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- Legal Industry Shrinking as Lawyer Numbers Grow
- Sullivan & Cromwell Leads the Pack in Busy M&A Market
- Fort Lauderdale trial consultant used social media and blogs to help Casey Anthony defense team shift strategies
- Appeals Court Revives Torture Claims Against Exxon
- Judge To Patton Boggs: 'Day Late And A Dollar Short'
- Judge Finds 'Wal-Mart' No Bar to Class Treatment in FDNY Case
- Former S.F. Lawyer Indicted in Ponzi Scheme
- MGA should receive $108M in fees in Bratz case, special master finds
- Munger Guides Wells Fargo to $125 Million MBS Settlement
- Movie Critical of Trial Lawyers Is Set for Debut
- Ikuta Blasts 9th Circuit Colleagues for Another Shaky Habeas Ruling
- FDIC sues former CEO of IndyMac Bancorp
- Feds Concede DOMA Fight in Bankruptcy Court
- Clausen Miller Sorts Out Mess After Learning One of Its Lawyers Isn't Licensed
- State Bar Urges Creation of Center for International Arbitration in New York City
- For Holme Roberts, Mass Departures a 'Wake-Up Call'
| Legal Industry Shrinking as Lawyer Numbers Grow | Top |
| The legal sector shed 2,600 jobs in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's especially grim news given the results of the ABA's latest Lawyer Population Survey, which shows the number of lawyers across the country continues to expand. | |
| Sullivan & Cromwell Leads the Pack in Busy M&A Market | Top |
| M&A lawyers may not be as busy as they were during their pre-Lehman heyday, but a flurry of deal work during the first half of 2011 kept them busier than they've been since 2008, according to a new report. | |
| Fort Lauderdale trial consultant used social media and blogs to help Casey Anthony defense team shift strategies | Top |
| Veteran trial consultant Amy Singer describes her team's work for the defense in the Casey Anthony case, which included an evaluation of streaming video of the trial and monitoring blogs, chat rooms and discussion groups for public perceptions of the case. | |
| Appeals Court Revives Torture Claims Against Exxon | Top |
| In a major ruling with wide implications for corporations that operate overseas, a divided federal appeals court said Friday that Exxon Mobil is not immune from liability for brutality that agents of the company allegedly orchestrated against Indonesian villagers. | |
| Judge To Patton Boggs: 'Day Late And A Dollar Short' | Top |
| Saying Patton Boggs' effort to amend its original action is "a day late and a dollar short," a federal judge has shot down a motion to tack on additional allegations in a suit against Chevron that is rooted in human rights litigation in Ecuador. | |
| Judge Finds 'Wal-Mart' No Bar to Class Treatment in FDNY Case | Top |
| In a discrimination case against the New York City Fire Department, a federal judge on Friday denied the city's motion to retroactively decertify a liability-phase class in light of the the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes. | |
| Former S.F. Lawyer Indicted in Ponzi Scheme | Top |
| A former lawyer who resigned from the California Bar amid an investigation into funds stolen from his firm has been indicted in an alleged Ponzi scheme. Federal prosecutors allege that Robert Tunnell lost about $7 million of the $10 million investors gave him. | |
| MGA should receive $108M in fees in Bratz case, special master finds | Top |
| MGA Entertainment, which won an $88.5 million verdict against Mattel this year, should receive $108 million in attorney fees, according to a discovery master's recommendation contained in court documents. | |
| Munger Guides Wells Fargo to $125 Million MBS Settlement | Top |
| Wells Fargo has announced that it has agreed to pay $125 million in what appears to be the first class settlement of claims brought by investors in mortgage-backed securities. The announcement comes on the heels of Bank of America's proposed $8.5 billion MBS settlement. | |
| Movie Critical of Trial Lawyers Is Set for Debut | Top |
| A Chamber of Commerce-funded movie set to air on TV this week highlights some of the past decade's most embarrassing moments for nationally prominent members of the plaintiffs bar, going so far as to label the tactics of some plaintiffs lawyers a "cancer" on the nation. | |
| Ikuta Blasts 9th Circuit Colleagues for Another Shaky Habeas Ruling | Top |
| In a 20-page dissent, a 9th Circuit judge blasted her colleagues for tossing a death sentence after finding the trial judge should have recused, saying the ruling defies Supreme Court precedent and will likely lead to more frivolous claims of judicial bias. | |
| FDIC sues former CEO of IndyMac Bancorp | Top |
| The Federal Insurance Deposit Corp. has sued a former CEO of IndyMac Bancorp, the subject of one of the largest bank failures to come out of the recession, over risky residential loans. Emails allegedly sent by the CEO have become an issue in the case. | |
| Feds Concede DOMA Fight in Bankruptcy Court | Top |
| The decision by the DOJ, led by AG Eric Holder Jr., and congressional Republicans leaves intact an order by 20 judges allowing a married same-sex couple to file bankruptcy jointly. | |
| Clausen Miller Sorts Out Mess After Learning One of Its Lawyers Isn't Licensed | Top |
| It's one of a law firm's worst nightmares: One of its staff turns out not to be an attorney, and the firm faces the aftermath. That's the situation for Clausen Miller as it notifies officials that an associate who handled pleadings and court appearances dating back to 2009 wasn't licensed. | |
| State Bar Urges Creation of Center for International Arbitration in New York City | Top |
| The New York State Bar Association has called for the creation of a center for international arbitration in New York City, which it says is necessary if the city is to remain competitive with London, Hong Kong and other centers of international business.Visit International News | |
| For Holme Roberts, Mass Departures a 'Wake-Up Call' | Top |
| Mass departures from Holme Roberts & Owen -- which started the year with 192 lawyers and is now down to about 165 -- acted as a "pretty big wake-up call," says the firm's new managing partner Randall Miller, prompting the firm to look to legal consultants to advise the firm on its future.Visit lawjobs.com News & Views | |
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