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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Has Judicial Immunity Lost its Appeal?

The doctrine of judicial immunity shields judges from lawsuits that target their actions on the bench. But when a judge's conduct is particularly egregious and perhaps even violates someone's civil rights, should the shield come down?

In a piece published today in the Wall Street Journal, Ashby Jones, lead writer for the WSJ's Law Blog, considers this question. It is actively under consideration in Pennsylvania, where two judges of the Court of Common Pleas were accused of routing juveniles to detention centers in exchange for millions of dollars in kickbacks. (For more background on the story, see complete coverage of the affair from The Legal Intelligencer.)

In civil suits filed against the judges, lawyers are seeking to recover... [MORE]

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U.K. Law Firms Face Their 'Greatest Turmoil'

It is hard to know just what the take-away should be from the PricewaterhouseCoopers 2009 survey of U.K. law firms. For the Times Online, the headline from the survey is that the economic downturn has not kept London's leading law firms from producing hundreds of millionaires among their partners. For Bloomberg.com, the headline is that profit at the U.K.'s 100 highest-grossing firms fell an average of 30 percent. For the Birmingham Post, the headline is that lawyers in that city are likely to face a continuing period of job losses and potential mergers.

Whatever you take away from reading this survey, you are unlikely to quibble with the conclusion of PWC partner Alistair Rose, who said, "This year has seen the greatest turmoil in the law firm sector since our survey began in 1991." But amidst that turmoil, the survey makes clear, there were winners as well as losers.

The winners were... [MORE]

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Lawyer's Breath, The Perfect Holiday Gift

It is not too early to start your holiday shopping and what better gift for that special lawyer or judge than a bottle of Lawyer's Breath hot sauce or a jar of Hot Lawyer's Nuts. These and other legally themed delectables are available for purchase online through Judicial Flavors, a company started by Auburn, Calif., solo lawyer Wendell Peters.

Peters is a criminal lawyer engaged in the pursuit of hot. He sells a complete line of hot sauces with names such as Contempt of Court, Juvenile Justice, Last Will & Testament, Under the Influence and his extreme hot sauce So Sue Me. There is also his Shyster Sauce barbecue sauce, Whole Truth pasta sauce, and a variety of salad dressings, fruit sauces, glazes, jellies, rubs and other products.

A 1985 graduate of McGeorge School of Law, Peters credits his home state of Texas and a childhood spent helping his mother with pickling chores as the inspirations for his recipes. But it was not until he was well into his legal career that he came up with his hot sauce. His Web site explains: [MORE]

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Baseball Season Over? Not in Divorce Court

One World Series ended last week but another is just getting started. Yes, the New York Yankees triumphed over the Philadelphia Phillies. But in the Family Division of the Superior Court in Los Angeles, what may prove to be the World Series of divorce cases is only in its opening innings. And one diehard baseball fan and self-described law nerd has launched a blog to help us keep score.

The divorce at issue is that of Frank and Jamie McCourt. Frank is the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, which he bought in 2004 for $430 million. Jamie is a lawyer who was chief executive officer of the Dodgers until Frank fired her last month. A few days later, on Oct. 27, Jamie filed for divorce. The next day, Oct. 28, Joshua Fisher launched his blog, Dodger Divorce.

The divorce, after 30 years of marriage, is already proving to be ugly... [MORE]

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Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on November 12, 2009