Headlines • Litigation Fraud Ruling Leaves Patton 'Under the Cloud' • Dad on the Hook For Half Daughter's Cornell Law Tuition • Justices Expand Corporate Whistleblower Protection • Retired NFL Players Ask Court to Revive Licensing Suits • In Chevron Ruling, a Cautionary Tale for Lawyers • Plaintiffs' Hot List • U.S. Justice Gap is Under International Scrutiny • VOIR DIRE: Keeping App-rised • D.C. Moves • Motley Rice In a lengthy ruling for Chevron Corp. in a long and hard-fought battle over the blame for pollution in the Amazon, Washington law firm Patton Boggs came in for plenty of attention—17 mentions in the main text of the ruling, to be exact. Read More » A father who'd agreed to shoulder half the cost of his daughter's legal education—before she got into Cornell Law School, which costs $225,000 to attend—found no relief from a New Jersey court late last month. Read More » The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday significantly expanded legal protection for corporate whistleblowers, making it clear for the first time that thousands of workers in the mutual-fund industry and other private companies are protected from retaliation for reporting fraud. Read More » A class of retired NFL players who claim they were wrongfully denied licensing revenues should be allowed to pursue common claims based on their membership in the players union, their lawyer argued on Tuesday before a federal appeals panel. Read More » Plenty of attorneys besides Steven Donziger were drawn into the morass of Chevron's Ecuadorean environmental battle over the years. Tuesday's ruling in Chevron's fraud case against the plaintiffs can be read as a tale of lawyers run amok and sometimes led astray. Read More » The firms on this year's list landed groundbreaking verdicts, negotiated big settlements and, in many cases, paved the way for the resolution of other disputes. Read More » U.N. committee wants answers about this country's disparity in access to civil legal services. Read More » Need to keep track of your divorce while on the go? There's an app for that. Plus more in this week's column. Read More » Legal industry job changes in our nation's capital. Read More » Motley Rice has made it to the top by helping underdogs. The firm played a key role in a monumental California state court ruling in January that three companies must pay $1.15 billion in lead-paint abatement. Read More » | 
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