Nina Pillard, Georgetown Law Professor, Confirmed to D.C. Circuit

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • Nina Pillard, Georgetown Law Professor, Confirmed to D.C. Circuit • Consumer Agency Finds Arbitration Agreements Unpopular, Confusing • Hogan Lovells Sues Airline for $159,000 in Legal Fees • Bucking Convention, Veteran Prosecutor Joins Plaintiffs Firm • After Acquittal on Piracy, Jury Hangs on Remaining Charges • Report Shows Labor Violations by Federal Contractors Nina Pillard, Georgetown Law Professor, Confirmed to D.C. Circuit The Senate confirmed Georgetown University Law Center professor Cornelia "Nina" Pillard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit early this morning, amid escalating political bickering over a rules change that allowed for the vote. The 51-44 vote... Read More » Consumer Agency Finds Arbitration Agreements Unpopular, Confusing The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today released a report looking at the use of arbitration agreements in consumer financial products, finding that roughly nine out of 10 clauses allow banks to prevent consumers from participating in class actions, and that... Read More » Hogan Lovells Sues Airline for $159,000 in Legal Fees Hogan Lovells is suing People Express Airlines Inc. for nearly $160,000 in legal fees the firm claims it's owed. Hogan filed a lawsuit on Dec. 11 in the District of Columbia Superior Court against the start-up airline company. According to... Read More » Bucking Convention, Veteran Prosecutor Joins Plaintiffs Firm As former federal prosecutor Matthew Axelrod puts it, there's a "well-trod" path between the U.S. Department of Justice and white-collar defense practices at big law firms. Axelrod, who left the Justice Department earlier this month, is taking a less-traveled road.... Read More » After Acquittal on Piracy, Jury Hangs on Remaining Charges A Washington federal district judge today declared a mistrial in the prosecution of a Somali man accused of aiding high-seas pirates. The jury in November acquitted Ali Mohammad Ali of piracy—the most serious of the crimes he was charged with—and,... Read More » Report Shows Labor Violations by Federal Contractors Companies that receive federal contracts and break labor laws could face greater scrutiny from the U.S. government, if Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) gets his way. Harkin, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday urged President... Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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