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Federal aviation law does not preempt a passenger’s claim against an airline for a breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing dismissal of a suit. The plaintiff was an active member of Northwest Airline’s frequent flier program for several years until the airline revoked his membership. He filed suit, arguing that the airline revoked his membership arbitrarily because he complained too frequently about its service

A six-person jury in upstate New York has awarded $2.5 million to a former laboratory chemist who developed mesothelioma as a result of testing asbestos-containing ingredients in a machine manufactured by Ford Motor Co. For years, James Ginter used the FAST (Friction Assessment Screening Test) machine, manufactured and sold by Ford, to test friction materials for use in brakes.

The American Bar Association recently released the results of its 2011 legal technology survey, which evaluated lawyers’ use of smartphones, tablets and software as a service, among other things. Conducted by the Legal Technology Resource Center, the annual Legal Technology Survey Report questioned ABA members in private practice during the first six months of the year about topics such as mobile lawyers, law office technology and litigation and courtroom technology.

Conferences, bar events and business dinners all provide lawyers with an opportunity to network and build relationships with colleagues and clients. But many attorneys dread the requisite small talk.

Conferences, bar events and business dinners all provide lawyers with an opportunity to network and build relationships with colleagues and clients. But many attorneys dread the requisite small talk.

The Sentencing Reform Act precludes federal courts from imposing or lengthening a prison term in order to promote a criminal defendant’s rehabilitation, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.

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In a trio of cases tried together against Hoffman-LaRoche, the maker of Accutane, jurors awarded just one of the plaintiffs suffering from inflammatory bowel disease $2.1 million. Plaintiffs’ attorney Michael Hook of Hook & Bolton in Pensacola, Fla., was 7-0 against the drugmaker prior to the trials.

Within President Obama's 216-page federal budget request are numerous items for lawyers to keep an eye on as the budget works its way through Congress.

Sanctions in e-discovery cases are at an all-time high, according to a recent analysis published in the Duke Law Journal.

A new app for the iPad called iJuror is intended to help lawyers pick a jury. In this May 28 photo, customers are silhouetted at the launch of the new iPad tablet computer at an Apple store in central Rome, Italy.

A recent study found that racial exclusion in jury selection - particularly in capital and other serious felony cases - remains common.