http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-06-18T00:19:08-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/is_a_fee-laden_debit_card_lawful_money_for_worker_pay_purposes_class_action/ A worker at a Pennsylvania McDonald's who says she was told she would not be paid unless she accepted her money in the form of a debit card that carried hefty charges for virtually every transaction has filed suit against her employers. Natalie Gunshannon, a single mom who was to… Banking Law, Consumer Law, Corporate Law, Labor & Employment, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, States, Pennsylvania Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:09:23 -0500 44669.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bvideo_european_mas_could_rise_despite_risks_unstable_economy/ Prospects for M&A activity in Europe are slowly beginning to improve, according to what Guy Norman, acting global head of mergers and acquisitions at Clifford Chance, tells Bloomberg's Sarah Kopit. Citing a recent Clifford Chance survey, Norman says that… ABA Journal, Business of Law (Video), ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Corporate Law, International Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, International, Europe Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:15:49 -0500 44633.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/11th_circuit_says_money_in_rothstein_law_firm_accounts_cant_be_forfeited_to/ In a decision that may benefit ordinary creditors of a defunct Florida law firm and cost those swindled by its imprisoned former managing partner, Scott Rothstein, a federal appeals court has ruled that funds in Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler bank accounts are not subject to forfeiture by the feds. That means… Bankruptcy Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, White Collar Crime, Law Firms, Midsize Firm, Partners, Real Estate & Property Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, 11th Circuit Court, States, Florida Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:25:43 -0500 44623.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_judge_rules_two_fox_interns_were_misclassified_employees_certifies_/ In a ruling that is likely to catch the attention of employers nationwide, a federal judge in New York has ruled that unpaid interns were misclassified employees and has certified a class action against Fox Entertainment Group in which internships throughout the company's corporate offices will be reviewed. Granting, in… ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Corporate Law, Labor & Employment, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, 2nd Circuit Court, States, New York Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:30:04 -0500 44614.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/report_former_morgan_lewis_partner_invested_in_patent_troll_targeting_law/ While working for Morgan Lewis & Bockius, an environmental litigation partner reportedly participated for years, with his wife, in the affairs of a tech company that has since become a significant issue for the law firm and a major client. Now unusual questions are being raised: Was now-former partner John… Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, 9th Circuit Court, States, California Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:05:33 -0500 44468.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/former_sec_lawyer_uses_crowdfunding_to_bring_whistleblower_actions/ Business of Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, Government Law, Labor & Employment, Securities Law, Opening Statements Sat, 01 Jun 2013 04:10:10 -0500 44206.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/along_with_political_speech_many_companies_also_claim_they_have_religious/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Corporate Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment, Legal Theory, Legislation & Lobbying, Religious Law, Trials & Litigation, 7th Circuit Court, 10th Circuit Court, The National Pulse Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:30:58 -0500 44244.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/compliance_class_is_a_gateway_to_legal_work_for_new_law_grads_teacher_says/ As both law students and law schools struggle to develop a game plan for a new reality in which legal work and what corporate clients are willing to pay for it has become something of a scarce commodity, an adjunct law professor at the University of Houston Law Center says… Careers, Corporate Law, Law Professors, Law Schools, States, Texas Fri, 31 May 2013 11:10:15 -0500 44425.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lead_partner_rallied_star_wars_fans_at_skadden_to_help_with_4b_disney_deal_/ Due diligence for last year's $4 billion acquisition by Walt Disney Co. of Lucasfilm required the purchaser to check that George Lucas did, in fact, own the rights to some 10,000 characters and elements from his six Star Wars movies. So Brian McCarthy, who heads the Los Angeles office of… Corporate Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Mergers & Acquisitions, States, California Thu, 23 May 2013 08:45:58 -0500 44329.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/successful_tyrannosaurus_suit_by_texas_lawyer_earns_him_mongolias_top_civil/ A victory in civil and criminal litigation over the New York City auction of a smuggled Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton last year hasn't just earned legal fees for Texas attorney Robert Painter. It's taken him to Mongolia, where evidence was collected in the Gobi desert, and from his Houston law office… Civil Procedure, Corporate Law, Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, International Law, Real Estate & Property Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, 2nd Circuit Court, States, Texas Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:29 -0500 44276.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/paradigm_shift_is_here_to_stay_law_firm_leaders_say_in_altman_weil_survey/ Law firm leaders say the paradigm shift is here to stay, according to a new Altman Weil survey. Yet surprisingly they don't put concerns such as delivering value to clients and improving efficiency at the top of the list when asked an open-ended question about the biggest challenges they will… Business of Law, Corporate Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Midsize Firm, Partners Wed, 22 May 2013 06:59:34 -0500 44301.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/scott_johnson_catherine_corfee_ADA_sex_harassment_case/ Catherine Corfee has opposed Scott Johnson in many a disabled-access case. But Corfee, who has represented hundreds of small businesses sued by the paraplegic California attorney under the Americans with Disabilities Act, never anticipated that she would be representing plaintiffs in a workplace harassment suit against her longtime legal adversary,… Corporate Law, Disability Law, Labor & Employment, Trials & Litigation, States, California Wed, 22 May 2013 06:30:57 -0500 44296.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/is_your_photo_online_are_you_on_facebook_if_so_retailers_can_id_you_an/ Decades ago, George Orwell wrote a famous novel, 1984, that envisioned a then-future world in which "Big Brother"—a totalitarian government—was watching its citizens through a variety of electronic gadgetry and might at any time bark orders at individuals through a loudspeaker or television screen. That world doesn't yet exist, as… Consumer Law, Corporate Law, Government Law, International Law, Privacy Law Mon, 20 May 2013 08:40:46 -0500 44264.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/calif._ag_sues_jp_morgan_chase_alleges_robo-signing_of_docs_in_credit-card_/ California's attorney general sued one of the nation's biggest banks on Thursday, alleging that JPMorgan Chase & Co.had engaged in widespread "robo-signing" of documents in credit card collection lawsuits. "To maintain this breakneck pace" while dealing with a glut of litigation against delinquent cardholders, the lending institution created a “debt… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Consumer Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Government Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, States, California Thu, 09 May 2013 17:52:20 -0500 44118.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/author_harper_lee_sues_says_agent_tricked_her_into_signing_over_to_kill_a_m/ At 87, the author of one of the most famous trial novels ever written has failing eyesight and hearing. And in 2007 author Harper Lee was recovering from a stroke when she signed away her royalties from her 1960 novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, to her literary agent, Samuel Pinkus,… Celebrities, Contracts, Corporate Law, Elder Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, 2nd Circuit Court, States, New York Tue, 07 May 2013 14:57:01 -0500 44075.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/alito_and_roberts_are_the_most_pro-businesses_justices_since_1946/ Not every decision by the Roberts court has favored businesses. But the U.S. Supreme Court is more pro-business in its rulings than any other since 1946, according to a new study. And two of its justices are also the most pro-business among 36 who served on the court since World… Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Procedure, Corporate Law, Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court Tue, 07 May 2013 06:05:49 -0500 44045.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/with_1b_fee_unpaid_plaintiff_lawyer_in_18b_enviro_case_is_now_pro_se_agains/ Attorney Steven Donziger could earn $1 billion, his opposing counsel says, if an $18 billion foreign judgment against Chevron Corp. concerning environmental damage in Ecuador is upheld. Meanwhile, Donziger is unable to afford to pay his own counsel as Chevron continues with a bruising U.S. district court counterattack against the… Appellate Practice, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, International Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Attorney Fees, Evidence, Verdicts & Settlements, 2nd Circuit Court, International Courts/Tribunals, International, South America, States, New York Mon, 06 May 2013 15:15:43 -0500 44049.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/attorneys_push_for_change_in_debt_collection/ Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, Legislation & Lobbying, The National Pulse Wed, 01 May 2013 03:20:54 -0500 43794.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/how_protected_should_communications_between_lawyers_and_a_firms_in-house_co/ Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Corporate Law, In-house Counsel, Legal Ethics, Legal Theory, Trials & Litigation, States, Georgia, Ethics Wed, 01 May 2013 03:10:54 -0500 43795.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/big-bucks_jury_question_did_concert_promoter_select_or_supervise_michael_ja/ Opening arguments began Monday in a small Los Angeles courtroom in a wrongful death case that could involve millions, or perhaps even billions, of dollars in damages. At issue is whether concert promoter AEG Live had a role in hiring or supervising Dr. Conrad Murray, who served as Michael Jackson's… Celebrities, Corporate Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, States, California Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:05:11 -0500 43962.abajournal.com