Most Plaintiffs Who Reject Settlement Offers Do Worse at Trial

The gamble of going to trial doesn't pay off for most plaintiffs, according to a study of more than 2,000 civil suits from 2002 to 2005. Sixty-one percent of plaintiffs who turned down settlement offers ended up faring worse at trial, according to a New York Times story on the... Continue reading.

Lawyer Who Paid Rent of Edwards' Mistress 'Shocked' to Learn of Affair
The Dallas lawyer who paid the monthly rent of John Edwards' mistress says he was "shocked" to learn that rumors of the affair were true. In an interview with Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog, Fred Baron said he paid to move Rielle Hunter to California and funded her monthly rent... Continue reading.

50 Lawyers Pack Court to Support Solo Whose Office Was Searched
Lawyers in Texas upset about a judge-authorized search of a solo practitioner who is representing an alleged contract killer filed into a Collin County court last week in a show of support for lawyer Keith Gore. In February, with the OK of 401st District Judge Mark Rusch, Texas Rangers and... Continue reading.

Wachtell Still #1, Vault Survey Says
For the sixth straight year, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz ranks as the top law firm in the country according to the latest Vault survey. Cravath Swaine & Moore retains the No. 2 spot, and among the rest of the top 10, only one name is different than last year,... Continue reading.

Appeals Court Rejects Militia Organizer's Second Amendment Claim
A federal appeals court has ruled a man who organized his own militia did not have a Second Amendment right to possess a machine gun. Hollis Wayne Fincher had argued that his Washington County Militia was a well-regulated militia that was protected by the amendment. A federal judge rejected his... Continue reading.

Judge Suggests Legal Fees Padded Due to Billable-Hour Requirement
A dispute over $64,000 in a judge's unpaid legal fees has highlighted law firm billable-hour requirements. Judge David French of Palm Beach County claims the Rutherford Mulhall law firm charged him for 300 unnecessary hours of work in his alimony case and suggests that law firm policies may be to... Continue reading.