There is a very good legal blog brought to our attention by Legal Blog Watch called Balkinization. Lots of great posts on the law and the legal profession. Recently they ran a story on the growing
Continue readingAccording to an article in today’s law.com, the key defendants in the BP oil spill litigation, key defendants have lined up three prominent Florida law firms to defend against spill cases in Florida.
Continue readingNew Loan Repayment Program for Civil Legal Aid Attorneys Apply by August 16 to participate in the U.S. Department of Education’s new Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program. Successful
Continue readingOil, oil, oil, oil …. As has been reported in the Wall Street Journal, Lawyer Weekly and various other sources, companies that potentially face civil or criminal liability for the Gulf of Mexico oil
Continue readingIn follow-up to the success of its live certification program in D.C. and NYC, Catalyst is rolling out its Catalyst CR Certified Reviewers program (CRCR) to LA next week. CRCR is the certification
Continue reading7 May 2010 — A federal judge in Los Angeles has declined a request by plaintiffs lawyers in a shareholder class action to force attorneys for Toyota Motor Corp. to turn over documents that were
Continue reading3 May 2010 — United Air Lines and Continental Airlines announced their merger today. It will create the world’s largest airline by traffic. Delta Air Lines would be unseated as the
Continue readingIn an effort to cut expenses, WilmerHale has decided to “in-source” its business operations to Dayton, Ohio. But other law firms could also benefit from relocating support staff and even
Continue readingAfter at least a year in the making and months of uncertainty, landmark health care reform legislation has been signed into law in the U.S. The new health care law makes sweeping changes to our
Continue readingNearly 200 lawsuits filed against Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. will be consolidated in the Central District of California, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation announced on Friday. The
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