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Today's Top Stories

• Appellate Ruling Sets the Stage for Trial in Broadway Scandal

• Preet Bharara's Office Buoyed by First Insider-Trading Trial Win After 'Newman'

• New York State Bar Ethics Panel Approves Practice of Law Firms Billing for Work by Unpaid Interns

• Judge Decides What's Admissible in Next GM Ignition Switch Trial

• A Media Lawyer's Take on Stock Photos? Handle With Care.

• Big Firm Hiring is Bright Spot in Stagnant Job Market

• Justice Resigns in Probe of Facebook Politicking

• Defense Counsel Faulted; Panel Vacates Convictions

• Pushback Against Expanding Use of Non-Competes

• Mediating Valuation Disputes in Minority Oppression Litigation

• NAM Perspectives - Resolving Thorny Issues Before Coming to Mediation - The Compensation Lien

Appellate Ruling Sets the Stage for Trial in Broadway Scandal

The legal battle over a doomed Broadway musical play is headed to trial after a New York appeals court ruled Thursday that the show's production company can... Read More »

Preet Bharara's Office Buoyed by First Insider-Trading Trial Win After 'Newman'

Prosecutors were able to meet the heightened standard by persuading jurors that former New York banker Sean Stewart received a tangible benefit for passing... Read More »

New York State Bar Ethics Panel Approves Practice of Law Firms Billing for Work by Unpaid Interns

A New York State Bar Association ethics committee's opinion approving the practice of law firms billing clients for the work of unpaid student interns is drawing... Read More »

Judge Decides What's Admissible in Next GM Ignition Switch Trial

Judge Jesse Furman made several critical rulings Thursday ahead of a Sept. 12 trial date in the next bellwether trial over faulty GM ignition switches. Read More »

A Media Lawyer's Take on Stock Photos? Handle With Care.

George Freeman, executive director of the Media Law Resource Center, discusses recent rulings on stock images and what media companies can do to shield themselves... Read More »

Big Firm Hiring is Bright Spot in Stagnant Job Market

Firms with 500 or more lawyers hired the largest percentage of new graduates since 2009 last year. And the median salary for newly minted attorneys working... Read More »

Justice Resigns in Probe of Facebook Politicking

A town court justice in Putnam County has resigned as the state Commission on Judicial Conduct looked into allegations he engaged in possibly improper politicking,... Read More »

Defense Counsel Faulted; Panel Vacates Convictions

An appeals court has granted a new hearing for a Queens man seeking to vacate his conviction of kidnapping, sex-trafficking and other offenses who said his... Read More »

Pushback Against Expanding Use of Non-Competes

In their Commercial Division Update, George Bundy Smith and Thomas J. Hall write: In the traditional context involving trade secrets and confidential customer... Read More »

Mediating Valuation Disputes in Minority Oppression Litigation

Arthur H. Rosenbloom explains the theory and practice of oppression litigation—when minority shareholders of an entity sue, claiming that the conduct... Read More »

NAM Perspectives - Exchanging the Mediation Brief ? Is it in Your Best Interest?

The submission of a well-crafted brief prior to the mediation is an excellent opportunity to give the mediator a real preview of your position in advance. It can be used to educate, persuade, and create a roadmap for settlement negotiations. Read More »

Dorsey Withdraws Invitation to Indicted Former CEO

Two days after announcing that former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli would attend a firm life services conference, Dorsey & Whitney has uninvited... Read More »

Proposed Rule Targets 'Professional Objectors'

Recognizing mounting criticism of so-called "professional objectors," the U.S. Judicial Conference's Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure introduced... Read More »

Judge Throws $84M Uber Deal Into Limbo

The terrain has shifted since Uber reached an agreement to end the case. What happens next may depend on how large a sum is in play and how confident the company... Read More »

Private Prisons Predict ‘Heavy Cost’ After Justice Dept. Ends Use

The U.S. Justice Department’s plan to end its use of private prison operators could deliver a financial hit to those companies' bottom lines as… Read More »

Demand Is Down. Why Are Billing Rates On the Rise

Contradicting the ordinary rules of supply and demand, law firms have continued to jack up hourly fees faster than demand and a projected 1.7 percent annual... Read More »

Attorney Resigns From Bar Following Disciplinary Probe

A Darien-based attorney who was the subject of a disciplinary investigation because of an overdraft in his IOLTA account has resigned from the bar and waived... Read More »

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