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Greenlight Capital Explains Its Stand against Apple

On Friday, Greenlight Capital owner David Einhorn responded to Apple’s filing made on Wednesday, and reiterated his stand that the…

University of Berkeley and Eight Companies Warned by FDA Regarding Flu Medicines

Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned several sellers of dietary supplements over claims made by them…

Lender Processing Services Inc Settling Probe for $35 Million

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that LPS Inc, the mortgage servicing company, has agreed to resolve a…

U.S. Prosecutors Sue Jesse Jackson Jr. for Fraud

On Friday, U.S. prosecutors brought criminal fraud and conspiracy charges against Jesse Jackson Jr., son of the civil rights leader.…

Federal Court Finds Wage Freeze of Nassau County Police Done Without Authority

On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Leonard Wexler found that when the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority froze the Nassau…

Australian Court Allows Patenting of Human Genetic Material

On Friday, an Australian court ruled that genetic material related to cancer can be patented by two technology companies. A…

South African Celebrity Olympic Runner Being Charged for Murder

On Thursday, South African police said they were charging Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius with murder following the death by shooting…

Apple Blasts Greenlight Capital in Court

On Wednesday, Apple moved to get back at Greenlight Capital and its owner David Einhorn after, last week, Greenlight Capital…

Six Disciplined for Sex at the Coast Guard Academy

According to David M. Santos, the communication director of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, five civilians and one service member,…

Bankruptcy Court Refuses to Dismiss Proposed Class Action Suit by Former Dewey Employees

On Monday, Judge Glenn at the federal bankruptcy court in Manhattan, denied the motion of the Dewey estate to dismiss…

NALP Report Shows Law Firm Hiring in 2012 Remained Stagnant

The NALP report released on Monday, Feb 11, 2013 observes that by and large 2012 was a flat year and…

IP Attorney’s Lawsuit against LexisNexis and Westlaw Dismissed by Court

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff dismissed a copyright lawsuit brought by IP attorney Edward White against LexisNexis and…