By Avalon Zoppo | September 20, 2024
The Ninth Circuit is "the only court that has a rule that actually encourages the lawyers to come in and complain about a delay," said Judge Jon Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Andrew Maloney | September 20, 2024
Four law firm leaders were asked to select between associates based on law firm segment, practice area, office location, rates, hours billed and fees collected.
By Amanda O'Brien | September 20, 2024
The firm's London office—which opened in 2021—brought in $14 million in revenue in 2022 but recorded less than $250,000 in profits.
By Adolfo Pesquera | September 20, 2024
A legal tech company's refusal to enter collective bargaining had merit, the Fifth Circuit said, because a class of supervisors were improperly included in the bargaining unit. The decision went against the National Labor Relations Board.
By Abigail Adcox | September 20, 2024
Embracing flexible work arrangements has been at the core of their firms' cultures, but midsize law firms can feel absences, even temporary ones, more acutely.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Samuel H. Pond | September 20, 2024
In Elite Care RX v. Premier Comp Solutions, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was asked to address where a health care provider can pursue a claim against an insurer for unpaid medical bills incurred by injured workers receiving workers' compensation benefits. Must a provider go through the administrative processes of Pennsylvania's Workers' Compensation Act (the act), or could it pursue a civil lawsuit?
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Kimberly Kanoff Berman | September 20, 2024
The Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases has proposed and now adopted new jury instructions to address the changes made to the modified comparative fault scheme.
Daily Report Online | News|Update
By Mason Lawlor | September 20, 2024
Attorney Charles Hoffecker of Hotchkiss Hoffecker Peacock in Atlanta said the FTC failed to adjust its "shotgun approach" in aggressively pursuing claims against their client despite the emerging evidence that he did not directly participate in unfair and deceptive practices.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By John Soumilas | September 20, 2024
In its recent decision in Freeman v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, No. 23-2512, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a district court's dismissal of a borrower's Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims arising out of her mortgage servicer's erroneous reporting that her mortgage was in default.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Marcie Borgal Shunk and Toby Brown | September 20, 2024
Law firm rates have been on the rise for years—and continue to climb. Yet rumblings indicate clients may have just about had enough. Is the era of continuously rising rates about to hit a snag? Or is it all smooth sailing?
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