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Jenner and Block's Michael K. Lowman and Andrew F. Merrick examine
SEC v. Founding Partners Capital Mgmt., a recent federal court
ruling that significantly curtails the power of the Securities and
Exchange Commission to pursue ill-gotten gains from relief
defendants in an SEC enforcement action. The ruling is significant
for practicing securities lawyers because it confirms that there
are important boundaries that circumscribe the SEC's authority to
pursue claims against relief defendants.
As a Former Assistant United State's Attorney and current Maryland
Federal Criminal Attorney I have handled hundreds of Federal Drug
Cases. Before as a prosecutor and now as a defense attorney I am
often amazed at how quickly and often lawyers plead their client's
guiilty in highly defensible cases. I take the opposite approach
and employ a scorched earth policy of fighting every case on every
level before even considering a plea to include attacking the
validity of search warrants which many attorneys never even
consider. Here is a written motion to suppress we filed in a case
recently attacking the warrant and moving to suppress the evidence.
Clay Greene, the gay elder who was forcibly separated from Harold
Scull, his partner of 20 years, has obtained a settlement of his
elder abuse lawsuit against defendant County of Sonoma, for six
hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($650,000). The case, which was
filed in Sonoma County Superior Court more than a year ago, was
scheduled to go to jury trial this month. The timing of the
settlement, right up against the trial date, indicates that the
County only settled due to the pressure of the looming trial date.
The National Center for Lesbian Rights, which brought the lawsuit
on Clay's behalf (together with The Law Office of Anne N. Dennis,
and Stephen O'Neill and Margaret Flynn of Tarkington, O'Neill,
Barrack & Chong) issued a press release that struck a
cautionary ...
Online job postings have increased in almost every sector according
to Monster's Employment Index, with computer, education and office
and administrative jobs seeing double-digit percentage growth, the
San Francisco Chronicle reports. The article outlines
eight occupations in which employers are hiring - using online ads
- at the fastest rate and reports that legal hiring has increased a
healthy 29%.  ...Read Full Post
NBA Benches Delonte West after Weapons Plea *The NBA has suspended
free agent Delonte West without pay for 10 games Friday after
pleading guilty last month to weapons charges. Maryland authorities
said he was carrying two loaded handguns, a loaded shotgun and an 8
1/2-inch Bowie knife while speeding on a three-wheel motorcycle on
the Capital Beltway last September, reports the AP. [...] Read more
on EURweb [1] Wyclef to Appeal DQ from Haiti’s
Presidential Race *Wyclef Jean said Sunday he has no plans to ditch
his presidential bid in Haiti despite a decision by the courts to
disqualify him from the race. Speaking to The Associated Press by
telephone from his home in Croix des Bouquets, Jean said his
lawyers will file an appeal with the national electoral dispute
office. [...] Read mor...
Man whose conviction was overturned still fighting LEE’S
SUMMIT, Mo. — A former Missouri man who was
wrongfully convicted of molesting his 12-year-old stepdaughter is
trying to get a Kansas City suburb to pay a multimillion-dollar
court judgment against a former detective. Ted White Jr. spent six
years behind bars before he was released after an appeals ... Read
more >>.
You require being careful about insurance quotes while obtaining
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A California man who received a life sentence in a plea deal for
testifying against his cousin and partner in crime in the Hillside
Strangler case has been denied parole. Kenneth Bianchi and his
cousin, Angelo Buono Jr., were accused of kidnapping, raping,
torturing and killing 10 girls and young women in the 1970s. Read
Full Post'Hillside Strangler' Killer Denied Parole originally
appeared on About.com Crime / Punishment on Thursday, August 19th,
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So you want to start streaming your radio station on the
Internet? Or maybe you want to start a whole new Internet
radio station. In a session at last week's Texas Association
of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Austin, Dave Oxenford talked
about the legal considerations starting an Internet radio station,
while Chris Dusterhoff of Bryan Broadcasting in Bryan/College
Station, Texas talked about some of the technical and business
issues in doing so. A copy of Dave's PowerPoint presentation
from that session is available here. The presentation
addresses some of the issues that you need to consider, including
the music royalties that will be required from most webcasting
operations. In addition to the issues involved
in streaming your signal on the Int...
Ed Morrissey says: Only fifty-five permanent jobs? [For $810
million. $14.5 million per job.] Wisconsin
shouldn’t be the only state demanding an
explanation of this boondoggle. And we thought that spending $300K
or more for every claimed job “saved or
created†was bad. Porkulus looks like bargain basement
in comparison.blog advertising blog advertising
The law-job market is starting -- just starting -- to turn around
(click here for our latest on that). Still, it's not happening fast
enough for a handful of bloggers who continue to hammer the law
schools for allegedly selling a false bill of goods.
(Aug. 16) -- Zsa Zsa Gabor's health has taken a sharp turn for the
worse following emergency surgery over the weekend, and she has
received her last rites from a priest.
Been spending my Saturday deleting old e-mails and came across one
that we sent to a client setting out the starting point for the due
diligence we would need to undertake surrounding its stock purchase
of a small to mid-sized existing China WFOE. This was the initial
email where we were setting out the sorts of things we would need
to do as part of the due diligence investigation to make sure that
what our client thought it was buying was what it was actually
buying. The thing that strikes me about the list is how it is
really no different from an initial due diligence list we would be
drawing up for a stock purchase of any company pretty much anywhere
in the world. Here's the list: Purchase of stock in Beijing
WFOE: Basic Required Documents Company documents: articles of
associat...
As a fifth-generation native of Sonoma County, Calif., Christopher
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Although tax law can often seem dull and irrelevant to most
attorneys' day-to-day practice, plaintiffs attorneys should always
keep in mind five basic tax laws, so they can better serve their
clients, writes Tripp Scott attorney Erica Dunmyer. Rule No. 1:
Attorney fees are taxable.
Check out some of the latest posts on the lawjobs.com blog, The
Careerist. Another Christian Law School? Oy Vey Also How to Hit Up
Friends for Business: Tips from a career coach And Meet the
Househubby: What's the daily life of a laid-off lawyer with a
working wife?
Marine charged with DUI now tied to suspected break-in By Jessica
Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 13, 2010 TAMPA
— About six weeks after authorities say Marine
Corps Capt. Scott Sciple drove drunk the wrong way on Interstate
275 and killed another driver in a head-on collision, police found
him stumbling through a South Tampa neighborhood at 3 a.m.,
bleeding from his arms. A resident had called 911 to report a
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Troopers charge 7 with DUI in Westchester, Putnam Troopers charged
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driving under the influence of drugs in recent traffic stops and
investigations in Westchester and Putnam counties, state police
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A federal appeals court in New York City has thrown out a decision
that barred Congress from withholding funds from the activist group
ACORN.The ruling Friday reverses a decision by a district court.
That judge found Congress had violated ACORN's rights by punishing
it without a trial.ACORN describes itself as an advocate for
low-income and minority home buyers and residents.Critics say the
group has engaged in voter registration fraud and embezzlement.
They say it has violated the tax-exempt status of some of its
affiliates by engaging in partisan political activities.ACORN's
full name is the Association of Community Organizations for Reform
Now.
Plaintiffs involved in Vioxx, Fen-Phen and Zyprexa product
liability lawsuits do not realize they can now get legal cash
advance or lawsuit funding, while they are waiting for their
lawsuit settlement money. It is called lawsuit funding and often
referred as lawsuit loan, legal cash advance, legal finance, legal
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Recent state law developments will affect whether and to what
extent certain employers can conduct credit and criminal background
checks on employees and applicants. Employers, particularly
multi-state employers, should be sure to review these new
requirements and adjust their practices accordingly. Massachusetts
The Commonwealth has changed how employers access and use criminal
offender record information ("CORI") under a new law signed by
Governor Deval Patrick on August 6, 2010. Among other things, the
new CORI law bans the use of questions about criminal history on
written employment applications. This ban becomes effective
November 4, 2010. The law also creates a new method and database
for employers to access criminal records, replacing the current
procedure with the Crimin...
When we point to examples of musicians or other content creators
embracing new business models to make a living, one of the
complaints sometimes is that the amount of money they're making is
not huge. They're making a living, but they're not living the
rockstar lifestyle. We sometimes get snide comments like "get back
to us when so-and-so doesn't have to share an apartment any more."
But, of course, the people who complaint these creators aren't
making a huge amount of money are comparing the wrong things.
They're comparing these independent creators to the massive success
stories. What they should be comparing these artists to is where
they'd be under the old system. That's because the old system had
an extreme bimodal distribution. A tiny, tiny, tiny percentage
became superstars, ...
EFF is pleased to announce the hiring of our newest staff member:
staff attorney Julie Samuels. Julie will be working on intellectual
property issues, with a focus on stopping abuse of software
patents. Before joining EFF, Julie litigated patent and copyright
cases in Chicago at Loeb & Loeb and Sonnenschein Nath &
Rosenthal. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Julie worked with the Media
Coalition in New York and as an assistant editor at the National
Journal Group in D.C. She was also an intern at the National Center
for Supercomputing Applications. Welcome Julie! EFF is also looking
to round out its intellectual property legal team by hiring a
senior-level copyright attorney. The right candidate will have at
least five years of experience working in copyright law, including
an in-dep...
The possibility of using functional magnetic resonance
imaging— fMRI, or “brain
scansâ€â€”to detect deception in
legal settings has generated great controversy and, indeed,
widespread resistance. Although neuroscience-based
lie-detection appears to hold out the promise of improvements to
existing methods of detecting deception, most academic
neuroscientists have balked, insisting that the… Read More
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Millions of consumers who are eager to lose weight or prevent
cancer have seen the ads: “Major weight loss in short periods
of time may occur;” “Detoxify your organs;”
Remove “toxic waste matter which may have been stuck in the
folds and wrinkles of your digestive system for years and
years.” Well, the Federal Trade Commission is holding a press
conference on Monday to announce a lawsuit against a company that
marketed acai berry weight-loss supplements and “colon
cleansing” supplements by promising consumers free trials of
the products. We’ll follow up with more on Monday. In
the meantime, consider cutting back on those home-made French fries
this weekend.
When it comes time to consider your estate planning, you'll want to
have peace of mind that your documents are valid and legally sound.
You'll also want full control over what's said in your documents,
which is why many people choose to do their own estate planning
documents. To be sure that your loved ones are taken care of in
accordance with your best wishes, you'll need the following
documents: Will: This document states your wishes for your
care if you have a terminal illness, are critically injured, or
permanently unconscious. Having one is the best way to make sure
your doctors and family respect your choices. Complete Will and
Testament: This document states your wishes for the people and
things you leave behind. Without one, a judge decides. Power of
Attorney: ...
As you start to think about drawing up your Will, you may have
heard that drawing one up yourself from a template in Microsoft
Word is a safe way to do it. While for many this might be true, its
important to keep in mind that if your Will gets contested, it will
have to stand up to legal challenges. If you're concerned, you may
want to use a real lawyer, or at least have your Will reviewed by
an attorney to make sure you're not forgetting anything that could
cause it to fail in a court challenge. However, it is perfectly
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I just finished filing my incorporation for Beat Run Inc, and I
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There's a reason why debt settlement has such a bad reputation. At
the end of the day, you as the consumer end up paying more.
Settlement companies make TONS of money signing up debt-laden
customers in need - and many charge exorbitant frees at
best, and are simple scams at worst. DIY credit and debt management
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one screen, everything thats going on with their debt and offer
options and strategies on how to pay things down the most quickly.
We got our hands on DebtGoal last month, here's what we thought:
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If you want a life of excitement, perhaps you should consider a
career in criminal justice. Most people are familiar with
uniformed city and state police officers, but there are many other
career opportunities including private detectives and
investigators, probation officers, corrections officers, parole
officers, even fish and game wardens. Many entry-level
applicants for police jobs have often completed some formal
postsecondary education at accredited career schools. A significant
number are college graduates. Criminal justice degrees, both
bachelors and masters, are offered through many online and
on-campus schools throughout the country. Search for a
criminal justice school now What are your prospects? The U.S.
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If you want a life of excitement, perhaps you should consider a
career in criminal justice. Most people are familiar with uniformed
city and state police officers, but there are many other career
opportunities including private detectives and investigators,
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Looking for a solid online degree program to help you advance your
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Compared with VistaPrint and 123Print, PrintPlace has deeper colors
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If you're filing an LLC or incorporation online, you want to make
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Do you have a legal issue involving your pet? You may need legal
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If you're looking for a lower auto insurance premium, you probably
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