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No Cameras Allowed for Scalia Speech at Duquesne

admin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 07:17:28 +0000

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia usually keeps cameras from recording his remarks and events. But extending the rule to the highly public celebration marking the centennial of Duquesne University School of Law and the justice’s own 25 years on the Court seems to take the practice to a new level.

Chamber files suit over new labor posters

Master — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:45:23 +0000

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the NLRB over a new rule that will require employers to display an 11-by-17-inch poster that tells workers about their rights to unionize

6 Factors Help Avoid an E-Discovery Disaster

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:38:51 +0000

The starting point for any e-discovery is the rule of proportionality — a party should not be compelled to spend more to produce electronically stored information than the case is worth.

N.J. Fee-Shifting Rule Held Applicable to Out-of-State Coverage Disputes

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:31:23 +0000

A New Jersey court rule that allows insureds who prevail in coverage disputes to recover legal fees applies even when that litigation takes place out of state, the New Jersey Supreme Court has held.

New Front Opens in Dispute Between ABA, FTC

Master — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:27:59 +0000

The American Bar Association and the Federal Trade Commission have been battling for a year over whether regulations designed to prevent identity theft should apply to lawyers. Now, they’re tangling again, this time, over regulations aimed at mortgage fraud.

Full 1st Circuit Rules Prospectus Statements Are Not Attributable to Executives for 10(b)(5) Purposes

Master — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:29:38 +0000

The 1st Circuit recently issued an en banc opinion that rejected the U.S.

Conservative Judicial Group Moves Into Crisis Mode

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:07:27 +0000

The Judicial Confirmation Network, which has been a significant conservative voice in recent Supreme Court confirmation battles, is expanding its mission and adding urgency to its name; it will now be called the Judicial Crisis Network.

Defense Attorney Gets 14 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Threaten Witnesses

Master — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:26:14 +0000

The prosecutions of attorney Robert Simels and his former associate Arienne Irving, both of whom were convicted in August of conspiring to threaten witnesses, came to very different conclusions on Friday. A New York federal judge sentenced Simels to 14 years in federal prison and a $225,000 fine. As for Irving, 3 1/2 hours before the sentencing, the judge granted her Rule 29 motion, throwing out the jury’s verdict and dismissing her case.

FRE 502: One Year Later

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:15:09 +0000

By limiting the consequences of inadvertent production, Rule 502 of the Federal Rules of Evidence aimed to reduce the burden of conducting expensive preproduction privilege reviews. While the rule provided greater protection against waiver, it failed to deliver large cost savings.

‘New Formulation’ on Conflicts Returns Debevoise to $8 Billion MetLife Case

Master — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:33:07 +0000

In determining Debevoise & Plimpton should not be removed as counsel in a case where several of its lawyers may be called as witnesses, an appellate court has issued a “new formulation” of the rule requiring attorneys’ disqualification for a conflict of interest. The 2nd Circuit ruled that a firm “can be disqualified by imputation only if the movant proves by clear and convincing evidence” that the witness will give testimony prejudicial to the client and that the “integrity of the judicial system” will suffer as a result.

Court Lays Down Law on Jury Internet Use

Master — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:00:56 +0000

A new rule proposed by San Francisco Superior Court would remind potential jurors not to blog, Tweet or conduct Internet research about cases. The need for the rule became clear to the court during a jury selection in a criminal trial, when an entire panel of 600 jurors had to be excused.