Attorney Newsletter (9/11/2009)
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Welcome to the Attorney Newsletter (9/11/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: AttorneyHelp.org.
Attorney News
Tampa Personal Injury Lawyer Timothy Anderson, Jr. Joins Father’s Law Firm, Takes Five Cases To Jury Trial In First … (PRWeb)
Timothy Anderson Jr., Florida attorney, is now working for his father’s personal injury law practice. In his first 18 months with the firm, he and Timothy Anderson Sr. have tried five cases together. (PRWeb Sep 11, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2813544.htm (More)
Carlton DiSante & Freudenberger LLP, CA Based Employment Law Firm, Announces Addition of Employee Benefits Practice (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Carlton DiSante & Freudenberger LLP (”CDF”) announced today it has established a new Employee Benefits Practice Group. Harley Bjelland has joined the firm as a partner and will chair this valuable edition to the firm’s employment practice specialties. CDF is a 30 attorney labor and employment law firm that represents employers throughout California in employment litigation and counseling. (More)
Ex-U.S. attorney teaching at OU law school (The Norman Transcript)
John Richter has always been dedicated to making a difference through public service.As U.S. attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, Richter’s colleagues said he was sincere in his commitment to serve the public. (More)
Obama Offers Sketchy Details of Possible Med-Mal Tort Reform Experiments
In a speech yesterday on health care reform to a joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama offered few details of possible changes to medical malpractice laws that could accompany his proposal to implement a national health care program. And today White House aides offered only a little bit more information about the limited “demonstration projects” the president expects to fund, reports the Washington Post. However, they apparently fall far short of the caps on malpractice damages awards that Republican lawmakers, in particular, have promoted in recent decades. Instead, the president hopes to find ways to encourage lower-cost settlements without… (More)
BigLaw Firm Mulls Up to 117 Layoffs, Plans to Outsource Secretarial Work
One of the top 10 law firms based in the United Kingdom is mulling a fourth round of layoffs that could result in 22 attorneys and 95 secretaries getting the ax. Eversheds plans to replace the secretaries it lets go by outsourcing their work to Exigent, a South African-based company, reports Legal Week. By outsourcing and decreasing the ration of secretaries to lawyers to 1 to 4 from 1 to 3.4, the law firm could save around $3.3 million annually. Sabbaticals and reduced hours may also be used as an alternative to layoffs. “While it is always regrettable to lose… (More)
SEC Filing Takes a Dig at Wachtell by Quoting the Firm’s Own Lawyers
The Securities and Exchange Commission has unearthed some old publications and statements by lawyers at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz in an effort to prove the law firm was aware of the need to disclose bonuses to Merrill Lynch executives in a proxy statement by its client, Bank of America. The bank failed to make the disclosure before its takeover of Merrill, leading to a proposed $33 million deal to settle SEC allegations that Bank of America misled investors about plans to pay bonuses. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff has refused to approve the settlement and asked for a better… (More)
Attorney Articles
Criminal Background Search - Just What Have They Been Hiding From You?
A lot of people question if it is genuinely necessary to check the criminal history of those they relate with. They imagine that if they are familiar with an individual for a long time, there is no call for you to look into their history. They don’t contemplate the likelihood that the person they think they are familiar with could in fact be someone that was in fact covered for a while. (More)
Property Based Negligence Claims
A negligence claim is one terminology which is becoming very popular among the public. With the increase in professionalism and the growth of the corporate world, laws need to be created to safeguard the rights of the public. Provisions have been made in the system of law, especially in the United Kingdom, to make good any loss caused to some person due to professional negligence of someone else. (More)
Analysis Of Three Motor Vehicle Accident Cases Reveals Several Lessons
There are at least 11 motor vehicle accidents every minute. And there are 5-6 individuals injured in a motor vehicle accident every minute. Approximately 4 individuals per minute will suffer from a … (More)
Legal Wills. What they are and Why You Should Consider Writing One
A lot of people put off writing a Will because they just don’t see it as being the right time to deal with it. However, a carefully drawn out Will can save money and stress for those you care about at… (More)
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Posted: September 11th, 2009 under Uncategorized.