LOS ANGELES – LawFuel.com – Lawsuit and Law News – A federal grand jury has returned a 44-count indictment that charges nine defendants with violating the Clean Air Act by conducting hundreds of fraudulent smog check inspections that falsely certified vehicles had passed emissions tests when different cars and trucks had actually been tested.
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Herbert Smith Freehills has become the first corporate diversity partner to support Brisbane’s MELT Festival. Now in its second year, the Festival is a celebration of queer arts and culture, and of Brisbane’s LGBTI community. Presented by the Brisbane Powerhouse, the 2016 MELT Festival runs from 3 – 14 February and features a full range
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New eDiscovery software disrupts traditional linear review model from PreDiscovery to Production; provides earlier insights into litigation data New York, NY – February 2, 2016 – LexisNexis® Legal & Professional today announced a new eDiscovery platform enhanced by Brainspace™ Corp., a recognized leader in data analysis. The new Lexis® DiscoveryIQ software is a fully integrated eDiscovery solution that LexisNexis
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Wafer-free KitKats are one thing, but does it warrant a lawsuit? Well, yes, actually. For a London student who used the classic standby of Donoghue v Stevenson to obtain a lifetime’s supply of KitKats in a settlement that showed remarkable legal and negotiation skills Saima Ahmad was the successful litigant. A second-year LLB student
The Iowa caucuses are galvanizing the nation’s attention with front-runners Donald Trump on the GOP side and Hillary Clinton with the Democrat party, however the focus of the Iowa Caucus leads to some key questions about how they operate and what you need to know about them. Here are 7 key points you should know.
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Any US passport expiring this year should be renewed immediately, for these 5 good reasons: There is a “surge in demand” for passport renewals according to the US State Department. If you’re planning any business trip or vacation you need to avoid the problem of not having a valid passport by getting it renewed immediately and
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A hot jailhouse romance in Florida – where else? – well, maybe California or Mexico – has landed a lawyer in a heap of trouble with the local bar. The story goes that a deputy walked into a jail interview between attorney Jessica Mishali, 35, and her client, Ysreal Granda, 26. The pair appeared to
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Morrison & Foerster – Aaron P. Rubin and Daniel A. Zlatnik Operators of social media platforms and other websites typically manage their risks by imposing terms of use or terms of service for the sites. As we previously wrote, websites must implement such terms properly to ensure that they are enforceable. Specifically, users must be
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Anyone who has watched “Making a Murderer” – all three of you – will know that Steven Avery served 18 years in prison before being released after DNA evidence proved his innocence. He was then rre-arrested and convicted of the murder of photograher Teresa Halbach. And he’s appealing again, using a smart lawyer named Kathleen
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How did a “Perry Mason moment” torpedo a major lawsuit against GM and also embarrass one of the big name plaintiff lawyers’ in the US? Easily, as it happens. The case involves the major defect in GM ignition switches and the lawyer who was embarrassed was Robert Hilliard. The “problem” for Mr Hilliard was a Tulsa
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