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July 07, 2005 |

How 'Winning' Cases Took a Wrong Turn at the High Court

The Institute for Justice and the Liberty Counsel are both public interest groups that mounted broad-based campaigns to bring seemingly winning issues before a conservative Supreme Court during the just-ended term. For one group, the issue was eminent domain. For the other, it was preserving Ten Commandments displays. Both groups lost when a single justice they had hoped would vote with them defected, turned off by the facts of the cases. The rulings are a testament to the power that one justice can wield.
7 minute read
February 22, 2011 |

Mont. lawmakers punt on physician-assisted suicide

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana legislators had been asked to choose between two proposed bills in creating a physician-assisted suicide law: Ban the practice altogether or create regulations for doctors and terminally ill patients to follow.
4 minute read
February 03, 2005 |

Paxil Antitrust Class Action Could Cost SmithKline $65 Million

SmithKline Beecham has agreed to pay $65 million to settle a class action antitrust suit brought by consumers who alleged they paid inflated prices for Paxil because the pharmaceutical giant allegedly filed a series of "sham" patent lawsuits in a campaign to delay any generic version of the anti-depressant drug from reaching the market. Plaintiffs lawyers have asked the judge to award them attorney fees of $19.5 million because the case presented complex and novel issues of antitrust law.
5 minute read
October 11, 2007 |

Associates Class of 2007

The Law Journal's eighth annual magazine devoted to new associates at New Jersey law firms.
100 minute read
August 23, 1999 |

Nonsalary Payments Raise Ethics Issue

In-house lawyers are witnessing a transformation in their compensation. Salary is no longer a straight sum; following executive compensation trends, company lawyers commonly receive a mix of salary, bonus and stock options. Now the American Bar Association is examining whether nonsalary compensation, often tied to company performance, may impair a lawyer's independence or create other ethical concerns.
5 minute read
May 04, 2000 |

Options Gaining In Salary Mix

In-house lawyers are witnessing a transformation in their compensation. Salary is no longer a straight sum; following executive compensation trends, company lawyers commonly receive a mix of salary, bonus and stock options. Now the American Bar Association is examining whether nonsalary compensation, often tied to company performance, may impair a lawyer's independence or create other ethical concerns.
5 minute read
December 29, 1999 |

Short-Term Loans Bridging Cash Gap In Available High-Yield Debt Finance

It's been a dismal year for high-yield debt financing. End-of-the-year jitters, interest rate fluctuations and an inexplicable flight of cash from bond funds have left many companies scrambling to raise money using other forms of financing. To fill the financing gap, lawyers are structuring an increasing number of short-term, "bridge" loans.
5 minute read
July 07, 2008 |

K Street Monitor

Highlights of recent registrations filed by lobbyists with the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House. A database of registrations is available to Influence subscribers.
2 minute read
September 25, 2009 |

Conn. land vacant 4 years after court OK'd seizure

NEW LONDON, Conn. AP - Weeds, glass, bricks, pieces of pipe and shingle splinters have replaced the knot of aging homes at the site of the nation's most notorious eminent domain project.There are a few signs of life: Feral cats glare at visitors from a miniature jungle of Queen Anne's lace, thistle and goldenrod.
5 minute read
May 28, 2013 |

The Legal's Lifetime Achievement Awards

As part of its 170th anniversary, The Legal for the first time awarded some of Pennsylvania's most influential attorneys with Lifetime Achievement Awards. Each honoree was asked to provide a brief quote or anecdote about what the law has meant to them.
33 minute read

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