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Telegraph.co.uk Christian launches Sunday working legal claimTelegraph.co.ukA devout Christian is to launch legal action claiming she was forced from her job caring for disabled children because she refused to work on Sundays. By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent Celestina Mba claims that the council she worked for … View full post on legal – Google [...]

Employees of privately held contractors or subcontractors of public companies are not eligible for whistleblower protection under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a split panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in a case of first impression. In a vehement dissent, Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson criticized the majority for barring “a [...]

Giants Pro Bowl guard Chris Snee and father-in-law Tom Coughlin on working …Washington PostHis father-in-law, too. Tom Coughlin is that coach. And that father-in-law. “It's been eight years of us working together on the field and we'll be family off the field, so it's been a great relationship,” Snee said Thursday as the New York [...]

Giants coach and son-in-law Snee, working togetherBoston.comHis father-in-law, too. Tom Coughlin is that coach. And that father-in-law. "It's been eight years of us working together on the field and we'll be family off the field, so it's been a great relationship," Snee said Thursday as the New York Giants …and more » View full post on [...]

Giants coach and son-in-law Snee, working togetherWall Street JournalHis father-in-law, too. Tom Coughlin is that coach. And that father-in-law. "It's been eight years of us working together on the field and we'll be family off the field, so it's been a great relationship," Snee said Thursday as the New York Giants …and more » View full [...]

Mobiledia EFF working to keep iPhone, iPad 'jailbreaking' legal in USApple InsiderBy Neil Hughes An exemption from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that has made iPhone "jailbreaking" legal is set to expire, and a digital rights advocacy group hopes the US government will renew and expand that exemption.EFF: Keep Jailbreaking LegalPC MagazineEFF petitions to extend [...]

Jeremy Mayfield gets another day in court, says he's working through legal issuesScene DailyMayfield, who has been suspended since a May 2009 drug test that NASCAR says was positive for methamphetamines, and his legal team sat on one side of a federal courtroom, and NASCAR Chairman Brian France sat on the other as Mayfield's attorneys [...]

France claims 'three strikes' piracy law is workingZDNet (blog)By Zack Whittaker | January 23, 2012, 1:30am PST Summary: While the controversial law still concerns many, a report due to be released this week is expected to say France's anti-piracy laws work, with a 22-percent increase in iTunes usage.and more » View full post on law – [...]

S.J. legal system working though financial kinksStockton RecordBy Jordan Guinn STOCKTON – Layoffs, court closures, budget shortfalls and an uptick of violent case filings created headaches and snarls throughout San Joaquin County's legal system in 2011. "I can't tell exactly how dire it's going to get," said Allan …and more » View full post on legal [...]

With no lawyers left on Howrey’s payroll — and, as of Dec. 31, no malpractice insurance — the unsecured creditors’ committee has moved to cut ties to a billion-dollar putative class action the firm had been handling. Meanwhile, professional services firms and former landlords keep lining up to get paid. View full post on Law.com [...]