Lawyers can expect a major change to expert-witness report procedures when a new revision to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure takes effect on Dec. 1.
Justice Elena Kagan criticized the man who has temporarily replaced her as solicitor general in oral arguments on Wednesday in a constitutional challenge to an Arizona tax credit program that…
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted cert in a case that asks whether poor people have a right to a lawyer in civil contempt proceedings carrying a threat of jail…
A federal appeals court has extended a stay that will keep don’t ask, don’t tell in place during the appeal of a lower court decision Nov 2, 2010 11:52 AM CDT
Cleveland lawyer David Eduard Mills was warned that he probably wouldn’t get very far into his oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court before receiving a question from the bench.…
A New York appeals court has reinstated a legal malpractice suit because the ex-client suing Koven & Krause ended up pro se because his lawyer was suspended.
Updated: Dallas lawyer Darrell Cook obliged when a city attorney asked him to explain in writing why he needs a continuance in a code enforcement case.
Legal counsel for four young women told a federal appeals court today that their clients should be allowed to proceed with a civil suit over being filmed as teenagers for…
Outtakes that the director of the documentary Crude was ordered to produce to Chevron Corp. helped fuel the oil company’s argument that a New York lawyer acting on behalf of…
A litigation support company for a South Florida law firm known for its high number of foreclosure filings has announced another 198 layoffs, after losing business following criticism of its…
The Iowa Supreme Court has reprimanded a West Des Moines lawyer for filing a bankruptcy brief that was largely copied from a published law review article.
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