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Judge Removed from Case for Use of Facebook

Judges were warned in February of 2013 by the American Bar Association to be careful when using social media websites.…

Florida Supreme Court Approves Language of Medical Marijuana Ballot

In a narrow 4-3 decision, the Florida Supreme Court has approved the language of the medical marijuana ballot opposed by…

California Supreme Court Denies Disgraced Journalist Right to Practice Law

Former journalist Stephen Glass who was disgraced 15 years ago for fabricating features on The New Republic, George and Rolling…

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Redefines Negligence Liability of Drug Firms

A new decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has broadened the scope of holding pharmaceutical companies liable for defectively designed…

The Plight of the Rich

  Sometimes people are too eager to take a stab at Nazi analogies. They want to use a historical reference…

JPMorgan’s $200 Million Dollar “Unfortunate” Derivatives Contract

Past performance is not indicative of future results. This brief disclaimer shows itself everywhere securities are sold. This is…

Pregnant, Brain-Dead Texas Woman Removed from Life Support

Marlise Munoz was removed from life support after a lengthy battle between her family and a Texas hospital, according to…

Kansas Court Rules Sperm Donor to Lesbian Couple Must Pay Child Support

William Marotta gave his sperm to a Topeka couple in response to an advertisement on the Craigslist. He says he…

Future Marijuana Banking Regulations

Currently, processing money from sales of marijuana puts federally insured banks at risk of drug racketeering charges. Because of the…

JPMorgan Chase & Company CEO Gets Raise after Billions in Fines

JPMorgan Chase & Company will pay Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon $20 million for his work during 2013, after restoring…

Ex-Broker Charged for Using Insider Information in Burger King Takover

The $4 billion purchase of Burger King by 3G Capital Partners was announced on September 2, 2010. According to Manhattan U.S.…

BOA Investigated by DOJ

Bank of America Corp is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice as well as the Commodity Futures Trading…