Headlines • Plaintiffs' Hot List • EPA Finds Friends at High Court • An Access To Justice Scorebook • Tax Proposal Advances • Patton Boggs Closes N.J. Office, Talks Merger Amid Restructuring • Court Lets FTC Keep Its Big Gun • INADMISSIBLE: Tanya Chutkan Breezes Through Hearing • Trending: Judicial Discipline Transparency • D.C. Moves • Motley Rice 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 » Any hope among industry advocates that the U.S. Supreme Court might ban Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gases altogether went up in smoke, so to speak, during more than 90 minutes of spirited argument last week. Read More » The National Center for Access to Justice has 50-state survey of Americans' ability to use the justice system. Read More » The latest tax reform plan appeared last week on Capitol Hill, and it retains a provision that could cause financial hardship for law firms and hit partners with years of outsized tax bills. Read More » Patton Boggs is pressing forward on a restructuring strategy, announcing within days last week the closure of the firm's Newark office and a possible merger with Squire Sanders. Read More » The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit last week kept intact a key part in the Federal Trade Commission's "arsenal," upholding a $163 million judgment against a woman who allegedly helped dupe consumers into buying computer-security software. Read More » Boies, Schiller & Flexner partner Tanya Chutkan sailed through her Feb. 25 confirmation hearing, setting her up for a spot on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Plus more in this week's column. Read More » Recent cases indicate growing demand for ending secrecy when judges violate the law or ethics rules. 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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