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As thousands of gallons of crude oil undulated toward the five-state Gulf of Mexico coastline earlier this week, BP Plc’s chief executive assured shrimpers, fisherman and everyone else that his company takes full responsibility for the cleanup and any damages ...

Dear Editor: The article (“Talks may end suit over ‘Traffic Law Center’ name,” April 27), based partially on my comments, but mostly on Mr. [Rudolph] Telscher’s comments, may have mistakenly conveyed the impression that Mr. Bosley, prior to the dismissal ...

For a moment last week as the Goldman Sachs drama unfolded, it looked as if the bank might defend itself against a sensational civil fraud charge by hanging out to dry one of its vice presidents, the fabulous Frenchman, Fabrice ...

The practice of including confidentiality clauses (or self-imposed protective orders) in settlement agreements has been common for decades – and it has been controversial for nearly as long. Is it ethical for one lawyer – usually, but not always, the ...

Electronic documents come and go. An e-mail is received. An e-mail is deleted. But if there is – or even may be – a lawsuit in your future, failure to preserve electronic documents now could have devastating consequences. Six years ...

I was in the U.S. Court of Appeals on the top floor of Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Building the day in 1970 when Judge (not yet Justice) John Paul Stevens took his seat for the first time as a member of ...

Now that the Securities and Exchange Commission has unofficially declared Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to be the big bad wolf of the 2007-2009 financial crisis, what should investors do? I believe they should buy Goldman Sachs stock. I like some ...

After five years of development and in-depth customer reviews, Westlaw has created a new interface, WestlawNext, that actually supports the way people conduct legal research. I’ve had the opportunity to review it over the last few weeks, and I must ...

Call them the crazies, call them one of “those” clients, but whether you practice criminal law, civil litigation, or are a domestic guru, you get to deal with them. Actually, maybe all clients fall into the crazy category at some ...

According to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Fall 2009 survey, the cost of insurance is expected to increase an average of 11 percent to 16 percent each year. Faced with rising costs and frequent prodding by insurance providers, employers ...

For anyone who thinks that the nation’s housing mess is getting better, think again. Yes, sales in the area are moving in a positive direction, and the decline in home values – although still a significant problem – is not ...