Seems like the saga of the Barnes Foundation, a venerable institution in the art world, isn;t over quite yet. Three years ago a Pennsylvania state coirt judge gave the institution, which has been on financial life support, permission to move from its location in the Philadelphia suburbs to new, as yet to be constructed quarters, [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Exonerated Duke Lacrosse Players Prepare to Sue City of Durham
Courtesy of the Duke Basketball Report (I’m a Duke alum. Get over it.) comes the news that the three lacrosse players wrongfully accused of rape by Crystal Mangum are preparing to sue the city of Durham, North Carolina. Most interesting to me is the identity of the two lawyers representing the Duke Three, Brendan Sullivan [...]
Cleary Gottlieb Sanctioned for Discovery Abuse
A federal judge has sanctioned New York based Cleary Gottlieb for discovery abuse. You can read the opinion here. Cleary’s bad day should serve as a reminder to all litigators – advising a witness to not testify when he or she has information relevant to a pending lawsuit can land you in a bad place.
What Do You Get For $1,000 An Hour?
That was my question as I read an article in this morning’s Wall Street Journal on the move by certain large law firm lawyers in Manhattan to boost their hourly rates beyond the $1,000 an hour mark. Superstar litigator David Boies, who was quoted in the article, pretty well summed up what I expect is [...]
Going Neuk(om)lear
http://abajournal.com/images/blawgs/covers/Neukom.jpgFormer Microsoft general counsel Bill Neukom has assumed the presidency of the American Bar Association. Might we hope that, under Mr. Neukom’s leadership, the ABA might perhaps be more attuned to the interests and needs of enterprise?
Client’s Improper Purpose Not Imputed to Lawyer
The New Jersey Law Journal reports that a New Jersey appellate court has held that attorneys cannot be held liable for malicious prosecution even when their client pursued the underlying litigation for an improper purpose unless the attorneys pursued the case for an improper purpose of their own. In Pennsylvania cases for abuse of process [...]
Pants Judge Loses His Job
D.C. $54 million pants judge loses job, should be disbarred.
Former Rep. McKinney Sues Newspaper For Libel
Former congresswoman faces uphill battle in defamation suit against newspaper