Headlines • Attorney's Unusual Claim Against Website Survives • Hastings, Iowa Add Accelerated Law Degree Programs • ACA's Contraceptives Mandate Could Hinge on Kennedy • POM Reverses Class Certification on Health Claims • Wilmer's Waxman Strikes Out in Rajat Gupta Appeal • Billing Survey Shows Rates Ticking Up as Demand Dips • Top Verdicts of 2013: Lag in IP Awards Pegged to Federal Circuit Ruling • In-House Counsel Profile: Adobe Systems Inc.'s Mike Dillon • D.C. Moves • Movers A Boston lawyer's lawsuit against the Ripoff Report website over a negative posting about him has survived a dismissal motion. Read More » Two more law schools have launched accelerated programs designed to let students earn undergraduate and juris doctor degrees in six years rather than the typical seven. Read More » The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared split along ideological lines as it struggled with whether for-profit corporations and their owners can claim a religious exemption from the federal requirement that employee health insurance policies cover contraceptive services. Read More » POM Wonderful LLC scored a rare win on Tuesday in its battle over health claims tied to its pomegranate juice after a federal judge decertified a nationwide class of consumers. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Stop Shipping Profits Out The Door In 'Stop Shipping Profits Out the Door,' law firms will discover how leveraging innovative shipping solutions can improve their bottom line. This white paper explains how web-based tools prevent shipping mistakes, improve accountability, and inform decision-making, ultimately reducing labor costs and unallocatable expenses. Click here for more information. | It's starting to look like all the appellate hired guns in the world can't dent the Manhattan U.S. attorney's undefeated record in insider trading trials. Read More » Corporate clients purchased fewer hours from law firms in 2013 than they did the year before even as they paid more for what they bought, according to the latest data from electronic billing clearinghouse TyMetrix. Read More » For the first time in years, intellectual property cases contributed no billion-dollar jury verdicts in 2013. In fact, IP recoveries decreased significantly both in number and in dollar amount when compared with 2012. Read More » Mike Dillon joined Adobe in 2012, attracted by what he describes as its culture of creativity and openness. "I feel like one of the guys who goes to Reno and pulls the lever and hits five cherries," he said. Read More » Legal industry job changes in our nation's capital. Read More » Norberto Quintana joins Holland & Knight's financial-services practice as partner in the New York office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column. Read More » |
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