'Bucket List' Police Chase Costs Man $1K FineJohn Hughes -- no, not that John Hughes -- wondered what it would be like to be in a high-speed police chase. The 55-year-old led police on a car chase through Butte, Montana early Thursday morning, hitting speeds of over 100 mph. He wasn't drunk, on drugs, or wanted for
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Child Porn Trafficking Life Sentence Upheld by 11th CircuitConvicted members of an international child-pornography ring will spend the rest of their lives in prison, but a lower court will reconsider a child victim's restitution award, a federal appeals court has ruled. The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday affirmed life sentences for seven men convicted in a widespread child-porn operation
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DVT Study May Clot 'Economy Class' LawsuitsStaying seated on long plane flights may be hazardous to your health, according to a new study that seems to debunk some claims in so-called "economy class syndrome" lawsuits. The study and the lawsuits involve deep vein thrombosis, or DVT -- when a blood clot forms in a vein, usually
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How a Blogger Can Do $2.5M in Damage to a CompanySometimes you may want to sue a blogger for what they write about your company or your products. Obsidian Finance did just that, and prevailed. They sued blogger Crystal Cox. During the trial, Obsidian alleged she defamed the company with some of her Internet posts. Obsidian won $2.5 million in
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9th Circuit Sides With Gay Couples in 2-1 Ruling on Prop 8Taking a narrow approach in deciding the blockbuster challenge to California's ban on gay marriage, a split 9th Circuit panel on Tuesday found Proposition 8 unconstitutional. The majority punted on the broader question of whether marrying a partner of the same sex should be a fundamental right -- a move that scholars said was designed to help the opinion withstand review by the U.S. Supreme Court.See related story: ProtectMarriage.com GC Sees 'Clear Path' to Supreme Court for Prop 8
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Challenge to State Ban on Equity Investors Faces Uphill BattleNew York federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said Tuesday he would either dismiss for lack of standing Jacoby & Meyers' challenge to a New York state ban on law firms accepting equity investors, or he would abstain from hearing the matter.
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Pepper Hamilton Hires Nonlawyer CEO to Run FirmPepper Hamilton has made the rare move for an Am Law 200 firm of hiring a nonlawyer chief executive officer to take over management of the firm. Scott Green, who has served as executive director of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr since 2007, will serve as Pepper Hamilton's first CEO in a newly created position.
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Court Finds Invalid Standard Defense in Obstetrical Malpractice CasesIn what may be a national first, a New York panel has rejected as scientifically invalid a standard defense in obstetrical medical malpractice cases, holding that the "maternal forces of labor" theory was based on a "small number of articles" by authors who based conclusions partly on writings by "other members of that small group."
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Utah high court to hear posthumous benefits caseUtah's Supreme Court is deciding whether a sperm donor contract is proof that a man wanted to be a father, even after his death.
The question stems from a dispute between Gayle Burns and the Social Security Administration, which denied survivor benefits to the son Burns conceived after her husband died from cancer.
Oral arguments are set Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
Michael Burns had contracted with medical providers to preserve his sperm before he died of cancer in 2001
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Eugene, Oregon Stalking Order AttorneysOur lawyers here in Oregon have seen real world example of clients' lives being extremely affected by erroneous stalking order petitions. And in our experience working in the field, most stalking order cases usually do not have a trial and are dismissed beforehand. Most people who file false stalking orders do it on poor advice from their friends, family, and lawyers with little to no experience in these cases.
Although dismissing a case is a satisfying result, it is still unacceptable that co
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Las Vegas Product Liability Attorney - Luis A. AyonLuis A. Ayon has significant litigation experience in Nevada's state and federal courts. He focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and contested and adversarial matters in bankruptcy court, real estate litigation and financial institutions litigation.
Prior to joining the firm, Luis was an associate at an international law firm where he focused on commercial litigation as well as contested bank
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Izard Nobel LLP Announces Class ActionThe law firm of Izard Nobel LLP, which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Cablevision Systems Corporation between February 16, 2011 and October 28, 2011, inclusive (the "Class Period").
The Complaint alleges that Cablevision and certain of its officers
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Supreme Court Calendar: April Oral Arguments ScheduleThe final cases on the October 2011 Term Supreme Court calendar have been announced. On Friday, the Court released the April oral arguments schedule. While we'll have to wait and see if April showers bring May flowers, we can be
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Ginsburg and Scalia: Raising the Bar for Supreme Court FriendshipWe?ve never subscribed to the grown-up version of Valentine?s Day; it strikes us as insincere. Instead, we've always preferred the childhood version of the holiday: showering friends with silly sentiments, (e.g. Justin Bieber valentines), and candy. In that spirit of
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Sooners to Supreme Court: Stop Minding Oklahoma Business?Perhaps Oklahoma is peeved that the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the state's anti-Sharia law, a state constitutional amendment that prevents Oklahoma state courts from considering or using Sharia law in decisions. Or, maybe the legislature is trying
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Special Humanitarian Parole Program for Haitian Orphan Fact SheetFinal Opportunity to Request Consideration
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Special Humanitarian Parole Program for Haitian Orphans Draws to a Close at Request of Haitian GovernmentUSCIS UpdateUSCIS to resume Haitian orphan adoptions through regular process
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Deferred Enforced Departure Extended for LiberiansUSCIS Automatically Extends Validity of Employment Authorization Documents
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Deferred Enforced Departure Extended for Liberians Questions and AnswersUSCIS Automatically Extends Validity of Employment Authorization Documents
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How to Deal With Questions From the BenchTo deal effectively with questions from the bench, a lawyer must appreciate the queries for what they are, anticipate what questions may be asked and prepare truthful responses that advance the client's position. Texas Judge Jim Moseley breaks down the process.
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Miami Solo Suspended for Year Over Solicitation LetterThe Florida Supreme Court has suspended a solo's law license for a year for improperly soliciting clients in a proposed class action. The decision exceeded the 90-day suspension recommended by a referee. The high court explained the stiffer punishment was due to a pattern of misconduct.
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Economy Spurs Recent Law Grads to Go SoloLaw graduates are increasingly going solo or opening small practices amid one of the worst job markets in generations. In the biggest one-year jump since 1982, the number of recent law graduates going solo rose from 3.5 percent in 2008 to 5.5 percent in 2009, according to the National Association for Law Placement. That figure increased to 5.7 percent for the class of 2010.
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Former McCarter Attorney a Key Figure in New Madoff FilmIn 2009, Gaytri Kachroo resigned as chair of McCarter & English's international practice due to conflicts related to cases she was pursuing on her own into Bernard Madoff's $20 billion Ponzi scheme. She can now be seen in the film "Chasing Madoff," along with others who gathered evidence on the Madoff enterprise and pushed for regulatory changes.
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Trading Companies in China, UAE and Singapore for Iran-Related TransactionsToday the U.S. Department of State imposed sanctions on three trading companies under the Iran Sanctions Act, as amended by the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act (CISADA), as a result of their involvement in sales of refined petroleum to Iran.
The three sanctioned
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Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year From International Trade Law News + Letter to Santa Regarding Possible Compliance ViolationsSeason's Greetings and Happy New Year to all of our loyal readers and clients around the world. See you in 2012.
In the spirit of the holiday season we have reprinted below a letter to Santa regarding a number of alleged violations of import, export and other laws and
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Wassenaar Arrangement Issues Best Practice Guidelines on Internal Compliance Programs for Dual-Use Goods and TechnologiesDuring the recent Plenary meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (WA) held in Vienna, Austria, the Participating States of the WA adopted a document encouraging exporters, including companies and academic institutions,
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U.S. Export Control Reform News and Upcoming Deadlines for Public CommentsResumption of Weekly Wednesday Export Control Reform Update Conference Calls and Addition of Conference Call on Monday, December 19th
BIS Assistant Secretary Kevin Wolf will resume his weekly teleconferences on Wednesdays at 2:00 pm EST to answer questions about the Department of Commerce?s
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