Source: Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog The first item that caught my eye this week was a little blog our student Priya Barnes is writing as she visits Germany, attending the Summer Session in Giessen, Germany, that Professor Fallone blogged about on Monday.  So far, she’s only offered one entry, about her travels, but… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law John E. Hill Oakland accident attorney John Hill has been representing injured individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area for over thirty-five years.  John is certified as a Certified Specialist: Civil Trial Advocate, by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.  John is a member of the Board of Directors of the… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Todd Watson, Attorney at Law, grew up in Florida in the town of Milton. He began working for his father’s business at a young age, which is where he learned what the real value of asset protection was, along with tax planning and the transfer of valuables through estate planning. Today,… [Continue Reading]

Source: Profiles In Law Detroit Harassment Lawyer, Lucetta V. Franco Associate at the Detroit discrimination law firm:  Sue Ellen Eisenberg & Associates, P.C. Born: Detroit, Michigan, June 7, 1950 Areas of Practice: Disability Rights Family Medical Leave Act Mediation Arbitration Employment Discrimination Harassment Wrongful Termination Employment Contracts Severance Packages Employment Mediation Business Torts Civil Rights… [Continue Reading]

Source: Federal Employment Law Articles With motorcycle gangs, a love triangle, and text messages that were, “to say the least, sexually explicit in nature,” in the words of the district court, Quon v. Arch Wireless, Inc. reads more like a cable television police drama than a typical United States Supreme Court decision. The case received… [Continue Reading]

Source: Federal Employment Law Articles On July 14, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Proposed Rule outlining modifications to the Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules (HIPAA Rules) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Many of the proposed modifications to the HIPAA Rules are based on… [Continue Reading]

Source: Federal Employment Law Articles We previously outlined how the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) was ramping up enforcement for covered federal contractors and giving heightened scrutiny to issues involving disabled individuals. See our Legal Alert dated March 25, 2010, “OFCCP Update,” available on our web site at: http://www.fordharrison.com/shownews.aspx?show=5950…. [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire The first personal injury lawsuit involving the chemical dispersant Corexit 9500 has surfaced in Alabama federal court, where two Gulf Coast residents and property owners claim BP has dumped millions of gallons of toxic chemicals into the Gulf of Mexico to disperse and sink crude oil. The plaintiffs allege one method… [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire Federal prosecutors are hailing the conviction of a former British executive as a signal to corporate leaders to shape up. A federal jury in Philadelphia on Tuesday convicted Ian Norris, the former CEO of The Morgan Crucible Co., of conspiring with others to obstruct justice in a federal investigation of price… [Continue Reading]

Source: Law.com – Newswire A Philadelphia judge has refused to strike down amendments to the federal Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act that require photographers and filmmakers — professional or amateur — to keep records verifying the age and identity of anyone depicted in a sexually explicit film or photo. The judge concluded the law… [Continue Reading]

Source: Lawyers.com Blog In a traditional divorce, the litigation process is adversary and, often, hostile.  Lawyers often strive to win everything that they can for their clients.  One benefit of a collaborative divorce is that the parties agree to be civil, which often times can eliminate the need for overly aggressive litigation strategies.  Because there… [Continue Reading]

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories Ruling on an interlocutory appeal by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, a federal appeals court in Chicago not only agreed with the prosecutor that the chief district court judge had erred by excluding fingerprint evidence in a drug case but removed the jurist from the ongoing trial. News of the highly… [Continue Reading]