We know that plaintiff lawyers don’t always receive the greatest press or enjoy big wins every day, or week. But last week the much talked-about class action lawsuit against washing machine company Whirlpool – in the law machine since 2008 – took just two hours to be thrown out. The case involved a claim in […]
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Getting clients to pay on time is a major issue for businesses and professionals everywhere. Lawyers are no exception. A LexisNexis survey indicated that almost three-quarters of all firms experienced past due accounts. Here’s an Infographic from LN to explain the position. Invoicing and billing present steep challenges for law firms. According to a recent law firm
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the extradition of VLADIMIR TSASTSIN from Estonia to face charges of computer intrusion, wire fraud, and money laundering, among other offenses. The charges relate to the alleged operation of a massive and sophisticated Internet fraud scheme that infected with
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People love lists and celebrities love publicity – but when it comes to the celebs with the longest arrest sheet then maybe the publicity is to be avoided. Maybe. Fame10 have a list of the 8 most-arrested celebrities and it features the usual suspects, you might think The “Most Arrested” title on the list goes
The law firm deal between China-based King & Wood and RJ Berwin saw a “Bible” produced by Rachel Reid, who shepherded the merger with her deal document that outlined every step along the way. That’s one reason she has just won the law firm management award made by The Lawyer. Reid wrote the deal document
Facebook – like any big, juicy, rich corporate – is a very large target for lawsuits from all comers. And one of the ‘comers’ is now facing the music as the social network files claim against him for allegedly fraudulently suing Facebook. However, Facebook isn’t stopping there, it’s also going after DLA Piper, the law
Can the law beat stress? Can there really be a world where stressful after-work calls, emails and texts were rendered illegal. It’s an idea that is already taking hold in countries like Germany, Belgium and via an email-banning agreement reached in France. Many officials, including the German Employment Minister, believe smartphones and email are creating a
As if lawyers needed to be told again about the increased competition and soft market driving down their billing rates. Now a new study into the US legal industry, sitting at over $16 billion in firm invoices, and found that the “soft spot” has been first year associates, whose billing rates have been slashed. From
Canadian law firm Blakes has achieved top rankings in the 2014 Mergermarket Q3 rankings for M&A work The full Mergermarket rankings can be seen at this link – Click here Among the highlights: Global Highlights include: • Global M&A has accumulated US$ 2,486.1bn-worth of deals up to the end of Q3 making 2014 the third
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A Calgary lawyer involved in a Ponzi scheme that attracted around $37 million from investors has drawn a nine year jail term. The long-running criminal case finished on Wednesday with the stiffest prison sentence handed to any of the three principals behind the scam. The Calgary Herald reports that Judge Allan Fradsham handed former
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