Updated: A partner at Bryan Cave has sued a Dallas legal recruiter, contending that she lied to help persuade him to move from K&L Gates, where he was then a…
A one-year suspension has been recommended for an Illinois sole practitioner who advertised for a secretary/legal assistant in an ad posted on the “adult gigs” section of Craigslist.
Freed from a Florida jail over the weekend after completing, with credit for time served and good behavior, her four-year term for providing false information about her…
A second mom has sued a Pennsylvania county and a local hospital, saying that her newborn was taken from her after she tested positive for opiates due to having eaten…
The U.S. Justice Department has declined to pursue the extradition of actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, who are seeking asylum in Canada after skipping a court hearing for…
News Corp. paid a reported $1.6 million in 2009 to settle legal claims related to the phone hacking scandal, but the amount pales in comparison to other legal settlements paid…
A federal appeals panel has tossed a Section 1983 suit by a former Texas cheerleader who didn’t make the varsity squad amid conflicts with another cheerleader who called her a…
Testifying in a law school classmate’s murder trial, a former Sidley Austin attorney told the court yesterday she had no idea he was married until she read in a legal…
Criticized online for claimed misrepresentations about the success of its graduates, a Michigan law school has filed suit for defamation against a New York law firm and anonymous bloggers that…
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