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- Special interest group spending on state supreme court races rising, study shows
- Appeals Court Rules For Circus In Elephant Dispute
- City Loses 1st Round on Cellphone Warning Law
- 'Dukes' Back From the Dead
- Judge Orders Hearing, Lays Out Questions for SEC Over Proposed Settlement With Citigroup Global
- John D. Green on Improving the End-User Experience
- Janet Day on Law Firm IT 'Nirvana'
- The Final Rothstein Auction
- Doug Caddell on Foley & Lardner's Freedom of Computing
- Obama's education loan reforms of limited help to law students
- Willkie Farr Duo Helps Exonerate Louisiana Man After 30 Years in Prison
- Financial Regulator FINRA Accused by SEC of Altering Documents
- Howrey Professional Fees Reach $3 Million as Trustee Steps In
- Non-Profit's Suit Against Delaware Chancery Court Puts Spotlight on 'Secret' Arbitrations
- Portland Firm Tells Ex-Shareholders Full Repayment of Capital Must Wait
- Feldman & Pinto, Ex-Employee Battling in Eastern District Court
- Lawyer Faces Discipline for False Claim on Website
- Occupy Trenton Goes to Court To Block Seizure of Property From Protest Site
- Federal Judge Denies John Edwards' Bid to Dismiss Campaign Case
- Adequacy of Accutane Labeling at Stake in Product Liability Case
- Cadwalader's 'Playboy' Partner Wants to Tell His Side
| Special interest group spending on state supreme court races rising, study shows | Top |
| Independent spending on state Supreme Court elections by state parties and special interest groups in 2009-2010 increased 60 percent over spending in elections four years earlier, with a few "super spenders" dominating the money pot, according to a new report. The report notes that retention elections -- where incumbents face yes or no votes -- are no longer immune from big spending. | |
| Appeals Court Rules For Circus In Elephant Dispute | Top |
| The D.C. Circuit today upheld the dismissal of claims by a former barn helper and an animal rights group over alleged mistreatment of elephants at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, saying the ex-employee complained about mistreatment "only after he was paid by activists to do so." | |
| City Loses 1st Round on Cellphone Warning Law | Top |
| The San Francisco city attorney's office has lost the first round in what promises to be a closely watched match over the city's novel cellphone "right to know" ordinance. U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday blocked most of the law's provisions on First Amendment grounds. | |
| 'Dukes' Back From the Dead | Top |
| Plaintiffs lawyers behind the Walmart gender bias suit have retooled their strategy, announcing a plan to file regional suits against the retailer, starting with an amended complaint in federal court in San Francisco, where the discrimination case Dukes v. Wal-Mart started a decade ago. | |
| Judge Orders Hearing, Lays Out Questions for SEC Over Proposed Settlement With Citigroup Global | Top |
| New York federal Judge Jed S. Rakoff is again holding the SEC's feet to the fire on the settlement of securities fraud charges against a major bank. The judge has ordered lawyers for the SEC and Citigroup Global Markets to be prepared to answer specific questions at a hearing on their $285 million deal. | |
| John D. Green on Improving the End-User Experience | Top |
| John D. Green, CIO of Baker Donelson, speaks at ILTA with LTN's editor in chief, Monica Bay, about an initiative to improve the end-user experience at his firm by tracking and mapping every application in use using the Aternity Frontline Performance Intelligence software. | |
| Janet Day on Law Firm IT 'Nirvana' | Top |
| LTN reporter Evan Koblentz speaks with Berwin Leighton Paisner CIO Janet Day about her "concept of nirvana," in which the consumerization of IT in law firms -- where lawyers use and maintain their favorite devices for work -- makes the help desk unnecessary. Koblentz and Day also discuss Hewlett-Packard's move to become more consumer-focused as Apple potentially becomes more business-focused. | |
| The Final Rothstein Auction | Top |
| The third and final auction of items from Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein features a stuffed lion, dozens of pricey shoes and dresses and a $3,000 Hello Kitty purse. | |
| Doug Caddell on Foley & Lardner's Freedom of Computing | Top |
| Doug Caddell, CIO at Foley & Lardner, speaks with LTN staff reporter Evan Koblentz at ILTA about his firm's policy of giving lawyers the freedom to buy the technology they need -- instead of dictating choices. Freedom of computing, he says, allows firms to focus more on business issues and less on infrastructure. | |
| Obama's education loan reforms of limited help to law students | Top |
| The federal student loan reforms announced this week by President Obama won't help most students now in law school or recent graduates, because they are geared primarily toward undergraduates, according to student loan experts. However, some law students may qualify for loan consolidation. | |
| Willkie Farr Duo Helps Exonerate Louisiana Man After 30 Years in Prison | Top |
| A man wrongfully convicted of rape nearly 30 years ago walked out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola a free man last week, thanks to Innocence Project attorneys and Willkie Farr's Thomas Golden and Jeanna Composti. The firm is already working on behalf of another Angola inmate. | |
| Financial Regulator FINRA Accused by SEC of Altering Documents | Top |
| The SEC has accused the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority of altering documents and has ordered the organization "to hire an independent consultant and undertake other remedial measures to improve its policies, procedures, and training for producing documents during SEC inspections." | |
| Howrey Professional Fees Reach $3 Million as Trustee Steps In | Top |
| With the bankrupt Howrey estate now in the hands of a trustee, professional service firms have lined up for the last time to request payments for work done since the firm's bankruptcy began in June. The total bill from three law firms and two financial advisers was $2,949,774, according to a filing Tuesday. | |
| Non-Profit's Suit Against Delaware Chancery Court Puts Spotlight on 'Secret' Arbitrations | Top |
| A confidential arbitration has been under way since last month in Delaware Chancery Court over Skyworks Solutions' apparent decision to scuttle a $259 million deal to buy a rival firm. Now, the Delaware Coalition for Open Government has sued the court and all five of its judges to open its arbitration proceedings to the public. | |
| Portland Firm Tells Ex-Shareholders Full Repayment of Capital Must Wait | Top |
| Portland, Ore.-based Bullivant Houser Bailey has notified some former shareholders that it needs more time to return their investments in the firm -- 10 years instead of the usual four -- because of the loss of 22 equity shareholders in 2011. | |
| Feldman & Pinto, Ex-Employee Battling in Eastern District Court | Top |
| A Philadelpia firm is set to spar in federal court with a fired attorney, who the firm alleges spent six months of her employment attending horse shows, charged nearly $29,000 in personal expenses to the firm, berated colleagues and told other attorneys that she was a partner in the firm. | |
| Lawyer Faces Discipline for False Claim on Website | Top |
| The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether to sanction an attorney who asked his cousin to revamp his firm's website, only to learn later that the relative used the seal of the New Jersey Board of Attorney Certification. The problem was that neither Ty Hyderally nor any attorney in his firm was certified at the time. | |
| Occupy Trenton Goes to Court To Block Seizure of Property From Protest Site | Top |
| Occupy Trenton, which has maintained an around-the-clock presence in a New Jersey public park for three weeks, tried to convince a state judge Wednesday to stop police from confiscating its cameras, protest signs and other items. | |
| Federal Judge Denies John Edwards' Bid to Dismiss Campaign Case | Top |
| A federal judge has denied former presidential candidate John Edwards' attempt to get criminal charges against him dismissed, clearing the way for a trial next year. Still, Edwards said he was pleased with the outcome. "After all these years, I finally get my day in court and people get to hear my side of this." | |
| Adequacy of Accutane Labeling at Stake in Product Liability Case | Top |
| The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering how far a pharmaceutical company need go in warning consumers about possible side effects in order to be shielded from suit under the Products Liability Act, in a case brought by a woman who developed inflammatory bowel disease after using the acne drug Accutane. | |
| Cadwalader's 'Playboy' Partner Wants to Tell His Side | Top |
| A certain Cadwalader partner's personal life is getting a lot of media attention -- but none of it very sympathetic. No wonder, then, that he now wants to tell his side of the story, says The Careerist's Vivia Chen.Visit The Careerist | |
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