A New York appeals court has upheld a $21,000 award against a lawyer who faxed unsolicited information about legal malpractice cases to another lawyer.
District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal of Harris County, Texas, acknowledged in a Friday hearing that he deleted more than 2,500 e-mails he had been ordered to produce…
An anonymous source told the Galveston Daily News that embattled U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent had lunch with a lawyer suing oil giant BP in October…
A federal judge overseeing a racial discrimination suit filed by five black police officers against the city of Minneapolis warned lawyers they need to display the “right attitude” during a…
A Maryland judge has been reprimanded for calling three black female public defenders “The Supremes” and telling a defendant to get “an experienced male attorney.”
The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a law firm can be liable for representing a nightclub that improperly sued neighbors who publicly opposed the business’s expansion.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius has won a $20 million breach of contract case that claimed the law firm gave clients bad advice about sales to Cuba in violation of a…
The Atlanta judge overseeing the prosecution of alleged courthouse shooter Brian Nichols has stepped aside from the case after he was quoted as saying, “Everyone in the world knows he…
Suspended Las Vegas Judge Elizabeth Halverson, accused of mistreating staff and sleeping during trials, denies misconduct allegations in a formal response filed yesterday.
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