A Sarasota, Fla., lawyer pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Tampa to charges that could result in a sentence of eight to 10 years for his role in an…
A suspended judge who formerly served as the president judge of Luzerne County had been changing sentences for some convicted felons, often without the knowledge of the judges who originally…
A significant discovery of fossilized mammoth bones—including the first skull ever found in San Diego County—will delay the construction of the new downtown San Diego building of Thomas Jefferson School…
The FBI searched the suburban Boston home yesterday of a man convicted of extortion in the 1982 Tylenol killings, hauling away five boxes and a Macintosh computer.
Apparently inspired by widespread news of layoffs at real law firms, law students at the University of Pennsylvania have highlighted some humorous aspects of a sad situation in a satirical…
A diversified practice and a fortuitous geographic location in a city that hasn’t suffered as much economically as many are among the reasons why a 42-lawyer Denver firm has been…
A partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison is seeking to reopen his $6.6 million divorce settlement with his wife of more than 30 years, saying that he paid…
Former large-firm female attorneys are finding career satisfaction and happiness in the law—in second careers as in-house counsel, government attorneys and solo practitioners.
After news that two now-suspended senior Luzerne County judges have agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges, Pennsylvania state lawmakers plan to discuss possible compensation for juveniles that the two…
Unhappy with the mail-order penis enlargement product he bought in 2007, a New Jersey attorney was also unhappy with the initial result of the class-action consumer fraud litigation he brought…
Two soldiers have been charged in the armed robbery and wounding of a New York judge who reportedly suffered puncture wounds to his hand and face as he resisted an…
An elephant abuse lawsuit against the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is a major test of protections for captive animals under the federal Endangered…
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