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Court: ‘No Way on Earth’ Should Lawyers Get Fee of $46K for $45 Error

An off-duty police officer sought class action status for his lawsuit after he was shorted $45 in pay for crowd control, and following a settlement, his law firm sought $46,000…

Lawyer, Client Sanctioned $29K for Client’s Profanity-Laced Deposition

U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno of Philadelphia has tallied the number of times a litigant dropped the F-word or a variant in a deposition—it was 73 times—and…

Test to Spot Liars Takes Center Stage in Personal Injury Cases

Expert witnesses are citing a test designed to spot those who are faking their pain in hundreds of court cases, prompting debate about its reliability.

The so-called Fake Bad Scale…

Lawyer Awarded at Least $10M for Secret Videotaping

Lawyer Mark Geragos was awarded at least $10 million—and possibly as much as $18 million—in his invasion of privacy suit against an air charter company for secretly…

Does Lawyer’s E-Mail Snooping Merit 2-Year Suspension?

Corrected: At first, when attorney Michael Markins accessed his wife’s e-mail account at the law firm at which she worked, he was trying to find out whether she might be…

Speeding Lawyer Not Fast Enough on Her Feet With Court Excuse

An Arkansas lawyer is facing a contempt of court charge after reportedly telling a Carroll County judge she couldn’t appear before him the next day because she was in St.…

Heller’s Associate Bonanza: Bonuses Restored, Training Added at No Charge to Clients

Heller Ehrman has concluded it was wrong to cut some 2007 bonuses to pay for associate salary hikes, and it’s doing something about it.

The law firm has announced it…

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A Strained Analogy

Kamehameha’s Children,” January, refers to the ABA’s support for bills in Congress regarding “Native Hawaiian government reor­ganization” and com­pares granting “self-determination” to Native Ha­waiians to recognizing American…

How Big Law Firms Can Retain the ‘Lost Generation’ of Unhappy Associates

Associates at large law firms are a “lost generation” who are given mostly drudge work, face unceasing pressure to produce, and are kept in the dark about firm finances and…

What Kind of Lawyer Are You ... Mac or PC?

We’ve been carefully following Mac v. PC issues for a long time, but more closely since “MacGate” at law school exam time uncovered headaches for Apple computer users…

Linda Greenhouse to Take N.Y. Times Buyout

Updated: A renowned legal journalist known for her decades of U.S. Supreme Court coverage has announced that she will be leaving the New York Times.

Linda Greenhouse, 61, says she…

Fla. School Bd. Tells Warring Supt. & Bd. Attorney: Get Help

A school board for a major metropolitan area in Florida has reportedly told its two top employees to get professional help.

With Superintendent Clayton Wilcox and attorney Jim Robinson, who…

Iraq Is New Front in Detainee Battle

By David G. Savage

The long legal battle over the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has succeeded in raising—but not yet answering—a basic question about American law: What is…

Salary Wars Pit Associate Pay Against Partner Profits

Associate pay hikes have taken a bite out of profits for equity partners, according to some leaders of California law firms.

Many large California firms matched their New York counterparts…

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