Recent Updates
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New trial for official in Abramoff scandal
Headline News 06/17/2008The first Bush administration official convicted in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal is entitled to a new trial, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.David Safavian, the former chief of staff for the General Services Administration, was convicted ...
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Internet suicide case goes to federal court
Headline News 06/16/2008A Missouri woman accused of taking part in a MySpace hoax that ended with a 13-year-old girl's suicide has so far avoided state charges — but not federal ones.Lori Drew, 49, a neighbor of the dead teen, was to make an appearance in federal court here...
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Law firm says phone book company messed up ad
Headline News 06/12/2008A prominent Charleston law firm has filed suit against the company that produces Verizon's phone books, saying its ad was screwed up in the latest Charleston edition.Richard Neely and Mike Callaghan filed the suit for Neely & Callaghan on June 10...
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Law Firm Receives Food Bank Award
Headline News 06/11/2008Wharton Aldhizer and Weaver, a Harrisonburg-based law firm, won the award for most food collected in the Blue Ridge region "Legal Food Frenzy," a food drive competition among the state's legal community.Wharton Aldhizer and Weaver donated 25,338 poun...
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AG Settles With Three Law Firms In Pension Probe
Headline News 06/06/2008Settlements with three law firms and lawyers in Upstate, Long Island and Westchester ending improper employment arrangements with school districts and a Central New York Board of Cooperative Educational Services have been announced by the Attorney Ge...
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Attorney General moves to avoid law firm conflict
Headline News 06/04/2008Newly appointed Ohio Attorney General Nancy Hardin Rogers has shifted job duties for her second-in-command and taken other steps to wipe out any perceived conflicts of interest with two law firms. Rogers, the former Ohio State University law dean who...
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Class-Action Law Firm Close to a Settlement
Headline News 06/02/2008Class-action law firm Milberg LLP is close to a settlement that could end a federal prosecution of the firm for alleged kickbacks, according to two people familiar with the discussions. The deal would mark the climax of a case that has roiled the Ame...
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Lawyer sues Delta for ruining family vacation
Headline News 05/29/2008[##_1L|1103132108.jpg|width="120" height="101" alt=""|_##]A New York lawyer is suing Delta Air Lines for $1 million, saying his family vacation turned into a nightmare after they were stranded in an airport for days and treated disdainfully by airlin...
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Law firm files suit against hospitals
Headline News 05/23/2008A Rochester employment law firm filed class-action lawsuits Thursday against Kaleida Health and Catholic Health System, accusing the health-care giants of violating federal and state law by not paying hourly employees for lunch or meal periods that w...
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Government's top Supreme Court attorney resigns
Headline News 05/15/2008The Justice Department attorney who represents the Bush administration's legal positions before the Supreme Court says he's resigning after more than seven years on the job.Solicitor General Paul Clement plans to leave his post June 2 — a few weeks b...
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Kilpatrick Stockton merges with D.C. firm
Headline News 05/12/2008A high-profile law firm with an office in Charlotte has merged with a leading financial services law firm, partners announced Monday.Atlanta-based Kilpatrick Stockton, which has 500 attorneys in nine offices worldwide, combined with the smaller Washi...
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Bush nominates Va. judge to fill vacancy on 4th Circuit
Headline News 05/09/2008A federal judge in Virginia is President Bush's pick to fill one of several vacancies on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, widely viewed as the most conservative federal appellate bench in the country.The White House announced Thursday that Bush...