Following a New York Fair Labor Standards Act class action, which was settled in January, Chief U.S. District Judge William Skretny entered an order on September 18, 2013, reducing the requested attorneys’ fees by nearly half. Money

People tend to come up with outrageous excuses to relieve them of jury duty. However, this was not the case for award winning actor Tom Hanks, who was selected for jury duty in a domestic violence trial because both sides felt his answers during voir dire were truthful and he did not give any reason for skirting his civic duty. Thanks

“Every attorney admitted to practice in this state (California) has independent duties that are not reduced or eliminated because a superior has directed a certain course of action.” malicious

The 11th Circuit recently ruled that two attorneys did not violate the Florida Rules of Professional conduct for not signing a standard pre-formatted Chapter 13 petition for bankruptcy that they helped a pro se litigant prepare. Ghost