Legal Industry News

Smith & Wesson Under Investigation for Possible FCPA Violations

Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog - WSJ.com Weapons maker Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation disclosed on Thursday that it is under investigation by the DOJ for potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.

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A Revolution in Thinking About Children’s Minds Is Sparking Change in Juvenile Justice

Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Source: ABA Journal Top Stories A group of test subjects ages 10 to 30 is asked to solve a puzzle. It involves rearranging a stack of colored balls on placeholders using as few moves as possible. Each wrong move requires extra moves to undo it. The test is designed to measure impulse control. Adolescents tend to start moving balls almost immediately, which usually necessitates rearranging later. Adults, however, tend to take more time to consider their first move, which generally allows them to solve the puzzle on their first try. In another experiment, designed to measure mature decision-making abilities, test subjects are presented with a… Read the rest of the...

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Fired Attorney Sues State Ethics Comm’n, Claims Retaliation Over Lawyer Moonlighting Complaint

Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Two Georgia attorneys reportedly were operating a private law practice at the same time that they held full-time positions as staff lawyers at the State Ethics Commission. And after another employee allegedly blew the whistle on about the apparent moonlighting on state time and using state resources, she was the one who was fired,says Jennifer Ward, formerly the commission's human resources and budget director, in a complaint filed in Fulton County Superior Court. Thomas Plank Jr., who is now acting director of the commission, said he din't fire Ward in retaliation for her complaint, but otherwise declined to comment. His… Read the rest of the...

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Lawyering Suits Pile Up at High Court

Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Source: Law.com - Newswire From client advice to attorney fees to ineffective assistance of counsel, the U.S. Supreme Court decided an unusually large number of cases last term involving how lawyers do their jobs. In total, the lawyering cases amounted to nearly 20 percent of the Court's decision docket. Professor Renee Knake of Michigan State University College of Law, who teaches professional responsibility and has been tracking the cases, said the large number of lawyering cases is "nothing short of a revolution" in the field of lawyers' ethics. Read the rest of the...

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Troutman, 2 Partners Hit With Second Investor Suit

Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Source: Law.com - Newswire A second disgruntled investor has filed a civil suit against Troutman Sanders, real estate partner Leonard Grunstein and corporate partner Lawrence Levinson -- all of whom were also named as defendants in a civil suit filed last month by a New York real estate investor. Allen Bodner accuses the defendants of legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty as part of a scheme to divest Bodner of an interest in a lucrative health care and real estate venture. Bodner is seeking at least $450 million in damages. Read the rest of the...

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Chicago Approves Tough New Handgun Restrictions in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling

Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Source: Law.com - Newswire The Chicago City Council on Friday approved what city officials call the strictest handgun ordinance in the nation, but not before lashing out at the U.S. Supreme Court ruling they contend makes the city more dangerous. The new ordinance bans gun shops in Chicago and prohibits gun owners from stepping outside their homes, even onto their porches or in their garages, with a handgun. The vote came just four days after the Court ruled that Americans have the right to have handguns anywhere for self-defense. Read the rest of the...

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