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Separation of Powers is Key Issue for Judges in Elian Case
Though some have called Elian Gonzalez's asylum case a struggle between Havana and Washington, between Cuban exiles and loyalists, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals saw it differently during a hearing this morning. To 11th Circuit Judge J.L. Edmondson and his colleagues, it's a debate among the three branches of government over which has final say in immigration matters.
Law High School Relies on D.C. Firms
Three years after a handful of 20-somethings from Georgetown University Law Center's Street Law Clinic presented a proposal to the D.C. Public Charter School Board, the Thurgood Marshall Academy -- a law-related charter school -- is wrapping up its second full academic year. Clifford Chance and several other D.C.-area firms have pitched in with tutoring, mentoring and donations.
Ex-Howrey Partner Cinches $56 Million Award, Answers 'Milk Case' Critics
Publication Date: 2012-07-15 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
For any class action plaintiffs lawyer, winning tens of millions of dollars in fees is a big deal. But the litigation Robert Abrams of Baker & Hostetler spearheaded for a group of southeast U.S. dairy farmers isn't your average case--not for Abrams, his firm, or the bankruptcy trustee and creditors of Howrey LLP.
Matter of Boehm v. Evans, 510017
Publication Date: 2010-12-21 Practice Area: Criminal Practice
Industry: Court: Appellate Division, Third Department Judge: Before: Mercure, J.P., Malone, Jr., Kavanagh, Garry and Egan Jr., JJ. Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen Murtagh-Monks, Prisoners Legal Services, Albany (James M. Bogin of counsel), for appellants. For defendant: Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General, Albany (Kate H. Nepveu of counsel), for respondent. Case number: 510017
Cite as: Matter of Boehm v. Evans, 510017, NYLJ 1202476383632, at *1 (App. Div., 3rd, Decided December 16, 2010)Before: Mercure, J.P., Malone, Jr., Kavanagh, Ga
Making Sense of the Madness: A Gulf Oil Spill Litigation Primer
Publication Date: 2010-06-04 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
We answer three key questions: Who's representing whom? What's going on with judicial recusals? And are cases moving in advance of the MDL panel's July meeting?
Prosecutor Exhorts Senators to Derail Obama 2nd. Cir. Nominee
In 2005, U.S. District Judge Robert Chatigny warned a defense lawyer of dire consequences if the lawyer did not do more to try to delay the execution of his client. "I'll have your law license," Chatigny warned at one point, in a 55-minute conference call.The Federal Circuit Grabs Malpractice
Patent litigators accused of malpractice are now more likely to be able to defend themselves in federal court.
Lawyers' $2.7 Million Fee Request Is Denied for Real Estate Investor's $12,500 Recovery
Publication Date: 2012-09-07 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
Four law firms that submitted a "grossly inflated" $2.7 million fee request after winning $12,500 for their client should go away empty-handed, a judge has ruled. U.S. District Court Joanna Seybert condemned the fee application submitted by real estate investor Robert Toussie's attorneys, including $2.65 million for Chadbourne & Parke, as "outrageously excessive" and done in "bad faith."