419 days ago- William Lerach, the plaintiffs attorney who pioneered the modern class-action lawsuit while a partner at Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lynch, has left the California law firm he founded three years ago, according to numerous news reports.
451 days ago- Gov. Martin O’Malley, as the five governors before him had done, issued an executive order Friday appointing commissions to nominate judges for the circuit and appellate courts.
456 days ago- The District government’s plan to charge outside organizations for transaction-related legal fees is ripe for abuse and could suffocate struggling nonprofits, a key business group told the D.C. Council Tuesday.
456 days ago- Montgomery County Council members on Tuesday confirmed a former member of the U.S. Attorney’s Office to become county attorney, an office both the new appointee and council members said has an increasing focus on land use and procurement litigation.
470 days ago- Robert Horan Jr., who has served four decades as Fairfax County’s top prosecutor, announced Tuesday he will not seek another term in office.
477 days ago- A former Fairfax County assistant principal is suing school officials in federal court, arguing he was passed over for promotion because of his race.
482 days ago- Magistrates in Fairfax County are urging the Board of Supervisors to increase their salaries, arguing the county’s comparatively lower pay supplement fuels high turnover and a lack of qualified applicants.
482 days ago- If mass torts are the all-out war of class-action lawsuits, their kissing cousins are traditional class-action lawsuits and related securities suits. The economic impact of tort litigation is enormous. According to a study released Tuesday by the Pacific Research Institute, a conservative think tank, the total costs of litigation on the American economy, including the dampening of innovation and growth, now exceeds $865 billion per year.
483 days ago- Love ’em or loathe ’em, class-action lawyers wield enormous — and controversial — influence in business and politics. Critics charge that class- action lawyers often practice a kind of legal extortion, shaking down large and small businesses with threats of litigation and, more often than not, winning generous settlements without even going to trial. According to critics, plaintiffs suing for damages often receive precious little, but their lawyers walk away with multimillion dollar payouts. Companies are put under severe stress, often cutting jobs or even going bankrupt.
485 days ago- Tatyana McFadden doesn’t care if she’s scored the same way as other runners — the ones without wheelchairs — as long as her points count.
485 days ago- During last year’s elections, Maryland’s highest court — not the voters — eliminated one of the Democrats trying to become Maryland’s attorney general.
488 days ago- Young drivers will have to hang up cell phones when they get behind the wheel under legislation Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine signed into law Friday.