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Chief Justice Roberts suffered seizure: report (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice
John Roberts, 52, suffered a seizure before falling and being
taken to hospital on Monday, CNN reported.
Chief Justice Roberts suffers seizure (AP)
AP - Chief Justice John Roberts was taken by ambulance to a hospital on Monday after a fall at his home in Maine, Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said.
Chief Justice Roberts suffers seizure, fall (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, 52,
was taken to a hospital on Monday after falling at his home in
Maine, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said.
Buyout Firm Hits Mayer Brown With $245 Million Refco Suit
The private equity firm that owned a controlling interest in failed commodities brokerage Refco Inc. has filed a $245 million lawsuit against Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, accusing the law firm of helping to conceal the sham transactions that led to Refco’s collapse. Boston-based buyout firm Thomas H. Lee Partners filed a complaint against Mayer Brown on Thursday in federal court in Manhattan, alleging that Mayer Brown handled 17 fraudulent transactions at the behest of Refco’s executives between 2000 and 2005.
Democrat charges U.S. justices "duped" Senate (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts and
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito "duped" the U.S. Senate into
confirming them, a top Democratic lawmaker charged on Friday,
days after a key Republican questioned if they had lived up to
their promises.
K&L Gates in Merger Talks With Dallas’ Hughes & Luce
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis is in merger negotiations with Dallas-based Hughes & Luce, with plans calling for a possible combination of the firms by the end of the year. Peter Kalis, chairman and managing partner of K&L Gates, says there is “enormous amount of enthusiasm” for the deal within his firm. The firms went public with the talks in order to stave off the rumor mill, says Edward Coultas, managing partner of Hughes & Luce: “Once you put anything out among two lawyers, it’s out.”
KLA Escapes Tough Backdating Penalty
Semiconductor equipment maker KLA-Tencor emerged Wednesday from an SEC backdating probe with barely a scratch, avoiding fraud charges and penalties entirely. This is probably the result, some in the defense bar say, of its extensive cooperation with the SEC — and an aggressive internal investigation carried out by Richard Marmaro, a partner with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. The SEC sang KLA’s praises and sent a message to other companies about the value of cooperation in its press release.
Edwards Campaign Leads the Pack in Contributions From Lawyers
Lawyers and law firms dropped another $13 million into the coffers of the 2008 presidential campaigns during the second quarter of the year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Since the start of the year, the legal industry has contributed $27.5 million to the campaigns, 66 percent of which has gone to three Democratic candidates: former Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama. Edwards, a trial lawyer, continues to lead in lawyer contributions.
N.Y. Federal Judge Strikes Down Many New Attorney Ad Rules
A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional most of the sweeping new restrictions on attorney advertising introduced this year by the New York courts. The restrictions had barred lawyers from such practices as using nicknames suggesting an ability to obtain results or touting “characteristics clearly unrelated to legal competence.” Prohibitions on active client testimonials, portrayals of judges and fictitious law firms and the use of Internet pop-up ads were also struck down as unconstitutional.
O’Connor: Educate youth about government (AP)
AP - Judicial independence is under attack from people who don’t understand that court rulings must be based on legality instead of popularity, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor said Monday.