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Years of Sexual Abuse Uncovered at Choate Prep

Summary: An internal investigation at Choate Rosemary Hall boarding school has discovered every parent’s worst nightmare. Allegations of sexual abuse…

New Orleans Law Firms Earn $88 Million from BP Oil Spill Lawsuit

Summary: Lawyers involved with the BP Oil Spill litigation will divvy up a huge pot of legal fees.  The 2010…

Canada Moves to Legalize Marijuana

Summary: President Trudeau of Canada introduced a bill to legalize marijuana use for at least adults over 18 but the…

United Airlines Passenger Hires Chicago Lawyer

Summary: After being forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight, a Kentucky doctor has hired a prominent lawyer to join…

Doctor Physically Thrown Off United Flight Has History of Mental Illness

Summary: In the two days since the videos of a man being dragged off a United Airlines flight hit social…

All of the True Stella Award Winners 2002-2007

Summary: The Stella Awards were created by Randy Cassingham to highlight the craziest lawsuits of the year.  People might not…

Chicago Judge Murdered Outside His Home

Summary: A Chicago judge was shot and killed outside his home along with another woman with the gunman still at…

Twitter Won’t Give Anonymous User’s Information to U.S. Government

Summary: The U.S. Government has dropped its summons to Twitter, demanding a release of information about an anonymous Donald Trump…

Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Gay Employees

Summary: The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that employees are protected under Title VII against discrimination from employers because of…

U.S. District Judge Suggests Legal Technicians Can Help Fight Rising Legal Costs

Summary: During a Cardozo School of Law panel, Judge Jed Rakoff suggested that legal technicians could fix the problem of…

Will California Become a Sanctuary State for Marijuana?

Summary: California lawmakers have written a bill that would make it a sanctuary state for marijuana growers.  For a brief…

Seattle Prepares to Provide $1 Million to Illegal Immigrants for Legal Aid

Summary: The city of Seattle is doing whatever it can to help illegal immigrants get past the threat of deportation…