The latest from National Law Journal
- Orrick wants to fire MGA again over a second billing dispute
- Study of refugees from failed law firms concludes that networking works
- Federal Circuit reverses infringement judgment, injunction against HemCon
- Illinois Law acknowledges pattern of reporting inaccurate data
- Fox Sports sues Dodgers over plan to auction off broadcast rights
- In slap at McCourt, MLB moves to oust Dodgers' bankruptcy lawyers
- Defense: Prosecutors in FCPA case guilty of 'sustained pattern of misconduct'
- Federal Circuit chief judge announces model order to limit e-discovery
- Slideshow: 4th Annual Legal Times Awards
- Are you a hustler?
- OPINION: Errors in eyewitness evidence
- OPINION: It's time to fix our sentencing laws
- Corporate liability under Alien Tort Statute: Don't elevate form over substance
- LAW SCHOOLS: A SPECIAL REPORT
- SURVEY OF LAW FIRM ECONOMICS
- E-DISCOVERY: The case for treating EDD like business as usual
| Orrick wants to fire MGA again over a second billing dispute | Top |
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has moved to withdraw from representing MGA Entertainment Inc., citing $3.85 million in unpaid legal fees and other compensation associated with a high-profile case against Mattel Inc. | |
| Study of refugees from failed law firms concludes that networking works | Top |
| Six major law firms closed their doors in 2008 and 2009, forcing more than 1,400 attorneys into the job market during tough financial times. According to a study, the vast majority of those attorneys have since landed new jobs. | |
| Federal Circuit reverses infringement judgment, injunction against HemCon | Top |
| A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has vacated a $29.4 judgment and permanent injunction against HemCon Inc. in a case about the rights of an allegedly infringing party to sell a product when the patent claim at issue was changed in re-examination. | |
| Illinois Law acknowledges pattern of reporting inaccurate data | Top |
| The University of Illinois announced Wednesday that its law school reported inaccurate data to the American Bar Association on the academic credentials of its incoming students for the past three years, in addition to publishing inflated figures on its Web site this fall. | |
| Fox Sports sues Dodgers over plan to auction off broadcast rights | Top |
| A Fox Sports television broadcasting company has sued the Los Angeles Dodgers to halt a proposed reorganization plan that would auction off the future media rights of the baseball team to get out of bankruptcy. | |
| In slap at McCourt, MLB moves to oust Dodgers' bankruptcy lawyers | Top |
| Major League Baseball wants lawyers representing the Los Angeles Dodgers to be disqualified from the team's bankruptcy case, claiming that their actions appear more in line with protecting owner Frank McCourt's finances than improving the bottom line for the baseball team. | |
| Defense: Prosecutors in FCPA case guilty of 'sustained pattern of misconduct' | Top |
| Numerous errors in the federal government's investigation and prosecution of a closely watched Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case were due not to "honest mistakes," but rather to "flagrant" and "prejudicial" misconduct, defense attorneys wrote in arguing that the case should be tossed out. | |
| Federal Circuit chief judge announces model order to limit e-discovery | Top |
| At the 2011 Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference in Irving, Texas, on Sept. 27, Rader said the Federal Circuit Advisory Council unanimously voted to adopt the proposed "Model Order on E-Discovery in Patent Cases." | |
| Slideshow: 4th Annual Legal Times Awards | Top |
| The fourth annual Legal Times Awards were held on Sept. 15, recognizing the top legal talent from around the Washington metropolitan area. This year's honorees included ten "champions," lawyers who upheld the legal industry's professional mission of public duty; ten "visionaries," including attorneys who have successfully guided their firms through a tough economy; and, for the first time, 20 of the most influential in-house counsel. | |
| Are you a hustler? | Top |
| There is so much talk about social this and techno that. Do X to get a job and Y to keep your job. But the singular characteristic that courses through the vein of achievement is hustling. | |
| OPINION: Errors in eyewitness evidence | Top |
| The high court should rule that witness certainty and other subjective factors should not be measured at times when doing so would impair the integrity of the underlying reliability inquiry. | |
| OPINION: It's time to fix our sentencing laws | Top |
| Years after the Supreme Court put the ball in Congress' court, commission can finally spur action. | |
| Corporate liability under Alien Tort Statute: Don't elevate form over substance | Top |
| No good purpose is served by construing ATS so that it ends up governing which business structures are used to conduct foreign operations. | |
| LAW SCHOOLS: A SPECIAL REPORT | Top |
| Law schools around the country are launching solo and small firm "incubators" — programs that helps recent graduates establish solo practices while also encouraging free or low-cost legal services to underserved communities. | |
| SURVEY OF LAW FIRM ECONOMICS | Top |
| Our national survey shows firms had a better 2010, and despite a hazy economy, they see promise in 2011. | |
| E-DISCOVERY: The case for treating EDD like business as usual | Top |
| Rather than wait for a lawsuit, companies should plan ahead to meet discovery obligations. | |
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