Verdicts & Settlements
- Fired female patent partner settles Ropes & Gray age and gender discrimination case
May 17, 2013, 01:20 pm CDT
- Blinks of paralyzed victim lead to guilty verdict; appeal is planned
May 17, 2013, 07:34 am CDT
- Judge’s tendency to ‘interrupt, patronize and admonish’ plaintiff lawyer requires new med-mal trial
May 16, 2013, 04:10 pm CDT
- Winning $4.85M lottery ticket saves house of mortgage foreclosure defendant
May 16, 2013, 11:50 am CDT
- Man jailed for 10th DUI is convicted for soliciting murder of judge, prosecutor and his ex-wife
May 16, 2013, 11:20 am CDT
- Something unusual occurred when Holly Van Voast took off her shirt this spring: She wasn’t arrested
May 15, 2013, 04:09 pm CDT
- As sanction for destroying evidence, federal judge finds US negligent in wrongful death case
May 15, 2013, 03:08 pm CDT
- Attorneys who helped client change story by ‘explaining’ the law get 9-month suspensions
May 15, 2013, 12:40 pm CDT
- Abortion doc convicted of first-degree murder strikes deal for life term
May 14, 2013, 05:05 pm CDT
- Was well-known lawyer’s demand letter ‘extortion’? Appeals court to hear arguments on judge’s ruling
May 14, 2013, 11:55 am CDT
- $40M Skechers settlement approved in class action targeting toning-shoe claims
May 14, 2013, 07:48 am CDT
- Former public defender gets 1 year in federal prison for submitting false payment vouchers
May 13, 2013, 12:30 pm CDT
- Lawyers who didn’t notify insurance carrier of ‘nuisance case’ lose coverage appeal
May 13, 2013, 12:00 pm CDT
- Former Dewey partner settles $200K capital loan dispute with Citibank
May 10, 2013, 11:29 am CDT
- New NLRB rulings back bus driver fired over Web comments, limit hospital’s social media policy
May 8, 2013, 12:15 pm CDT
- Pro se homeowner wins rare federal stay of sale in foreclosure case
May 7, 2013, 11:08 am CDT
- Judge jails lawyer and client over tardy arrival for jury selection
May 7, 2013, 10:40 am CDT
- Can remote texter be liable if driver is distracted by message? Appeals court mulls novel theory
May 6, 2013, 05:32 pm CDT
- With $1B fee unpaid, plaintiff lawyer who won $18B enviro case is now pro se against Chevron
May 6, 2013, 03:15 pm CDT
- Guilty plea ends record $38M fraud case that doubled assessments for British Columbia lawyers
May 6, 2013, 01:35 pm CDT
- Judge faces discipline case for dismissing lawyer’s speeding ticket
May 3, 2013, 01:39 pm CDT
- Cheap bus ticket included a trip to small-claims court for unwary students
May 3, 2013, 11:15 am CDT
- In ‘truly bizarre’ situation, FDA, DOJ and federal judge differ on ‘Plan B’ pill sale to teens
May 2, 2013, 11:15 am CDT
- 2 lawyers who say their bookkeeper fled to Argentina with $4.8M in client funds are disbarred
May 2, 2013, 10:15 am CDT
- Stop-and-frisk project reaches ‘appalling’ conclusion: No right to misdemeanor trial in Bronx, NY
May 1, 2013, 02:21 pm CDT
- Former Dewey chairman may not have to pay entire $511K settlement; it depends on his income
May 1, 2013, 08:43 am CDT
- Judge puts the brakes on law firm’s suit over similar domain name, says bad faith not yet shown
Apr 30, 2013, 04:03 pm CDT
- Sex-assault defendant is convicted of capital murder in mid-trial shooting spree
Apr 30, 2013, 03:45 pm CDT
- Former defense lawyer gets 5 years in Secret Service money-laundering sting
Apr 30, 2013, 12:08 pm CDT
- Greenberg Traurig agrees to settle suit claiming it contributed to ‘chaotic’ Heller wind down
Apr 30, 2013, 08:34 am CDT
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