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August 29, 2001 |

11th Circuit Panel Bars Access to Firestone Files

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that court records sought by the media that include information about Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. tires will remain under seal. The ruling vacated a September 2000 ruling by a district court judge that would have opened the records in a South Georgia wrongful death suit to the news media, but the court did not permanently foreclose media access to the files.
6 minute read
March 08, 2007 |

Treatise Mixes Legal Analysis, Tips

Stellar cast of authors contributes to eight-volume second edition on commercial litigation.
6 minute read
October 03, 2002 |

$1M Retainer Bid Withdrawn in WorldCom Bankruptcy

In a hearing Tuesday before the federal judge in New York handling the WorldCom bankruptcy, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld withdrew its request for a $1 million retainer after it met opposition from the U.S. Trustee's Office and creditor Verizon Communications. The judge approved Akin Gump's application to be named counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy after the retainer request was removed.
3 minute read
July 28, 2000 |

U.S. Court Rejects Church Employee Suit in TV 'Cult' Story

A federal judge dismissed a suit by an Atlanta International Church of Christ campus ministry leader and her husband against Fox News Network and reporter Pippa Bark. Bark posed as a newcomer to the church at Georgia State University. She carried a hidden camera while Esmeralda M. Lucas invited her to her bedroom for a "sin and repentance study," then asked her to "confess every last detail" of her sex life.
8 minute read
January 29, 2004 |

Protecting Tiny Gizmos

The technology buzzword of the day is "nanotechnology" -- the development and use of structures that have a size of only a few nanometers. One sign of increased interest in this area: the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's new nanotechnology customer partnership. Initial concerns of the partnership include the classification and examination of patent applications for nanotech inventions.
9 minute read
September 18, 2000 |

Media Companies Press to Unseal Georgia Firestone, Fatal Wreck Case

Lawyers for the Washington Post, CBS, the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune appeared before a Georgia federal judge on Monday, seeking access to documents filed during litigation over a 1997 fatal crash of a Ford Explorer. U.S. District Court Judge Anthony A. Alaimo said he will rule next week on requests to unseal the documents in the case, which Firestone Tire Co. settled last year.
6 minute read
October 03, 2006 |

Minimizing Liability Exposure by Reporting Adverse Drug Experiences

To reduce the risk of potential product liability associated with pharmaceuticals, companies should be vigilant in ensuring that adverse drug experiences, or "ADEs," are reported to the FDA in a timely and complete manner, attorneys Alan Minsk and David Hoffman advise. The definition of an ADE is quite broad -- and failure to report when required can result in an FDA enforcement action and exacerbate the potential for liability.
7 minute read
August 09, 2001 |

Money Shows Who Some Lawyers Back in Atlanta Mayoral Race

Lawyers are using their checkbooks to endorse Atlanta mayoral race candidates Shirley C. Franklin and Robb L. Pitts. But in a campaign where the candidates have yet to delineate their differences, none has an edge in contributions from the bar. Pitts has raised a total of $1.3 million, and $36,650 has come from attorneys and law firms. Franklin also has raised a total of $1.3 million, $41,365 from lawyers.
3 minute read
February 24, 2005 |

Ga. Justices Hand Wachovia Tab for Iraqi's Losses

A Georgia Supreme Court ruling may mean investment managers carry much more liability risk than they previously thought. The justices reinstated a trial court's holding that Wachovia Bank of Georgia breached its duty to a client, former Iraqi general Ibrahim Namik Ali. Instead of following his request to place $2.65 million into U.S. government investments, the officials used a money market fund that led to what the client's heirs said were nearly $1.5 million in unnecessary estate taxes and fees.
5 minute read
May 15, 2000 |

Associates: The Long and Winding Track

The story of Norm Hamill, the nonequity partner who hopped firms to become a junior associate, proves that the salary wars have, indeed, turned the world upside down. But in one respect, Hamill is the avatar of a long-standing trend: the lengthening of the time to equity partnership. As if one track weren't enough, the brave Hamill now has to climb two. And the tracks are mostly getting longer.
4 minute read

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