Pro Bono Mandate Gains Steam

Headlines »  Pro Bono Mandate Gains Steam »  California is Also Mulling a Practical-Skills Mandate »  Judges Crack Under Pressure »  A Chaotic Week in Boston »  View From the Top »  Justices Limit Reach of Alien Tort Law »  Bomb Manhunt Closes Courts as Boston Shelters in Place »  Fresh Toyota Suit Features Panicked Call for Help »  Litigator Scruggs' Appellate Loss Could Mean His Return to Prison »  Amgen Settles Claims That Kickbacks Targeted Seniors Pro Bono Mandate Gains Steam California state bar leaders are poised this fall to adopt a rule similar to New York's 50-hour pro bono requirement for new attorneys; meanwhile, a task force of ­judges, legal educators and attorneys in New Jersey is weighing the merits of following course. Read More » California is Also Mulling a Practical-Skills Mandate Should law schools be required to ensure their students leave campus with some real-world legal training under their belts? Read More » Judges Crack Under Pressure Some legal experts argue that the intense pressures placed on judges these days are ­stoking flared tempers. Overloaded dockets and stagnant pay are just part of the problem. Read More » A Chaotic Week in Boston How events unfolded during the bombing investigation and manhunt. Read More » View From the Top Managing partners of Washington firms discuss the state of legal business. Read More » Justices Limit Reach of Alien Tort Law The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply limited the reach of a federal law used to hold corporations and others accountable for human rights abuses committed abroad. But human rights lawyers predicted additional litigation over how much of the federal courthouse door was left ajar. Read More » Bomb Manhunt Closes Courts as Boston Shelters in Place A massive manhunt for a suspect in Boston's Marathon Day bombing forced authorities to place much of the city on lock-down, shuttering businesses including law firms plus federal and state courthouses as a frantic week drew to a frantic close. Read More » Fresh Toyota Suit Features Panicked Call for Help The family of a 59-year-old woman who drowned when her 2009 Camry sped out of control and plummeted into a river near Sacramento, Calif., has sued Toyota Motor Corp., which already faces hundreds of lawsuits over deaths and injuries caused by accidents attributed to sudden acceleration. Read More » Litigator Scruggs' Appellate Loss Could Mean His Return to Prison Disgraced plaintiffs' attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs could be headed back to prison after a federal appeals court affirmed his 2009 conviction for bribing a Mississippi state court judge. Read More » Amgen Settles Claims That Kickbacks Targeted Seniors Biotech firm Amgen Inc. has agreed to pay $24.9 million to resolve a whistleblower's claims that it paid kickbacks to pharmacies so that patients in nursing homes would be prescribed its anemia drug. Read More »

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