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NALP Releases Salary Figures for Law Graduates

New statistics from NALP-The Association for Legal Career Professionals, show that law graduates from the class of 2011 are seeing…

Appeals Court Limits Use of Title VII against Individuals

On Wednesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that in a class-action lawsuit, plaintiffs cannot use statistical evidence…

Trade Gap for United States Shrinks

Concerns regarding a global economic slowdown were reduced as the United States trade deficit decreased in the month of May.…

Terry Lee Black Charged with 6-Year-Old’s Murder

Terry Lee Black, 41, has been arrested in the death of a Utah girl, 6, who was raped and killed.…

Court Applies Dodd-Frank ‘Retroactively’ to Protect Whistleblowers

In addressing what he termed as a ‘novel question’ U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetkent in Manhattan held on Monday…

Google Close to Settling Privacy Charges for $22.5 Million

While the crown for paying the highest fine to FTC was previously held by ChoicePoint Inc, which paid $15 million…

California Man Sentenced to 65 Years in Rape of 7-Year-Old

A man from California who kidnapped and raped a 7-year-old girl who has severe developmental disabilities has been sentenced to…

FBI Uncovers Mexican Drug Cartel’s Laundering Through Bank of America

A Mexican drug cartel has been laundering money through Bank of America. The bank, the second largest in the States,…

Court of Appeals Admits Time-Barred Petition of Man Convicted of Murder in 1987

On Monday, a three-judge panel at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that although the petition of the…

Texas Talks Tough on Obamacare: Rejects Key Provisions

On Monday, Texas Governor Rick Perry said that Texas will not implement an expansion of the Medicaid program or create…

Business Methods are Patentable, Rules Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

On Monday, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington ruled that a business method devised for reducing risk in…

Campbell Soup Buys Bolthouse for $1.55 Billion to Boost Its V8

Campbell Soup has been in hot water regarding their slipping stocks. The financial crisis and changing tastes have made their…