Yale Law Offers Nation’s First Ph.D. in Law
At least one-tenth of law professors in the nation come from Yale Law School, and banking upon that reputation and…
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While Considering Going to Law School, Undergraduate Writes Book on Going to Law School
Michael Bloch, an undergraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, is studying at the Haas School of Business and…
Court Applies Dodd-Frank ‘Retroactively’ to Protect Whistleblowers
In addressing what he termed as a ‘novel question’ U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetkent in Manhattan held on Monday…
Jacoby & Meyers LLC Merges with Macey Bankruptcy Law, PC
The new law firm, formed by the merger of the nation’s largest full service consumer law firm Jacoby & Meyers…
Google Close to Settling Privacy Charges for $22.5 Million
While the crown for paying the highest fine to FTC was previously held by ChoicePoint Inc, which paid $15 million…
Court of Appeals Admits Time-Barred Petition of Man Convicted of Murder in 1987
On Monday, a three-judge panel at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that although the petition of the…
Texas Talks Tough on Obamacare: Rejects Key Provisions
On Monday, Texas Governor Rick Perry said that Texas will not implement an expansion of the Medicaid program or create…
Business Methods are Patentable, Rules Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
On Monday, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington ruled that a business method devised for reducing risk in…
Sheppard Mullin Opens New Office in Chicago
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton has opened a new seven-lawyer office at Chicago after hiring six lawyers from rival firms.…
Porn Shakedown Artists Cornered at Court
Have you received a legal notice claiming copyright violation and downloading of pornographic material from your home network? Have the…
In Black and White: Black Justice Accuses Colleagues of Denying Her Rights
The only African-American justice in the Supreme Court of Louisiana has accused that her colleagues in the bench are trying…
MasterCard and Visa Moving towards Settlements
According to sources and news reported by Bloomberg News, Visa Inc and MasterCard may be settling a lawsuit in which…