A delay in the arraignment of Mississippi lawyer Timothy Balducci is fueling reports and speculation that he is cooperating in the bribery case against Richard ”Dickie” Scruggs and other co-defendants.
A federal judge has refused to approve the $30 million settlement of a securities class action in a case brought by indicted law firm Milberg Weiss, saying attorney fees of…
A committee of the Supreme Court of Texas has filed suit in state court against five lawyers and a politically connected businessman, contending that they collaborated in the unlicensed practice…
The president of the American Bar Association is calling on fellow attorneys to sign an online petition seeking the restoration of the rule of law in Pakistan.
Lawyers will be soon be testifying against a judge before a Florida hearing panel that has been convened to determine whether a Miami-area jurist violated ethics rules and bullied attorneys…
A religious nonprofit has sued Reed Smith alleging the firm engaged in inappropriate billing practices and charged excessive fees of nearly $1 million.
A federal appeals court is explaining why it ruled in a class action suit seeking reimbursement for stories published in electronic databases, even though two panel members are likely members…
A New York judge has ruled that his son’s employment as an associate at Greenberg Traurig does not require his recusal from a case involving spoliation accusations against the firm.
The Mississippi judge who helped in a federal investigation of well-known plaintiffs lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs tells of a “shock that I can’t put into words” when he was first…
A New York federal judge has written an opinion knocking Dorsey & Whitney, two of its partners and the state of professionalism—but one of the lawyers is firing back.
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