Morrison Foerster Elects New Chairman
On Thursday, San Francisco-based Morrison Foerster announced that Keith Wetmore would be stepping down after 12 years as chairman of…
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Vermont Law School’s Capital Campaign Exceeds its Target by $3.4 Million
At a time when law schools are under heavy criticism from certain parts of the lawyers’ and students’ communities, it…
Appeals Court Taxes Whistleblower Bounty as Ordinary Income
On Wednesday, a federal appeals court ruled that whistleblower bounty for exposing fraud on behalf of the government should be…
New Law in New York Allows Nonprofits to Post Bail for the Poor
On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a new legislation that would allow nonprofit groups to post bail for…
Mizuho Financial Group Settles SEC case for $127.5 Million
Mizuho Financial Group Inc., the U.S. brokerage unit of Japan’s third-biggest bank has agreed to pay $127.5 million for settling…
Washburn University School of Law Getting $40 Million New Building
On Wednesday, the Washburn Board of Regents approved funding proposal for a new building to house the Washburn University School…
Nationwide Black Market in Medicaid Fraud Unearthed; 48 Charged
On Tuesday, 48 people were charged in documents unsealed in the Manhattan federal court for running a scheme to repackage…
Administrative Panic and Law Student Bonanza at Brandeis School of Law
With a budget of little more than half a million dollars in aid for first-year students (first-aid?) the University of…
Chainsaw Catastrophe or Divorce Lawyer? German Law Firm Creates Ripples with Gory Advertisement
German law firm Hannig, Ahrendt und Partner, Kettens has been making ripples across the world with its new macabre advertisement…
Detroit Police Union Set to Sue Over 10 pct Pay Cut
On Monday, the Detroit Police Officers Association said that the police union will file an appeal with Michigan courts to…
A Case of Practicing What You Prosecute?
Last week, Escambia County Circuit Judge Gaines McCorquodale, Alabama, ordered the retrial of former Mobile prosecutor Steve Giardini for December…
Class Action Filed Against JPMorgan for Pushing In-House Funds on Clients
A former brokerage client has sued JPMorgan Chase & Co for steering him and other investors to funds, which were…