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Getting the business, from in-house counsel
Lawyers sifting through social media tools should start with LinkedIn, a panel of in-house counsel told their law firm counterparts April 21 at a program in Richmond. “It’s your resume and Rolodex online,” all rolled into one, said Springfield lawyer Brett Coffee, a panelist at Virginia Lawyers Media’s first Business and Law Breakfast April 21 […]
Proposal: Expand pro bono by corporate counsel
Corporate counsel would be able to provide pro bono legal services without the supervision now required by rules of court, according to a proposal by a joint task force of the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Bar Association. The proposal would apply to attorneys licensed in another state but limited largely to representing their […]
Supreme Court asks for pro bono proposal for corporate counsel
The Supreme Court of Virginia has asked the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Bar Association to submit a proposed rule for pro bono practice by corporate counsel. The request followed comments last month by Randal S. Milch, executive vice president and general counsel of Verizon Communications Inc., about “regulatory impediments” by the Virginia State […]
New Web site lets in-house counsel rate outside firms
Hoping to give in-house lawyers a powerful tool to assess outside legal help, the Association of Corporate Counsel has unveiled a Web site that grades law firms on how well they perform and whether they stay within budget. Subscribers can click here to read the full article.
New Web site lets in-house counsel rate outside firms
Hoping to give in-house lawyers a powerful tool to assess outside legal help, the Association of Corporate Counsel has unveiled a Web site that grades law firms on how well they perform and whether they stay within budget. Subscribers can click here to read the full article.
CEO can’t muzzle in-house lawyer
An in-house lawyer’s warning that he represented the company, not its employees or CEO, meant the CEO could not use the attorney-client privilege to keep the lawyer from testifying before a federal grand jury. In an unpublished decision June 11 in U.S. v. Investment Properties of America LLC, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
Benchmarks for the board room: corporate counsel metrics
“How’m I doing?” was former New York City Mayor Ed Koch’s trademark greeting to his constituents. Lawyers may ask themselves the same question. Lawyers who labor in a law firm often use the almighty billable hour as their primary measure of productivity. But an attorney who works for a corporation may come at that billable-hour […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
- Jury rules in plaintiff’s favor in defamation suit with city — $300,000 verdict
- Woman missed step on walkway, rupturing Achilles tendon — $160,000 settlement
- Court dismisses suit in hit-and-run death of 2-year-old
Opinion Digests
- Debtor fails to show that signatures were forged
- Alleged defect in service of process excused
- Sales reps defeat injunction motion by former employer
- Court refuses to strike damages expert’s report
- Company can’t dismiss securities class action
- Defendants sued for not repaying loan
- No claim for ACA retaliation outside employment arena
- Plaintiffs awarded $33K in damages, $324K in fees
- Bank dodges claim for customer’s in-person transfer
- Jury to decide who is on hook for $207K loss
- Woman claims hospital did not offer appropriate exam
- Board members accused of political patronage
