Hermosa Beach Police Dept. Alleged Brutality
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$10.4 Million verdict against SGPD
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Despite All the Law Firm Cuts, New Partners Continue to Appear
The number of newly minted partners at law firms has generally plummeted since last year — an obvious bow to economic reality. But then how to explain that some firms have increased their number of new partners over their numbers last year — even firms that have had layoffs, like Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft? Some [...]
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$1 Million Awarded in Alleged LAPD Sexual Favors Case
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Mistrial Fees awarded to Attorneys
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Rumors Abound That Alleged Case-Fixing Is Target of Pa. Probe
For a long time, auto insurance defense attorneys have considered it the cost of doing business in Luzerne County, Pa. — the difficulty of finding an agreeable neutral arbitrator, the large settlements, the funny feeling that something was off. Rumors are rampant that federal authorities are investigating alleged case fixing. Sources have said that an [...]
La Habra pays $5.2 Million to Club Owner
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Former Judge Suspended for Threatening Cops During DWI Arrest
The New Jersey Supreme Court has suspended from law practice for three months a former municipal court judge convicted of making threats to officers during a drunken-driving arrest. Though a disciplinary review board had recommended only a reprimand for George R. Korpita, finding his actions stemmed from his drunken state, not dishonesty, the court said [...]
$5.8 Million vedict against LADWP
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Suit Over Tainted Peanut Butter Spreads to Kellogg Co.
Marler Clark, the Seattle law firm that filed the first lawsuit over the recent salmonella outbreak in certain brands of peanut butter products, has added the Kellogg Co. as a defendant. The suit was filed last month on behalf of a couple whose 7-year-old son became sick after eating peanut butter cracker sandwiches made by [...]
Judge Sets Dreier Bail Conditions to Minimize Flight Risk
Judge Jed S. Rakoff issued a bail order Thursday paving the way for attorney Marc S. Dreier to exchange a jail cell for home detention while he awaits resolution of the $400 million fraud case against him. While acknowledging that Dreier is a flight risk, the judge concluded that the defense proposal — a $10 [...]
Small Firms Targeted by Con With Fishy Fees
A scam is targeting small firm lawyers, and even cautious ones are getting caught in the net. California attorney Dana Sack received an “absolutely genuine”-looking check in the scam, but he checked with Citibank and learned it was invalid. The controller for the company that supposedly issued the check told Sack he’d been getting calls [...]
Commentary: Stop Political Appointees From Hiding in Plain Sight
Last year, the Bush administration allowed 20 political appointees to transform themselves into career civil servants. “Burrowing” is the longstanding phenomenon of political appointees, who should leave with the out going president or be forced to compete for positions to stay, instead converting to career posts at the end of a presidential administration. But [...]
