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December 10, 2007 |

No Holiday for Vacation Pay Suits

Vacation pay policies are increasingly landing employers in court, many of them fighting class action claims alleging that they are cheating employees out of vacation pay. Plaintiffs' lawyers claim that of particular concern are "use it or lose it" practices, through which employers are refusing to pay departing employees for their unused vacation days.
5 minute read
January 03, 2006 |

Law Firm Duo Spearheads Child Personal-Injury Defense Work

Two attorneys at Bowman and Brooke are spearheading a practice group that focuses on defending clients in high-stakes personal injury cases affecting children. Sandra Ezell, a mother of four who leads the 15-attorney group with partner Norma Gant, says that as mothers and accomplished lawyers, they have the skills to handle such cases. But Chris Milne, an attorney whose practice includes representing children in products liability cases, questions the strategy, which he says is merely "marketing."
3 minute read
May 30, 2008 |

The A-List (51-200)

Lawyers like to lament the passing of their fabled past, when partners knew each other on sight, firms contented themselves to operating in one ZIP code and junior associates were not a menacing anonymous horde threatening to take out their frustrations via the blogosphere. As it happens, in the big-firm world those days aren't gone, they've just moved to the Am Law Second Hundred ranks, where firms are prosperous and growing steadily but retain the possibility of old-fashioned cohesion.
28 minute read
July 10, 2007 |

Judge OKs Ex-Franchisee's Suit Seeking Atlanta Bread's Dough

A Georgia judge has held that two rules that the Atlanta Bread Co. cited to strip a franchisee of five restaurants were unenforceable and cleared the way for a trial that could cost the company $16 million. Cobb County Superior Court Judge Dorothy A. Robinson granted partial summary judgment to the ex-franchisee, finding that Atlanta Bread could not enforce rules prohibiting him from working in a "baker/deli business" or opening a similar venture within 20 miles of an Atlanta Bread Co. location.
5 minute read
December 28, 2005 |

National Guard to GC: Not That Big of a Leap

Charles DeLeon -- the general counsel and corporate secretary of GTSI, which provides technological systems to federal, state and local governments -- worked for the National Guard for several years before deciding to do something different. But it's not a total life change. DeLeon credits his military background with teaching him decision-making and teamwork skills. And he finds some similarities between analyzing legal issues and working as a tactical military intelligence officer.
7 minute read
October 06, 2003 |

The Natural

The announcement came late on Friday, and it surprised few people: "The President intends to nominate James B. Comey, of New York, to be Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice." Currently U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James Comey Jr. had been the popular favorite to fill the role. His impending nomination comes as the Justice Department is experiencing a steady exodus of senior officials.
7 minute read
April 19, 2010 |

The Efficiency equation

30 minute read
May 12, 2008 |

Newsbriefs

5 minute read
February 24, 2003 |

Top 10 Texas Plaintiffs Verdicts in 2002

The National Law Journal, an affiliate of Texas Lawyer, ranked the top 10 Texas verdicts of 2002.
13 minute read
November 16, 2009 |

MOVERS

Richard Romanchik joins Hiscock & Barclay's intellectual property and technology practice area as counsel to the Rochester, N.Y., office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
3 minute read

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