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The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that the F.B.I. went too far in searching the office of Representative William J. Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat accused of using his position to promote business deals in Africa.

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The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that the F.B.I. went too far in searching the office of Representative William J. Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat accused of using his position to promote business deals in Africa. Without comment, the justices declined to review a ruling by the United States Court of […]

The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that the F.B.I. went too far in searching the office of Representative William J. Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat accused of using his position to promote business deals in Africa. Read More »

A bitter partners battle saw former Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal partner receive a partial victory in his battle for compensation.

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A Washington, D.C., jury Friday awarded a former Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal partner at least some of the compensation he claims is owed to him by the firm. The verdict marked the end of a bitter two-and-a-half-year battle over the firm’s partnership agreement and compensation policy. Jurors in the D.C. Superior Court trial stemming from

A bitter partners battle saw former Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal partner receive a partial victory in his battle for compensation. Read More »

U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Inc. appears to have been a victim of a fraud in which swindlers used forged documents from one of Japan’s biggest trading companies to bilk it out of as much as $250 million.

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U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Inc. appears to have been a victim of a fraud in which swindlers used forged documents from one of Japan’s biggest trading companies to bilk it out of as much as $250 million. Late last year, a unit of the New York-based investment bank issued loans to a fund run

U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Inc. appears to have been a victim of a fraud in which swindlers used forged documents from one of Japan’s biggest trading companies to bilk it out of as much as $250 million. Read More »

For a couple of major US law firms, Paris rather than London has become the power base of their European operations as they put expansion plans to the fore.

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If Daniel Hurstel’s schedule on Thursday, March 27, was anything to go by, the Paris legal market is in decent health. The head of Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s office there, Hurstel was frantically attempting to juggle two deals while explaining parts of the U.S. firm’s strategy in London to a visitor. The Paris mood is

For a couple of major US law firms, Paris rather than London has become the power base of their European operations as they put expansion plans to the fore. Read More »

A federal judge has handed the White House a legal victory in battle with the Democratic National Committee over e-mails related to U.S. attorney firings.

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A federal judge has handed the White House a legal victory in battle with the Democratic National Committee over e-mails related to U.S. attorney firings. District Judge Ellen Huvelle of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on Thursday that the DNC does not have a right under the Freedom of Information

A federal judge has handed the White House a legal victory in battle with the Democratic National Committee over e-mails related to U.S. attorney firings. Read More »

Xerox Corp., the world’s largest maker of high-speed color printers, said it received preliminary court approval to settle an eight-year-old investor lawsuit for $670 million.

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Xerox Corp., the world’s largest maker of high-speed color printers, said it received preliminary court approval to settle an eight-year-old investor lawsuit for $670 million. Xerox will take a $491 million first-quarter charge to cover the settlement and other cases, the Norwalk, Connecticut-based company said today in a statement. Xerox will pay the settlement into

Xerox Corp., the world’s largest maker of high-speed color printers, said it received preliminary court approval to settle an eight-year-old investor lawsuit for $670 million. Read More »

Heather Mills has hired a new team of forensic accountants to try to prove that ex-husband Paul McCartney is worth double the £400 million he claimed in their divorce struggle, according to friends of the former model.

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Heather Mills has hired a new team of forensic accountants to try to prove that ex-husband Paul McCartney is worth double the £400 million he claimed in their divorce struggle, according to friends of the former model. The Daily Mail reports that Miss Mills has told friends she cannot support daughter Beatrice on the £35,000

Heather Mills has hired a new team of forensic accountants to try to prove that ex-husband Paul McCartney is worth double the £400 million he claimed in their divorce struggle, according to friends of the former model. Read More »

Punitive damages may be everyday in US courts, but they terrify many foreign courts who regard them as offensive to notions of justice.

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In the late summer of 1985, Kurt Parrott, a 15-year-old who loved baseball and Pac-Man, was thrown from his motorcycle in Opelika, Ala. The buckle of his helmet failed, and he died when his bare head hit the pavement. Mr. Parrott’s mother sued the Italian company that made the helmet, and an Alabama court awarded

Punitive damages may be everyday in US courts, but they terrify many foreign courts who regard them as offensive to notions of justice. Read More »

While candor is the rule at law firms when it comes to associate pay, partner compensation is normally cloaked in secrecy and rarely comes to light. But here’s a case that has opened the doors on pay rates and procedures.

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Duane Quaini, former chairman of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, took the witness stand last week and had to answer questions about a subject most people would find uncomfortable: his salary. He testified in a case in a Washington, D.C., court brought by a former partner who is suing the firm over inadequate pay. The trial,

While candor is the rule at law firms when it comes to associate pay, partner compensation is normally cloaked in secrecy and rarely comes to light. But here’s a case that has opened the doors on pay rates and procedures. Read More »

She claimed it was the “power of one” that did it — and that it saved her more than £600,000 in legal fees. But was Heather Mills’ decision to act for herself a triumph or disaster? And should it pave the way for a surge in DIY litigation?

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She claimed it was the “power of one” that did it — and that it saved her more than £600,000 in legal fees. But was Heather Mills’ decision to act for herself a triumph or disaster? And should it pave the way for a surge in DIY litigation? Lawyers, Mills said as she celebrated her

She claimed it was the “power of one” that did it — and that it saved her more than £600,000 in legal fees. But was Heather Mills’ decision to act for herself a triumph or disaster? And should it pave the way for a surge in DIY litigation? Read More »

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