Katie Grassini initially played a key role in one of her father’s personal injury trials long before she went to law school. When Lawrence Grassini needed an assistant to help…
A New York Times business columnist says an article by a former securities class action lawyer serving time for paying kickbacks is “a brazen, shameful piece of work.”
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that state courts must enforce a child custody order issued by a Vermont court in the dissolution of a same-sex civil union.
Although several people dialed 911, no one stopped to help Angel Arce Torres as the 78-year-old victim of a hit-and-run accident lay motionless, in broad daylight, on a well-trafficked street…
A prominent BigLaw firm didn’t pay a number of bills from a longtime consultant and marked up some by 25 percent before passing them on to clients, a vendor contends…
Although recommending no civil or criminal penalties, a federal judge didn’t hold back when he criticized Mississippi’s attorney general, Jim Hood, in a written opinion issued yesterday. In no uncertain…
The president of West Virginia University has agreed to step down after a controversy over an award of an MBA degree to the daughter of the state governor even though…
A prominent Texas law firm reportedly may have to repay up to $1 million in legal fees in a trust litigation matter, even though they were authorized by a state…
Lots of horse-racing fans would love to see favorite Big Brown come in first at the Belmont Stakes in New York on Saturday for a rare Triple Crown win.
A New York appeals court is allowing a malpractice claim against Shearman & Sterling by a private investor who contends the law firm failed to make sure he retained superior…
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