Court Certifies Class of Exotic Dancers in Action Over Unpaid Wages

December 30, 2010

Appeals Panel OKs Suit Over Hospital Executive’s Ouster

December 30, 2010

The state Superior Court has upheld a Philadelphia trial judge's ruling that a hospital executive who has alleged he was fired for filing a medical malpractice suit against his employer over his infant son's care may also be able to sue for wrongful discharge despite Pennsylvania's at-will employment doctrine.

Judge Rejects Bid to Stop Sale of One of Schindler’s Lists

December 30, 2010

Businesses Seek Government Support in Major Patent Case

December 30, 2010

Move cautiously: That's the message from 100-plus business and research groups to the AG and acting SG as the government weighs its position in the Supreme Court term's biggest patent case.

BP-Paid Law Professor Vouches for Feinberg on Gulf Spill Work

December 30, 2010

A law professor being paid $950 an hour with BP's money has declared that the czar of the $20 billion claims fund for Gulf oil spill victims is independent of the oil giant.

E-Mail ‘Oops’ Ends With Law Firm Being Yanked Off Case

December 30, 2010

An e-mail program's auto-complete address feature recently sparked a chain of events that culminated in an eye-popping protective order booting counsel off a case in federal court.

Court allows lawyers seeking sanctions to recover costs

December 30, 2010

A sharply worded opinion by 11th U.S. Circuit Judge Ed Carnes upheld $387,738 in sanctions against Fort Lauderdale lawyers Bill and Karen Amlong.

BAR/BRI Settlement Payments Coming Next Month

December 30, 2010

Settlement payments will soon begin in compensation for an alleged conspiracy between BAR/BRI and Kaplan that caused some 130,000 prospective law students to overpay for bar-review prep courses.

Moral: If You Want a Shot With Your Beer, Don’t Sue the Bar

December 30, 2010

A Pennsylvania federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a bar patron who claims he and another customer should have been searched for weapons before they shot one another in February.

D.C. Circuit Warns Defendants: Mind Your Language

December 30, 2010

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