Trial courts do not have the power to compel witnesses who live in other states to attend depositions in California, a state appeal court has decided in a products liability suit against Toyota. But the issue might be teed up for review by the California Supreme Court.

Calling the state Senate’s approval of a bill recognizing gay marriage “great news for all New Yorkers,” the current and immediate past president of the New York State Bar noted the work the Bar had done to reshape debate on the issue and to help bring same-sex couples out of a “legal limbo.”

A recent 3rd Circuit decision, in which a female partner was unable to sue for sex discrimination because she had voting rights and shared in firm profits, did little to change the law but much to bring to the fore the issue of parity between men and women lawyers.

An Oklahoma woman who alleged that a Catholic bishop subjected her to “severe and pervasive” gender and age discrimination at work is not entitled to protection by federal employment laws, the 10th Circuit has ruled, making it the latest court to weigh in on the issue of the “ministerial exception.” The circuit concluded that the plaintiff’s duties were not just administrative but also spiritual, therefore granting the church immunity from her suit.

An investigation into a grievance complaint against a veteran Connecticut insurance defense attorney has raised questions about the boundaries of attorney behavior at depositions. A grievance panel unanimously found probable cause that Andrew J