Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com On Thursday, Seventh Circuit judge Richard Posner slammed an earlier Seventh Circuit opinion, penned by Chief Judge Richard Easterbrook, ordering a lower court judge to reconsider his decision to keep the names of the jurors in the Rod Blagojevich case confidential. Read the rest of the story…

Source: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog Former Marquette Law Professor Jason Czarnezki has a new blog, Czarnezki.com.  “I hope to write about life, current events in the law, and natural resources and environmental policy,” he says.  Jason was one of my inspirations as I first started blogging, and I look forward to reading his… [Continue Reading]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com Out Friday: two interesting pieces on the U.S. Supreme Court, each of which tries to make sense of how the court’s changed in recent years. Read the rest of the story…

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Kevin E. Houchin, a Fort Collins, Colo.-based solo practitioner, is placing a bet on an entrepreneur’s dream of opening a 14,000-square-foot brew pub. Gene Gregg has professional brewing experience, clearance from the city and the go-ahead from Rite Aid, which owns commercial space on the southern end of town once… [Continue Reading]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories More than 360 agents participated today in a five-state sweep that had arrested, as of this morning, 36 of the 94 people indicted in a record-breaking $251 million Medicare fraud case. The raid was announced in Miami, considered ground zero for Medicare fraud, by Attorney General Eric Holder and Health… [Continue Reading]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Two Georgia State Ethics Commission lawyers have been criticized in a new report for working on their private law practice on state time and for using state computers to do research for their private clients. The report, issued by the Georgia inspector general’s office, found that commission lawyers Thomas Plank… [Continue Reading]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com Arizona, the first state to adopt cameras on its highways, is doing away with them. Read the rest of the story…

Source: SettlementBoard.com If you believe you violated your probation or parole, it is advisable to speak to a qualified attorney.You can reach parole attorneys in Texas at the Law Office of Stouwie & Mayo, PLLC using the online contact form to arrange for a free consultation about your case. Read the rest of the story…

Source: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog The picture to the left, which was earlier used to illustrate a post describing the original Marquette Law School curriculum, is a photograph of Pamphilus Joseph O’Brien, Law ’15.  His is one of the first photographs that we have of an early Marquette law student, other than the… [Continue Reading]

Source: SettlementBoard.com Nevada, is unlike most most states in that it does NOT require liability insurance either. If you have been involved in an accident or another type of personal injury issue resulting from automobile negligence, don’t hesitate to call a Law Vegas personal injury law firm who knows local insurance regulation and state-wide personal… [Continue Reading]

Source: SettlementBoard.com Advice is a necessity for everyone because everyone requires advice at some point of time as he/she cannot be all knowledgeable and can’t know everything about everything. In the legal field of taxation this advice can be a boon for you and can save you from various blundering situations. In this world of… [Continue Reading]

Source: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog Tom Barrett’s proposal for “nonpartisan” redistricting may reduce the degree of “incumbent protection” that takes place in the redrawing of legislative districts, but I think it is more interesting for what it does not do. There is a movement in the country to have redistricting by commission according to… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Fort Worth TX employment attorney Rod Tanner established the firm Tanner & Associates, PC in 1999 with the singular objective of providing superior legal service in major labor, employment and business disputes.  Tanner is Board Certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has extensive… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Memphis divorce attorney, Stephen F. Libby Member at the Memphis divorce, DUI & Drug Crimes law firm Born Memphis, Tennessee, December 30, 1963 Areas of Practice Workers Compensation Automobile Accidents and Injuries Personal Injury Divorce Child Custody Child Support Construction Law Admitted 1992, Tennessee; 1993, Arkansas Law School University of Memphis,… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Thomas Gorman Tom, a founding member of the firm, previously was a partner in a 38 person law firm where he honed his jury trial skills on a variety of personal injury cases including automobile collisions, premises liability, wrongful death, medical negligence and product liability. Tom attributes his success for his… [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire In the largest-ever penalty paid by a Wall Street firm, Goldman Sachs on Thursday agreed to pay $550 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it misled investors in a collateralized debt obligation by misstating and omitting key facts. Goldman admitted that it made mistakes and regretted its failure… [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire A stunned Lynne Stewart was re-sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday, in part because she crowed that she could handle the initial 28-month sentence ordered by New York federal Judge John Koeltl in 2006 “standing on my head.” Koeltl, instructed by an appeals court to reconsider sentencing enhancements for terrorism,… [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire A judge in Los Angeles threw out a $2.3 million verdict against Dole Food Co. on Thursday, ruling that widespread fraud orchestrated by the plaintiffs’ attorneys prevented the company from deposing witnesses. The case was brought by Nicaraguans who claim they were rendered sterile after being exposed to the pesticide DBCP… [Continue Reading]

Source: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog The always flamboyant and usually controversial George Steinbrenner, long-time lead owner of the New York Yankees, passed away at age eighty earlier this week. Steinbrenner had a major impact on the economic landscape of American sports, but the precise nature of his influence was not always appreciated. First of… [Continue Reading]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Ruling from the bench in a Los Angeles case, an appellate judge today voided a $2.3 million jury verdict and threw out a pesticide-exposure case against Dole Food Co., due to “deliberate and egregious misconduct” by Nicaraguan lawyers who recruited Central American banana workers as plaintiffs. Due to the misconduct,… [Continue Reading]