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Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com But in the mind of some law professors and Supreme Court watchers, Monday belonged to Justice Clarence Thomas, for his concurring opinion in McDonald v. Chicago. Read the rest of the story…

Source: SettlementBoard.com How can you pay your medical bills before your case is settled? McChesney & Ortwerth, experienced Saint Louis personal injury lawyers, understand how you can have your bills paid for during your treatment, prior to settlement… Depending upon state law and your insurance policy, your medical bills can be paid under the Personal [...]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories It was a long time coming. But this afternoon, a decorated former Chicago police lieutenant accused, along with officers under his command, of torturing scores of suspects to extract confessions during the 1970s and 1980s was criminally convicted by a federal jury in Chicago. Although the statute of limitations had [...]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories An informant’s claim that a known thief and cocaine dealer told him he’d paid his unidentified female lawyer, who also happened to be a cocaine user, with two stolen laptop computers was likely insufficient probable cause to search the attorney’s home and office. But even assuming there was no probable [...]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com Besides a raft of personal injury suits and the economic claims against BP, a new genre of suits is now emerging: the civil racketeering suit. Read the rest of the story…

Source: SettlementBoard.com Taking your time to find a good Louisville bankruptcy attorney is time well spent.  After all, your financial future hangs in the balance.  And just as you would carefully select a doctor for health concerns, you should thoughtfully choose a bankruptcy lawyer to help you with debt issues. Ways to find a bankruptcy [...]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com On Sunday, Martin Ginsburg, the husband of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a prominent tax lawyer and scholar, died of cancer at his home in Washington. Read the rest of the story…

Source: Lawyers.com Blog The Law Offices of Larry H. Parker works closely with our sister law firm Perona, Langer, Beck, Serbin and Mendoza (PLBSM) in certain practice areas, including employment law in California. We are proud to announce that the managing partner of the employment law division at PLBSM, Todd Harrison, has been named a [...]

Source: Lawyers.com Blog   Trucking accidents in North Carolina can have serious consequences. With such a large vehicle, every movement and decision becomes magnified and even the smallest error can lead to a fatal accident. Whether the accident is caused by a faulty part, improper maintenance, or driver error, victims may receive compensation for losses [...]

Source: China Law Blog Taikongren’s Advice Blog has a nice post setting forth and commenting on many of the various issues swirling about these days on labor in China. The post is entitled,”Taikongren’s definitive ‘What’s happening with Chinese Labor’ post,” and it does a very good job setting out China’s labor situation and raising some [...]

Source: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog As the Law School community prepares to leave our current home and move into a new facility, it seems appropriate to pause and recall some of the memorable events that have taken place in Sensenbrenner Hall over the years.  Professor Michael McChrystal shares the third of what we hope will [...]

Source: China Law Blog I gave a talk a couple years ago on what Chinese companies look at in determining whether to expand their business to the United States.  My these was as follows:   Chinese companies looking to buy American companies are usually looking for a valuable technology or commodity or, to a much [...]

Source: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog Some problems that seem to demand coordinated international solutions, like global warming and biopiracy, languish for years without effective responses by the international community.  Yet, when the international community set out to address the problem of doping in sports in the late 1990’s, a robust international regulatory system was [...]

Source: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog At the beginning of the 2009-2010 academic year, the Marquette University Law School adopted a new grading system. A more conventional set of “plus” and “minus” grades replaced the previous A, AB, B, BC, C, D, F system that appears to be unique to Marquette University. Also, for [...]

Source: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog During the past academic year Marquette University staged a year-long celebration marking the 100th anniversary of president James J. McCabe’s 1909 decision to open the doors of the university to women.  In doing so, Marquette became the first Roman Catholic university in the world to admit women to [...]

Source: Profiles In Law Since earning my law degree in 1991, I have worked hard to provide the type of service I would want to receive if I were in need of legal counsel. I pride myself on being responsive and am available to answer your questions and address any concerns you may have about [...]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com Yesterday, a New York federal court sided with a law firm seeking a $56 million legal fee in a securities class action. Read the rest of the story…

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Think new law grads are having a hard time in a dismal economy? Next year’s legal employment market for those who earn a juris doctor degree in 2011 could well be even worse, predicts the executive director of the National Association for Law Placement. While the statistics won’t be available [...]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories A Chicago judge who presides over the county courts’ law division doesn’t know why there’s so much fuss over a golf outing sponsored by two law firms. Judge William Maddux says he attended the event last year, and he doesn’t see any ethics problem, according to the Chicago Sun-Times and [...]

Source: Law.com – Newswire Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has participated in the confirmation hearing for every U.S. Supreme Court justice since Sandra Day O’Connor’s in 1981. This week, he will chair the hearing for Elena Kagan. Leahy recently spoke with The National Law Journal’s David Ingram about his preparation for the hearing, what he plans [...]

Source: Law.com – Newswire The federal government’s probe into Weatherford International’s dealings in foreign countries has burgeoned far beyond a simple bribe inquiry. It has become a multi-agency civil and criminal investigation into allegations that Weatherford, one of the world’s largest oilfield service companies, did business with terrorist-friendly countries that are under U.S. trade sanctions. [...]

Source: Law.com – Newswire Mortgage-related litigation hit a three-year high during this year’s first quarter, according to a recent report, with 155 active state and federal cases. The increase was fueled partly by a jump in cases involving companies suing each other, as opposed to cases between lenders and homeowners. The upswing in private litigation [...]

Source: SettlementBoard.com According to New Jersy State Police there have been 243 fatal accidents in Monmouth county for 2010. New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyers at Shebell & Shebell Attorneys at Law recovered $495,000.00 from a case involving a rear end collision which resulted in a lumbar spinal surgery for herniated disc. Read the rest of [...]

Source: SettlementBoard.com Orange County Injury Law Firm Wins Automobile Injury Case for $203,450.00 Read the rest of the story…

Source: SettlementBoard.com Described below are some of the common myths about San Diego divorce and San Diego divorce laws. Myth: A period of unhappiness in a marriage always leads to a divorce. Reality: All marriages have their ups and downs.  If your marriage is usually good, it may be wise to wait out the down [...]

Source: China Law Blog Not sure how to relate this Evan Osnos post, entitled, “What if China had bought Newsweek,“ to doing business in or with China, beyond just tossing out the old adage on how different we are and of how we need to try to resolve our differences.  So I won’t even try. At [...]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Once a year, the chief justices of the Southern state supreme courts gather to share experiences, learn from judicial educators, discuss trends that are common in the court systems of the Deep South and seek solutions. Last year, when the elite group of jurists gathered in Nashville, Tenn., they recognized [...]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com It wouldn’t be a week in legal coverage without at least one depressing item about the job market. Who are we kidding? We have three! Read the rest of the story…

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com The Supreme Court is expected Monday to release rulings in four high-profile cases. Here’s a preview of what’s to come. Read the rest of the story…