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FL Firm Loses Malpractice Appeal

A Florida appeals court has upheld a $1.04 million malpractice verdict against a law firm sued by heirs of the Gannett newspaper fortune. The suit claimed Gunster Yoakley & Stewart hired firm client JPMorgan to do estate planning work for Charles V. McAdam Jr., driving up the costs of estate…

Aug 23, 2007 11:11 AM CDT

White House Has Written Manual on Protesters

A written White House manual sets uniform policies to be followed concerning those who protest presidential events. Among other measures, it calls for tight control of event tickets and screening of attendees to check for hidden signs. If that doesn’t work, as the Washington Post characterizes the manual’s instructions, “Any…

Aug 22, 2007 11:33 PM CDT

Va. Tech Panels: More Security Needed

More is needed to help keep students safe on campus, according to reports by three internal Virginia Tech review committees that were released today. The committees were appointed after a student gunman killed 32 students and faculty during a several-hour on-campus massacre on April 16, to help the university prevent…

Aug 22, 2007 10:56 PM CDT

Lohan Case Fizzles, But Bill Murray Comes to Fore

Despite dire predictions of a possible jail sentence after Lindsay Lohan was arrested for allegedly drinking and driving on a suspended license last month, the 21-year-old actress reportedly may not even face any felony charges. A decision hasn’t yet been announced, but Lohan—who reportedly may have been found with cocaine,…

Aug 22, 2007 10:18 PM CDT

Big TX Firms Pay Grads $160 K But Balk at Raises for All

Two more Texas firms have joined the move to raise starting pay for first-year associate attorneys to a top-of-the-market $160,000. They are: Dallas-based Gardere Wynne Sewell, which has 282 lawyers, and Jackson Walker, with 315, according to a New York Lawyer (reg. req.) article that reprints a Texas Lawyer story.…

Aug 22, 2007 9:19 PM CDT

Man Who Killed Wife Failed Bar 4 Times

After Clifton Eames failed the Texas bar exam four times, he helped persuade the state supreme court to adopt a more flexible rule last year about how many times applicants could take the test. By this point, however, his life was spiraling downward. Monday afternoon, he allegedly murdered his wife…

Aug 22, 2007 8:41 PM CDT

Law Students Worried About FAMU

Concerned about perceived problems, law students at Florida A & M University are criticizing—and in some cases leaving—the five-year-old taxpayer-funded institution. Vilma Martinez, for instance, has transferred from FAMU, in the state’s center, to Stetson University College of Law, on Florida’s gulf coast near her native Tampa, starting classes there…

Aug 22, 2007 7:09 PM CDT

Lawyer on Esquire Best-Dressed List

A Florida lawyer is one of five finalists on a list of the world’s best-dressed “real” men put together by Esquire magazine in connection with its annual best-dressed list featuring the rich and famous. Adam Saben, 41, a Miami Beach attorney, is the only lawyer on the five-man list, which…

Aug 22, 2007 5:53 PM CDT

Scruggs, Firm in Criminal Contempt Case

A well-known Mississippi plaintiffs attorney and his law firm have been charged with criminal contempt by special federal prosecutors after they defied a federal judge’s order to return internal claims documents to an insurance company. Appointed by U.S. District Judge William M. Acker Jr. after the local U.S. attorney in…

Aug 22, 2007 4:44 PM CDT

Top Lawyers Bill $1,000 an Hour

Lawyers at some of New York’s top firms are billing $1,000 an hour. The move was a reluctant one for some law firms, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reports. “We have viewed $1,000 an hour as a possible vomit point for clients,” a partner at one New York firm…

Aug 22, 2007 3:53 PM CDT

Pedophile Order Is Invalid, Case Dropped

A California judge’s unusual order prohibiting a self-described pedophile from getting within 10 yards of the state’s children is invalid, according to Los Angeles prosecutors. But an attorney who persuaded a judge to issue the order earlier this month says the real problem is prosecutors looking for an excuse not…

Aug 22, 2007 3:37 PM CDT

New Charges Mulled in Old Shooting

Police officer Walter Barclay died this week, more than 40 years after he suffered a gunshot wound while trying to stop a beauty shop burglary. Now prosecutors are weighing whether to file homicide charges against the man who pleaded guilty to the shooting. The Bucks county coroner ruled the death…

Aug 22, 2007 3:36 PM CDT

Lawyer Problems for Ex-Mayor

A court hearing today may determine whether Newark’s former mayor will keep either of two attorneys originally hired to defend him on corruption charges. One lawyer says former mayor Sharpe James doesn’t have enough money to pay his fees, and another lawyer has been accused of a conflict of interest,…

Aug 22, 2007 3:10 PM CDT

White Plains Integration Plan Uncertain

White Plains, N.Y., is one of dozens of cities that may have to reconsider integration plans that are similar to the ones struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in June. The New York Times says White Plains’ plan has “by most accounts, been a success,” in that it has…

Aug 22, 2007 2:46 PM CDT

NY Truth in Music Law Signed

New York’s governor has signed a Truth in Music law that imposes fine of up to $15,000 on music groups that misrepresent themselves as popular artists. The law was prompted by groups passing themselves off as artists like the Platters, Drifters and Coasters, Newsday reports. At least 18 other states…

Aug 22, 2007 2:20 PM CDT

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