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Jury in Palin e-mail case resumes deliberations

Posted on April 28, 2010
A federal jury has begun deliberating for a second day in the trial of a former Tennessee college student accused of hacking Sarah Palin's e-mail account when she was a vice presidential candidate.The panel worked in Knoxville for six hours Tuesday, then asked District Court Judge Thomas Phillips for a definition of "access to the computer...

Supreme Court questions ban of biotech alfalfa

Posted on April 28, 2010
Supreme Court justices on Tuesday sharply questioned a lower court's decision that has prohibited biotech giant Monsanto Co. from selling genetically engineered alfalfa seeds, possibly paving the way for the company to distribute the seeds for the first time since 2007...

Law Office of Anita M. Volpe

Posted on April 26, 2010
The law firm of Anita M. Volpe is offering Chapter 7, Chapter 12 (Farmers and Fishermen), and Chapter 13 bankruptcy relief at a reasonable fee.If you are experiencing financial distress because your house is (or is about to be) in foreclosure, or your car, fishing boat or farm machinery has been (or is about to be) repossessed, or you are overwhelmed with credit card debt, hospital bills or any other form of debt, or any combination of these, bankruptcy relief might be the best and smartest way of getting a clean slate for a new financial beginning (as well as peace of mind)...

Dallas Employment Lawer - Weinberg Law Firm

Posted on April 23, 2010
The number one mistake an employee can make is to sign an employment contract without seeking legal counsel beforehand.  Often the employee fails to ask for contract terms that will protect what he brings to a new job.  For example, if an employee brings his customers with him to a new job, he must have the employment contract exclude these customers from being considered the new employer?s customers...

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Budget crisis puts Los Angeles court system at risk

Posted on April 23, 2010
The nation's largest court system is in the midst of a painful budget crisis that has shut down courtrooms and disrupted everything from divorce and custody proceedings to traffic ticket disputes.The Los Angeles court system has already closed 17 courtrooms and another 50 will be shut down come September unless something is done to find more money...

Paul Weiss hires Justice Department Prosecutor

Posted on April 19, 2010
The law firm Paul Weiss has hired a prominent Justice Department prosecutor in an effort to build a Washington practice that defends corporations accused of trying to gain business overseas through bribes. Paul Weiss announced on Friday it had hired Mark F...

Court to hear arguments on campus Christian group

Posted on April 19, 2010
In a case that pits nondiscrimination policies against freedom of religion, the Supreme Court is grappling with whether universities and colleges can deny official recognition to Christian student groups that refuse to let non-Christians and gays join...

Strict new Neb. abortion law faces long legal road

Posted on April 19, 2010
It's been called a groundbreaking law, but a measure approved in Nebraska last week that changes the rationale for abortion bans probably won't go into effect anytime soon ? if ever.Instead, abortion opponents are hoping it will become the most important case on abortion to reach the U...

SHEPPARD MULLIN RE-ELECTS CHAIRMAN GUY HALGREN

Posted on April 16, 2010
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that the firm's chairman of the executive committee, Guy N. Halgren, has been re-elected to a fourth consecutive, three-year term leading the firm.  Halgren was first elected to this management role in 2001...

Arizona Government Book Symposium

Posted on April 15, 2010
The Law Review Staff of the Phoenix School of Law wanted to find a way to publish a law journal, and recognize the Centennial Anniversary of the writing of Arizona?s Constitution at the same time.  The result was the printing of The Arizona Government Book, a compilation of articles written by prominent judges, attorneys and legal minds within and around Arizona Government, including the Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, Rebecca White Berch,  Nick Dranias of the Goldwater Institute, and more...

BofA Merrill, Knight Capital, Franklin Templeton

Posted on April 12, 2010
The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Monday. To inform us of other job changes, send an email to moves@thomsonreuters.com.CONSTELLATION WEALTH ADVISORSThe independent multi-family investment company said it hired Christopher Smith as a principal...

Lindquist & Vennum law firm ousts partner for misconduct

Posted on April 12, 2010
Harvard University announced yesterday that William F. Lee, a nationally known Boston lawyer with deep roots in the university, has been elected to the Harvard Corporation, the institution?s principal governing body.Lee, who is co-managing partner of the Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr law firm that employs 1,000 lawyers, will join the seven-member Harvard Corporation July 1, when James R...

Novartis defends sex bias accusations at NYC trial

Posted on April 09, 2010
A lawyer opened a sex discrimination trial Thursday by accusing the U.S. arm of Swiss drug company Novartis of discriminating against 5,600 female sales representatives, saying they are denied promotions and equal pay and sometimes face a hostile workplace...

BeBevCo Has New Legal Counsel

Posted on April 09, 2010
BeBevCo announced today they have hired a new legal team: McMullen Associates LLC from Charlotte, North Carolina. McMullen Associates LLC is a Securities and Corporate Law Firm that specializes in Securities Regulation, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Business Law, Private Placement Memorandums, Exchange Listings, Franchising, as well as all general securities law practice and corporate law matters...

Lindquist & Vennum law firm ousts partner for misconduct

Posted on April 09, 2010
Michael S. Margulies, a prominent Twin Cities real estate lawyer and recently resigned member of the St. Paul Planning Commission, was forced to withdraw as partner of Minneapolis law firm Lindquist & Vennum after the firm claimed he engaged in professional misconduct...

Eugene, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyer

Posted on April 02, 2010
Max Mizejewski (pronounced majeski) received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1993. In 1997, Max graduated from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College and went on to work in the public sector before entering private practice...

SAN DIEGO IMMIGRATION LAW FIRM

Posted on April 02, 2010
PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL LEGAL SERVICES TO IMMIGRANTS The Law Offices of McHenry & Associates is a San Diego based Immigration Law Firm dedicated to offering exceptional legal services in all matters related to U.S. Immigration Law.  Immigration Law can be highly complex and is ever-changing...

Hazardous Materials Health Risks

Posted on March 24, 2010
In 1942, a "Secret City" in America - in Oak Ridge, Tennessee - was born as a direct result of a letter written by Albert Einstein to President Roosevelt citing the urgent need to develop the capability to sustain a chain reaction of uranium. From Einstein?s letter came the plan for our nation to create an atomic weapon that would be more powerful than any weapon in the history of the world...

NY woman pleads not guilty to strangling dau

Posted on March 24, 2010
A woman who allegedly told police she strangled her daughter because the young woman was disrespectful pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder.Stacey Pagli, 38, stood silent, looking haggard in handcuffs and a gray sweat suit, during a brief appearance in Westchester County Court...

Eugene, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyer

Posted on March 10, 2010
Max Mizejewski (pronounced majeski) received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1993. In 1997, Max graduated from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College and went on to work in the public sector before entering private practice...

Bryan A. Lowe & Associates - Las Vegas Tax Law

Posted on March 10, 2010
Founded in 1982, Bryan A Lowe & Associates is a law firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The firm provides a wide range of services, primarily in the areas of estate planning, probate, bankruptcy, general business (corporate, partnership, and proprietorship), taxation, real estate, asset protection, and elder care...

Bay Area Probate Attorney - Steven M. Simrin

Posted on March 03, 2010
The Law Offices of Steven M. Simrin provides legal services in the areas of tax representation, probate (wills and trusts), and conservatorships.  We are dedicated to providing our clients with high-quality legal services along with the personalized attention that should be expected of a small law firm...

Law Firm Website Design by Law Promo

Posted on February 27, 2010
Law Promo is a specialized web design and internet marketing agency that has been providing the legal community with website services since 2004. In that time, we have helped over two hundred and sixty clients to establish themselves online and expand their businesses through internet marketing...

Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mediation

Posted on February 25, 2010
Illinois Business Attorney Small business owners are constantly evaluating new ways in which to control costs, reduce overhead, and increase profits.  Unfortunately, disputes are an inevitable consequence of operating a business and sometimes this results in costly litigation...

Roth Law Group - Illinois Business Attorney

Posted on February 25, 2010
We know that legal issues use up time and resources that you would rather invest in the success of your business. Our law office is located across the street from the Richard J. Daley Center Courthouse for the Circuit Court of Cook County. As an established firm in the Loop neighborhood of Chicago, we are intimately familiar with the nuances of practicing in the Circuit Court of Cook County...

Plane crash kills noted biotech patent lawyer

Posted on February 22, 2010
Albert Halluin and Judy Perchonock were 70 and 60 years old, respectively, but their relationship was young. They planned to be married in May - three years after they started dating - and spent every weekend at Halluin's mountain home west of Yosemite National Park...

Pittsburgh DUI Defense Lawyer

Posted on February 19, 2010
If you've been arrested for DUI, this is most likely one of the worst days of your life. As a former police officer, I know the range of emotions that you must be feeling. You're probably angry at yourself for letting this happen, embarrassed to face family and friends, worried about your job, scared because you don?t know whether you?re going to jail and confused because you're not sure what to do next...

Philip Morris Takes Case to Supreme Court

Posted on February 19, 2010
Cigarette maker Philip Morris, a unit of Altria Group Inc., asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a landmark ruling that found the tobacco industry violated federal racketeering laws for deceiving the public about the dangers of smoking. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last year affirmed most remedies that a trial judge imposed against tobacco companies in 2006, which included restrictions on tobacco marketing and a requirement that the industry make corrective public statements about the health effects and addictiveness of smoking...

Calif. court reverses $6.2M firefighter judgment

Posted on February 18, 2010
A California appellate court on Thursday reversed a $6.2 million verdict against the city of Los Angeles in a discrimination lawsuit filed by a black lesbian firefighter. The 2nd District Court of Appeal issued its decision in the case brought by Brenda Lee of Mission Hills, who sued the city alleging the fire department discriminated against her based on her race, gender and sexual orientation and refused to transfer her after she complained of harassment...

Toyota faces Prius class-action lawsuit

Posted on February 16, 2010
The public relations nightmare for Toyota continues. The company has been plagued with recall after recall. After its most recent announcement, the company faces a class-action lawsuit. On Feb. 9, Toyota announced that the 2010 Toyota Prius, which was previously exempt from recalls, was now being recalled because of a problem with the brake system...

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