Construction Law

The Billable Hour as a Driveway Moment
We’ve seen the Billable Hour conundrum in legal publications for decades, returning like a boomerang that we thought finally escaped our grasp. Then a few months ago you find the Billable Hour appearing in the business press...

The Billable Hour is DyingSlowly
The billable hour. Ugh. I don’t like it, and I’m pretty sure you don’t like it either. The good news is that the bandwagon for murdering the billable hour is gaining more members every week...

If Lawyers Dump the Billable Hour, Are Mediators Far Behind
Evan R. Chesler, presiding partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York, recently called for firms to “get rid of the billable hour.”  There have been other similar calls , one notably by noted lawyer/Hollywood author Scott Turow, as well as other obituaries about the death of the billable hour...

Lehman Bankruptcy Means Record Fees for Lawyers
OK, forget what I said earlier this week about the demise of the billable hour. The billable hour system hasn't gone bankrupt yet. Indeed, if this Bloomberg story is any indication, the billable hour system is thriving in the Lehman...

The Failure of Billable Hour
Jordan Furlong, the author of law21.ca, dispatches from a legal profession on the brink and has a great article about why ?billing by the hour? fails and can be found at http://www...

Is the Billable Hour Costing Your Firm Money
Generally, law firms use the billable hour because they believe that they can earn more money by charging for every hour spent on the case. But is the billable hour costing your firm money by causing clients to leave? That's...

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Recall of TYLENOL 8 Hour Caplets 50 Count Sold in The United States and Puerto Rico
TYLENOL 8 Hour Caplets 50 Count One Lot Recalled in US and Puerto Rico

Morton’s
Settles Wages and Hour Class Action

Hooters
Former Employees Launch Wage and Hour Class Action

Celebrity Maid
Liz Hurley agrees to pay former employee wage and hour settlement.

Casey’s Wage and Hour Class Actions
Proposed $11.7 Million Settlement

AnchorBank
$1.27 million in construction contract termination lawsuit.