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October 26, 2006 |

Those Plaintiff Guys Aren't So Bad

Peter Koenig, the managing partner of Tucker Ellis' San Francisco office, is hanging up his defense spikes to go play for the other team. Will working at Walker Hamilton & White bring him the control over his case that he seeks?
4 minute read
February 22, 2010 |

Department of Homeland Security Takes Aim at H-1B Visa Program

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that adjudicates immigration benefits, issued sweeping new guidance on Jan. 8 that limits the ability of many staffing companies to hire foreign professional workers. Many of those companies rely heavily on the H-1B visa category, which allows a company to sponsor foreign professionals to work in the United States for up to six years. As the economy improves, many companies will find it increasingly difficult to hire and retain skilled foreign workers.
5 minute read
March 14, 2012 |

Commentary: The minimum coverage provision — why challengers should strike out with the Roberts Court

Challengers to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's minimum coverage provision have a lot to be worried about as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments over three days at the end of March. The surprise? They need to worry about the conservative justices just as much as they do the more liberal members of the Court.
5 minute read
April 27, 2011 |

Midsize Pa. Firms Making Few Changes to Associate Hiring

Although large Pennsylvania firms have recently reported increased associate hiring, midsize firms say they aren't ramping up hiring because, frankly, they never had to ramp it down, having avoided most of the drastic changes that many large firms were forced to make in recent years.
5 minute read
November 08, 2011 |

Minority Shareholder Settles Bucks County Case for $12 Million

A minority shareholder whose stake in a Bucks County chemical company was nearly cut in half over several years has settled with the majority owners for more than $12 million in stock value and $1.4 million in attorney fees.
5 minute read
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October 19, 2010 |

Commonwealth v. Hush, PICS Case No. 10-3295 (C.P. Lehigh Oct. 8, 2010) Steinberg, J. (13 pages).

Defendant Deishan Hush was charged with drug-related offenses after police conducted a vehicle stop. The police had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle and seize the marijuana found during a search of defendant's person. Cocaine in plain view was lawfully seized from the vehicle. Motion to suppress denied.
3 minute read
July 27, 2010 |

Congress should try for new 'honest services' law

A prison gate in Florida opened this week to free former newspaper magnate Conrad Black. The first white-collar convict helped by a new decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, Black won't be the last. The ruling isn't going to empty U.S. prisons of all ex-executives and public officials accused of cheating shareholders or taxpayers.
4 minute read
July 11, 2011 |

How's the Job Market for In-House Lawyers? It Depends Who You Ask

Amongst the bleak talk about jobs in and around The Great Recession are dismal numbers for attorneys who are looking for work. Which led CorpCounsel.com to wonder: Is in-house hiring up or down? And given the choice between candidates for a law department job, do lawyers who are long in the tooth fare better or worse than their less-experienced and cheaper counterparts?
3 minute read
November 01, 2010 |

Brush Up on the RCO Doctrine

Likely fast asleep on the night of April 20, BP p.l.c.'s embattled and now dethroned CEO Tony Hayward may not have been physically present on the Deepwater Horizon, but he still could face criminal prosecution for the harm the massive oil spill caused, if federal and state prosecutors revive the responsible corporate officer doctrine. Now is a good time for in-house lawyers to brush up on the RCO doctrine, say Bill Mateja and Nick Bunch.
5 minute read
May 06, 2005 |

In Cochran Case, the Justices' Silence May be Golden

Some thought the death of famed lawyer Johnnie Cochran would moot the Supreme Court case bearing his name. But weeks have passed since the justices raised the mootness issue and advocates on both sides say that may be an indication that the Court is preparing an actual decision in the case.
4 minute read

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