Sentences with phrase «against law firms»

The court granted summary judgment and dismissed the action against the law firm.

In fact, analysis of major claims against law firms indicates a significant association between major claims and situations in which «dangerous clients» face legal scrutiny on matters where their lawyers assisted.

He has served as both plaintiff's and defense counsel in cases against law firms, accounting firms, real estate and insurance brokerage firms.

Two major reasons for an increase in investment is the high level of cybersecurity incidents against law firms and the need to adhere with strict compliance regulations.

These days, a lawsuit by a former associate for discrimination or wrongful discharge against law firm no longer carries the same stigma it once did.

The threat of hacks against law firms was clearly front of mind for some.

Still, now that someone has, on the record, linked the billable hour to the «glass ceiling» at law firms, I wonder whether some enterprising lawyers might bring a class action suit against law firms, arguing that the billable hour disparately impacts women with families — and thus, violates Title VII.

In a case brought against a law firm for copyright infringement based on its printing and viewing Web pages, Gesmer analogized the arguments as so bizarre that they were «like watching Aristotle being forced to debate John Cleese during a Monty Python revival festival.»

Panama's public prosecutor against organised crime said there was no evidence so far to take action against the law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal, following a raid lasting 27 hours on its offices.

Obtained six - figure settlement on behalf of national lobbying firm against law firm for legal malpractice in Federal Court and mediation.

With malpractice claims against law firms on the rise, most law firms may find mandatory arbitration agreements beneficial, if only to keep the claims against them outside of the public eye and the public dockets.

Those dealers later joined together and launched a class action against law firm Cassels Brock.

A British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint against a law firm made by a former employee because the woman lied about when she found out she was pregnant.

Represented Lawyers Professional Liability insurer in coverage disputes regarding whether allegations against law firm involved billing practices of firm or the rendering of professional services.

The contract attorney has brought a lawsuit against the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, claiming some of the work he did for the firm should be eligible for overtime pay, according to a May 31 article in the Wall Street Journal, «Lawyer Sues Skadden for Overtime.»

The Mississippi Court of Appeals, reviewing the district court's denial of sanctions against the law firm, held 6 - 4 that the complaint was frivolous and that Rule 11 sanctions should be awarded.

This ruling arises in the context of a bankruptcy administrator who «filed adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court on behalf of Heller against the law firms where Heller's former shareholders had found work,» claiming a fraudulent transfer of Heller's rights to postdissolution fees had occurred, and that a so - called Jewel waiver had to be set aside.

Professional negligence claims brought against law firms in the High Court have almost tripled in the last year, jumping to 418 in 2013/14, according to City law firm RPC.

And for Rossein Associates, $ 1,000 will be used as a payment against the law firm's contract for outside counsel, for sexual harassment policy development and investigations.

As an illustration of the value of authentication, consider the screenshots of excerpts from two email reputation reports below - the first was run against a law firm email alert that did not use authentication; the second is the report for an alert that did.

And the Defense Wins Published by DRI: Dina M. Cox and Kameelah Shaheed - Diallo obtained a dismissal of a legal malpractice claim against their law firm client

The lawyer's counterclaim against the law firm was also an abuse of process, in that it attacked findings of the trial court and of the Court of Appeal in the enforcement action.

Over the past three weeks, the legal malpractice trial against law firm Thompson Coburn in a Madison County, Ill., courtroom drew hardly a single spectator.

In a federal age discrimination suit against law firm Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, the firm maintains that it has no mandatory retirement age for partners.

Blake Morgan and Deutsche Bank are attempting to resolve an # 8.4 m professional negligence claim via alternative dispute resolution (ADR), after the bank took legal action against the law firm last year over a disputed property deed.

One of the best things lawyers can do to avoid hacking is to stay educated about the current attack vectors, especially those used against law firms.

Not only do you become increasingly non-competitive against law firms who are using the latest technology, but bar associations actually require lawyers to stay abreast of relevant technology.

The court dismissed litigation by Canadian members of the Peace Bridge Authority against law firm Kavinoky Cook, which had represented the Authority for decades before a dispute between its Canadian and New York members arose over development of the bridge.

The Post editorial rebuked Stimson for his veiled threats against law firms.

LPOs are vigorously competing against law firms for legal work.

Attorneys from Greene Broillet & Wheeler secured a $ 46.5 million verdict against the law firm of Jones, Day, Revis & Pogue in what was at the time the second - largest legal malpractice verdict in history.

Aug. 27, 2015)(published) reversed $ 8,480 in attorney's fees sanctions imposed against a law firm.

Groups against anti-piracy companies and law firms who allege heavy - handed tactics have launched Denial of Service Attacks against law firms and their clients.

Class actions against law firms also continue to also pose a significant threat, said Simon Chester, a partner with Heenan Blaikie LLP.

(the whole Henry Ford: «if I'd asked my clients what they wanted, they'd have said a faster horse» argument) I've noticed a number of the directories, and legal media / publishers more widely, being more «guerilla» in their marketing lately, largely I think because they're up against law firms fatigued and wary of too much new product development.

Kevin O'Keefe makes a strong case against law firms building custom apps in an article titled, Why Your Law Firm Should Forget About Building An Iphone App.

As we have frequently discussed on this blog, legal clients — especially larger clients and those that frequently need legal services (in other words, the lifeblood of many business - focused law firms)-- are getting more and more savvy and assertive in pushing back against law firms on the legal invoices submitted for payment.

My point then was that Fortune 500 GCs seeking a lawyer for a basic corporate deal did not require the same level of protection against a law firm's marketing as e.g. a terrified first - time criminal defendant or a teenager tragically injured in a car wreck.

This follows from Nova Scotia's prior amendment of its legislation permitting findings of professional misconduct against law firms.

An Ontario Superior Court judge has awarded damages against law firm Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP in the amount of $ 45 million for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and professional negligence.

Defended a national law firm whose case was dismissed from the largest securities litigation pending against a law firm at the time.

There's another suit against a law firm in New York, this one by Caroline Memnon, a former associate in the New York office of Clifford Chance, according to the New York Sun, via Above the Law.

In June 2011, the HRTO dismissed all of Visic's allegations against the law firm.

The Tenant then filed a lawsuit against the Law Firm, alleging it had violated the Act with the Notice.

With the recession crimping legal budgets, some big companies are fighting back against law firms» longstanding practice of billing them by the hour.

Panama's public prosecutor against organized crime said Wednesday there was no evidence so far to take action against the law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal, following a raid lasting 27 hours on its offices.