The Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, affirmed the Supreme Court’s denial of J.C. Penney’s motion to disqualify plaintiffs’ counsel, Jones Day, due to a conflict of interest. Sophistication

The San Diego County Bar Legal Ethics Committee published an Opinion in July of this year on what constitutes reasonable billing. Billing

According to the New Jersey Supreme Court (“NJSC”), pursuing a career in stand-up comedy, reality television, and film, while simultaneously residing on the bench is incompatible with the State's Code of Judicial Conduct. Rules

A Rhode Island attorney, Gerard Donley, was sentenced to six years in prison in a case in which he was accused of participating in a conspiracy to bribe a witness so that he would not testify against Donley’s client. Coaching

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