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Texas law firms move out of lobbying marketplace
Some of the larger Texas law firms have been gradually reducing their lobbying work over the last 20 years - with a number of them focusing more on global opportunities.
Privacy issues loom large on NY reinsurance arbitrations
Confidentiality agreements are often insufficient to overcome strong presumption of public access to judicial records in New York federal courts.
Insurers face class action threat
Insurers in the US are more likely to face class action threats - as new research from Carlton Fields Jorden Burt shows.
Texas law firm takes on insurers over floods
Houston-based McDonald Worley is offering to look into cases where people or businesses feel they have been unfairly turned down by insurers or have been subject to delays.
Lawyer fined $15k over frivolous motions on insurance company
The case has been going on for 17 years, including four hearings at the Nebraska Supreme Court and the possibility of a fifth.
Monster's general counsel describes Apple as a 'bully'
Apple has revoked Monster's authority to make licensed accessories for its devices, which Monster claims is retribution for the lawsuit it has brought against Apple unit Beats Electronics LLC.
Former law firm head accused of faking invoices worth $7m
The head of failed Florida-based Butler & Hosch has been added as an individual defendant to a class action complaint brought by some ex-employees - and has been accused of creating $7m of false invoices that were not sent to clients.
Ex-Dewey employee testifies on payment reclassification to chairman
The employee says that he agreed to reclassify a $1.4m payment to the then chair Steven Davis because he feared he would lose his job if he did not.
Freshfields beefs up US disputes team with senior Simpson Thacher hire
Linda Martin, famed for her role in the Accenture - Andersen separation, joins the 15-partner and 70-associate US Freshfields dispute resolution team in New York in September.
Setback for law firms on bankruptcy fees as Baker Botts loses on Asarco
Baker & Botts has lost its long-running case about claiming costs over disputed fees - after the Supreme Court has held against it over the Asarco bankruptcy.
US immigration lawyers fall out over invite to White House director
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has decided to go ahead with a keynote speech delivered by a senior White House official - despite opposition by several members who claim the administration has been hostile to immigrants.
King & Spalding 'conspired' on crucial information in fatal GM case, lawyer claims
The Atlanta-based US firm which represents half of the Fortune Global 100 has been accused by a plaintiff lawyer of conspiring to hide faulty ignition switches with its client General Motors in the case in which 60 people lost their lives in crashes.
Cannabis lawyers poised to set up bar association
The National Cannabis Bar Association is to be launched at the end of this month with board members from six US states and an annual membership fee of $150.
Mother and son face conspiracy murder charges over divorce lawyer
The duo from Indiana were spotted outside the divorce lawyer's home, sitting in a vehicle with a gun and a syringe of anaesthesia - but, after being arrested, they then disappeared and did not turn up at a court hearing.
Zara ex-general counsel sues for $40m over bias claim
The company has retained Littler Mendelson to defend it in court against allegations by Ian Miller of racist and homophobic comments in the workplace.
Tax bomb warning given to young US lawyers over debt plans
New graduates from law schools could be facing a 'tax bomb' in 17 years time if they are forgiven part of their educational loans, according to a professor at Southern Methodist University.
Littler builds up in Kansas but looks set to lay off 110 in San Francisco
The 1,000-lawyer specialist employment and labour law firm Littler Mendelson has informed San Francisco staff that it intends to make 113 of them redundant by the end of the month.
BigLaw ex-partner prepares for sentence over tax fraud
New York-based Hughes Hubbard & Reed - which lists 370 lawyers and advisers on its website - has now parted company with Jeff Galloway, who was a partner specialising in complex litigation before the scandal broke.
Texas lawyer rates rocket - as many charge $1,000 per hour
Hundreds of Texas corporate clients have seen fees go up in 2015 - with three-year qualifieds often charging US$400 an hour and the senior lawyers regularly breaching the $1,000 mark.
New York state merger creates 275-lawyer firm
To be known as Barclay Damon, the firm - made up of Hiscock & Barclay from Syracuse and Damon Morey of Buffalo - describes itself as a 'super-regional' practice and will become the largest law firm in the Northeast outside the major cities.