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Charter Merges with Time Warner Cable

Summary: Charter is merging with Time Warner Cable. Well, Time Warner Cable Inc wanted to sell itself to somebody. As number…

Salt Lake’s Mayor Responds to Pending Sexual Harassment Suit

Summary: Salt Lake City’s Mayor has responded to a pending sexual harassment lawsuit. Despite initial reservations, Salt Lake City Mayor…

DOE Employs Lying Ex-Lawyer Who Stole from Clients

Summary: An ex-lawyer disbarred for stealing from clients landed a decade-long job teaching by lying about his past. Would you…

After 10 Years Wrongful Imprisonment, Wisconsin Man Earns Law Degree

Summary: Man exonerated after 10 years in prison earns law degree. If you’d been sentenced to 28 years in prison…

Lawyer Charged for Embezzling $1.8 Million Due to Town of Oxford

Summary: Estate lawyer Peter Clark was arrested for embezzling $1.8 from client. An estate lawyer has been charged with fraud…

Five Major Banks Hit With a $5 Billion Fine and Felony Charges

Summary: The Department of Justice slams five major banks with the largest antitrust violations fines for rigging the US dollar…

Criminal Charges for ConAgra Foods

Summary: After the 2007 peanut butter recall that sickened at least 625 people, a unit of ConAgra Foods will face…

Los Angeles to Raise Minimum Wage to $15

Summary: Los Angeles has voted to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour by the year 2020.  According to…

New Mexico Law Review Dedicates Issue to “Breaking Bad”

Summary: The “Breaking Bad” storyline offers opportunities for legal students and professionals to examine and compare real-life situations related to…

YouTube Will Not Have to Remove Anti-Muslim Video

Summary: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a controversial anti-Muslim video may be viewed on YouTube’s website,…

Armstrong and Landis File Papers On Each Other

Summary: Another dispute between Lance Armstrong and his former teammate Floyd Landis over not producing documents that the other wants…

Income Gap Between Male and Female Attorneys Growing

  Summary: The trend of women attorneys earning less than male peers saw a large jump in 1995 and is…