Firms are facing higher payouts on legal malpractice insurance claims this year because of an increasingly active lateral recruitment market and rapidly changing laws, according to a new report by insurance broker Ames & Gough.
An Oregon federal judge denied an early win to two attorneys suing the Oregon State Bar over its mandatory membership requirements, ruling that the challengers would have to prove the bar had engaged in "nongermane" political activities and make a case for whether those actions crossed a constitutional line.
Linklaters is the latest Magic Circle firm to introduce a global menopause policy and support package for employees, providing resources and education on menopause to encourage an open dialogue about what happens during menopause and how to navigate it.
Centripetal Networks told the Federal Circuit on Friday that tossing out a $2.75 billion patent judgment in its favor against Cisco Systems Inc. because a district judge's wife owned Cisco stock would be "unjust," robbing the company of a "David-versus-Goliath" win when the judge had no obvious bias.
Judges can write recommendations for lawyers who have appeared before them in court, the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee found, as long as they don't make the recommendation public online and don't use their office to "exert pressure."