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At PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rules Made to Be Broken
Opponents of multidisciplinary practices claim MDPs will lower professional standards for lawyers. And at least one Big Five accounting firm seems bound and determined to prove its multidisciplinary practice has a considerably more casual attitude towards rules and regulations than most law firms do. George Kraw adds his two cents to the ongoing debate on MDPs.Judge: Plaintiffs in Wal-Mart Discrimination Class Action Can Depose Former Executive
The last time federal Judge Martin Jenkins heard arguments in a major gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart, he certified a class now estimated to include 2 million of the company's female employees. Three years later, he's given plaintiffs more good news. Jenkins agreed Wednesday to lift a stay on discovery, to allow for the deposition of a former Wal-Mart executive. The details of Thomas Coughlin III's failing health tipped the balance in favor of the plaintiffs' request for a new deposition.It's a strange experience to read the plaintiffs team e-mails and documents Steven Donziger was forced to turn over to Chevron in the long-running toxic torts litigation. Rarely do we see, from the inside, the multilayered political and legal maneuverings the Donziger documents disclose--including settlement talks and wrangling for financing.
3rd Circuit Revives Suit, Opening Door to DNA Evidence
A man who was sentenced to 75 years in prison for three rapes he claims he did not commit has won an important victory in the 3rd Circuit in his battle for access to DNA evidence that he says will prove his innocence. A unanimous three-judge panel ordered new hearings on the issue of whether Pennsylvania's rules on DNA testing can have unfair results by barring access to DNA evidence whenever a defendant has confessed to the crime. The decision comes as the law on DNA testing is in flux, nationally and in Pennsylvania.As Norex, the first plaintiff whose RICO case was dismissed on Morrison grounds, refashions its lurid allegations as a New York state case, a Brooklyn federal judge has cited Morrison in his dismissal of a similarly provocative RICO case against RJR.
Calif. Federal Judge Blasts Gang Prosecutors
At a Tuesday hearing in a capital gang case, Northern District of California Judge William Alsup said that the prosecutors' tactics are "slippery," making a "bogus argument," and "inviting the court to make an error." The judge said he plans to exclude from the case a bevy of witnesses, some of whom have key testimony. Alsup's wrath had been building for months, since it became clear that prosecutors had decided not to comply with an order to turn over key evidence, including witness names.Creating a Culture of Compliance
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