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March 01, 2004 |

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

11 minute read
April 06, 2009 |

Companies sweat over bonus turmoil

Revelations that insurance giant AIG handed out $165 million in bonuses after accepting billions of dollars in a massive governmental bailout touched off a public furor — and planted a legal bull's-eye on corporations. The lawsuits range from corporate officers who allege their companies reneged on bonuses to officers who believe they were fired for protesting them.
5 minute read
August 10, 2009 |

Obama Nominates Five New Judges, Three U.S. Attorneys

That didn't take long. Hot on the heels of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation as the next Supreme Court justice, the Obama administration has let loose a round of five new judicial nominations, including two for circuit court openings.
2 minute read
May 14, 2012 |

Writers' case spurs fee fight

For a class of older television writers suing studios, networks and talent agencies for age discrimination, a $70 million settlement reached in 2010 was a happy ending. For the writers' lawyers, though, it was only the opening act in a story line that might seem cliché to some of their clients — a fight over money.
6 minute read
May 15, 2012 |

$23 million in attorney fees set for appeal

Arguments are set in an appeal over splitting $23 million in attorney fees from a settlement between studios and television writers.
6 minute read
September 24, 2010 |

2010 Ineligible List

Attorney Ineligibility Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2(a)
387 minute read
January 14, 2011 |

Motown Firm Can't Hit the Brakes on $33 Million Malpractice Mess

A $33 million malpractice case against Dickinson Wright of Detroit can move forward in federal court, according to a recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
8 minute read
June 11, 2002 |

Suits Against Schools Explore New Turf

Lawyers are learning about schools. While caps on damages and immunity laws in many states make it difficult or unfeasible to bring lawsuits against schools and school districts, attorneys are finding creative new ways -- such as claiming Americans with Disabilities Act violations or going to state legislatures to skirt limits on jury awards -- to get around the roadblocks.
8 minute read
March 22, 2001 |

Plaintiffs Get Reprieve in Unisys ERISA Suit

Ruling that the statute of limitations had not run on all claims in an ERISA suit, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave new life to claims brought by a group of Unisys Corp. retirees who say the company misled them into believing they would receive lifetime medical benefits. The court found that some of the 20,000 retirees may be able to successfully invoke the "fraud or concealment" provisions of ERISA to extend the statute.
6 minute read
June 14, 2002 |

New Ways Found to Bypass Obstacles on Suing Schools

Alan Fisk Special to American Lawyer MediaWhile caps on damages and immunity laws in many states make it difficult or unfeasible to bring suits against schools and school districts, attorneys are finding creative new ways to get around the roadblocks. For example, when handicapped children have been injured or killed in schools or on school buses, attorneys have sued, claiming violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
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