The city is the first target of a federal probe into whether civil rights laws are being broken at public schools.The city is the first target of a federal probe into whether civil rights laws are being broken at public schools.
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A D.C. judge has dismissed the Filegate lawsuits, ending a case that bedeviled the Clinton White House. Plaintiffs sued after the administration said it had mistakenly ordered up the FBI files of some 400 Bush I and Reagan officials. Tuesday, Chief Judge Royce Lamberth concluded, "After ... endless depositions, the fictionalized portrayal of this lawsuit and its litigants on television, and innumerable histrionics, this Court is left to conclude that with this lawsuit, to quote Gertrude Stein, 'there's no there there.'"
Trying to crack down on dangerous dogs, Britain proposes microchips and muzzles to prevent injuries.Trying to crack down on dangerous dogs, Britain proposes microchips and muzzles to prevent injuries.
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Just a decade ago, China's rise as an economic superpower still seemed uncertain. Back then, the China practice of major international firms was still mainly the province of the Old China Hands -- lawyers who perhaps had a deeper affinity for Chinese language and culture than the practice of law -- who focused on representing foreign companies opening factories and shops in China. But with the country's economic rise, the face of the China practice at international firms has grown increasingly ... Chinese.
The Supreme Court on Monday announced it was granting review in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth, a test of the scope of the pre-emption provision of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. It also noted that Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. "took no part" in the decision to take the case. Though the justices almost never reveal their reasons for recusal, this one is almost certainly based on Roberts' stock ownership in Pfizer, which also became an issue in last year's landmark pre-emption case Wyeth v. Levine.
A backlash to the initial backlash over the nomination of Goodwin Liu to the Ninth Circuit has cranked up, it seems.
Few recent confrontations have stirred as much emotion and debate as the spate of protests conducted at funerals for U.S. soldiers killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a hot-button First Amendment dispute involving members of the Topeka, Kan., Westboro Baptist Church who, seeking to spread the word that God is punishing America for its acceptance of homosexuality, have shown up at funerals with signs carrying messages such as "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "God Hates You."
Militants storm the office of an American Christian charity in northwest Pakistan, killing six relief workers.Militants storm the office of an American Christian charity in northwest Pakistan, killing six relief workers.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc will ask a Canadian court on Wednesday to hear its appeal of a lower court decision allowing Shaw Communications Inc to buy the broadcast arm of bankrupt Canwest Global Communications Corp.
An Ontario Superior Court judge ruled on Feb. 19 that Shaw could acquire Canwest's television arm, putting a quick end to a last-minute bid for the assets, filed the night before by a consortium led by private equity fund Catalyst Capital and backed by Goldman.
The Catalyst consortium includes the Asper family, Canwest's founders. Leonard Asper was chief executive of Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Canwest, Canada's largest media group, until last Thursday when he stepped down to avoid potential conflict of interest concerns.
Goldman Sachs is a partner in Canwest's specialty TV arm after helping the media group acquire popular channels such as History Television and Food Network Canada from Alliance Atlantis in 2007 for C$2.3 billion.
It wants the Ontario Court of Appeal to set aside the deal that allows cable operator Shaw to buy the Canwest TV assets.
For 10 years, semiconductor companies took their medicine from Dr. Qu. In case after case, Tessera Inc. relied on Jianman Qu's expert testimony and computer model to prove patent infringement against the chip industry's biggest companies. And Tessera never lost -- until now. The International Trade Commission ruled against Tessera, finding Qu's model for proving infringement decidedly lacking after lawyers from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe got through with him on the witness stand.
SeaWorld and the family of Dawn Brancheau are seeking legal help to block the video from being shown on television or online.SeaWorld and the family of Dawn Brancheau are seeking legal help to block the video from being shown on television or online.
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Serious personal injury or the wrongful death of a loved one are highly personal family tragedies attended by a level of suffering and a sense of loss no one should have to bear. Oregon serious injury attorney C. Michael Arnold has the compassion and understanding to remain sensitive to human feelings while providing support, guidance and legal representation of the highest order.
If you or a loved one has been injured by the actions or inactions of another, you need competent and experienced representation from an experienced Oregon trial attorney. Remember that the insurance companies, yours included, are not your friends. They are businesses interested in the bottom line and are accountable to their shareholders. Once you have a personal injury claim open, you become a liability to them. They are interested in ending your claim as soon as possible with as little payout as possible.
A personal injury or wrongful death attorney can deal with the insurance companies on your behalf and leave you to the important jobs of getting better and living your life. If you and your attorney have a contingent fee agreement, then retaining a personal injury attorney early on to deal with the insurance companies costs you the same as waiting.
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Spinal Cord Injury or Head Trauma Slip and Fall/Premises Liability Dog/Animal Bites Vehicle Accidents Automobile Accidents Bicycle or Pedestrian Accidents Motorcycle Accidents Nursing Home Negligence, Neglect or Abuse SUV Rollover Accidents Wrongful Death Product Liability
Prominent former Department of Justice officials are joining the growing criticism against efforts to question the ethics and loyalty of current DOJ attorneys who, in private practice, had advocated for Guantanamo Bay detainees. The Brookings Institution issued a statement on Sunday denouncing the attacks on DOJ attorneys as "shameful" and "unjust." A group of prominent lawyers in private practice as well as policy specialists at Brookings endorsed the joint statement.
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally."
Responding to a University of Alabama law student's question about the Senate's method of confirming justices, Roberts said senators improperly try to make political points by asking questions they know nominees can't answer because of judicial ethics rules.
"I think the process is broken down," he said.
Obama chided the court for its campaign finance decision during the January address, with six of the court's nine justices seated before him in their black robes.
Roberts said he wonders whether justices should attend the address.
"To the extent the State of the Union has degenerated into a political pep rally, I'm not sure why we're there," said Roberts, a Republican nominee who joined the court in 2005.
Roberts said anyone is free to criticize the court and that some have an obligation to do so because of their positions.
"So I have no problems with that," he said. "On the other hand, there is the issue of the setting, the circumstances and the decorum. The image of having the members of one branch of government standing up, literally surrounding the Supreme Court, cheering and hollering while the court — according the requirements of protocol — has to sit there expressionless, I think is very troubling."
Breaking from tradition, Obama used the speech to criticize the court's decision that allows corporations and unions to freely spend money to run political ads for or against specific candidates.
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SEC Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami joined the agency at what was, arguably, its lowest point. Working under a tough mandate to reform the division to the satisfaction of Congress and investors, and to boost morale, he's brought about the most sweeping changes since the 1970s.
Lehman Brothers and its lawyers at Weil, Gotshal & Manges sent a clear message this week to the judge hearing Lehman's bankruptcy case: Make public the full report about Lehman's demise. In a motion filed Monday by Weil's Harvey Miller, Lehman says it has cooperated fully with the special examiner investigating the bank's failure and has turned over more than 20 million pages of e-mail.
Former KLA-Tencor Corp. executives have agreed to settle a lawsuit over stock option backdating after four years of torturous litigation, according to a court filing Monday. About $33 million in cash will be paid by the executives and the California company's insurer to KLA, according to lawyers briefed on the settlement, who requested anonymity because details of the deal haven't been made public. The deal has been a long time coming.
Pink Floyd has begun legal action against music label EMI Group Ltd. over the way royalty payments are calculated in the digital era.
The group's lawyer, Robert Howe, told the High Court that the band was disputing the way royalties for online sales are worked out.
He said the group also wants a ruling on whether EMI can sell tracks "unbundled" from their original albums.
Howe said the band's contract prohibits selling tracks "otherwise than in the original configuration of the Pink Floyd albums." EMI claims the rule applies only to physical albums, not the Internet.
Pink Floyd signed with EMI in 1967 and became one of its most lucrative acts.
Tuesday's hearing was the start of what is expected to be a lengthy legal battle.
A recent report concluded law firms -- attractive targets because they maintain sensitive client data -- are being targeted by sophisticated and well-funded teams of cyberattackers. But firms don't often realize they've been infiltrated and rarely go public with security breaches.
The results of country's second parliamentary election since the fall of Saddam Hussein are being tallied today.The results of country's second parliamentary election since the fall of Saddam Hussein are being tallied today.
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A Texas judge who last week declared the death penalty unconstitutional has rescinded his ruling, deciding on Tuesday to schedule a hearing on the issue.
A key U.S. regulator is calling for tighter rules on credit default swaps, the risky investment practice blamed for the AIG bailout.A key U.S. regulator is calling for tighter rules on credit default swaps, the risky investment practice blamed for the AIG bailout.
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A group of educators releases a first draft of a proposed set of national core standards for children in kindergarten through 12th grade.A group of educators releases a first draft of a proposed set of national core standards for children in kindergarten through 12th grade.
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The justices Monday agreed to decide whether drug makers can be sued outside a special judicial forum set up by Congress in 1986 to address specific claims about safety.
The so-called vaccine court has handled such disputes and was designed to ensure a reliable, steady supply of the drugs by reducing the threat of lawsuits against pharmaceutical firms.
The questions in the latest case are whether such liability claims can proceed, if the vaccine-related injuries could have been avoided by better product design, and if federal officials had approved another, allegedly safer drug. Oral arguments in the dispute will be held in the fall.
But on Tuesday, the Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed that incident surrounding President Obama's remarks during the State of the Union address in January had been troubling.
The president's proposals to cancel a manned mission to the moon and spend billions on a Mars expedition have little support in Congress.The president's proposals to cancel a manned mission to the moon and spend billions on a Mars expedition have little support in Congress.
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On Glenn Beck's Fox News program, former Rep. Eric Massa takes "full and complete responsibility for my misbehavior."On Glenn Beck's Fox News program, former Rep. Eric Massa takes "full and complete responsibility for my misbehavior."
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According to a recent story in the National Jurist, law schools have increased their faculty size by 40 percent over the past 10 years, partly in order to bring their student-faculty ratios down and thereby gain a hike up the U.S. News rankings.
The fallout from this Keep America video released last week just keeps on comin' -- commentators of all political stripes have jumped into the fray.
A former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shaking down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers. Robert "Joe" Halderman pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny, acknowledging he tried to chisel $2 million from Letterman, threatening to destroy the TV host's reputation by airing his workplace dalliances -- using information authorities have said he mined from a former girlfriend's diary.
The New Jersey Supreme Court is deciding if a title insurer can be held liable for a lawyer's theft of a home buyer's funds if it fails to tell the buyer directly it is not responsible for the lawyer's misdeeds. The case, Lawyers Funds for Client Protection v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co., argued Monday, is being closely watched by the title industry, which could become a deep pocket for fleeced clients if the appeals court ruling below is allowed to stand.
Federal prosecutors equipped several cooperating witnesses in the Galleon insider-trading case with recording devices in the hopes of ensnaring others.
Two New Jersey trial judges have been reprimanded for making derogatory comments touching on the alienage, ethnicity, race and honesty of physical ailments of litigants and lawyers appearing before them. Among a litany of incidents laid out in court papers, James Citta compared a criminal defendant to O.J. Simpson and ridiculed another for being an immigrant, and James Convery asked a Hispanic lawyer if she was an illegal alien. Both judges were found to have crossed the line.
Dallas police say charges against a former city attorney accused of shooting a father and son inside their financial business are on hold because the accused gunman isn't expected to survive. Police say Robert Mustard shot himself in the head after shooting the others Monday. The 60-year-old was in intensive care Tuesday. Police Sr. Cpl. Kevin Janse says aggravated assault charges won't be filed if Mustard dies.
According to a recent NPR story, shaming punishments might be moving into the corporate arena.
David N. Schaeffer, a partner at Holland Schaeffer Roddenberry Blitch, has climbed five of the "seven summits," the highest peaks of the seven continents. Schaeffer's appetite for climbing challenges apparently was whetted after he climbed Mount Whitney, which he says is "not very difficult." Schaeffer recalls, "Some 80-year-old had done it that day for the 35th time, so it was time for something more challenging." His book, "A Regular Guy's Guide to Five Big Mountains," comes out this fall.
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. As Manager of the Oregon Department of Transportation Environmental Unit, Max gained valuable experience negotiating, problem solving and working through confrontational issues with emotionally charged individuals. Max brings this experience to his private practice which focuses on criminal defense and family law.
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A New Jersey trial judge did the right thing in vacating a cocaine conviction based on a juror's comment that "defense attorneys can be assholes," an appeals court says. Burlington City, N.J., police officer John Fine, a prosecution witness in the case, said a juror uttered those words to him in a courthouse elevator. Fine immediately told a detective in the prosecutor's office but the detective waited until after the verdict to tell the prosecutor, who told the judge.
According to a story by Evan Perez Wednesday in the WSJ, a reversal of policy on where to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed "threatens to undercut" the credibility of Attorney General Eric Holder.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges reported flat 2009 gross revenue and a modest uptick in profits per partner Monday. The results are slightly surprising given the firm's strong bankruptcy practice last year, but executive partner Barry Wolf said that other parts of the firm suffered from the economic downturn. According to the firm, gross revenue rose just .18 percent, from $1,230,801,620 in 2008 to $1,233,054,282 in 2009. Revenue per lawyer dropped by about 1.6 percent, while profits per equity partner rose by 1.8 percent.
A swanky restaurant serving whale meat in Santa Monica could face a federal indictment after it was caught by a band of filmmakers.A swanky restaurant serving whale meat in Santa Monica could face a federal indictment after it was caught by a band of filmmakers.
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Violet Cowden is among 173 WASPs who will receive the Congressional Gold Medal for their service during World War II.Violet Cowden is among 173 WASPs who will receive the Congressional Gold Medal for their service during World War II.
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A Web site is targeting victims of the Bernard Madoff fraud.
Lawmakers have decried the use of the filibuster to block judicial nominations, but anyone frustrated with the process shouldn't expect a quick change, a panel of Senate experts said Tuesday. Makan Delrahim, now a Brownstein Hyatt partner, saw how "brutal" the process can be for nominees while he was a Republican lawyer for the Senate Judiciary Committee during George W. Bush's administration. Said Delrahim, "I have a real problem with the filibuster. I think it eats away at the Senate and the decorum the Senate is known for."
Sex.com, one of the most valuable Internet domain names, will go up for auction next week after the previous owner defaulted on its debts.
Escom LLC paid a reported $14 million for the Web site in 2006. But the company failed to repay debt owed to DOM Partners LLC, the New Jersey-based lender that helped finance the deal.
As a result, sex.com will be sold "as is" in the equivalent of a foreclosure sale, according to a letter from DOM Partners' lawyers that was made public Tuesday. The auction is set for March 18 in New York, and bidders are required to appear with a certified check for $1 million to participate.
Richard Maltz, an auctioneer at Maltz Auctions who is overseeing the sale, said there has been a "good amount of interest" in sex.com. But he did not say how much the Web site could sell for.
"It is a very unique property," he said. "It will be an incredible opportunity for someone."
Indeed, sex.com generated $15,000 a day in revenue at one point, according to Charles Carreon, an attorney who wrote about the Web site's legal travails in his book "The Sex.com Chronicles."
By way of comparison, the domain name www.pizza.com reportedly sold for more than $2.5 million at an auction in 2008.
The economic downturn has led many attorneys, by chance or by choice, to stike out on their own. There are many technology tools to help you, says attorney Joseph J. Zaknoen, but the most important is a good practice management software system. Zaknoen turned to LexisNexis TimeMatters.
Pratt & Whitney said Tuesday a federal appeals court granted the jet engine maker's request for an expedited appeal of a lawsuit it lost as it tries to move 1,000 jobs out of Connecticut.
The subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. filed five proposed issues in its appeal to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals of a Feb. 5 decision halting its plans to move engine repair jobs to Columbus, Ga., Japan and Singapore.
U.S. District Court Judge Janet C. Hall in Bridgeport ruled in favor of the Machinists union, which sued Pratt & Whitney to halt efforts to shift the jobs. The union said the company violated its contract with the union that requires it to make every effort to preserve jobs in Connecticut.
Among the issues Pratt & Whitney said it may raise is its contention that Hall was wrong in how she interpreted the definition of "every reasonable effort" to preserve jobs. Pratt & Whitney said it is not required to save jobs if it results in lower profit.
The company also said Hall substituted her own judgment for Pratt & Whitney's business judgment in how it measures profit and financial performance.
In a request filed last week, Pratt & Whitney said a decision is needed soon to avoid financial harm because the company plans to shut two Connecticut plants immediately after its union contract expires in December.
The court said the two parties may file legal papers in April and May and an appeal may be heard as early as the week of May 31.
A lawyer for the union would not immediately comment. The union's chief negotiator did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
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