So unhappy, in fact, that 15 law schools are currently facing lawsuits for fraud, unfair competition and false advertising. Among those being sued are Albany Law School, DePaul University College of Law and New York Law School. "The numbers reported by ...more »
By Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON — A US judge sided with tobacco companies on Wednesday, ruling that regulations requiring large graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising violate free-speech rights under the US Constitution.more »
Civil lawsuits filed last year against a dozen law schools across the country are making their way through state and federal courts, Congress is looking into holding a hearing on law school reporting practices, and more details of law school employment ...more »
He said the government has "a heavy burden" to justify such a law because it "requires an individual to do an affirmative act." If Obama's health-care law is struck down, "this will be the second consecutive presidency in which the Supreme Court ...more »
The Bears finished with 21 assists on 29 made baskets, and Quincy Act went off for 20 points and 15 rebounds. Kentucky enters the game second in adjusted offensive efficiency and ranks in the Top 20 in three of the four factors.more »
Tyler — Roman Catholic bishops, joined by Presbyterian and Lutheran leaders, are supporting the Justice Department's legal challenge to Arizona's tough immigration law. Attorneys for the religious leaders argue that a patchwork of state laws could ...more »
Dyadic International, Inc. is a global biotechnology company that uses its patented and proprietary technologies to conduct research, development and commercial activities for the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein ...more »
SHARES in gold miner Centamin rallied yesterday after it said normal operations had resumed at its Sukari gold mine in Egypt. The Egypt-focused miner said on 6 March it had temporarily halted operations at its flagship gold mine due to “illegal labour ...more »
The new arrivals specialize in financial institutions and directors and officers liability insurance. Clyde management board member James Burns says the hires will add "considerable weight" to the 270-partner firm's global practices in those areas.more »
29 (6:00-8:30 pm, Skylinks golf course), aimed at preventing animal cruelty. "Learn how to identify animal cruelty and how to stop it," says an event announcement. Eric Sakach, Senior Law Enforcement Specialist for the Humane Society of the United ...more »
Facebook, the world's most popular social-networking service, is grappling with more lawsuits over intellectual property. The company, which had about 60 US patents at the end of last year, is aiming to defend itself by bolstering its portfolio.more »
By AMANDA BELAND SOMERSWORTH — Litigation between the City of Somersworth and Dover Attorney Robert "Bob" Fisher concerning the Hilltop City's Sunningdale Golf Club stretches back into late 2011 and may continue until at least April, 2013.more »
Editor's note: Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, an Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College (CUNY), is the author of "Race, Law, and American Society: 1607 to Present" and the "US Constitution: An African-American Context.more »
TRENTON — The cause of engine trouble that forced a plane to make an emergency landing on Route 52 in Belfast last week remains unknown, pending further investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, according to David Vroom, president and ...more »
VISTA — The Vista library is offering a crash course on landlord and tenant law Wednesday. The workshop, part of the Community Law School series, begins at 6 pm at 700 Eucalyptus Ave. Event organizers said those with no legal experience can benefit ...more »
Nevada, which uses a deed of trust system similar to Colorado, recently made it a crime for anyone who intentionally files a wrongful foreclosure. What's more, it's a $5000 fine for anyone to falsely represent title to a property — such as claiming a ...more »
“This litigation is still in its early stages,” Facebook said in the filing. “If an unfavorable outcome were to occur in this litigation, the impact could be material to our business, financial condition or results of operations.more »
Hoppe challenger Bill Tillotson spoke in support of the cameras, saying they help to control crime. "I do know when you go into an area where there are cameras, it seems to move that element away," he said. On the topic of negative advertising, ...more »
Legally married same-sex spouses of military personnel are denied the same benefits as their heterosexual counterparts - survivor benefits, base housing and health care benefits to name a few. Which leads me to my first profile, that of Air Force ...more »
... for some of the more incipient and insidious issues that the internet struggles with, including Distributed Denial of Service attacks (DDoS), email spam, and identity/banking theft which funnels millions of dollars to organized crime rings.more »
The injury occurred on his final throw, a personal best that locked up his second straight world decathlon title. Now Hardee is pushing the elbow through an accelerated rehabilitation process aimed at competing in the US Olympic trials in June.more »
The best reason to rule Obamacare constitutional--the one that makes the answer seem obvious--is a matter of common sense. But that's a case counsel isn't allowed to make. The common-sense case goes like this. Contrary to what Justice Kennedy said this ...more »
Mr. Taylor is licensed in Georgia and South Carolina and has been recognized by his peers as a Best Lawyers in America for personal injury litigation defense. He practices in the area of general civil litigation with an emphasis in medical malpractice ...more »
The judge overseeing the case has decided that Hoang's allegations that IMDb breached contract and violated laws on consumer protection are plausible enough to continue. But the judge also offered some relief to the Amazon.com subsidiary by dismissing ...more »
A third-generation Tampa Bay resident, Bivins' practice focuses on commercial, business law and real estate transactions. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Florida in 1982 and a law degree with honors from the ...more »
... and publisher of social media and other online applications, against Facebook, Inc. for alleged violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, and California state laws prohibiting unfair competition and interference with contract.more »
AP News Center Lisa Dowling, from Arlington, Va., a supporter of health care reform, rallies in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 27, 2012, as the court continues arguments on the health care law. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) AP ...more »
The Attorney General's Office declined to comment. NC Deday LaRene -- a prominent Detroit criminal defense attorney who won the acquittal of the late Michigan Ku Klux Klan leader Robert Miles in a federal seditious conspiracy case in Arkansas in 1988 ...more »
(Credit: Apple) (CBS/AP) NEW YORK — Workers who assemble electronic devices for Apple Inc. (AAPL) often put in more than 60 hours per week — and sometimes work for a week straight — in violation of Chinese law, according to the first independent ...more »
According to Karen Elliot, an employment law attorney at Sands Anderson, if you have more than 20 employees and use Twitter as the primary means of job postings, you could be hit with a claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.more »
TORONTO, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Sino-Forest Corporation ("Sino-Forest" or the "Company") announced that, further to its news release issued earlier today, the Company has obtained an initial order (the "Order") from the Ontario ...more »
“If we address unfair trade practices in the US solar market, we can get back to our business of expanding American manufacturing and jobs in the renewable energy sector,” said Carlo Santoro, director of business development at MX Solar USA in Somerset ...more »
Lisa Maniscalco says on her campaign website that she has "spent eight years working exclusively as a Court Appointed Attorney in all matters over which the Probate Court of Hall County has jurisdiction, including the probating of wills, ...more »
The proposal is the latest move by the administration to use its executive powers to revise immigration procedures without changing the law. It reflects an effort by President Obama to improve his standing among those Latino voters who feel he has not ...more »
The prices paid for medical professional services for injured workers were higher and rising faster in states without fee schedules compared with states that have them in place, according to a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute ...more »
