Judge Appoints Berman Co-Lead Counsel In Class Action Against Toyota
A Federal judge has appointed Steve Berman, managing partner of Hagens Berman, as co-lead counsel in the current class action…
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Morning Roundup
Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, May 11th. Here's a brief look at yesterday's stories. Bowie & Jensen Opens Manhattan…
Oprah Seeks To Compel Testimony Of Former Patent Prosecutor
According to the Boston Herald, Winfrey’s Harpo Productions filed a motion last week, asking that a Federal Court judge compel…
IPad Tech Under Attack By Nokia
Surprise. Surprise. According to the Wall Street Journal, Nokia is again suing Apple. This time over Apple’s recently released iPad. …
Former Ropes & Gray Employee Charged in $53 Million Insider-Trading Case
Arthur Cutillo, a former employee of the New York law firm Ropes & Gray, pleaded not guilty in federal court…
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Law School Grad
On Friday U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer of San Francisco ordered the National Conference of Law Examiners to accommodate Stephanie…
Lathrop & Gage Settles With FDIC for $7.4 Million
Lathrop & Gage has agreed to pay the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. $7.4-million to settle a legal malpractice suit that…
The Return of Orly Taitz
She's baaaaack! Everyone's favorite birther, lawyer and dentist Orly Taitz, has filed pro se in a federal court in Washington…
Allan Ackerman to Leave Blagojevich Defense Team
Chicago defense attorney Allan Ackerman filed papers in federal court asking permission to withdraw from former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s…
Judge Dismisses Case Against Blackwater Employees
Five security guards from Blackwater Security who were on trial for allegedly participating in a massacre in Baghdad in 2007…
Congressman Wants Military Trial for Alledged Bomber
The leading Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security says that the Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, accused of…
Separation of Church and Cars?
This one comes to us from South Carolina where the state legislature approved a new license plate design available for…