$412 Million in Atty Fees Awarded to Plaintiffs Attorneys

On March 7, 2008, plaintiffs attorneys in the fen-phen diet drug litigation were awarded $412 million in attorneys fees. This is on top of a prior award of $156 million. Total fees awarded = $568 million. Read the opinion from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Posted by The LawLink Team on 4.10.08 in Personal Injury.

10th Annual Conference On Recent Developments In IP Law & Policy

Golden Gate University School of Law and the Intellectual Property Law Center Presents: The 10th Annual Conference On Recent Developments In Intellectual Property Law & Policy. September 30, 2011 in San Francisco, CA.

Posted by The LawLink Team on 9.22.11 in Intellectual Prop.

162 Page List of Bernie Madoff's Clients

Bernie Madoff is accused of running a $50 billion dollar ponzi scheme. Here is a 162 page list of his clients.

Posted by The LawLink Team on 2.5.09 in Criminal Law.

2008 Altman Weil Survey On Law Firm General Counsel

Results from a survey posed to 195 law firms on their general counsel. Mean 2007 compensation exceeded $750,000. Highest compensation was $3.8 million.

Posted by The LawLink Team on 4.29.08 in Law Practice.

2nd Circuit Affirms Order Holding Madoff in Jail Pending Sentencing

The Second Circuit earlier Friday affirmed the ruling of the federal district court judge overseeing Madoff’s case, Denny Chin, who had ordered Madoff detained for the months leading up to sentencing, currently slated for June 16.

Posted by The LawLink Team on 3.20.09 in Criminal Law.

4 Month Prison Term For Attorney Upheld

The Ohio Court of Appeal (6th Appellate District) upholds a contempt finding against an Ohio attorney who claimed the judge in her case was "delusional." Read the opinion.

Posted by The LawLink Team on 3.19.08 in Miscellaneous - Newsworthy.

9th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in IP Law & Policy

9th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Law & Policy. This full day event is being held on November 5, 2010 from 9am to 5:15pm at Golden Gate Law School in San Francisco, CA. 6 Hours MCLE.

Posted by The LawLink Team on 10.29.10 in Intellectual Prop.

A "Talkative" Attorney Is Suspended From Federal Practice

An attorney who allegedly repeatedly interrupted and spoke over a judge was suspended from Federal practice for 3 years by The Eastern District of Tennessee. Other misconduct was also alleged. Read the Order from the Court which is very instructive on what Federal Courts in Tennessee expect of attorneys.

Posted by The LawLink Team on 4.30.08 in Law Practice - Law Ethics.

A Computer Forensics Case Study

This is an actual case study submitted to LawLink by Steven Burgess, an expert in computer forensics.

Posted by The LawLink Team on 5.8.08 in Law Practice - Law Technology.

Air Measurement Technologies Inc. v. Akin Gump

Air Measurement Technologies Inc., claimed that Akin Gump committed malpractice in handling the company’s patent applications for a safety device designed to alert fire fighters about the amount of time they can safely remain in a fire. On May 7, 2009 Akin Gump was on the losing end yesterday of $72.6 million malpractice verdict in San Antonio federal court.

Posted by The LawLink Team on 5.8.09 in Intellectual Prop.