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Seattle Weekly (blog) Federal law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in 2011Washington PostOfficers lost in the line of duty last year Thirteen federal law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2011, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page, a nonprofit organization. In addition to officers who were killed [...]

Legal Rainmakers LLC Opens to Deliver Value and Bottom Line Results When …Virtual-Strategy Magazine(1888PressRelease) Announcement of Legal Rainmakers LLC (a Dallas-based consulting firm) opening its doors to empower attorneys with the tools needed to build sticky business relationships and employ a buying process that will achieve rainmaking …and more » View full post on legal – [...]

Law will help keep private health care companies in lineAustin American-StatesmanMost insurance companies are also prohibited from placing limits on the amount that they pay for a patient's illness over a lifetime; and the law raises and then eliminates such limits on annual spending. The law also makes it more difficult for …and more » View [...]

Hot line will assist seniors with legal issuesDelmarva Daily TimesGEORGETOWN — Delaware residents older than 60 can now receive free legal advice on a variety of issues through the new Delaware Senior Legal Hotline. Advice will be provided by either a Delaware Volunteer Legal Services staff attorney or volunteer …and more » View full post on [...]

Line games become legal in MontanaKXLH Helena NewsMISSOULA – As of midnight – January 1, 2012 – line games will be legal for the first time off of Montana's reservations. Bill Miller of Century Gaming in Missoula noted, "These line games kinda bring the Las Vegas excitement type of atmosphere to our …and more » View [...]

Legal Rainmakers LLC Opens to Deliver Value and Bottom Line Results When …EIN News (press release)DALLAS, TX, December 30, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — At Legal Rainmakers, empowering attorneys to achieve rainmaking greatness is king. "We believe that, to succeed in these economic times, challenging the status quo with actions that are fundamentally …and more » View full [...]

Legal Rainmakers LLC Opens to Deliver Value and Bottom Line Results When …Law Firm Newswire (press release)Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) December 30, 2011 – At Legal Rainmakers, empowering attorneys to achieve rainmaking greatness is king. “We believe that, to succeed in these economic times, challenging the status quo with actions that are fundamentally …and [...]

Number of police officers killed in line of duty spikes in 2011CNNNew York (CNN) — The number of police officers who have died in the line of duty in 2011 has increased 14 percent nationwide from last year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. "We're hearing about more brazen, …and more » View [...]

MIAMI – A Florida federal judge on Dec. 6 compelled arbitration of a seafarer’s injury-related case filed against a cruise line that employed him, finding that an affirmative defense related to public policy under the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (Simone Lazarus v. Princess Cruise Lines Ltd., No. [...]

Davis Polk & Wardwell is the latest firm to match the 2011 associate bonus structure established last month by Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Like Cravath, Davis Polk’s bonus scale starts at $7,500 for those in the class of 2010 and increases incrementally to $37,500 for the class of 2004. View full post on Law.com – [...]