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July 29, 2013 |

MOVERS

Robert Rogers joins Steptoe & Johnson's intellectual property department as senior counsel. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
3 minute read
May 12, 2008 |

Hot seat gets hotter for expert witnesses

It's a tough time to be an expert witness. Courts are increasingly ordering expert witnesses to disclose financial information or risk having their testimony struck from a case. Also, a growing number of courts have permitted parties to sue their own experts for negligent testimony in recent years, holding that expert witnesses should not be immune from liability from their own clients.
5 minute read
November 30, 2012 |

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom recruits SanDisk Corporation's chief legal officer to its Palo Alto office; a senior partner in Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's China offices in San Francisco heads to Asian Development Bank; and Sidley Austin gains a longtime veteran with the Food and Drug Administration. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
4 minute read
November 27, 2012 |

Panel: Judges can deny defense talks with doctors

A panel of the Georgia Court of Appeals has affirmed trial judges' discretion to decline to allow medical malpractice defendants to privately interview plaintiffs' treating physicians without getting the plaintiffs' permission. Defense lawyer Brantley Rowlen (above) says limits on defendants' ability to interview treating physicians is unique in civil litigation.
7 minute read
October 16, 2012 |

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in the Am Law 200

Brownstein Hyatt Opens in Atlantic City; King &amp Spalding boosts its international trade and energy practices; and, the head of Goodwin Procter's San Francisco office departs for Mintz Levin. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
5 minute read
July 11, 2003 |

Shelton Wins Local Seat in State Bar Election

Even without the backing of the largest bar association in his district, Demetrius Shelton won election to the State Bar Board of Governors on Thursday. And the 37-year-old Oakland deputy city attorney won big. He got 1,550 votes in becoming the newest representative from the Bar's District Three, made up of Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
2 minute read
January 10, 2013 |

Verdict Search

Verdicts and settlements in New Jersey state and federal courts.
6 minute read
May 24, 2013 |

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
4 minute read
May 29, 2013 |

DeKalb Prosecutor Strikes Out On His Own

DeKalb prosecutor Tunde Akinyele has left the DeKalb County district attorney's office for private practice.
5 minute read
July 09, 2010 |

Ky. jury favors defense in asbestos case

Turning Aside claims for millions of dollars in damages sought by a man who said he was sickened by asbestos brought home on the clothing of his father, a Louisville, Ky., jury voted 9-3 for the defense after a six-day trial against Union Carbide, the only remaining defendant in a case that began with nearly 30 co-defendants.
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