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A Wall Street Firm Bets Big in Washington
White & Case's Washington office is growing at twice the rate of the rest of the firm, and posts the biggest leap in head count of any firm with more than 100 lawyers on the survey. On top of that, their partners are staying put.
Martha Stewart's Lawyer Blasts Government as Overzealous
Attorney Robert Morvillo offered a rousing defense of Martha Stewart Tuesday, telling a jury she had no motive to lie to investigators about the sale of her ImClone Systems Inc. stock. Top prosecutor Karen Patton Seymour told the panel the case could have been avoided had Stewart and her co-defendant and former broker, Peter Bacanovic, not conspired to save their skins and frustrate investigators.
EEOC Targets Policies Affecting Disabled Employees
Employers have long been told how critical it is to apply their policies in a fair and consistent manner, including neutral absence-control and leave policies. They have also been reminded that not doing so can result in charges of discrimination.
ADP estimates U.S. companies added 114,000 workers in July
A slowdown in hiring means consumers are unlikely to boost the spending that fuels 70 percent of the economy, raising the risk the recovery may stumble.Investigative Report Not Entirely Privileged
Portions of an internal investigatory report prepared by a criminal defense law firm are not shielded by either the attorney-client privilege or the work-product doctrine because the defendant at the center of a RICO action granted a newspaper interview discussing issues contained in the report, a federal jurist has found. However, the magistrate judge found the plaintiffs may not obtain information that was not already disclosed to the press.
Manatt Wins Injunction for Barry Diller in Bizarre Clash of Media Titans
Publication Date: 2012-10-10 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
A judge has ordered the billionaire media entrepreneur and Greek Coca-Cola bottling heir Alki David to stop calling his new online TV service BarryDriller.com, ruling that the name is misleadingly similar to that of another much bigger media mogul, Barry Diller.
New Ethics Officer Helping HP Move Forward
Last October, Jon Hoak was appointed vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer for Hewlett-Packard, the scandal-plagued California technology company that made the news last year for apparently spying on its own board members and journalists. Hoak says one important thing is "getting back to basic HP values, back to the days of Bill [Hewlett] and Dave [Packard]. Part of my message is that we need to go back to those values."
'Brinker' a Win for Employers, but Plaintiffs Cheering, Too
There was something for everyone in Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar's long-awaited meal-and-rest break opinion, with plaintiffs lawyers saying it gives needed clarity.
D.C. Circuit Hands Vermont Another Loss in Fight Against Entergy Nuclear Plant
Publication Date: 2012-06-26 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
The state of Vermont has struck out a second time in its two-year effort to halt the relicensing of its aging Yankee nuclear power plant.
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