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Lawyer Quits, Emails Dirty Laundry to Clients, Colleagues
Don Prophete, 45, resigned from the Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart's law firm in Kansas City, Missouri after what he described as a "completely unacceptable" response to accusations made by one of the firm’s lawyers that she had been harassed and discriminated against by an office manager, according to a Reuters report.
Read more...Law School Prof: My Sociopathic Traits Suit the Profession
A law school professor admits she is a sociopath and describes how that personality disorder made her “a particularly excellent trial lawyer,” a law firm associate savvy enough to take down more senior counsel, and a model Mormon Sunday school teacher.
Read more...Shearman & Sterling Changes Compensation Scheme
Shearman & Sterling is beginning to experience the full consequences of cutting its top earners’ pay and dedicating more of its bonus pool to merit-based compensation awards, Reuters reports.
Read more...Is U.S. Looking at a ‘New Kind of Separate But Equal?
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- Written by Staff Writer
The U.S. could be staring “a new kind of separate but equal” in the face as the Supreme Court is set to take on a Michigan-based affirmative action case and prepares to hand down a Texas-based decision also dealing with the controversial practice. So says attorney George Washington.
Read more...NYU Battle Over Park Space Heats Up
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- Written by Staff Writer
The battle between NYU and WSV Green Neighbors has entered a new phase. The group members say New York University is infringing on rights they guaranteed in rent stabilization law, which they claim guarantees them exclusive access to park space. The school announced plans to build two new buildings near the Washington Square Village Park, eliminating part of it, as well as increasing public access to other recreational areas WSV Green Neighbors say is exclusive.
Read more...Billable Hours System Draws Fire After Lawyer’s Embarrassing Email
A DLA Piper associate’s e-mail stating “that bill shall know no limits,” which surfaced in the course of discovery after the firm sued a client for failing to pay a large bill, has drawn attention to flaws in the billable hour system that law firms use to determine the fees owed by most of their clients.
Read more...Judges Questions Sharp in Fracking Ban Case
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- Written by Progressive Law Practice
Contributor Dan Sabbatino provides an update on the third municipality to win a local fracking ban challenge in lower-level court.
Counsel from both sides of an appellate-level hydrofracking case gave credit to a four-judge panel for asking well reasons questions, having a solid understanding of a weighty science-based issue and showing a genuine interest in the topic.
Read more...'Fracking' Legal Fights in Spotlight
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- Written by Progressive Law Practice
Horizontal, high-volume, hydraulic fracturing is becoming the backdrop for a myriad of legal battles encompassing a number of environmental statutes.
Read more...Will the SHIELD Act Deter Patent Trolls?
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- Written by Progressive Law Practice
2012 Brought Trio of Billion-Dollar Patent Verdicts
There were three billion-dollar-plus verdicts in patent cases in 2012, compared to only one patent-case verdict of more than a billion dollars in each of three prior years.
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