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Law School Debt Far Outweighing Lawyer Salaries

The National Association for Law Placement has released new data that shows half of lawyers are starting with a salary…

Reynolds American Inc. Buying Lorillard Inc.

It was announced on Tuesday that Reynolds American Inc. will buy Lorillard Inc. for $25 billion excluding debt, according to…

Robert Kinney’s Lawsuit Dismissed after California Court of Appeal Grants Anti-SLAPP Motion Filed by Harrison Barnes PLC

Harrison Barnes PLC, on behalf of its client BCG, prevails against Robert Kinney after the California Court of Appeal granted the…

FBI Agent Testifying in Trial of Boston Marathon Bombing Accomplice

As the second week of the Boston Marathon bombings trial begins, an FBI agent was expected to take the stand,…

Misleading Statements the Focus of Case Against General Motors

A criminal fraud case is being developed by federal prosecutors to determine if General Motors issued misleading statements about a…

Citigroup Announces Settlement with U.S. Government

It was announced on Monday that Citigroup Inc has agreed to pay $7 billion to settle the United States investigation…

Study Done by State of Colorado Finds Marijuana Demand at 130 Metric Tons

A study produced by the state of Colorado has found that high taxes and fewer stores will keep the medical-marijuana…

IRS Ordered to Explain Disappearance of Emails

On Thursday, a federal judge ordered that the Internal Revenue Service explain how it lost two years of emails from…

ACLU Sues U.S. Government for Lack of Representation for Child Immigrants

The federal government was sued on Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union for its failure to provide legal representation…

Citigroup Close to Settling U.S. Investigation

In order to resolve a probe by the United States government, Citigroup Inc is close to paying $7 billion, according…

Utah Taking Gay Marriage Fight to U.S. Supreme Court

More than 3,800 letters were delivered to Utah Governor Gary Herbert and Attorney General Sean Reyes that asks the state…

Prosecutors Lose First Insider Trading Case in Years

Back in 2007, a case began involving Rengan Rajaratnam that centered around insider trading, according to The New York Times.…