Legal Industry News
Publisher’s Ex-in-house Counsel Suspended from Practice in Mass. and D.C.
March 15, 2010
In 2007, Oscar W. Weekes Jr., former in-house counsel for publishing giant Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., was suspended from practice indefinitely for using company funds to pay his rent. More...
Court Cuts $5 Million Fee Award, Calling It An Unnecessary “Rolls Royce” Defense
March 10, 2010
California’s 4th District Court of Appeal ruled that a trial court erroneously “rubber stamped” $5 million in attorney fee requests from three big firms that simultaneously represented the former trustee of a late shopping mall magnate’s estate. More...
Laid-off Secretary Sues MoFo, Shaken by Uzi Threat
March 9, 2010
Aileen Martinez worked at Morrison & Foerster for 28 years before she was caught in the firm’s January 2009 swath of layoffs and lost her job. More...
Ex Wolf Block Partner Sues Firm for Severance
March 5, 2010
A former partner with Philadelphia-based Wolf Block has filed suit against the now-defunct firm over its failure to make severance payments to him. More...
Howrey, Holland & Knight Both Report Financial Drops
March 1, 2010
Two big national law firms experienced significant financial declines in 2009. More...
Former AL Judge Disbarred After Acquitted of Sexually Abusing Inmates
February 25, 2010
Former Mobile County, Alabama Circuit Judge Herman Thomas was disbarred on Monday by a five-member panel of the Alabama Bar Association in a closed hearing. More...
Fed. Judge Says E-Discovery Negligence Merits Severe Sanctions
February 24, 2010
Judge Schira Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York became well-known in 2004 with her series of Zubulake opinions that established the scope of e-discovery -- what kind of electronic evidence is discoverable and how the costs should be apportioned. More...
Calif. State Bar Ct. Upholds 4-Yr Suspension for Ex-Prosecutor
February 22, 2010
The California State Bar Court appellate panel has upheld the recommendation by a State Bar Court judge to suspend former Santa Clara County prosecutor Benjamin Field for four years. More...
McGuire Woods Gets No Fees in BAR/BRI Action Due to Ethics Violation
February 19, 2010
McGuire Woods may have secured the $49 million class action settlement against BAR/BRI parent company West Publishing Corp., but it won’t get paid for it. More...
Lawsuit Claims Attorney Pretended That Dismissed Case Was Still Pending
February 18, 2010
A former client of Seyfarth Shaw has filed a lawsuit against the firm and its partner David Wiseblood, a litigator who focuses on creditors’ rights litigation and related claims, for malpractice. More...