Talks over a separate settlement between the banks, state attorneys-general and the Justice Department remain bogged down.
It not can only define the status of defense attorney as subject of action, but also can legally erase the limitations on rights of defense attorneys.
It's not hard to do once you learn how (get the Nolo Press book "patent it yourself"). You'll do a better job than most patent attorneys and save yourself a lot of money.
His plea deal was announced after special Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood consulted with defense and prosecution attorneys, the two surviving administrators and the widow of the man who died.
Around the U.S., flabbergasted defense attorneys and their jailed clients cheered his move.
Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, on taking office, each replaced all 93 US attorneys with ones they preferred.
Their ability to bring these suits, thereby acting as private attorneys general policing agency compliance with federal statutes, is dependent on their access to funding.
The antics of the defense attorneys turned the trial into a burlesque of justice.
They want to act as their own defense attorneys so they say smoking is not a violation of the precepts.
An investigation by the 50 states' attorneys-general may result in a settlement with banks-perhaps early next year-that could include pledges to reform industry practices.
In the negotiation with VCs, you'll spend much time with your attorneys.
Dodging the question, he tells her that Lincoln's attorneys had a chance to present new evidence, but that time has passed.
In my work with mock juries, we found that attorneys, or for that matter witnesses, that hide their hands are perceived as less open and less honest by the jurors.
She is in contact with the Center for Missing and Exploited Children and has a team of attorneys preparing for a court fight.
Over the years, several state attorneys general have filed lawsuits after consumers said they had been misled.
The judge granted the condemned man a respite to enable his attorneys to file an appeal.
In the past year, at least two law firms have been sued over issues relating to work by contract attorneys.
We all know that. We would all be poor men otherwise. And now that they have increased the penalties the judges and the prosecuting attorneys drive a hard bargain when one of our people get in trouble with narcotics.
In July five state attorneys-general sued the ACE and Chicago's water district, demanding that they should temporarily close two locks connecting Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River basin.