A study by Spanish researchers of sudden deaths of young men who died soon after being arrested says a biological fear factor may be at least part of the answer…
An Illinois law firm that specializes in plaintiffs asbestos litigation reportedly has close ties with Sen. Joe Biden, the expected running mate of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, and…
Every year, when Dallas attorney Steve Kardell kicks off the corporate compliance and governance class he teaches at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, he starts by predicting the…
A malpractice suit claims Washington, D.C.-based law firm Phillips & Cohen failed to pursue a whistle-blower case against a contractor for a Massachusetts highway project.
Once upon a time, the possibility of a malpractice suit being filed against them was pretty much the only risk that law firms had to worry about, and, since lawyers…
Maryland’s highest court is relying on a Seinfeld episode to explain why author Tom Clancy cannot harm a partnership with his ex-wife simply because of spite.
Irell & Manella is seeking dismissal of a $150 million malpractice suit on the ground that a former client’s refusal to waive attorney-client privilege makes it impossible to defend the…
George Damaa doesn’t remember the accident that put him in the hospital in a coma, with multiple injuries, and killed three other people, including his girlfriend, in 1995.
Until a few months ago, Larry Mendte was a television news anchor at CBS 3 in Philadelphia. Today, the ex-anchor was in the news at his former station and throughout…
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