The legal sector kicked off 2012 on an upbeat note by adding 1,000 jobs in January, according to the preliminary employment report released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Disgraced coach Jerry Sandusky will hear from at least one of his alleged sexual abuse victims at his preliminary hearing, according to a lawyer for one of the persons mentioned in a grand jury report in the case.

The fight in bankruptcy court for control of the Los Angeles Dodgers has already generated millions of dollars in requests for legal fees — and that’s just to cover the preliminary innings. The fees in the case for the estate could ultimately reach $10 million, said one law professor.

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. has won an injunction blocking a delinquent franchisee from operating in New York’s Pennsylvania Station and another location. A federal judge granted the preliminary injunction on the grounds that Satellite Donuts was behind on its obligations under its agreements with Krispy Kreme and is in violation of the Lanham Act

Law firms’ corporate clients are not created equal, if billing rates are any clue. Firms are charging different hourly rates to different clients for similar work, according to an analysis to be released in September of more than $4 billion in billings