Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com Chicago-area man Gerald Adelman is suing his son, Stuart Adelman, over four Cubs season tickets as well as money he says his Stuart stole while working at his insurance firm. He’s asking for $2.5 million in total. Read the rest of the story…

Source: SettlementBoard.com Personal injuries result from a number of situations, from being in a head-on collision in a car or motorcycle to slipping on a wet floor in an office building to having a surgeon make a mistake in the operating room.  These injuries leave you unprepared for what lies ahead. You will undoubtedly face… [Continue Reading]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Looking for help turning that novel of yours into a movie? Think that new reality TV series sounds suspiciously like the idea you pitched to the network last year? Then you’re in luck. The Hollywood Reporter’s 2010 list of 100 Power Lawyers in Entertainment is out. The complete list includes… [Continue Reading]

Source: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog A few weeks ago, Kathleen Parker, a writer for the Washington Post, likened Obama to a woman because of his negotiation style, calling him the first female president. (See the article here.)  Confronted with crises and criticisms, our President hasn’t responded in the alpha dog style of many… [Continue Reading]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com The Supreme Court’s July ruling in the Bilski case, involving the patentability of business methods, will likely result in a lot of litigation going forward. Read the rest of the story…

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Faced with too many cases for its attorneys to handle properly, a Missiouri public defender’s office has imposed a moratorium on new representations. It has stopped taking any new cases, although it anticipates opening its doors again at the beginning of August, reports Missourinet. Once a maximum caseload is reached,… [Continue Reading]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Hollywood loves lawyers. TV loves lawyers. And literature? Well, from Shakespeare to Dickens to Grisham, there is no shortage of fictional lawyers for us to admire, disdain or, above all, simply remember. We wondered how the fictional lawyers of film, television and literature would stack up against each other. Of… [Continue Reading]

Source: Legal Ulcer Here are some compelling stats about the benefits of a college education. As a country we have a lot of things to fix, the education system being one of the most important. Take a look, I am sure some of these findings will surprise you. Always be learning! in reference to: “<a… [Continue Reading]

Source: SettlementBoard.com There are times when we really need an experts help. Using a lawyer in Alabama is a must if you need to conduct any major business transaction including buying or selling your own home, obtaining a business or ensuring you’re protected as an employee.. If you want to find a lawyer to represent… [Continue Reading]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com The Law Blog chats with appellate litigator Howard Bashman on life as an appellate lawyer and a leading law blogger. Read the rest of the story…

Source: SettlementBoard.com Personal Injuries are very stressful for individual and families. A personal injury can range from automobile accidents to slips and falls, or even dog bites. If there is any suspicion of negligence, carelessness, or recklessness, you may be eligible for a personal injury settlement. These settlements are aimed to help with financial hardship… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law John L. Mendez – Attorney at Law has continually helped families and individuals with any of the legal problems they may encounter.  Mr. Mendez prides himself on paying attention to the specific need of each client with compassion and determination to represent everyone to the best of his ability. John L.Mendez… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Joseph J. Reinke has more than 30 years of legal experience and focuses on representing injured plaintiffs throughout Oklahoma in trucking accident, wrongful death, and serious personal injury cases. Read the rest of the story…

Source: Profiles In Law Meet Los Angeles wills lawyer Judith Wolfsen A divorce law firm in Torrance, CA Judith Wolfsen began her practice in Torrance in 1978 and began specializing in all family law and probate matters upon her admission to the California State Bar. She was admitted to practice before the United States District… [Continue Reading]

Source: California Employment Law Articles In a case that will significantly impact unions’ ability to picket in California, the California Court of Appeals has struck down as unconstitutional two state laws that restricted the ability of employers to enjoin conduct on their property if the conduct relates to a labor dispute. Specifically, the Court found… [Continue Reading]

Source: Federal Employment Law Articles On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) (the “Act”), which is intended “to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system” and “to protect the American taxpayer by… [Continue Reading]

Source: Federal Employment Law Articles The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published on July 14, 2010, a voluminous Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), containing dozens of proposed amendments to three sets of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) regulations: the Privacy Rule; the Security Rule; and the Enforcement Rule…. [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire The Bratz doll is back in business, thanks to the 9th Circuit. A panel on Thursday vacated Mattel’s hard-won injunction on behalf of its Barbie doll, finding the remedy too broad. The litigation arose because Bratz’s creator, Carter Bryant, worked for Mattel before decamping for the competition. The district court erred… [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire In 2005, the D.C. Circuit ruled that the Federal Trade Commission could not force lawyers to comply with new rules about privacy notifications. But the agency argued on Wednesday that decision should not restrict the court as it takes up another set of regulations that could bind lawyers. The FTC made… [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire The financial reforms signed into law by President Barack Obama target a sector previously free from vigorous government scrutiny: hedge funds and private equity funds. The Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2010, enacted as part of the reform law, calls for most hedge fund and private fund advisers to… [Continue Reading]

Source: China Law Blog Had a piece published yesterday on the Forbes China Tracker, entitled, “Ten Reasons Chinese companies fail in the U.S.” I reprise the Forbes article below and then I add to it by discussing a very insightful e-mail exchange I had in response to it.     A couple of years ago,… [Continue Reading]

Source: California Employment Law Articles Deciding against an employee alleging disability discrimination under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Court of Appeal has held that where the employee never requested an accommodation or indicated she wanted to continue working after sustaining a work-related injury, the employer had no duty to offer an… [Continue Reading]

Source: California Employment Law Articles A ruling this week by a California Court of Appeal will enable California employers and commercial property owners to keep unions off their property and to distance themselves from union demonstrations. This new decision is Ralphs Grocery Company v. United Food And Commercial Workers Union Local 8, decided Monday, July… [Continue Reading]

Source: Federal Employment Law Articles Avoiding Liability for Wage and Hour Violations in the Hospitality Industry Read the rest of the story…

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories As the fallout continues from the biggest financial crisis in 80 years, there has been exactly one major related criminal conviction–for Bernard Madoff’s stupendous Ponzi scheme, reports the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.). But other well-known figures in the debacle have, so far, escaped severe penalties for deliberate fraud, the… [Continue Reading]