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December 29, 2003 |

Old Faces Fade, New Ones Battle

21 minute read
November 29, 2006 |

Judge Clears Way for Discrimination Suit by White Employees of Ga. County

A federal judge has called evidence that DeKalb County, Ga., officials discriminated against white county employees "unusually compelling" and is allowing the case to proceed to trial. Despite the decision, the DeKalb County attorney said the county had won a "resounding victory" because the judge had dismissed 50 of the 80 claims against the defendants. One official is accused of asking a black co-worker to "dig up dirt" on white employees; the co-worker later lost his job, and is a plaintiff.
5 minute read
November 02, 2001 |

Physician Assistants Take Aim at Blue Cross

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 25 cleared the way for two Alabama physician assistants to pursue a class action against the state's Blue Cross health insurance program. The plaintiffs in Hobbsv. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama charge that the insurer refuses to pay assistants for rendering the same types of medical services as doctors who are paid under the program.
3 minute read
January 07, 2003 |

U.S. Seeks Share of Breast Implant Payout

Nine years and at least $1 billion ago, class action plaintiffs settled their claims with makers of silicone breast implants. But ever since the settlement, the U.S. government has argued that taxpayers should be reimbursed for Medicare payments made on behalf of women who claimed implants made them ill. On Friday, a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on the matter.
4 minute read
December 28, 2012 |

The Score: The NFL Agents of The Am Law 200

With the National Football League playoffs less than two weeks away, The Am Law Daily takes a look at the player agents who hail from Am Law 200 firms. Elsewhere in our latest look at sports and the law: an ex-Miller Canfield partner sues the firm over his request for a leave of absence to coach football; a Cooley partner defends his client Roger Clemens; and a Wilmer alum is hired to help turn around the NFL's Cleveland Browns.
10 minute read
August 22, 2005 |

10 On the Rise, 2005

29 minute read
November 01, 2001 |

Exxon Appeals $3.5 Billion Verdict

Exxon Mobil Corp. has asked the Alabama Supreme Court to overturn a $3.5 billion jury verdict, arguing that a state trial judge ran roughshod over the attorney-client privilege. By letting the state of Alabama introduce a memorandum prepared by an Exxon in-house attorney, the judge "ended any prospect of a fair trial for Exxon," the company claimed in its appellate brief.
4 minute read
December 07, 2005 |

PwC Fights CPAs Over Trade Secrets

PricewaterhouseCoopers has turned to a Georgia judge for help against plaintiffs who are seeking not only $600 million in damages from the Big Four firm, but also its banishment from the state. The object of PwC's ire is Tauber & Balser, an Atlanta accounting firm that has been providing litigation support to plaintiffs. PwC's lawyers say Tauber employees obtained trade secrets from two unrelated PwC cases and revealed the data through documents filed publicly in the litigation.
6 minute read
August 03, 2006 |

Turnover at the Top

When the feds start investigating, there's often a shake-up in the law department. Of the 15 companies that have reached a deferred prosecution agreement or nonprosecution agreement in the past 12 months, the GC stepped down at six. Here's a short rundown of those six companies, with information on who took over the GC spot. Each has publicly admitted the accusations against it, except for Tommy Hilfiger, which has kept its agreement with the government private.
3 minute read
September 28, 2012 |

Burr & Forman Absorbs 23-Lawyer Tampa Firm

The Birmingham, Alabama–based Am Law 200 firm said Friday it is combining with Tampa firm Williams Schifino Mangione & Steady in an effort to both expand its reach in the Southeast and better serve clients in the banking and financial services industries.
4 minute read

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