Charles Toutant

The ruling closes off an avenue for class counsel to enhance their compensation for representing clients in particularly challenging cases.

Making the entire firm liable for the sanction was warranted because Barnes & Thornburg's general counsel approved the filing of the disqualification motion, the judge wrote.

The ruling closes off an avenue for class counsel to enhance their compensation for representing clients in particularly challenging cases.

"You'd better have a damn good case that's going to get past the anti-SLAPP law," one attorney commented, after a court found client's online criticism of lawyers is a matter of public concern.

Disciplinary authorities say municipal Judge Britt J. Simon's references to immigration issues in three truancy cases point to an appearance of ethnic and socioeconomic bias, while the jurist says his actions were dictated by a broken mechanism for enforcement of truancy cases.

A memoir just published by New Jersey civil rights litigator Edward Barocas describes his determination not to let a disability stand in the way of success.

Under President Donald Trump's administration, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is continuing with development of rules for addressing hazards from extreme heat in the workplace, a project started during the administration of Joe Biden. The agency's current director, with a background in private industry, seems "largely unaffected by the broader administration priorities," one attorney said.

Under President Donald Trump's administration, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is continuing with development of rules for addressing hazards from extreme heat in the workplace, a project started during the administration of Joe Biden. The agency's current director, with a background in private industry, seems "largely unaffected by the broader administration priorities," one attorney said.

An attorney bringing a wage equity suit against Reed Smith says a judge misread an appellate ruling after lawyers for the firm allegedly "planted seeds of confusion."

Numerous local governments nationwide have enacted restrictions on gas-powered leaf blowers, citing air pollution and their high decibel levels. The outcome of the Montclair case could ward off challenges in other states.