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Litigation Department of the Year Product Liability Winner: Reed Smith
The firm was a finalist in two previous product liability competitions. This time around it's bigger. It scored important victories across the board. And it has embraced alternative fees.Sam Lutfi sues Britney Spears, parents
LOS ANGELES AP - Britney Spears' former manager and friend Osama "Sam" Lutfi filed a libel and defamation lawsuit Tuesday against the singer and her parents.Lutfi's lawsuit came just three days after a judge granted Spears and her parents a restraining order against Lutfi, paparazzo Adnan Ghalib and a lawyer who the Spears family claim tried to regain control of the singer's life.
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Pennsylvania Causes of Action, 12th Edition
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Joyce's Insurance Fraud Trial to be Held in Pittsburgh
A federal district judge has granted former Superior Court Judge Michael T. Joyce a change of venue from Erie to Pittsburgh in his trial on charges he filed fraudulent insurance claims after a 2001 fender bender.O'Connor Dismisses International Law Controversy as 'Much Ado About Nothing'
At a public forum Thursday over the Supreme Court's use of international law, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said "of course" the Court looks at foreign law if there is no controlling U.S. precedent or the states' view is unsettled. Antonin Scalia disagreed, saying, "I don't know what a South Africa court will tell you about American law." The comments come amid a growing divide on the Court over the citation of international opinion to support decisions interpreting the Constitution.Penn. Firm Shakes Up Pay Model
At Post & Schell, associates' compensation is based on their practice area.Greene v. Public School Employees' Retirement System
A form assigning to a trust all of decedent's assets, including her retirement account with the Public Employees' Retirement System, did not have the effect of changing the account's beneficiaries because such a change required a separate form. Affirmed.Mid-Sized Firms Show Caution in Boosting Billing Rates
New York City firms raised their attorney billing rates on average by 12 percent in the last few years, the second highest change in rates among lawyers in various U.S. cities, according to a new report, which also shows that a lawyer's billing rate is determined more by law firm size and location than by status, experience or practice area.