After the 341(a) hearing that a debtor must attend following a San Diego bankruptcy under either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, there exists a requirement that the debtor attend a financial management course. This is the second of the two courses mandated by the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protecti ...

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One of the things I hated when I worked in an Amlaw 100 firm was the relentless pressure to "sell" the virtues of other practice areas, as if every partner and every practice area was of elite quality.  When the partner or practice area was of elite quality and the client had a need i ...

DC's Big Blizzard(s): Will the SEC Still Declare Your Filings Effective? I won't whine since I grew up in Chicago, but a second blizzard is expected today in Washington as federal government offices are closed here for a second straight day as we dig out from the first. As I blogged on Friday, fede ...

Per an earlier post, this Spring semester has a lot of IP to offer.  Tomorrow afternoon, 2/10, Prof. Donald Chisum will sum up some of the most significant patent cases from 2009.  Then, on Thursday afternoon, 2/11, Prof. Janice Mueller will give the Randall-Park lecture on The ‘Impossible Iss ...

IMPORTANT NOTE: To anyone who was planning on attending MI's live event on Capitol Hill this afternoon, at which we were to unveil the newest Trial Lawyers, Inc. report, Trial Lawyers, Inc.: K Street--A Report on the Litigation Lobby 2010,...

A former secretary at an Illinois asbestos plant, Union Asbestos and Rubber Company (UNARCO) was awarded $17.87 Million as a result of contracting an asbestos related disease, mesothelioma. The woman was employed from 1967 to 1969 at UNARCO as a secretary. The lawsuit alleged that Pneumo Abex LLC ...

JuryBox2.jpg Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management issues model jury instruction “to help deter jurors from using electronic technologies to research or communicate about cases on which they serve.” ...

Source: NLJ.com, February 8, 2010. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp Snow Covers Washington Courts "Scenes from around Judiciary Square in downtown Washington today -- in case you are at home and wondering what it looks like." ...

In order to comply with subscription agreements you will need to use your own Westlaw password to view the full text of cases listed below: Tuesday, February 09, 2010    1. People v. Danton2010 WL 424920(N.Y.Sup. Feb 02, 2010) (NO. 5759/03)Mark Zeno, ...