Headlines • Jury Sides With Ropes & Gray in Retaliation Lawsuit • Law Deans Bow Out at Mississippi College, Ave Maria • Ford Moves to Strike Sudden-Acceleration Class Actions • Finger-Pointing over FDIC Liability Will Continue After JPMorgan Deal • Leahy: Arguments of Convenience Block Judicial Appointments • More Evidence of Male Privilege • Handling E-Discovery Amid Tech Innovation and Global Expansion • VOIR DIRE: Paying Full Price • Gilbert Sues Ex-Client for $6 Million in Fees and Expenses • Jeh Johnson Nomination Passes Senate Committee A Boston federal jury took just 2 1/2 hours on Wednesday to reject former associate John Ray III's employment retaliation case against Ropes & Gray, which he'd accused of lashing out after he complained of racial discrimination. Read More » Jim Rosenblatt has led the Jackson, Miss., law school since 2003 and plans to return to teaching next year. Eugene Milhizer similarly plans to teach after relinquishing the reins at Ave Maria, a Roman Catholic-affiliated school in Naples, Fla., in 2009. Read More » Ford Motor Co. has moved to dismiss a group of consumer class actions alleging that sudden acceleration defects in 35 models, including the Explorer and Taurus, caused the value of its vehicles to decline. Read More » As part of Tuesday's historic $13 billion deal, the DOJ and JPMorgan resolved that the bank can't recoup some Washington Mutual-related settlement funds from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. But that doesn't mean that JPMorgan and the FDIC are done fighting over WaMu securities. Read More » Once described as unconstitutional by the GOP, filibustering has become its default strategy. Read More » According to a survey by Citi and LinkedIn, more men than women place a higher priority on love, marriage, kids and the whole domestic kit and caboodle. You heard right: Men are the true guardians of family values! Read More » Evolving privacy and confidentiality laws — here and abroad — are making the e-discovery process more delicate than ever. Caught unaware, businesses and the lawyers who serve them can run afoul of the rules and land on the losing side of the law. Read More » A man claims a doughnut discount under false pretenses in Florida, and the store manager's suspicions prove his undoing. Plus more in this week's column. Read More » Washington-based law firm Gilbert is suing a former client for more than $6 million in legal fees and expenses in connection with a $26 million jury award. Gilbert's former client was Tire Engineering & Distribution LLC. The company, which does... Read More » A Senate committee today quickly approved the nomination of former U.S. Department of Defense general counsel Jeh Johnson to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Less than a minute after the committee met, the members used a... Read More » |
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