Contrary to many law faculty members’ assumptions, third-year students are not the ones spending the most time checking email, surfing the Web and using their laptops for additional non-academic purposes during law school lectures.
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2Ls are worst offenders when it comes to laptops vs. lectures
Three attorneys were among 36 people charged Wednesday in a scheme to defraud insurers of more than $279 million through abuse of New York state’s no-fault auto insurance law. Also charged were 10 doctors who prosecutors said “essentially peddle their medical licenses like a corner fraudster might sell fake IDs.”
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Three Lawyers Are Charged in Major Insurance Scheme
Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads is set to significantly expand its nascent New York office with the acquisition of two smaller firms this month. The expansion is part of an 18-month internal assessment by the Philadelphia-based firm in the wake of recessionary pressures and attorney defections.
One of the prosecutors in the corruption case against the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has asked the D.C. Circuit to review a judge’s decision to publish a 500-page report documenting allegations of prosecutorial misconduct that doomed the case.
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DOJ Prosecutor Challenges Release Of Ted Stevens Misconduct Report
Mattel has asked the 9th Circuit to reverse the $310 million judgment against it in a long-running legal battle over the Bratz dolls, maintaining that its failed infringement allegations didn’t justify “the largest copyright fee award in history.”
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Mattel attacks $310 million Bratz copyright award on appeal
The recession, with its double whammy of retirement investment portfolio declines and slowdowns in law firm revenue, was a wake-up call for firms that fund pensions out of current income, as well as for the broader swath of firms that fund benefits out of firm-run investment portfolios. And the problems created by the sagging economy brought into relief a bigger, looming issue: The ranks of retired partners are swelling just as the number of equity partners — who are ultimately responsible for funding the pension plans — is leveling off.
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The Food and Drug Administration’s new cigarette warnings took another hit on Wednesday. Federal District Judge Richard Leon has again sided with the tobacco companies, finding that the warnings violate the industry’s free speech rights.
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Cigarette Warnings Violate 1st Amendment, Federal Judge Rules
Sherrie Gavan was just trying to protect her son, Clayton. The teen had started using heroin in high school, and the family had done all it could to keep him clean.
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MO Mom Assaults Son’s Drug Dealer
Whenever you open your email inbox, you’re flooded with messages that you never signed up for. Maybe there’s some company that’s hawking some kitschy t-shirts. Or, maybe there’s some email that claims they can sell you “v1agra” over the web.
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Is Sending Email Spam a Crime?
Okay, so maybe we don’t want them to be just like us. But in some ways, they are
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‘Teen Moms’ Search for Divorce Attorneys Online: They’re Just Like Us