A former associate in Foley & Lardner’s Chicago office named Zafar Hasan is suing the firm for employment discrimination. Hasan, a Muslim of Indian descent stated that in 2004, his partners at the firm were pushed to fire him based on his race, religion, color and national origin right after the September 11 attacks.
Allegedly, the [...]

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Here’s some fabulous trivia, no sarcasm in that statement of course. According to a poll of 5,000 U.S. workers, 74% discovered “misconduct” within their place of business with colleagues who will do “whatever it takes” to achieve business goals.
More than half of workers in banking and finance industries reported trouble in big business paradise. According [...]

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Fort Lauderdale-baded Greenspoon Marder isn’t letting harsh financial times bring them down. Not a chance. In fact, they recently opened a new office in Stuart, Florida and hired on four attorneys.
That’s right…and their plans for growth doesn’t stop there.
According to The National Law Journal, “the 72-lawyer firm added the new office to accommodate two new [...]

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The auto industry is in some serious trouble and bankruptcies are a definite possibility. Attorneys speculate that General Motors Corp. may be heading down that dark road, resulting in legal fights about union issues and consumer warranties.
“If a General Motors bankruptcy leads to manufacturing plant closings or a scaling back of [...]

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In attempts to dodge the bullet fired against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson has turned to a Chicago personal injury lawyer, James D. Montgomery Sr. His firm is affiliated to the late Johnnie Cochran Jr.’s firm, and Montgomery stated that Jackson is the “Senate Candidate 5″ referenced in the criminal complaint lodged against Blagojevich. [...]

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Times are financially tough. People are losing their jobs left and right. It’s not easy out there. Not at all! However, some individuals must have read The Secret and have chosen not to let this economic crisis bring them down. Instead, they are making light of it by getting creative when trying to search for [...]

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A jury in San Fran just said no to a $17 million legal malpractice claim against Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe after eight years of fighting. Claiming breach of fiduciary duty by retired trusts and estates partner William Hoisington, the dispute didn’t result in a big reward. However, Hosington is still being held responsible for his [...]

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When it rains it pours… Just ask the lawfirm, Dreier, LLP, whose founder and sole equity partner Marc Dreier is facing charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a $113 million hedge fund fraud scheme. Also, Wachovia is suing the firm for defaulting on $9 million in loans. And now, three former [...]

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The case regarding the teen who escaped his abusive home keeps getting heated in the courtroom. Running into a fitness center in shackles, his “aunt” and the two homeowners were arrested and now face trial for chaining the boy to the fireplace, choking him with a belt and denying him food for days at a [...]

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Held on $2.2 million bail are Michael Schumacher and Kelly Layne Lau who are charged with 13 felony counts after a teenage boy showed up at a gym in boxers and shackles. He appeared emaciated and was covered in soot. Another guardian, Caren Ramirez (a woman the boy called “aunt”) was charged [...]

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