It Help Settle Them?

Florida's construction defect law is weak but can be a useful took for settling claims, writes attorney Douglas K. Gartenlaub.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Paradis, Disability Rights Champion, Dies at 57

Talented litigator, who brought hundreds of class action lawsuits that opened sidewalks, national parks, department stores and Uber rides to people with disabilities, died last week.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

New Addition to Miami-Dade Courthouse: A Lactation Lounge

The Miami-Dade County Courthouse designated a private room for breastfeeding moms to promote work-life balance for female attorneys.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

The Goal of Litigation, and How to Reach It

The goal of litigation is to obtain a just result in a reasonable and expeditious period of time. This article is written from the viewpoint of a lawyer that has represented three plaintiffs in 37 years, so it obviously comes from a defense perspective.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Reid Weingarten of Steptoe & Johnson LLP and Frank Libby of LibbyHoopes

As the end of a six-week trial approached, Steptoe & Johnson LLP partner Reid Weingarten and LibbyHoopes partner Frank Libby had a decision to make: whether to put their clients on the stand. It turns out, their instincts were right.
13 minute read

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