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Law Firm Bonuses Growing as Economy Improves
In the first of a two-part series, The Legal Intelligencer surveys Philadelphia law firms about their bonus programs. Although the criteria -- number of billable hours, work quality, fee origination and firm citizenship -- remain essentially the same, the amount of money handed out to associates each year has grown.Survey Shows Pa. Law Firms Don't Shine When It Comes to Diversity
Whether they moved up or down in the ranks of this month's Diversity Scorecard in Legal affiliate The American Lawyer, most Pennsylvania-based firms have little to show when it comes to the number of minorities in their ranks.NRA Draws a Bead on Retrial of Members' Defamation Case
Lawyers for the National Rifle Association have set their sights on winning a new trial of a defamation case in which a jury awarded $4.45 million to two NRA members who said their reputations were smeared when NRA President Charlton Heston falsely accused them of staging a disruption at the organization's annual meeting. The NRA argues that it should never have been forced to stand trial just two weeks after the high-school massacre in Colorado.Prosecutorial Misconduct: The Risks Inherent in Criminal Discovery
The risks inherent in criminal discovery.NJ Court Upholds New Injury Treatment Rules
The Appellate Division upheld the state's new regulations on treatment for certain soft-tissue injuries caused by auto accidents, delivering a severe blow to opponents of the insurance industry-backed rules. However, the three-judge panel did toss the appellants a bone last Monday, ruling that the "loser pays" provision was invalid. That measure would have required accident victims who lose in an arbitration over a disputed claim to pay the insurer's legal fees.Copyright Infringement Pitfalls Lurk in Law Firm Offices
When it comes to copyright infringement, it appears that some lawyers are themselves potentially guilty in actions they take during their daily practice, write attorneys Mark A. Fischer and Paul Sennott.Chock Full O�Nuts Corp., plaintiff v. NRP LLC I, defendant-appellant
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