Settlement: Irving, Exxon Mobil Corp.
$320 million settlement awarded in attorney's fees to Miami law firms. More »
Settlement: Microsoft Corp.
$4.7 million in computers and equipment in an antitrust class-action settlement awarded More »
Settlement: Joy Global Inc., formerly Harnischfeger Industries Inc.
$10.8 million fraud class action settlement has been awarded to former employees. More »
Fish & Richardson lures eight lawyers from Andrews Kurth
The organized defection of eight lawyers to the relatively new Austin office of Fish & Richardson PC has bumped the Austin office of Andrews Kurth LLP down a couple of notches on the city's list of major law firms. More »
1 lawyer disbarred, 6 suspended in complaints heard by court
So far this year, one lawyer has been disbarred, six have been suspended and 13 cases are now under review by the Hawaii Supreme Court for possible disciplinary action. More »
Nurse staffing firm sues ex-workers over secrets
The nurse staffing industry is so hot that a company that once had a Roseville office is suing some former employees to keep them from using proprietary information to start a rival venture. More »
Chicago law firm picks up five local HMO specialists
A Chicago-based law firm expanded its national presence, added a healthcare practice and planted its flag in the local market when it picked up 16 lawyers from the K&R Law Group, including five in Sacramento. More »
Tribe drops lawyer after 13 fruitful years
The tribe that owns the successful Cache Creek Casino Resort let go of its longtime local legal council in favor of a giant Chicago-based law firm. More »
Mortgage fraud cases multiply, hit more homeowners
In November 2004, Sederia Lewis, a disabled woman in Antioch, had fallen behind in her mortgage payments. She turned for advice to Mario Raynard Howell, the pastor of her church, whom she had known for 10 years. More »
Three local firms make American Lawyer's 'A-List'
Three firms with Boston offices made this year's "A-List" by American Lawyer magazine, a distinction awarded to the 20 firms that rank highest in revenue per lawyer, pro bono work, associate satisfaction and diversity. More »
Wallace Saunders law firm makes tracks for new Garvey Center offices
Law firm Wallace Saunders Austin Brown Enochs Chtd. is moving from its Epic Center offices a few blocks south to the Olive W. Garvey Building. More »
One To Watch
It's early in Amy Fellows Cline's career, but that hasn't stopped the attorney from making a name for herself in legal circles throughout Kansas. More »
Boutique firm merges with Snell & Wilmer
Boutique law firm Bivens & Nore has merged with Snell & Wilmer. More »
Bankruptcies jump in second quarter
Second-quarter Colorado bankruptcy filings were 71 percent lower than a year earlier, but rose 84 percent from the first quarter, as filing trends continued to reflect the impact of last year's new bankruptcy law. More »
Law firms eschew movement toward bidding for business
Several years ago people in legal circles predicted clients would soon change how they selected their law firms. More »
Check please: Best lawyer fee arrangement depends on case
"A lawyer's time and advice are his stock and trade." More »
State bar introduces new president
Edward J. Gilliss, a Baltimore attorney, became the president of the Maryland State Bar Association at the group's annual meeting June 17. More »
Law firm purchases room to grow
With its workload and staff increasing, immigration law firm Siskind Susser has purchased and renovated a building to accomodate growth in its Memphis office. More »
Law firms make a case for diversity
A few years ago, the nation's heartland didn't rank high as a potential place for Kendra Mosley to begin her legal career. More »
Bankruptcy court denies Deep motion on Amici
A motion to prevent the sale of Amici LLC to Xerox Corp. for $174 million was denied in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Albany July 11. More »
Phillips Lytle forms capital, innovation group
Entrepreneurs need capital. Investors need returns. And universities need markets for their technology. Attorneys in Phillips Lytle LLP's Albany office bring all those players together through a new practice group. More »
Linihan departs McMahon Berger for Lowenbaum
Michael Linihan, senior partner at the McMahon, Berger, Hanna, Linihan, Cody & McCarthy PC law firm, left after 37 years to join The Lowenbaum Partnership. Linihan joins eight other former McMahon Berger attorneys who made the same move during the past year, including five in January. More »
New state law limits video surveillance
Gov. Pataki has signed a bill to penalize employers who have set up video-monitoring devices in rooms where workers to change their clothes. More »
Ballard Spahr acquisition happens in Vegas
Philadelphia law firm Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll acquired five-attorney Curran & Parry of Las Vegas Monday to continue its growth efforts in the West. More »