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The Passing of Judge McMillian: Recalling a Pioneering African-American Lawyer and Judge
Judge Theodore “Ted” McMillian, who grew up in a era of racism and then broke the color barrier with a list of “firsts” - first African-American to become a state prosecutor in Missouri, first to become a state judge and first to sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals here - died Wednesday (Jan. 18, [...]
Contingent Fee Does Not Include Cut of Reinstated Client’s Future Wages and Benefits
This one would be funny if it weren’t so sad.
The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled against a St. Louis lawyer on her contingent fee claim for 35% of her client’s future salary and benefits.
The Court’s brief opinion makes for an interesting read:
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Read All About It: New Internet Applicant Definition Causing Corporate Uproar
Still hot off the presses, this posting describes some of the commotion created by the new OFCCP definition of internet applicant. We won’t really know the full impact for a while, after OFCCP starts reviewing companies with this definition in mind.
So You Thought You Were An Expert: Basic Tips for Attorneys On Deposing Experts
This article outlines basic lines of questions for attorneys who are deposing experts. Experts with little experience may find some interesting information here on what kinds of questions to expect.
Free New BlawgWorld 2006 Publication
We are pleased to announce that we have been included as one of the 51 Blawgs in an exciting new e-book publication, BlawgWorld 2006, compiled and edited beautifully by our friends at TechnoLawyer.
George’s Employment Blawg is represented by a lighthearted give-and-take between George and Michael on the use of personality testing in computer [...]
Defense Lawyers Come Out Swinging…And I Don’t Mean From Branches
Fighting Back … A defense attorney talks about some tactics to use in fighting discrimination lawsuits
HR/Employment Blogosphere Update for October 1-26, 2005
I’ve been so busy switching to the new format and keeping up with the “Our Recent Reading” page that I’ve neglected to do this update for over a month. (New readers: I had been doing it weekly, publishing on Monday, and it was a popular feature of this Blawg.)
So here comes a [...]
Blawg Review Double Play
Yes, I’m multitasking, laptop in lap, World Series on the tube. No, I don’t have any tickets (I would if the Cards had made it, but that’s another story!)
My blawg-buddies at the Blawg Review, notably the anonymous Editor, whom I may or may not have ever met (he/she is anonymous after all), doubled ‘em [...]
Outsourcing Legal Work (to India or to the Midwest?)
Patent Baristas is a wonderfully designed and executed blawg by a pair of Cincinnati IP (intellectual property) lawyers. Check it out for the coffee theme, even if you don’t give a hoot about patents and IP.
In a recent post, they addressed recent discussions of the outsourcing of legal research to India, which is reported [...]
Tort Reform and Contingent Fees: Practical and Ethical Considerations
Recently the ABA Journal e-Report ran a story on contingent fees, inspired by a study concluding that “imposing caps on contingent fees is probably an ineffective way to achieve [tort] reform.”
Contingent fees are significant in employment litigation as well as traditional tort litigation. Though federal employment statutes provide for specific fee awards, my understanding [...]
