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Major Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Residents Against Corporations for Failing to Clean Up Cancer Causing Waste

Residents have filed a class action lawsuit in New Jersey State Court, Hudson County against Honeywell International of New Jersey…

Firms Reaping Cash Rewards Handling Dissolution Of Lehman Brothers

There is a lot of money to be made in bankruptcy proceedings, reports Bloomberg Businessweek, citing the ongoing dissolution of…

BP Retains Kirland & Ellis To Aid In Spill Defense

In the face of a myriad of law suits resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster, British Petroleum has…

Gowdy Wins Landmark Supreme Court Decision

Bryan Gowdy, of the Jacksonville appellate firm Mills Creed & Gowdy, earned a victory yesterday when the US Supreme Court…

Orrick to Change Profit Reporting

San Francisco based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe announced Wednesday that as of this year it will no longer publish its average profit per…

Small Firms to Pay Higher Payroll Tax?

Under a new proposal making its way through the House, small law firms could find themselves paying higher payroll taxes. …

Chicago Firm Victim of nearly $1M Embezzlement

Cook County prosecutors have charged office manager Joan Sanchez with embezzling more than $880,000 from Chicago law firm Kelly, Olson, Michod,…

Class Action Filed Against Pfizer by Brualdi

Per Globe Newswire, the Brualdi Law Firm has filed a class action suit against Pfizer in the United States District…

Judge Appoints Berman Co-Lead Counsel In Class Action Against Toyota

A Federal judge has appointed Steve Berman, managing partner of Hagens Berman, as co-lead counsel in the current class action…

$15 Million Verdict Announced Against Botox Manufacturer

Mark & Associates, P.C. and McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P. have announced a $15 million verdict against Allergan Inc., the…

Bernard M. Gross Files Class Action on Behalf of Transocean Shareholders

The fallout from the Gulf oil spill continues.  Market Watch and Globe Newswire posted this morning that the Law Offices…

Bryan Cave and Venable Add A Partner Apiece

According to a Reuters evening post, both Bryan Cave and Venable have welcomed two new partners. Bryan has brought on board Paul…