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Californian couple win $48m asbestos exposure pay-out
A Los Angeles jury has awarded $48 million to a Californian man who was diagnosed with mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos while working on construction sites during the 1960s and '70s.
How to be the 'world's most client-accessible lawyer'
Having read about Dr Jay Parkinson and his innovative US healthcare services, legal commentator Jordan Furlong - writing on the Attorney at Work blog - muses whether the ideas can be applied to a lawyer's schedule.
Conflicts confusion in California
Conflict of interest rules continue to be in disarray in one of the US's most important jurisdictions following an important ruling earlier this month in California.
Leading US personal injury lawyer dies
The renowned Chicago personal injury lawyer who acted in the 1979 American Airlines jumbo jet crash at O'Hare Airport has died aged 87.
Boston defence lawyer guilty of money laundering
A high-profile criminal defence lawyer with some 30 years' experience has been found guilty of seven counts of money laundering and could now face a lengthy spell in prison.
Adoption scheme
A woman's plan to adopt her ex-husband to increase her children's share in a family inheritance scheme has been scuppered by the Delaware Supreme Court, reports the Delaware Law Weekly.
To efficiency, and beyond…
New technology baffles lawyers
Was Dewey preventable?
Lessons from Dewey's demise
US: the rest of the block
Lehman Brothers Holdings has signed an agreement to buy out the remaining 26.5 per cent in apartment building operator Archstone that it does not already own from Barclays and the Bank of America for $1.58 billion.
Dewey litigants instruct firms
Creditors and partners pressing claims as China practice head bails out.
Don't walk this way
Overseas visitors to the US are often bemused by many cultural idiosyncrasies in the 'land of the free'- and none more so than the affection local governments across the country have for imposing strict traffic laws.
Stripped bare
Modern journalism is not held in the highest of esteem in many quarters, and here's a story that really doesn't reflect well on the Fourth Estate.
Blog power
James Dedman, a partner at South Carolina-based law firm Gallivan White & Boyd, has used his experience as an editor at the Abnormal Use blog to suggest how virgin law bloggers could, and should, get involved in their own blogging adventures.
Law firm stupidity
Recruitment market realities hit home
In-house and at home
'A zero-minute commute and the ability to work in your pyjamas are just a few of the perks of working from home,' writes Shannon Green on the Corporate Counsel blog. A tempting prospect indeed, but how would it work for lawyers?
US
The Portland office of Pittsburgh-headquartered K&L Gates has poached commercial disputes practice partner John Casey from US rivals Latham & Watkins.
Shell fills up its ranks
Royal Dutch Shell has snapped up Richard Hill from Houston-based law firm Fulbright & Jaworski for the role of associate general counsel in the company's newly launched global disputes group.
Legal services outsourcer bags new GC
Global legal process outsourcing company Clutch Group has appointed Brian Flack to take over the reigns as general counsel and vice president of client services at the firm's Washington DC office.
Former Dewey partners aim to dodge 'clawback' bullet
More than 50 former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners have instructed a leading 'clawback' claims lawyer in an attempt to prevent the fading New York-based firm seeking money from ex-partners.
Pernod gives up 'expensive' trademark hunt after court rejection
America's top court has thrown out the latest appeal from French drinks company Pernod Ricard, ending a 17-year battle over the ownership of the famous Havana Club brand name in the US.