Class Action

Granholm says "No" to tax on services
Lawyers in Michigan and other businesspersons are heaving a big sigh of relief. Governor Granholm has nixed the idea of taxes on services delivered, such as legal services. You may read the report in the Detroit News here.

Enforcing Contracts In China. Way, Way Better Than You Think.
By Steve Dickinson At a recent meeting of foreign businesspersons in Qingdao, I sat next to a very unhappy man who loudly stated: ?Chinese contracts are not worth the paper they are written on...

What Can Big Firms Do To Become More Competitive
Big firms used to largely compete against other big firms. Since many big firms did things about the same, there wasn't much reason to innovate or focus on becoming "more competitive...

If globalization were pushing law departments, they would be de-converging law firms
As companies do business in increasing numbers of countries, it follows that they will need to hire law firms in some of them. Convergence of firms ? the deliberate use of dramatically fewer law firms ? must then give way...

The Best Accounting Firms to Work For
Accounting Today has released a list of The Best Accounting Firms to Work For. The magazine ranks sixty firms in three categories: Small Firms (15-24 employees) Midsized Firms (25-249 employees) Large Firms (> 250 employees)

While Many U.S. Firms Struggle to Survive, Indian Firms Thrive
As U.S. law firms struggle to survive in this economy, India's lawyers thrive, reports the Financial Times. And it's not just outsourcing companies that are reaping the benefits, but India-based law firms...

Whole Foods
And Other Firms Sued by California Attorney General,

Brown Greer et al.
alleging that the six law firms handling the Vioxx settlement failed to provide money for reimbursements to lien rights of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans.