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Lawsuit Alleges Attorney Kickbacks To Clergy-Abuse Victims Group

The largest and most active support organization for victims of child abuse by clergy has been sued by its former […]

Trump’s Pick For Labor Secretary Enrages Worker, Feminist Critics

The Trump transition team maintains he has a record of fighting for workers and has “firsthand experience saving and creating thousands of jobs.”

Will The SEC Back Off On Climate Change Disclosure?

The President-elect has called it a hoax and associated himself with deniers, but his choice of…

“Litigation Financing” Comes Of Age

A Chicago firm that has been notably successful in the practice known as litigation financing has been acquired by its […]

Survey: Inside/Outside Attorneys Often Not On The Same Page

A survey conducted late last year found major differences in how inside and outside counsel perceive some important relationship issues, […]

Which BigLaw Firms Are Suing, Which Being Sued?

Bloomberg’s “Big Law Docket Scanner” periodically looks at dockets worldwide for cases in which big name law firms are either […]

Motions to Dismiss Under Twombly

The Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Twombly v. Bell Atlantic Corp has been widely interpreted as imposing a heightened fact-pleading […]

BigLaw Firms Join Gun Control Coalition, Pro Bono

Seven of the biggest law firms have formed a coalition with gun control advocates and plan to mount legal challenges to the gun lobby on a number of fronts, in a pro bono effort that…

Court: No Privilege For Mutual Fund Trustees

The trustees wanted to withhold more than 200 documents, including documents pertaining to board and committee meetings,

High-Profile Defendants Who Represent Themselves

Dylann Roof, accused of killing nine black church-goers in Charleston, S.C., last year, became the latest high-profile defendant to choose […]

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