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October 20, 2006 |

Disgorgement, Distribution Under Sarbanes-Oxley and the Bankruptcy Code

It is often the case that bankruptcy laws find themselves in conflict with other federal statutes or with state law.
9 minute read
April 17, 2006 |

Western District Roundup

Sharon M. Porcellio, a partner at Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman, writes that Judge William M. Skretny recently found that a city court judge benefited from the protections of absolute judicial immunity when handing out punishment for a courtroom disturbance allegedly involving a ringing cell phone. Also, she analyzes a pro se win in an ERISA dispute with General Motors.
12 minute read
December 20, 2002 |

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January 19, 2010 |

Plaintiffs Sanctioned for Failure to Produce Electronic Files in Hedge Fund Suit

A federal judge has sanctioned 13 plaintiffs suing two collapsed hedge funds for negligence and gross negligence for their failure to preserve electronic files in discovery. Saying "most plaintiffs conducted discovery in an ignorant and indifferent fashion," New York Judge Shira A. Scheindlin will assess monetary sanctions against all 13 plaintiffs and give an adverse jury instruction for the six worst offenders. Scheindlin has written extensively on e-discovery, especially in Zubulake v. UBS Warburg.
4 minute read
March 11, 2008 |

Bodiford jump starts Nichols trial

After more than a year's delay, the judge overseeing the murder trial of Brian G. Nichols said it will resume July 10, and perhaps at a new location. Cobb County Superior Court Judge James G. Bodiford said he would try to wrap up the case-expected to run as long as six months-by the end of the year and warned attorneys that court would be in session six days a week and run until 6 p.
5 minute read
June 27, 2005 |

How to Get a Corporate Client

In today's increasingly competitive marketplace, how can small firms get those coveted corporate clients? Joy Newton, who directs marketing at Herrick Feinstein, and Richard Skoller, general counsel of the Royal Bank of Scotland, offer their advice to firms looking to set themselves apart from the pack. Among their tips: Shoot straight, stay in touch and do the easy stuff right.
6 minute read
April 05, 2006 |

Justices Hear Arguments in Ignition Interlock Case

There is no agency with authority to enforce the installation of an ignition interlock system under the remnants of the old DUI law, Act 63, according to an attorney for a repeat DUI offender.
5 minute read
June 13, 2012 |

Four Reasons Why the Business of Law Remains Business as Usual

Technology is one of four factors -- it joins finance, management, and psychology -- that have stabilized the business of law after the financial meltdown, says consultant Rees Morrison.
7 minute read

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