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The U.S. Supreme Court chose to kick off its new term by hearing a case that considers whether the Age Discrimination in Employment Act trumps constitutional age discrimination claims.
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Read More »Stanford suits questioned in high court securities clash
The U.S. Supreme Court debated the reach of federal securities laws, questioning whether investors can sue law firms and outside companies for their alleged roles in R. Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme.
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Read More »A door opens for nonlawyer fee-sharing
What has not been acceptable — until now — is stated clearly in Rule 5.4: “A lawyer or law firm shall not share legal fees with a nonlawyer.”
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Read More »Supreme Court rejects big tobacco; thousands of suits pending
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the tobacco industry’s appeal of a Florida ruling that may help thousands of smokers sue cigarette makers over smoking-related illnesses.
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Read More »Supreme Court’s heroes, soldiers, Burkeans, mutes
For more than two centuries, the court’s members have adopted one of four roles and self- presentations that define their work. These constitutional personas are Heroes, Soldiers, Burkeans and Mutes.
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Read More »Deaths, suits linked to cardiac stents rise
Overuse, death, injury and fraud have accompanied the devices’ use as a go-to treatment.
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Read More »Alex Rodriguez sues MLB over ‘witch hunt’
The New York Yankees’ third baseman sued Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig, accusing them of attempting to destroy his reputation and career in their crackdown on performance-enhancing substances.
Read More »Yahoo sued over e-mail scanning for targeted advertising
The lawsuit claims that the e-mail scanning invades users' privacy in violation of state and federal wiretap laws.
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Read More »House to blame in Fast and Furious case delay, judge says
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson put the case on hold.
Read More »U.S. asks court to toss Google, Facebook bid to release data
The U.S. government urged a secret court to reject a request by Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo! Inc. to let the companies publish the aggregate numbers and scope of user data they turn over to intelligence agencies.
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Read More »BP wins reconsideration of payouts to oil-spill victims
BP Plc won reconsideration of an interpretation of the claim-payment system for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill that it said has led to “fictitious” payouts and would cost the company billions of dollars.
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