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Off Da Hook! No Criminal Charges to Be Pursued in GonzoGate
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010DOJ Plans No Criminal Charges in Political Firings of 9 US Attorneys
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Fed’l Judge Says Cheerleading Isn’t a Sport Under Title IX, Points to ‘Roster Manipulation’
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Black is Back! Conrad Released on Bail in Light of High Court Ruling
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Austin Officer Sues Police Department
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Source: SettlementBoard.com A suit was brought up against the City of Austin, TX on behalf of a police captain who was retaliated against when he requested a federal investigation into the police department. The plaintiff was indefinitely and wrongfully suspended by the police department which caused him to seek Austin auto accident attorneys and personal injury lawyers [...] Read the rest of the...
Video: What Wall Street Reform Means For You
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Source: Legal Ulcer
I got this email from Joe Biden today and it is a nice touch but it seems like too little too late. We need a real effort to clean up Wall St. not more pandering and ineffective legislation.
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- Video: What Wall Street Reform Means For You | The White House (view on Google Sidewiki)
Need Proof that BigLaw Summer Hiring Is Down? Here You Go
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Notable Medical Malpractice Injury Settlements of Charlotte, NC Law Firm
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Source: SettlementBoard.com Reliable studies estimate that medical malpractice accidents are responsible for thousands of deaths in the United States each year, and even more people are seriously and permanently injured as a result of malpractice by a doctor, hospital or other medical professional. Dozier, Miller, Pollard & Murphy, LLP, lawyers in Charlottte, North Carolina, has a record [...] Read the rest of the...
Should the Teams of the NFL Be Treated as a Single Entity Under the Sherman Act?
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Source: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog
Section 1 of the Sherman Act prohibits concerted actions unreasonably restraining trade, but exempts collective actions by separate business entities who share a complete unity of interest. Whether § 1 applies to the major professional sports leagues has long been a matter of debate. On the one hand, each team is separately owned and seeks to maximize its own profits. On the other hand, each team has an important shared interest in maintaining a full league of competitive teams — who will pay to see the Yankees if they effortlessly crush all opponents? So, does a league potentially violate § 1 when it blocks its members from entering into individual merchandising or broadcasting deals?
Matt Mitten reviews the history of litigation addressing this issue in a new paper on SSRN. His analysis concludes with a discussion of the Supreme Court’s most recent pronouncement on the question, American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, 130 S. Ct. 2201 (2010). In American Needle, the Court held that the NFL’s grant of an exclusive trademark license to a headwear manufacturer was not immune from § 1 scrutiny. The Court wrote, “Common interests in the NFL brand partially...
Charlotte Criminal & Auto Accident Attorney – Thomas J. Falish
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Source: Profiles In Law Charlotte Criminal & Auto Accident Attorney, Thomas J. Falish Member at the Charlotte criminal law firm: Dozier, Miller, Pollard & Murphy, LLP Contact Information: Address Cameron Brown Building 301 South McDowell Street, Suite 700 Charlotte, NC 28204, (Mecklenburg Co.) Phone: 704-372-6373 Fax: 704-347-0674 Website: Criminal Lawyers in Charlotte, NC Personal Information: Born: Jersey City, New [...] Read the rest of the...
Tallahassee Personal Injury Attorney
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Source: Profiles In Law Tallahassee Personal Injury Law Firm At the Moyé Law Firm, our Tallahassee injury lawyers have nearly six decades of collective experience in providing representation for injury victims and their families. Our Tallahassee injury law firm has the skills and background to handle even the most complex and serious cases, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), electrocutions [...] Read the rest of the...
Dallas International Law Attorney Lic. Sara Cecila Arrendondo Pico (Resident Lawyer in Mexico)
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Source: Profiles In Law Dallas International Business, Real Estate & Immigration Attorney (located in Mexico) Resident International Lawyer at the Mexico City Office of Ramirez & Associates Personal Biography Born: July 30, 1977; Mexico, D.F. Professional Background In 1995, began career as a Law Clerk with Mexican Notary Public No. 119 Arturo Pérez Negrete and then with Notary Public [...] Read the rest of the...
Kagan Nomination Clears Senate Judiciary Committee
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Source: Law.com - Newswire Elena Kagan continued along the path today to confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, clearing with ease a vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee. After a two-hour debate, the Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 to recommend Kagan's confirmation, as all Democrats supported her and all Republicans but one opposed her. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was the only committee member to cross party lines. Kagan's nomination now heads to the full Senate, where a final vote is likely sometime in the next three weeks. Read the rest of the...
Corporate Sector Sounds the Alarm Over Financial Reform’s ‘Bounty’ System
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Source: Law.com - Newswire The financial reform package creates a new whistleblower program with potentially huge cash rewards for individuals who provide information about securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC will pay whistleblowers cash rewards of between 10 percent and 30 percent of any monetary sanctions in excess of $1 million that the government recovers because of whistleblowers' assistance. Some experts say even companies with robust compliance programs face dangerous waters. Read the rest of the...
3rd Circuit Tosses Sex Bias Lawsuit by Law Firm Shareholder
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Source: Law.com - Newswire A woman lawyer cannot sue her firm for sex discrimination if her status as a shareholder and director gives her the ability to participate in firm governance and a percentage of firm profits, the 3rd Circuit has ruled. The federal appeals court found that Alyson Kirleis, as a Class A shareholder, was unable to qualify as an employee under the multifactor test created by the U.S. Supreme Court. Since only employees have the right to sue for sexual discrimination, the 3rd Circuit affirmed a lower court's dismissal of the case. Read the rest of the...
Death of Reed Smith Practice Leader Struck By Train Ruled a Suicide
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