New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP is readying a possible bankruptcy-protection filing for sometime in the next several weeks, said people familiar with the matter, a move that would initiate official liquidation of the beleaguered institution.
- 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:06pm -

The feds are burned out with a medical marijuana grower that it suspects isn’t quite taking its bankruptcy case seriously.
- 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:37pm -

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today upheld the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act -- the one that requires states deemed to have historically suppressed minority votes to get approval from the Justice Department…
- 16 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:03pm -

Check out the seven funniest lawyer ads Martindale could find on YouTube.
- 18 hours ago, 18 May 12, 3:54pm -

The company filed for an IPO with the SEC last week that could raise as much as $120 million.
- 19 hours ago, 18 May 12, 3:13pm -

Law Blog rounds up the morning's news.
- 22 hours ago, 18 May 12, 12:36pm -

Authorities in Florida have released hundred of pages of evidence, audio recordings and photos in connection with the prosecution of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin
- 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:02am -

What happens when a federal appeals court, reviewing a case en banc, votes 5-5? It takes a majority to reverse a lower court's ruling, so the win goes to the appellee. It's a rare thing, the en banc tie, and it's even rarer that judges issue opinions…
- 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 8:42pm -

The upcoming insider-trading trial of Rajat Gupta, a former director at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Procter & Gamble Co., could be quite the affair. Several corporate titans are among the potential witnesses.
- 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 4:58pm -

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan threw out copyright infringement claims brought by lawyers who say LexisNexis and Westlaw are stealing the works of lawyers.
- 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 4:45pm -

Lawyers for former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta say he was estranged from convicted hedge-fund mogul Raj Rajaratnam at the time of some alleged tips. Prosecutors say the friendship broke down much later.
- 10 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:01am -

Microsoft scored a win over Motorola Mobility Holdings on Friday as a judge ruled in favor of the software giant in a closely watched patent dispute over how mobile communication devices operate.
- 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:48pm -

The Kialegee, a small Indian tribe, is making a big bet that it can overcome legal hurdles and build a casino in a city near Tulsa that would provide a steady source of revenue for its members.
- 11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:38pm -

American Airlines will have to wait longer than previously expected for a bankruptcy judge's decision on whether the carrier can impose new labor contracts.
- 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:32pm -

Dewey & LeBoeuf is readying a possible bankruptcy-protection filing for sometime in the next several weeks, a move that would initiate official liquidation of the beleaguered New York law firm.
- 14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:31pm -

An appeals court upheld a federal voting rights law that requires some local governments to seek Washington's approval before changing election procedures, rejecting a challenge by an Alabama county.
- 17 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:02pm -

Several top corporate and Wall Street executives, including Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, could be potential witnesses at the insider-trading trial of Rajat Gupta.
- 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 8:17pm -

GM pushed a lawyer to drop a potential punitive-damages claim involving a prebankruptcy vehicle involved in a fatal accident, asserting a level of immunity in that some lawyers claim is a stretch.
- 2 days ago, 16 May 12, 11:50pm -

In a key pretrial ruling in the insider-trading case against Rajat Gupta, a federal judge said he would allow prosecutors to play at trial three wiretap recordings, which lawyers for the former Goldman Sachs director had sought to keep from a jury.…
- 2 days ago, 16 May 12, 10:20pm -

Skechers will pay $50 million to resolve allegations it made unfounded claims that its "toning shoes" would help consumers tone muscles and lose weight.
- 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 4:58pm -