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Sentencing a criminal defendant under later guidelines that provide for a higher sentence than those in effect at the time the crimes were committed violates the ex post facto clause, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision.

In a previous case, the court ruled a consumer class action could not go forward because plaintiffs failed to establish damages on a class-wide basis.

Tagged with: class action suit Roebuck & Co. v. Butler Sears Supreme Court

In an effort to fend off a real audit of their books, one of the major tobacco companies hired a law firm to look into whether it was classifying its 5,000 workers correctly.

A new federal rule will allow certain undocumented immigrants who are applying for permanent residency to stay in the U.S. while they seek waivers to remain in the country, rather than require them to wait overseas while their applications are pending.

Litigation funding companies are increasingly marketing their services to cash-strapped plaintiffs who have large medical bills but possibly an even larger legal recovery on the horizon.

At 35 years old, Garcia is tantalizingly close to a goal he latched on to when he was 10: to become a lawyer. He paid his own way through college and law school, and has passed arguably the hardest bar exam in the country. One impediment stands between him and his dream. Garcia is an undocumented immigrant.

Just months after the Stryker hip replacement system was voluntarily recalled, plaintiffs’ lawyers have filed the first lawsuits against its manufacturer, Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

Don’t wear a pinky ring. Don’t wear monogrammed shirts. Don’t drive your fancy sports car to the courthouse.

Lawyers representing three workers burned in an explosion at a southern Illinois grain silo have won more than $179 million against ConAgra Foods for failing to clean up stored wheat that became combustible.

A $34.5 million legal malpractice verdict against Holland & Knight is a wake-up call to lawyers about the pitfalls of creating an “accidental client” relationship.

Recent statistics indicate that more lawyers than ever are going solo, whether by choice or out of necessity. What has not changed, say law practice management experts, is that both newbie and experienced solos are not planning for retirement early or often enough.