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Two fired employees, who included defamation claims in lawsuits against their employers, were shot down last week in decisions handed down by both a state and federal appellate court.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter had a close shave with public embarrassment recently — which might seem impossible for a man who has been dead for almost 33 years.

The Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that “[i]n Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved.”

So many times when the big credit-rating companies have embarrassed themselves, the world has sighed and chalked it up to a business model that by design invites corruption and incompetence. Perhaps never before have the public’s expectations for the industry been lower.

The state Court of Appeals Eastern District has ordered a new trial in the case of Dr. J. Alexander Marchosky v. St. Luke’s Episcopal-Presbyterian Hospitals.

Six state board members are liable for a $6.3 million award to a chiropractor for their negligent investigation of his treatment of a Mennonite man with AIDS.

Over the past few years, the growth in health care costs has quietly been slowing down. Naturally, we’d like to make this trend last. That means we’ll need to avoid betting big on just one strategy.

The American Bar Association in February will be asked to endorse a proposed uniform law aiming at new standards for state government websites that host legal materials.

Historically, the holidays are a quiet time of year in the workforce as employees take time to enjoy the season. However, this year was different.

I am sure every lawyer has some of those cases that for whatever reason stick to you and haunt you like the Ghost of Christmas Past, rattling around the office like an omnipresent reminder that we are not, in fact magicians, and, despite our best efforts, there are some things we cannot fix.

As a profit-making endeavor, managing other people’s money is hard to beat. The business requires very little invested capital. There are no worries about getting paid in full when the bill comes due, since fund managers control their customers’ money.