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National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update February 24, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, February 24, 2010.

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Revenues Up, PPP Down at Covington & Burling

"Covington & Burling had a strong 2009 by all accounts. Gross revenue jumped 9.79%, from $531 million to $583 million. Net compensation climbed 6.16%, to $250 million. The firm made a number of big lateral hires. And it had no reported layoffs of lawyers or staff and no deferrals of associate start dates. "

 

Ending Appellate Silence, Obama Nominates Two for Vacancies

"Ending a months-long drought of federal appellate court nominees, President Barack Obama today nominated a professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and a federal district judge in Connecticut to fill vacancies in the 9th and 2nd circuits."

 

Revenue Dips at Dow Lohnes

"Dow Lohnes' gross revenue slid 7.6 percent, from $106 million in 2008 to $98 million in 2009, while profits per equity partner were essentially flat, ticking down $5,000 to $745,000. Revenue per lawyer fell 1.5 percent, to $655,000. "

 

Arent Fox Holds Steady in 2009

"When the economy hit the skids, Arent Fox chairman Marc Fleischaker said the firm decided to 'pull back and ride it out.' And it worked, if that means a firm's business only dropped a few percentage points. "

 

In Miami, Fraud Task Force Examines Mortgage Schemes

"Representatives of the federal Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force are meeting today in Miami for the first of a series of public summits addressing the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes."

 

Second Toyota Hearing Touches on Lobbyists' Role

"A congressional committee is highlighting today the role that Toyota's Washington lobbyists played in limiting its recent recalls."

 

Toyota's Arbitration Company Defends Work

"On Tuesday, a Tennessee couple whose Lexus sped out of control in 2006 had harsh words for the arbitration company that tried to settle their dispute out of court. Today, that company says it handles all cases before it fairly."

 

D.C. Circuit Rules Against Police Officers in Discrimination Suit

"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Feb. 23 ruled against six African-American police officers who filed a racial discrimination suit against Lt. Robert Atcheson of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and the District of Columbia."

 

U.S. SUPREME COURT:

Wilkins v. Gaddy

"Under established Supreme Court precedent, 42 U.S.C. §1983 excessive-force claims against prisoners are to be weighed based on nature of force, not extent of injury (per curiam) "

Thaler v. Haynes

"Supreme Court has never held that trial judge must reject demeanor-based explanations for prosecutor's peremptory challenge to prospective juror unless judge personally observed and recalls that demeanor (per curiam) "

Hertz Corp. v. Friend

"Corporation's principal place of business is where company's high level executives work, not necessarily where company conducts general business activities (Breyer, J.)"

Florida v. Powell

"Miranda was satisfied by advice to suspect that he had right to talk to lawyer before answering police questions and that he could invoke that right at any time during interview (Ginsburg, J.)"

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on February 25, 2010 (boomark / email).