A survey of nearly 1,200 state trial judges around the country indicates that the weak economy has increased the number of litigants representing themselves in foreclosures, domestic relations, consumer issues…
A federal appeals court has ruled against the Obama administration in its attempt to immediately reinstate a six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling.
The American Bar Association has filed an amicus brief with an Arizona federal court seeking to block enforcement of the state’s new law designed to fight illegal immigration.
Gucci America’s mistaken belief that its former top lawyer had an active license to practice law isn’t enough to shield documents from discovery based on attorney-client privilege, a magistrate judge…
When lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union filed a March lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of practices in Rhode Island’s truancy courts, the media relations effort cranked into high gear.
In a lawsuit that could eventually include some 180,000 plaintiffs, current and former workers at the Bank of America are seeking compensation for allegedly unpaid wages and overtime.
Martin Powelson paid off his delinquent Detroit mortgage. But after a law firm that handles a high-volume foreclosure practice mistakenly said told the lender that the redemption period had expired…
A lawyer for a plaintiff who slipped and fell on a cruise ship will be allowed to amend the pleadings to name the proper defendant since the cruise line operator…
Ruling from the bench, a federal judge in Virginia has dismissed all claims against George Mason University and its law school dean in a high-profile sexual harassment suit.
As the tally of cases related to the still-gushing BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico tops 100, a Louisiana lawyer today urged a panel of federal judges to…
A plaintiff’s lawyer sued for $4 million in damages by Chevron has scored a significant interim victory in the malicious prosecution case, winning a court ruling eliminating a large portion…
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