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Employers unsure about medical marijuana
Medical marijuana laws are having an odd effect on many employers: They're dazed and confused about their obligations to workers who use pot for health reasons.
Top ABA staffers exit amid reorganization
The resignation last week of Henry "Hank" White Jr., the American Bar Association's executive director, follows other recent staff departures amid a reorganization set in motion by the ABA's new president, Carolyn Lamm.
Hope for a silver lining
The current legal market offers attorneys an opportunity to figure out what they want to do outside of a big firm.
General counsel panelists say they like firms that take the initiative
A panel of general counsel and senior in-house lawyers at a Boston conference revealed that cost isn't always their top criteria when picking outside lawyers. They also want outside lawyers to take the initiative in building a relationship.
Workers say they act more ethically in the bad economy
Bad economies are apparently good for workers' ethics. A new study by the nonprofit Ethics Resource Center, which researches ethics in the private and public sectors, says employees are witnessing better behavior in the workplace since the start of the recession in 2007.
Robins Kaplan launches IP monetization group
Amid weak demand for both corporate and intellectual property legal work, Minneapolis-based Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi formed a new group with lawyers from both disciplines to help clients make money from their patent portfolios.
Katrina plaintiffs win verdict against government
A federal judge in New Orleans on Wednesday issued a verdict against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, finding that its failure to maintain a navigation channel contributed to the deaths of inhabitants and destruction of homes during Hurricane Katrina.
DOJ names new Fraud Section chief
The Justice Department announced Thursday that it has tapped a Davis Polk & Wardwell partner to serve as its new Fraud Section chief. The Department has been searching for a new chief since this summer, when Steve Tyrrell announced he was stepping down.
Pressure applied to resolve Hispanic farmers lawsuit against Agriculture Department
A group of Hispanic farmers whose discrimination lawsuit against the federal government has dragged on for years received a morale boost this week. On Wednesday, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) took to the Senate floor and urged the government to correct past discriminatory practices by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and settle the suit.
Judge orders ex-Toyota attorney into arbitration
A federal judge has ordered that a former in-house lawyer at Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. must arbitrate claims that the automobile manufacturer hid and destroyed evidence in cases involving victims of rollover accidents.
Defective paperwork strips mortgage holder of foreclosure rights
A Massachusetts federal judge has upheld a bankruptcy court ruling allowing a trustee to treat a mortgage as an unsecured claim, which strips the mortgage holder of foreclosure rights, because of defective mortgage paperwork.
ASSOCIATE MOVERS
New associates at Blank Rome; Horvitz & Levy; Pryor Cashman; and Thompson & Knight.
For smaller and midsize firms, expenses down — but not as fast as revenue
A recently released survey of law firm economics shows smaller and midsize law firms have been able to reduce expenses — but revenues have declined faster than their ability to trim costs.
PTO to increase work-sharing with counterparts in Europe, Japan
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is expanding a program with the European Patent Office and the Japan Patent Office to increase work sharing among the three agencies. The agreement, announced on Nov. 13, expands, just for the three agencies, the so-called Patent Prosecution Highway.
Jackson Lewis hits 42 offices with new Cincinnati branch
Labor and employment law firm Jackson Lewis has opened its newest office in Cincinnati with five lawyers, continuing the construction of a national network that has doubled the firm's size to 42 offices over the past three years.
Daschle departing Alston for DLA Piper
Former Sen. Tom Daschle is leaving Alston & Bird to join DLA Piper in a deal that was finalized late Tuesday, both Daschle and DLA Piper officials confirmed. Daschle will join the firm as a senior policy adviser, and will become a member of DLA Piper's governing global board.
California contact-lens solution class is certified
Six months after the California Supreme Court lowered standing requirements for consumer class actions, a state trial judge has certified a class of consumers who purchased contact lens solution linked to an infection that can cause blindness.
Unanimous 7th Circuit finds mezuzah removal worth a lawsuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has ruled that a Jewish family whose mezuzah was repeatedly removed from their door frame by their condominium association can proceed with a lawsuit claiming discrimination and seeking damages.
Yemeni brothers get second chance to stay from 6th Circuit
A tale of forbidden love in Yemen has spun its way through the American courts, where two Yemeni brothers fearing persecution back home have convinced a federal appellate court to let them stay in the U.S. The 6th Circuit ruled that the brothers might be killed if they were forced to return to Yemen, where 11 years ago one of them married the daughter of a high-ranking general, who was adamantly opposed the marriage and vowed to kill the couple.
