Source: ABA Journal Top Stories In a report (PDF) circulated to members of the ABA Council of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, a special committee describes the controversial U.S. News & World Report annual law school rankings as “not entirely benign,” pointing to a number of negative effects. However, “we believe that, for… [Continue Reading]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com Citing improper jury instructions, the Utah Supreme Court threw out two felony accomplice rape convictions in the high-profile case of controversial religious leader Warren Jeffs. Read the rest of the story…

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Accused of abusing his ex-girlfriend, both physically and verbally, actor Mel Gibson is hitting back hard. Although he has refused to discuss Oksana Grigorieva’s abuse allegations—some of which are backed by audio recordings—with Los Angeles Sheriff’s investigators, citing his Fifth Amendment rights, he has talked with the department about another… [Continue Reading]

Source: China Law Blog Excellent and thought-provoking article at Knowledge@Wharton, entitled, “Turning Shanghai into a Global Financial Hub: So Much to Do, So Little Time.”  The article focuses on Shanghai’s very public plans to become an International Financial Center by 2020 and debates whether that is going to happen:  While Shanghai might be big, can… [Continue Reading]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com The little town of Fremont, Neb., stirred up quite a bit of dust in June when its 25,000 person town voted in favor of banning illegal immigrants from renting property or getting a job. It followed on the heels of a similar move in Arizona. Now, the City Council,… [Continue Reading]

Source: WSJ.com: Law Blog – WSJ.com The NFL team from Tennessee — the Titans — have sued USC and football coach Lane Kiffin, claiming that Kiffin “maliciously” interfered with the contract of one of the Titans’ coaches, Kennedy Pola, who recently joined Kiffin’s staff at USC. Read the rest of the story…

Source: China Law Blog As just about everyone knows by now, Chinese companies are generally not terribly good at marketing and sales, particularly in the United States. For every Haier or Lenovo, there have to be at least ten thousand Chinese companies with good products with no really differentiation from their competitors. How many of… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Hammond Attorney, Randy A. Godshalk Member at law firm  in Hammond, Indiana, Godshalk Law Office Born: Elkhart, Indiana, May 2, 1965 Areas of Practice: General Practice Law Criminal Defense Murder Robbery Rape Theft Drug Crimes Drug Dealing DWI Traffic Violations Family Law Divorce Visitation Adoption Child Support Personal Injury Automobile Accidents… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law At the Hendersonville law firm of Frank B. Jackson and Associates, our goal is to provide the highest quality legal services to you and your business in a timely fashion Frank B. Jackson welcomes the opportunity to talk with you to discuss how F.B. Jackson and Associates Law Firm, PLLC in… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Divorce in the United States is a matter of state law. Federal legislation also affects the rights and responsibilities of divorcing spouses. The Pasadena divorce attorneys at the Law Offices of Donald P. Schweitzer keep abreast of changing law and varying attitudes of the courts. Admitted 1993, California Law School Southwestern… [Continue Reading]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories A little over a year ago, matrimonial attorney Dana Kolter wrote a letter for his client Karen Sypher. In it, he asked for $10 million from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, threatening to make public, in Karen Sypher’s divorce case from Pitino’s equipment manager, Tim Sypher, an allegation… [Continue Reading]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories A little over a year ago, matrimonial attorney Dana Kolter wrote a letter for his client Karen Sypher. In it, he asked for $10 million from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, threatening to make public, in Karen Sypher’s divorce case from Pitino’s equipment manager, Tim Sypher, an allegation… [Continue Reading]