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October 19, 2009 |

Under Federal Scrutiny, Attorney-Receiver Puts His Firm out of Business

Florida attorney and receiver Lewis Freeman went to court Friday seeking to liquidate his firm amid a federal investigation trying to trace $3.6 million from accounts overseen by the firm. A Miami attorney who represented Freeman in receiverships said he was "in a state of shock and disbelief" when he heard that Freeman had put himself in receivership. The FBI raided two Lewis B. Freeman & Partners offices earlier this month.
4 minute read
September 01, 2008 |

The Power of One

Pfizer took convergence to the ultimate by selecting a single law firm to handle its labor and employment work.
16 minute read
December 09, 2005 |

Appeal Planned Over Day Laborers' Transportation Costs

Down on his luck, Larry Liner began work as a day laborer, but according to attorney David George, the company overcharged him for transportation to his jobs. The suit was one of eight George has filed in Florida on day laborers' behalf, claiming that the transport charges violated the 1995 Labor Pool Act. Last month, a judge declared the previously untested act unconstitutional, possibly leading to an important appellate test of the statute, which offered unprecedented protection for thousands of workers.
7 minute read
November 30, 2010 |

Largest Firms by City (Pittsburgh)

The following is a list of the largest law firms in the city of Pittsburgh ranked by the number of full-time attorneys asreported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.
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January 28, 2011 |

Firm Cuts Payouts to Ex-Partners as Headcount Drop Puts Credit Line in Doubt

Financial troubles at Ruden McClosky are deepening, with the Fort Lauderdale-based firm suspending all capital payouts to former equity shareholders.
4 minute read
December 07, 2010 |

Billing Rates Inch Upward, Survey Shows

Billing rates continued to climb in 2010 -- but by only a fraction of the rate they grew during the boom years of the mid-2000s.
7 minute read
October 20, 2009 |

Duane Morris team takes tourney

4 minute read
December 06, 2010 |

Billing Blues

Billing rates continued to climb in 2010 — but by only a fraction of the rate they grew during the boom years of the mid-2000s. The average firmwide billing rate — a combination of associate and partner rates — increased by 2.7% in 2010, according to our annual survey of hourly billing rates. It's the second straight year of growth rates less than 3%, which is a far cry from the standard 6% to 8% increases from 2004 until 2008 and just slightly higher than the rate of inflation.
8 minute read
May 13, 2004 |

Fla. High Court to Review $145 Billion Tobacco Case

Florida's Supreme Court has agreed to review an appellate court decision that vacated a record-setting $145 billion punitive damages verdict against the nation's largest cigarette companies. The state's high court did not explain why it accepted Howard Engle v. Liggett Group Inc., a class action on behalf of 700,000 Florida smokers, in which plaintiffs claimed they were victims of an industry conspiracy to cover up the health effects of smoking.
5 minute read
August 24, 2007 |

Recouping Costs

A defendant employer may be able to recoup its costs from an unsuccessful plaintiff. This article explores one avenue that may accomplish that objective, where plaintiff has brought a claim under Title VII.
7 minute read

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