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Law Firm Blog News | 2009/10/19 09:39
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was to go into DUIdefense.span style=nbsp; /spanMr. Bialys’s philosophy is thateveryone should be able to get a comprehensive and aggressive defense, and withthat ideal in mind he opened up his own DUI defense law firm. /pp class=MsoNormalMr. Bialys prides himself on offering client orientedservices, focusing on one-on-one personal relationships with his clients.span style=nbsp; /spanHe has a full understanding of the long termeffects of criminal records on areas of life such as employment opportunitiesand knows how important it is to get records expunged.span style=nbsp; /spanIf you have been in a related accident andwish to be fully and comprehensively defended by a premier a href=http://www.dui1guy.com/about-the-dui-guyLos AngelesDUI lawyer/a, call Michael Bialys today at 1-888-DUI-1-GUY./p


Former Staff Attorney's Discrimination Suit Against Covington Back On Track
Law Firm Blog News | 2009/07/27 10:04
According to The National Law Journal, a federal judge on Friday revived the discrimination suit filed by former Covington amp; Burling staff attorney Yolanda Young against her old firm. Last we reported, Judge Reggie Walton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia had dismissed the case after Young and her attorney, Latif Doman of Doman Davis, failed to show up in court.

Young asked the judge to reconsider, saying that Doman had simply written down the wrong time for the conference on his calendar. She pointed out that although the judge had dismissed the case without prejudice, more than 90 days had passed since she received a right-to-sue notice from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Therefore, she would not be able to file another claim under Title VII or the D.C. Human Rights Act. That was far too harsh a penalty for a small oversight, Young contended.

Walton seems to have agreed. The case is back on, with the next status conference scheduled for Dec. 18.

Young, for those who don't recall, is the writer who after leaving Covington, published a long essay on the Huffington Post comparing conditions at her erstwhile employer to the Jim Crow South.


Shuman Law Firm Investigates Advanced Med Optics
Law Firm Blog News | 2009/01/13 09:09
The Shuman Law Firm today announced that it is investigating potential breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the proposed acquisition of Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (Advanced Medical Optics or the Company) (NYSE:EYE).

On January 12, 2009, Advanced Medical Optics announced their intent to sell the Company to Abbott Labs, Inc. (NYSE:ABT). Under the terms of the merger agreement, Advanced Medical Optics shareholders would receive $22 per share in cash for a total sale price of approximately $1.4 billion. Advanced Medical Optics is a leader in LASIK vision correction surgery and surgical contact lenses. One analyst noted that the Company was a depressed, distressed asset, not so much because of the product portfolio, but because of under-management and a cyclical, tough environment for Lasik. Advanced Medical Optics stock had traded at more than $22 per share within the past four months.

If you currently own Advanced Medical Optics common stock and would like a free consultation concerning your rights and interests, please contact Kip Shuman, Esq. or Rusty Glenn, Esq. toll-free at 866-974-8626 or email Mr. Shuman at kip@shumanlawfirm.com or Mr. Glenn at rusty@shumanlawfirm.com.

The Shuman Law Firm represents investors throughout the nation, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation.


Ages of Supreme Court justices and recent retirees
Law Firm Blog News | 2008/12/02 18:49
pThe members of the Supreme Court, by age:/ppJohn Paul Stevens, 88/ppRuth Bader Ginsburg, 75/ppAntonin Scalia, 72/ppAnthony Kennedy, 72/ppStephen Breyer, 70/ppDavid Souter, 69/ppClarence Thomas, 60/ppSamuel Alito, 58/ppJohn Roberts, 53/pp___/ppThe last 10 justices to leave the Supreme Court, with their age and date of retirement:/ppSandra Day O'Connor, 75, Jan. 31, 2006/ppWilliam Rehnquist, 80, Sept. 3, 2005-x/ppHarry Blackmun, 85, Aug. 3, 1994/ppByron White, 76, June 28, 1993/ppThurgood Marshall, 83, Oct. 1, 1991/ppWilliam Brennan, 84, July 20, 1990/ppLewis Powell, 79, June 26, 1987/ppWarren Burger, 79, Sept. 26, 1986/ppPotter Stewart, 66, July 3, 1981/ppWilliam Douglas, 77, Nov. 12, 1975 /ppemx-died while chief justice./em/p


Court Worker Says Judge Groped Her
Law Firm Blog News | 2008/09/26 07:17
A state judge repeatedly fondled a court worker under her clothes and the State of Kansas fired her for reporting the sexual harassment to the chief judge and the court administrator, the woman says in Federal Court.

Christie Helm, a court worker since 1995, says Judge Frederick Stewart sexually harassed her for years, and became increasingly aggressive in 2007. Stewart is a judge in Kansas' First Judicial District.

Helm says she was an administrative aide in Judge Stewart's division from 2001 until she was fired in December 2007.

She says that on and off from 1998 until 2007, Judge Stewart subjected plaintiff to sexual harassment in the form of unwelcome sexual touching and remarks.

The complaint continues: Beginning in late March 2007 and continuing through June 2007, Judge Stewart's unwelcome sexual touching of plaintiff escalated dramatically, including the following: a. on approximately a dozen occasions, Judge Stewart tried to kiss plaintiff in his chambers; and b. on approximately five occasions, Judge Stewart reached under plaintiff's clothing and touched plaintiff's intimate body parts.

She says she reported the sexual harassment to Chief Judge David King in June 2007, to Judge Robert Bednar in August 2007, to First Judicial District Court Administrator Steve Crossland in August 2007, and that she testified about it to the Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications on Sept. 17, 2007.

She says Chief Judge King fired her on Dec. 14, 2007.

The complaint adds: Chief Judge King's termination of plaintiff was in retaliation for her opposition - and/or participating in the investigation of - Judge Stewart's sexual harassment of plaintiff.

She demands punitive damages for sexual harassment and retaliatory firing. She is represented by Martin Meyers of Kansas City, Mo.


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