Using a test that protects journalists from disclosing sources, a New York federal judge has ruled that Amnesty International does not have to reveal the names of lawyers who complained…
In an effort to ease a backlog of cases, an Australian court recently amped up its roster of magistrate judges, adding a part-time jurist. Unfortunately, no one remembered that George…
A divided California appeals court has upheld a malicious prosecution claim against a law firm that apparently resulted from conduct of the plaintiff’s lead counsel. LaFave & Rice argued, essentially,…
A New York lawyer will have to be supervised by a court-appointed referee during future depositions in a legal malpractice case because of “inappropriate, insulting and derogatory” remarks made to…
Although tentative steps are being made toward creating U.S.-style plaintiffs litigation opportunities in Europe, including class actions and shareholder cases, there are still substantial barriers to pursuing such cases there.
More than 200 Florida homeowners facing foreclosure got an early Christmas present from an alert Miami solo—the ability to remain in their homes through the holiday.
A federal appeals court has refused to kick Richard “Dickie” Scruggs off a lawsuit filed against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. for denying Hurricane Katrina claims.
A federal appeals court said Tuesday that U.S. District Judge Manuel Real acted with “unseemly haste” when he dismissed a case brought by a no-show lawyer with a good excuse.
The Attorney-Client Protection Act was adopted in the U.S. House of Representatives by a voice vote today, but it may not be addressed by the Senate until the spring.
Thousands of lawyers in Pakistan have been jailed during the past 10 days, after the country’s president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, declared a state of emergency Nov. 3. One of them…
The U.S. Sentencing Commission reportedly is considering an unprecedented proposal for a mass commutation of disproportionately harsh sentences meted out in drug cases involving crack cocaine.
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