On February 9, 2010, the medical malpractice lawsuit of Marshall v. Moniz, No. CL08-2018 in Circuit Court for the County of York and the Town of Poquoson, Virginia, was heard on the Defendants’ three dilatory pleadings. Plaintiff alleges that various surgery-related acts and/or omissions caused him ...

Corporation Law The Corporation: Formation KRB 182-188 MBCA §§ 2.03-2.06 (it would be a good idea to skim MBCA chapters 1-5 (it is only 6 pages))(MBCA = Model Business Corporation Act) Limited Liability KRB 189-204 MBCA § 6.22(b) The Limited...

Maybe Toyota should take a lesson from Bingham McCutchen: don't try to cut corners when producing a hybrid. Back in October, Bingham announced that it would be adopting a new "merit-lockstep" hybrid approach to associate compensation. The plan came with the stamp of approval from Bingham partners a ...

The lateral market for 2010 is expected to be brisk and we’ve already seen some big moves in the first month and a half of the year.  This is following a record high for lateral moves in 2009, although some of that can be attributed to mergers or failing firms. Big moves so far this year [...] ...

I didn't even realize this was a milestone that had not yet been reached, but apparently it is:Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is recommending to President Obama that he nominate for the first time ever an openly gay male to serve on the federal bench, according to the senator’s office. The senator has ...

An industry colleague ran into a situation today where a financial advisor is recommending that the plaintiffs take cash and purchase a SPIA in lieu of receiving a structured settlement and called to ask me for my thoughts. A Single Premium Annuity Contract or "SPIA" is a contract between a person ...

The administrators of Wind Hellas, the Greek telecoms group that became the UK's largest pre-pack administration, have begun a formal investigation into the deal.

Opponents of the plaintiffs' bar stepped up their rhetoric today with the release of a report trying to detail the lawyers' influence in Washington. The report is part of a series called Trial Lawyers Inc., produced by the New York-based...

The recession might not be as bad as it was, but tell that to all those people out there who can't find jobs or are facing this type of government action (in the most progressive of all cities): From Heather...

By Elliot Schlissel, New York Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled that the use of a taser stun gun by a police officer can be considered, under certain circumstances, excessive force which leaves the police officer o ...