Animal Rights Groups Oppose $25M Fee Request in Circus Litigation

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • Animal Rights Groups Oppose $25M Fee Request in Circus Litigation • Senate Again Delays Patent Reform Action • House Committee Holds IRS Official in Contempt • 'Very Modest' Jobs Growth Seen For Law School Graduates • Court: Newspaper Must Reveal Commenters' Identities • Judge Socks Labor Department With Costs of Failed Lawsuit Animal Rights Groups Oppose $25M Fee Request in Circus Litigation Lawyers for animal rights groups that unsuccessfully sued the producer of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus called the producer's petition for $25 million in legal fees "ridiculous" and "unconscionable" in court papers this week. Read More » Senate Again Delays Patent Reform Action The Senate Judiciary Committee has reached an agreement on a patent reform bill "in principle" after weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations, but not in time for a vote today before a two-week recess, the committee leadership announced. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Sharpen Your Courtroom Skills Champion what matters to you through the Litigation Skills Summer Institute offered by American University Washington College of Law. The program features rigorous training in pre-trial and trial skills, including fact and expert witness depositions, civil trial advocacy, and litigating in a high-tech courtroom. Courses are held in the evening and on weekends from July 7 - 20th. CLE credit is available. Visit wcl.american.edu/trial/summer House Committee Holds IRS Official in Contempt A House committee today moved forward with a contempt of Congress charge against former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner. Read More » 'Very Modest' Jobs Growth Seen For Law School Graduates The law school class of 2013 didn't have much better luck than their predecessors in finding jobs, as entry-level employment data released Wednesday by the American Bar Association revealed that very little changed in the hiring market. Read More » Court: Newspaper Must Reveal Commenters' Identities The Times-Picayune newspaper in New Orleans cannot shield private identifying information about two people who posted anonymous comments on its website about a corruption probe, a federal appeals court has ruled. Read More » Judge Socks Labor Department With Costs of Failed Lawsuit The U.S. Department of Labor must pay more than $565,000 in attorney fees to an oilfield services company it accused of wage-and-hour violations totaling more than $6 million, a federal judge has ruled. Read More »

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