Source: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog Last Thursday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court finally issued opinions on recusal rules that it adopted earlier in the term and which essentially say that a duty to recuse cannot be be based solely on the receipt of a lawful campaign contribution or a lawful independent expenditure made on a judge’s behalf. The… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Michael G. Wagner began his law firm  after his successful employment with the Appellate Division of the State of New York in 1976. Area of Focus: litigation of disability administrative level retirement and other Social Security federal court retirement and other Social Security Although he is a NY workers comp lawyer… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law David Galyon, Jackson personal injury lawyer,  is the managing partner of Richard Schwartz & Associates, P.A. He has litigated matters involving a broad array of substantive areas of practice, but with a special focus on personal injury litigation, before state and federal courts and various administrative agencies. Mr. Galyon has lectured… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Phoenix bankruptcy lawyer Robert H. Nagle works at a law firm that focuses on personal bankruptcy and helps individuals decide if filing for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy is the right choice. He helps individuals receive the highest quality legal advice and counsel that conforms to the highest ethical standards…. [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire One side calls a case going before a California appeals court this week an “ordinary fee dispute,” while the other insists it raises issues about contingency agreements and arbitration no court has ever addressed. At the very least, the case involves millions of dollars in attorney fees and a novel agreement… [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire Judge Nancy Gertner of the District of Massachusetts has cut the damages verdict against copyright infringer Joel Tenenbaum for illegally downloading and distributing songs by 90 percent, to $67,500. The judge slashed the jury’s award from $22,500 for each of 30 songs Tenenbaum was found to have willfully infringed, to $2,250… [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire Turning aside claims for millions of dollars in damages sought by a man who said he was sickened by asbestos brought home on the clothing of his father, a Louisville, Ky., jury voted 9-3 for the defense after a six-day trial against Dow Chemical subsidiary Union Carbide, the only remaining defendant… [Continue Reading]