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Winston & Strawn, Partner Settle ‘Decompression’ Suit
Winston & Strawn has settled on the eve of trial a suit by a partner who claimed the firm broke a deal to exempt him from “decompression,” a policy sharply cutting partners’ pay after age 65. As a result of the settlement, the parties stated the suit by Anthony F. LoFrisco, 74, “will be dismissed and he will resign from the firm on Nov. 26, 2007.” The settlement ends an unusual suit that had drawn much attention to firms’ handling of aging rainmakers, many of whom are challenging policies on retirement.
Forgetting long-time bonds, Alzheimer’s patients fall in love (AFP)
AFP - When her husband of 55 years began seeing another woman, former US Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor did not begin high-profile divorce proceedings or condemn his infidelity.
For Summer Associates, Size Does Matter
Small is beautiful, according to the more than 7,300 respondents to our Summer Associates Survey. Though the summers liked big firms, their evaluations show they liked life at small to midsize firms better. Students craved juicy assignments, friendly offices and lots of attention, and the firms that best met these needs tended to be medium-size, with smaller summer programs. Whether big or small, firms that did well in the survey focused on training, mentoring and involving summers in exciting projects.
No More Court Vacancies for Bush (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report - Veteran court insiders and administration officials say that there is little possibility that President Bush will be handed another Supreme Court nomination because of a retirement.
Bush Fills Five DOJ Vacancies
President George W. Bush on Thursday promoted three Department of Justice officials to top posts while nominating two outsiders to fill jobs that have been vacant for several months. Bush nominated Gregory Katsas, the current acting associate attorney general in the department’s No.3 position, to head the Civil Division. For deputy attorney general, the president picked U.S. District Judge Mark Filip of the Northern District of Illinois.
Giuliani woos conservatives on judges (AP)
AP - Presidential contender Rudy Giuliani has been winning over some conservative Republicans by promising to appoint judges in the mold of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and others who might seem likely to limit the reach of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion.
US appeals court allows execution of child killer (AFP)
AFP - A US appeals court Thursday ruled the execution of a child killer and rapist could be carried out, reversing a lower court’s stay of the death sentence while the Supreme Court considers the legality of lethal injection.
US Supreme Court blocks execution of child killer (AFP)
AFP - A US appeals court Thursday ruled the execution of a child killer and rapist could be carried out, reversing a lower court’s stay of the death sentence while the Supreme Court considers the legality of lethal injection.
Tax Preparers Face Proposed Billion-Dollar Class Action Over E-Filing
A Philadelphia plaintiffs firm filed suit in federal court Monday in what it says is a billion-dollar class action against a group of income tax software companies for excessive fees charged for e-filing. The suit, , alleges that group members, such as H&R Block Inc. and Intuit Inc., illegally charged millions of U.S. taxpayers excessive e-filing fees.
Federal judge stays Florida execution pending high court ruling (AFP)
AFP - A federal judge in Miami on Wednesday stayed the execution of a convicted child killer and rapist pending a decision by the US Supreme Court on whether lethal injections violate the constitution.