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• NY firm pays $574,000 in compensation for age-discrimination

  May 17 2012 New York law firm Kelley Drye & Warren has agreed to pay $574,000 in compensation to former equity partner Eugene T D’Ablemont, who was forced to give up his equity in... more

• US Court dismisses suit by retired partners of defunct firm Coudert

  Apr 17 2012 A US District Court has dismissed a claim brought by 24 retired partners from the now-defunct law firm Coudert. The group alleged that Baker & McKenzie, Orrick... more

• NY firm Kelley Drye & Warren agrees to end compulsory de-equitization at 70

  Apr 13 2012 New York law firm Kelley Drye & Warren has agreed to end its policy of requiring partners to relinquish their equity in the firm at the age of 70. The firm made... more

• NY firm Kasowitz Benson sees profits and revenue drop

  Mar 07 2012 New York firm Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman has reported a decline in both revenue and profits per partner in 2011. The firm’s revenue dropped 2 per cent from... more

• Small claims to be mediated by telephone in England and Wales

  Mar 01 2012 The Ministry of Justice has concluded a public consultation process with an announcement of plans to introduce telephone mediation sessions in England and Wales. The... more

• 20 more US law schools to be added to class action

  Feb 28 2012 David Anziska and Jesse Strauss' crusade against law schools that provide misleading information to potential students continues apace. This year, the duo have... more

• FoxMandal and Little & Co Make De-merger Settlement

  Feb 14 2012 Indian firms FoxMandal and Little have ended their five-year old alliance, de-merging with a settlement agreement after internal conflicts between the partners led to... more

• DLA Piper and Dechert settle dispute over lateral hire

  Jan 18 2012 A long running dispute between DLA Piper and Dechert over Dechert’s hire of former DLA litigation co-head Neil Gerrard has been settled after going through arbitration... more

• US Justice Department boosts antitrust litigation team

  Nov 26 2011 The Justice Department has hired star litigator Glenn Pomerantz to bolster its trial team for the antitrust case against AT&T’s $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA.... more

• Bad behavior ruins foreclosure firm Steven J. Baum P.C.

  Nov 26 2011 Steven J. Baum P.C. law firm has announced that it will shut down after losing much of its client list in the wake of controversial foreclosure practices. They are one... more

• Law Offices of Gary M. Kazin Settles Workers' Compensation Case for $750,000

  Nov 23 2011 The Law Offices of Gary M. Kazin has obtained a $750,000 settlement on behalf of a Georgia foreman in a work-related injury case. Attorney Gary M. Kazin represented... more

• Linklaters reportedly pays £13m to settle professional negligence case

  Oct 04 2011 According to reports, Linklaters has paid up £13 million to settle a professional negligence claim brought against it by former client Levicom. Levicom claimed... more

• Manchester firm Gately offers a job to the lawyer that sued them for over a year

  Sep 27 2011 Manchester firm Gately has hired a former Halliwells lawyer as part of a settlement deal to end that lawyer’ legal suit against them. Emma Nutbeen was a legal... more

• Facebook v Winklevoss twins feud comes to an end

  Apr 13 2011 Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has won the legal battle against former Harvard classmates who accused him of stealing their idea for Facebook. A three-judge... more

• Wragge & Co to pay former client £7.5 in damages for professional negligence

  Apr 12 2011 Wragge & Co has been found guilty of professional negligence and ordered to pay damages of over £7.5m to former client Amalgamated Metal Corporation (AMC). The High... more

• Tiger Woods' wife turns to McGuire Woods for divorce

  Aug 26 2010 Tiger Woods' website has officially revealed about the finalized divorce settlement of the number one golfer in the world, Tiger Woods with wife of five years and a... more

• Baker & McKenzie to Pay $6 Million in Settlement Over Coudert Business

  Aug 02 2010 Baker & McKenzie has agreed to pay $6.65 million to compensate the bankruptcy estate of Coudert Brothers for profits Baker earned from unfinished business that... more

• Mesothelioma Settlement

  Jun 15 2010 There are many reasons for a mesothelioma settlement to occur. Some corporations do not want the adverse publicity that would be generated by a trial and are willing... more

• Discrimination claim against Clifford Chance reopened after $350K settlement

  Mar 26 2010 Clifford Chance offered an ex-associate $350,000 to settle a discrimination claim. The plaintiff, Caroline Memnon, had accused the firm of racially discriminating... more

• Lawyer accepts multi million pound settlement in sexual discrimination case

  Mar 16 2010 UK lawyer Gillian Switalski, 53, had demanded a record £19million in compensation for alleged intimidation and sexual discrimination at the hands of her former... more

• Class action suit stops Facebook's Beacons

  Sep 22 2009 A class action lawsuit has led to Facebook agreeing to shutdown the controversial Facebook Beacon service. Through the Facebook Beacon service, Facebook is notified... more

• Wachtell and Shearman face SEC action after failed Bank of America settlement

  Sep 16 2009 Two of the most prominent US law firms are facing scrutiny after U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff rejected the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) proposed... more

• Facebook and StudiVZ reach settlement in plagiarism dispute

  Sep 11 2009 Facebook and German social network operator StudiVZ have reached a settlement in the alleged plagiarism case, with the StudiVZ paying Facebook an undisclosed sum as... more

• Ropes & Gray, Davis Polk advise on Pfizer's $2.3bn settlement

  Sep 03 2009 Ropes & Gray served as Pfizer's lead outside counsel in negotiating Pfizer's agreement to pay $2.3 billion in penalties to settle charges of illegally marketing drugs.... more

• GE pays $200m to lawyers and accountants to reach SEC settlement

  Aug 05 2009 General Electric Company announced that it had reached a settlement with the United States ecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC), without admitting or denying... more

• Shell agrees to $15.5 million settlement in Nigeria case

  Jun 09 2009 Royal Dutch Shell agreed to pay $15.5 million to settle claims that the the company, a subsidiary, and the head of the company's Nigerian operations were complicit in... more

• Two disbarred lawyers convicted in diet pill case

  Apr 06 2009 Two lawyers were convicted on Friday of defrauding their clients of almost US $ 100 million related to the settlement of a products liability case brought by users of... more

• Jones Day settles 'stupidest trademark lawsuit ever'

  Feb 19 2009 International law firm Jones Day sued blockshopper.com in 2008 after it posted articles about Jones Day attorneys Dan Malone Jr. and Jacob Tiedt who had recently... more

• Facebook's secret $65m settlement revealed in law firm brochure

  Feb 13 2009 A law firm claims that Facebook paid $65 million to settle a ConnectU’s suit. ConnectU was accusing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of stealing the idea for the... more

• Sidley Austin, Pepper Hamilton on new Zyprexa settlement for Eli Lilly

  Oct 23 2008 Eli Lilly & Co. said it will record a charge of nearly $1.4 billion to make up for payments it expects to make in a Zyprexa settlement with federal prosecutors. Sidley... more

• Debevoise & Plimpton on $19.4 Billion UBS Auction-Rate Securities Settlement

  Aug 11 2008 Swiss bank UBS AG announced Friday that it will buy back $19.4 billion in failed auction-rate securities and pay a fine of $150 million to Massachusetts and New York.... more

• Orrick Settles With San Diego for $2.8 Million Over City Pension Fund

  Jul 30 2008 For the second time in little more than a month, an Am Law 100 firm has agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement with the city of San Diego stemming from a city... more

• Milberg law firm to pay $75m in deal with prosecutors

  Jun 18 2008 The Milberg law firm has admitted former partners paid about $11.3 million in kickbacks to professional plaintiffs in class-action cases that brought it roughly $239... more

• Class-Action Law Firm Milberg LLP Close to a Settlement

  Jun 03 2008 According to the Wall Street Journal, class-action law firm Milberg LLP is close to a settlement that could end a federal prosecution of the firm for alleged kickbacks. more

• Merck Says 44,000 Have Signed Up for $4.85 Billion Vioxx Settlement

  Mar 04 2008 More than 44,000 people have signed up for shares of a $4.85 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, a sign that the deal is on track to go forward,... more

• The Lanier Law Firm Announces $4.85 Billion National Vioxx Settlement With Merck & Co. Inc.

  Nov 10 2007 Attorneys from The Lanier Law Firm are announcing a nationwide settlement agreement with pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. that should resolve at least 85% of the... more