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May 10, 2010 |

Seattle avoids the mood swings

Law firms based in Seattle have enjoyed relatively stable revenue and profits despite the economic recession. One factor helping buoy Seattle is that it didn't experience the massive boom in business that other cities did during the mid-2000s because it was still recovering from the dot-com bust.
6 minute read
September 08, 2003 |

The benefits of diversity

On June 23, a quarter century after deciding University of California v. Bakke, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Grutter v. Bollinger and affirmed the principle that diversity is fundamentally important to the educational institutions of this country. Although there were references to the importance of diversity in other institutions such as the military, businesses and the justice system, such references were not the focus of the opinion.
4 minute read
November 01, 2004 |

A new bar exam hurdle: Indian law

Washington has become the second state to include Indian law as one of the topics the bar exam covers, and several other states may add the subject to their tests. New Mexico's bar exam already includes Indian law, and a push is under way in Arizona, Oregon, Idaho and Oklahoma to add it.
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Barabin v. AstenJohnson, Inc.
Publication Date: 2012-11-16
Practice Area: personal injury
Industry:
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Robert S. Lasnik, District Judge, Presiding Before: A. Wallace Tashima, Susan P. Graber, and Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Circuit Judges.
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Cameron O. Carter, Brayton Purcell, LLP, Portland, Oregon; Philip A. Talmage (argued), and Sidney Tribe, Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, PLLC, Tukwila, Washington; Alan Brayton, Brayton Purcell, LLP, Novato, California, for Henry and Geraldine Barabin.
For defendant: Michael B. King (argued) and Emilia L. Sweeney, Carney Badley Spellman, P.S., Seattle, Washington, for AstenJohnson, Inc. Mary H. Spillane and Daniel W. Ferm, Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, PLLC, Seattle, Washington, for Scapa Dryer Fabrics, Inc.
Case number: No. 10-36142, No. 11-35020

Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 12729 HENRY BARABIN; GERALDINE BARABIN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ASTENJOHNSON, INC.,

October 31, 2008 |

Survival Tips For Law Firms

So, how will the law firm of the future survive? Here are a few tips: Be willing to discount fees or use "success fees," and embrace other other creative arrangements over large hourly billing rates. Also, step up diversity initiatives and work hard at deepening relationships with clients.
4 minute read
June 06, 2003 |

Do the SEC's Proposed Standards of Professional Conduct Apply to You?

Through the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the SEC is fulfilling the Congressional mandate to require public companies to disclose and remediate violations of SEC regulations. This article discusses the SEC's definition of an "attorney" under its proposed standards of professional conduct and its proposed alternative to an earlier draft "noisy withdrawal" ethics rule. The following scenarios demonstrate when and how an attorney may have to respond under the act.
10 minute read
June 13, 2011 |

Moves: Casey Jorgensen Becomes First GC for USA Hockey

Longtime hockey fan and player Casey Jorgensen skates into a new role as USA Hockey's first GC.
2 minute read
December 04, 2002 |

Internet-Surfing Jurors Vex Judges

Some jurors have always had an urge to visit a crime scene or research a case they're considering, but now the Internet is making it much easier to play detective. The Internet makes information on sentencing requirements, case histories and legal terms easily available, though not necessarily reliable. And courts across the country are wrestling with the problem.
5 minute read
November 03, 2003 |

Indian law and bar exams

By now, another 35,000 citizens taken the state bar examination. Bar takers must stand prepared to analyze principles fundamental to the Anglo-American legal system. However, there is an age-old, ever-evolving and increasingly prevalent body of law that is not tested on the bar exam. The unique blend of tribal, state and federal law is commonly known as "Indian law."
4 minute read
February 19, 2001 |

Jury Finds Doc Tried to 'Erase' a Brain

The bizarre treatment of a patient by Seattle neuropsychiatrist Dr. Donald L. Dudley, who allegedly used powerful drugs to "erase" an autistic man's brain, has yielded a $2.1 million judgment for negligence. The case is an extreme example of the brave new world of mental health malpractice litigation, in which plaintiffs' attorneys are filling the breach of a mental health system that could allow someone like Dudley to operate unchecked.
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