It is only March, but we have already seen some truly ridiculous lawsuits this year. Here are five of the craziest cases that have popped up so far. For some reason—four of the five cases have been in California—decide for yourself what that might mean. Siri Isn’t Perfect In February a judge in Oakland, California […]
Changing the traditional law firm model is something that is working with great success in Australia and the United Kingdom. The United States is much slower to grapple with the issue of introducing outside investment into law firms, but new law firm models continue to arise. The story of non-lawyer investment in the United
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi and Florida Governor Rick Scott held the Women’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony today and announced that the following three outstanding Florida women have been inducted into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame: Sheriff Susan Benton of Sebring, Louise Jones Gopher of Okeechobee, and the late Dottie Berger MacKinnon of
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Kodak Also to Pay for Liability at Superfund Sites in New York and New Jersey Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Judith A. Enck, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced today that the United States has entered into settlement agreements with EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
The forensic scientific evidence in the Pistorious trial continues to take center stage as a police witness said Pistorius was not wearing his prosphetic legs when he knocked down the bathroom door after killing his girlfriend. The scientist, Col. J.G. Vermeulen was discussing themarkets on both a cricket bat and a bent steel plate found
Okay, so President Obama’s appearance on the idiosyncratic web series “Between Two Ferns” shows what a good ol boy he really is, cracking wise with chaotic host Zach Galifianakis. But behind the “Two Ferns” story lies another one. The real story is that President Obama is trying to connect and to sell. And when it
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Before you spend time and money consulting a lawyer about a possible personal injury case, try to determine if your situation will be worth the costs. 1. You Are Really Hurt Obviously you don’t have a personal injury case if there is no personal injury involved. As horrible as it sounds, the more injured
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Hiring a divorce lawyer involves multiple considerations, usually considered in one of the most stressful times of your life. Connecicut divorce attorney Marissa Bigelli runs her practise, LadyLegalGroup as “Lady Divorce” and she writes about how to go about hiring a divorce attorney the right way. The first issue, she says, is almost always money.
Its US News Law School rankings time . . again. The Law School rankings are out to inform – and doubtless rankle – the thousands seeking to determine the best of the law schools in the 2015 rankings. So what were the top 10 law schools according to the US News & World Report? Below
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Davis Polk Financial Institutions Group associate Reuben Grinberg was recently interviewed on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” In “Bitcoin Needs Regulations to Succeed,” Grinberg discusses the evolution of Bitcoin and whether it is here to stay. See the link here (text below) Read Grinberg’s latest Bitcoin post on Davis Polk’s Capital and Prudential Standards Blog:
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