Lawyers for Duane Morris and a former client differed in closing arguments yesterday on who should be blamed for his inability to collect money promised in a settlement agreement.
For 17 years, a Philadelphia man has trekked to traffic court almost annually to explain that he is not his twin brother, after receiving threats that his Pennsylvania driver’s license…
Duane Morris maintained in opening statements this week that it didn’t commit malpractice by failing to include a security guarantee in a settlement agreement it drafted for a client, the…
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…
It’s something of a musical chairs situation in central New Jersey as Pennsylvania law firms strive to establish a significant presence in the booming corporate area by raiding one another’s…
A lawyer for a former corporate client suing Morgan, Lewis & Bockius said in opening arguments Friday that the law firm gave bad advice about doing business in Cuba.
Bankruptcy judges are criticizing the business practices of Countrywide Financial, part of the legal headaches that Bank of America Corp. will be taking on when it acquires the troubled lender.
An international law firm headquartered in Pittsburgh reportedly may be seeking to strengthen its New York presence and insurance coverage practice by merging with a New York City-based boutique.
A lawyer for a borrower being pursued by Countrywide Financial Corp. had a question: Why did a letter purportedly sent in September 2003 have an office address for him that…
The former general counsel of semiconductor maker Amkor Technology Inc. faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced Jan. 28 for insider trading.
A well-known Pittsburgh-based law firm is reportedly making plans to increase its attorney roster in Philadelphia by 50 percent, signing a lease for first-class center city offices that will provide…
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that a private sperm donor does not have to pay child support to a woman who promised he would have no financial obligations as…
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