Sign in to follow
Search Results

0 results for 'Bird Bird'

You can use to get even better search results
March 29, 2004 |

Courtside: Testy Justices, Blackmun Memories

For two days this month, it appeared that several Supreme Court justices were at war with the world outside their marble palace. The events were a reminder that, even as it begins to turn its face to the public in the manner of other modern government institutions, the Supreme Court still thinks of itself as different -- above the fray and even beyond question. Justice Antonin Scalia was the source of the most prominent eruption.
11 minute read
January 10, 2012 |

Experts debunk stock market myths

Everybody knows that January predicts the stock market's direction for the year and that the best time to sell stocks is at their spring peak. And among stock market experts, it's a sure bet that the market will soar in the year before an election.But what passes for stock market wisdom is suspect when given a closer look.
6 minute read
August 24, 2007 |

How Much Will 'Best Law Firms for Women' List Influence Attorneys?

Female law students entering the recruiting season have another weapon for their interviewing arsenal: a list of the 50 U.S. firms deemed most woman-friendly. The survey by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers covers benefits and compensation; parental leave and policies; child care; workforce profile; flexibility; and retention and advancement. Some women in the profession, however, question how much of an impact the list might have on a newly minted attorney's employment decisions.
6 minute read
March 07, 2003 |

Punitive Measures

The California Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a legal malpractice suit against Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein about the firm's choice not to seek punitive damages in a class action over a toxic chemical accident. David Becht, who represents the plaintiffs, says that his clients' claim was, " taken away by the attorneys, so they didn't have the opportunity to seek punitive damages." Attorneys say a plaintiffs' victory could expose all lawyers to potentially ruinous liability.
5 minute read
April 17, 2012 |

Apple Can Help App Developers in Patent Fight With Lodsys, Judge Rules

Michael Karr, a college student in Las Vegas, hoped to make some side income from a raunchy iPhone app called "69 Positions." What Karr didn't foresee was that the app would drag him into costly patent litigation with Lodsys Group, a prolific patent troll.
3 minute read
May 05, 2008 |

A Total System Failure

There has been much talk of course about the stunning reversal of fortune for the plaintiff in Pelletier v. Sordoni/Skanska upon the Connecticut Supreme Court's overturn of the judgment. The amount at stake, from a jury's verdict and accrued interest, totaled more than $41 million. That is a massive amount of money. The plaintiff, a construction worker severely injured by a falling beam, must have been devastated by this outcome. News of it must have hit his counsel, presumably on contingency, right in the pit of the stomach. Verdicts of that height come once in a lifetime and, for most personal injury lawyers, never.
4 minute read
April 23, 2007 |

Riding a Harley to the High Court?

Superior Court Judge Seamus P. McCaffery says he can't exactly put his finger on what it is about him that might make members of the legal profession think of him as an outsider.
5 minute read
March 15, 2010 |

Local Attorneys Help Students Explore Real and 'Reel' Law

Local attorneys are sharing their experiences to help educate La Salle University students on the connection between the law in real life and the law on film.
6 minute read
January 25, 2013 |

Suits & Deals

Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.
5 minute read

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • Will Generative AIs Transform Legal Services? Defensibility and Security Must Be a Focus

    Brought to you by HaystackID

    Download Now

  • Unlocking the Power of Early Case Assessment Workflows

    Brought to you by Integreon

    Download Now

  • Good Legal Technology is Good Business: A Case for Bringing Employment Issues In-House

    Brought to you by LexisNexis®

    Download Now

  • Insights and Strategies for Effective Succession Planning in AM Law 100 Firms

    Brought to you by Gallagher

    Download Now

NEXT