Drinker's Request for Depositions Denied in ExxonMobil Case
New Jersey Law Journal
Monday, May 20, 2013
Drinker Biddle & Reath has lost a nearly five-year-long battle to obtain deposition transcripts from an environmental suit against ExxonMobil for use in defending its own clients in other litigation.
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Low Turnout Expected for Judicial Primary Elections
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, May 20, 2013
Tuesday's statewide primary election for the sole appellate court seat on the ballot is expected to generate low turnout, which will raise the importance of external factors, like other local races that might entice voters to the polls, and the "ground game" waged by local parties and candidates, political observers and judicial candidates told The Legal.
NERA Study Ranks U.S. Legal System As the Most Costly
Corporate Counsel
Monday, May 20, 2013
The U.S. legal system is the worlds most costly, according to a study released last week by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.
$8.9 Mil. Verdict Issued for Worker in Townhome Floor Collapse
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, May 20, 2013
A Philadelphia jury awarded $8.9 million to a carpet installer who had to undergo three back surgeries after his leg broke through the floor of the townhome he was working in.
People in the News
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, May 20, 2013
Wayne Streibich, chair of Blank Rome's consumer financial services group, is set to speak at the Mortgage Bankers Association's Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference on Tuesday at the Boca Raton Hotel in Florida.
Third Circuit Rules Against Citgo in Case Over Oil Spill
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, May 20, 2013
A multimillion-dollar case stemming from the 2004 oil spill in the Delaware River is being sent back to the district court by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Judges Chime in on Proposed E-Discovery Amendments
Law Technology News
Monday, May 20, 2013
Nothing draws a crowd of lawyers like the chance to listen to judges, especially when the agenda includes the likes of United States District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin and Magistrate Judge James Francis IV , both of the Second District of New York, and Circuit Judge Peter Flynn, Circuit Court of Cooke County, Chancery Division, Illinois State Courts.
More Than 200 Legal Services NYC Employees Strike
New York Law Journal
Monday, May 20, 2013
More than 200 attorneys and staff at Legal Services NYC walked off their jobs May 15 after voting overwhelmingly to reject management offers for a new contract.
High Court Names Evers as the FJD's Court Administrator
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, May 20, 2013
Little more than a month after Joseph Evers, prothonotary for the First Judicial District, was named the interim court administrator, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has named him permanent court administrator.
Yale University Files Suit Alleging Misuse of Its Name
New Jersey Law Journal
Friday, May 17, 2013
Yale University has sent an unwanted namesake a stinging letter of rejection — in the form of lawsuit.
