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Philadelphia priest: Not archdiocese's policy to contact law enforcement with ...CNN InternationalBy Sarah Hoye, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) -- A priest who assisted Monsignor William Lynn investigate clergy sex abuse claims testified Tuesday that it was not the archdiocese's policy to contact law enforcement or other victims of abuse.and more » […]

AFPThe Law Firm of Weiss & Lurie Investigates Ariba Inc.MarketWatch (press release)NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Weiss & Lurie, a national class action and shareholder rights law firm with offices in New York City and Los Angeles, is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the ...ARIBA, INC. : The […]

BBC NewsLaw Commission calls for Scots trials to hear of prior convictionsBBC NewsProsecutors should be able to use previous convictions as evidence in Scottish trials, according to the Scottish Law Commission. In a report, the commission concluded that Scots law should be changed as evidence of this kind can be highly relevant to ...Legal call over prior co […]

9NEWS.comU.S. opens Chipotle securities law investigationMarketWatchBy Annie Gasparro NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE:CMG) is under investigation by the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, regarding possible criminal securities law violations for its disclosures related to ...Chipotle: US Attorney's Office […]

AFPJudge Sours On POM Wonderful's Erectile Dysfunction & Heart Disease ClaimsNPR (blog)The ruling upholds a Federal Trade Commission complaint we reported on before that charged POM Wonderful with violating federal law by making deceptive disease prevention and treatment claims. According to Judge Chappell's decision, excerpted here, ...POM Won […]

CBC.caLaw 78 must be rescinded say students and academic staffSacramento BeeBy Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) OTTAWA, May 22, 2012 -- /CNW/ - The Quebec special law adopted on Friday is unjust and must be rescinded, says the academic community of students and staff across Canada. "The Quebec government must ...Quebec students mark 10 […]

Law Firm Brower Piven Announces Investigation in Connection With Benihana Inc ...MarketWatch (press release)STEVENSON, Md., May 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The law firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty to current shareholders of Benihana Inc. (NASDAQ:BNHN) ("Benihana […]

Boston.comOhio, at least, will no longer call all pit bulls 'vicious'Los Angeles TimesA new Ohio law went into effect this week that protects pit bulls from being labeled as "vicious" dogs simply because they're pit bulls. From now on, dogs in Ohio can be labeled "vicious" only if they do something to warrant it.Ohio law en […]

CBS NewsDharun Ravi sentence in Rutgers webcam case renews hate crime law debateWashington PostNEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A week before Dharun Ravi was sentenced to jail for using a webcam to spy on a gay college roommate who later killed himself, supporters rallied behind him, arguing that New Jersey laws should be changed so that someone in his ...What is hate? R […]

AFPSupreme Court to Consider International Wiretapping LawReutersA group of activists, lawyers and journalists, including the ACLU, challenged the international wiretapping law, which gives the government permission to listen to overseas communications without much judicial oversight. Though the high court will be ...Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Surveillance […]

Legal call over prior convictionsThe Press AssociationJuries and judges should be told if an accused person has previous convictions, a new report has recommended. Under current legislation the prosecution cannot rely upon previous convictions to help prove their case against an accused person.and more » […]

AFPReagan center takes legal action over blood saleAFPLOS ANGELES — The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation said Tuesday it is taking legal action to stop an online auction of a vial said to contain the late US president's blood, condemning the sale as "craven." The foundation's executive director John ...Legal threat over Reagan blood […]

Sun News NetworkLegal battles ahead for death row CanadianSun News Network... was convicted but said he had a change of heart after coming down off the drugs and alcohol. Munro agreed to a plea deal and was sentenced to life in prison. He was released on parole more than 10 years ago. Legal battles ahead for death row Canadian.and more » […]

Telegraph.co.ukThe Catholic Legal Assault on the Contraception MandateMother Jones (blog)On Monday, 40 Catholic agencies and institutions across the country launched a veritable legal holy war against the Obama administration, filing coordinated lawsuits against the Department of Health and Human Services over the proposed contraception ...Report: Some bisho […]

The GuardianLegal aid cuts: if lawyers don't defend justice for all, who will?The GuardianThat's the scale of cuts being wrought on legal aid. Never mind no standing ovation, you'd expect she would not have been left standing at all. It's hardly surprising, then, that parts of the legal profession are contemplating industrial action.Bill: […]

MessageSolution Showcases Advanced Legal Discovery Features at Legal Tech 2012Seattle Post IntelligencerMessageSolution, the global technology leader in enterprise information archiving and eDiscovery, will be exhibiting its award-winning On-Premise, Cloud, & MSP Hosted Platforms at Legal Tech 2012 in Los Angeles, California, May 22-23, 2012.and more » […]

Attack of the FanboyLegal documents expose Xbox 720 in Q4 2013TG DailyActivision and Bungie have firmed up plans to forge a publishing deal together, and as a complete formality they have to submit legal paperwork about the terms of the joint partnership. And as it happens, that paperwork reveals that a title being ...Bungie's next game will be Xbox exc […]

Still no decision in legal battle over Rosa Parks estateDetroit Free PressBy David Ashenfelter A legal showdown over the estate of civil rights icon Rosa Parks came and went this morning without a decision by Wayne County Probate Judge Freddie Burton Jr. about whether to disqualify himself from continuing to preside over the ...and more » […]

Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services Appoints Sandeep Sacheti to Executive ...MarketWatch (press release)NEW YORK, NY, May 22, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services (CLS), the leader in legal process and business performance management, today announced that Sandeep Sacheti has been named vice president of Customer ...and […]

The Star-Ledger - NJ.comDharun Ravi's sentence a surprise to legal experts, though appeal could comeThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comBerman's decision means there will be even more drama before the long legal battle is over in a case that has already stretched 20 months. Ravi's defense team has indicated it will appeal the March 16 conviction, in which […]

At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler confirmed that investigations into JPMorgan Chase's $2 billion-plus trading loss are under way at their agencies. Schapiro said the incident could be used as a "a real life, real world example" […]

Facebook is settling one of the only privacy-related class actions facing the newly public company that hasn't been dismissed for lack of standing, according to court papers. The complaint alleges that the site's "Sponsored Stories" publicize users' images and names to advertise products without paying them or letting them opt out. […]

A historic $3.4 billion class action settlement over the mismanagement of government trust funds for hundreds of thousands of Native Americans has survived a challenge at the D.C. Circuit, which upheld a trial judge's finding that the settlement, which required congressional authorization, was fair and reasonable. […]

Fulbright & Jaworski and Mayer Brown, two Am Law 100 firms that recently announced that new leaders would be taking their respective reins, have been mentioned in the British legal press as potential merger partners for major London-based shops Norton Rose and SJ Berwin, respectively. […]

A consolidated case against four Chinese manufacturers of vitamin C got smaller Monday when one of the defendants agreed to a $10.5 million settlement with direct and indirect purchasers. "This is the first shoe to drop in a Chinese cartel case, and it's a $10 million shoe," said a lawyer for the direct purchaser class. […]

It's not easy being a lawyer these days. And even harder being part of the law firm's support staff as law firms are cutting back on those positions. John Pacenti asks "Is this more about management or greed?" […]

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Two former attorneys in California were sentenced Monday to a combined 18 years in federal prison for their involvement in separate investment scams that bilked victims out of nearly $35 million. Some of the ill-gotten gains were used to buy a Ferrari, a Porsche, a Las Vegas home and a stake in a Beverly Hills restaurant. […]