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Trayvon Martin case: Lawyers want all records released
2012-05-17 17:23:00 The attorney for Trayvon Martin's parents is calling for the release of all of the documents related to the death of their son, rather than continue what he says are strategic leaks of records intended to benefit the defense of George Zimmerman, who is charged with killing Martin. Attorney Benjamin Crump said on Wednesday he ...
When lawyers get scammed
2012-05-16 16:10:00 This isn’t about scummy lawyers scamming clients; it’s about con-artists scamming lawyers or at least trying to. It’s not a new scam, but it’s still circulating. So I wonder if it’s actually working on some people. Here’s how it works: A lawyer gets a vague email from someone looking... Read more »
The way Lawyers Incorporate the use of Social Media To assist you to Verify
2012-05-12 16:26:00 The manner prospects now make an online search and web 2 to confirm the references of barristers before they will select them has grown Allan Migdall Attorney problem for the purpose of lawyers that do not need a good web property or good internet marketing profiles. Background log checks will be presently using them by ...
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NIALL FERGUSON: The US Is Beset By The ?Rule Of Lawyers? ? Business Insider
2012-05-04 16:19:00 Six Questions for the Post-Western World 1) Can the rule of law come to China? - While Hong Kong has a very strong and stable rule of law the PRC (Peoples Republic of China) doesn’t. In fact, the PRC is at the bottom of the …Read more »
By: 1913 Intel
Zimmerman lawyers want new judge in Trayvon Martin case
2012-04-17 00:39:00 The Florida man accused of killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin asked the judge in the case to step aside on Monday because of a possible conflict of interest.
Zimmerman lawyers withdraw from Fla. shooting case
2012-04-10 22:34:00 Update [5:50pm ET]: This story will be updated as new events unfold Zimmerman's attorneys announced they have "lost contact" with Zimmerman and are withdrawing as counsel Attorneys say they still believe former client is innocent and acted in self-defense Engage in heated discussion with the press, say Zimmerman is "victim" of press attacks In a ...
Feuding Asbestos Lawyers ? Emanuel Barling Jr. Comments
2012-03-25 20:05:00 Late last week a law suit was filed in the California Superior Court (LA County). This lawsuit caught my attention because of its implications, at face value it is about unlawful termination of employment. However it reaches far beyond that scope. Joseph C. Maher II vs. Weitz & Luxenberg could well explode into a major ...
Mesothelioma Lawyers In Hot Water
2012-03-23 19:58:00 I don?t usually spend my time wading through court filings, most are pretty dry and boring. Quite honestly I?d rather disembowel myself with a plastic butter knife than try and make sense of the arcane language so loved by the legal profession. However once in a great while a true gem pops up. That is ...
Lawyers step to plate in NYC Madoff-Mets contest (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-03-18 16:56:00 The trustee recovering money for investors swindled by Bernard Madoff may need a perfect pitch to a jury Monday to force the New York Mets owners to pay up to $303 million to repay victims cheated of billions of dollars during the financier’s decades-long fraud. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff says he’s skeptical that lawyers ...
By: MLB News Blog
Patients May Require Advice from Transvaginal Mesh Lawyers
2012-03-11 20:38:00 Women who have experienced serious complications in the wake of surgery intended to repair pelvic organ prolapse using surgical mesh may be able to find advice and help from transvaginal mesh lawyers. Instances of patients who suffer pain and other complications following the surgery are not rare, according to the FDA web site. For cases of surgery involving transvaginal mesh lawyers who specialize in personal injury law may be able to provide patients with information and advice on how they should proceed. A number of brands of surgical mesh have been used in the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse and on the subject of transvaginal mesh lawyers may point out that the complications which can follow this use of surgical mesh have not been linked with any single brand. For patients who have undergone surgery, such as that to correct pelvic organ prolapse with transvaginal mesh and have since experienced pain, bleeding, infection or other complications associated with the transvaginal ...
Catholic Lawyers? Guild?s Spring Events
2012-03-11 02:16:00 The St. Thomas More Society (Catholic Lawyers’ Guild) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas, Texas is open to Catholic lawyers, judges, public servants and officials active in the legal profession, and all individuals who are interested in the relationship … Continue reading →
NCAA Responds To Boatright's Lawyers Statement
2012-01-29 21:49:00 Earlier on Sunday morning, the laywer for Tanesha Boatright, the mother of UConn Huskies freshman point guard Ryan Boatright, released a statement about the NCAA's release of personal info with their statement. Now the NCAA has once again responded turning this into a case of he said, she said. Here's the lastest statement from the NCAA: Scott Tompsett?s allegations are not accurate. The NCAA statement regarding Ryan Boatright is factual and in response to numerous public misstatements and the resulting inaccurate reporting by some media. The NCAA acted appropriately to ensure the misleading accounts did not continue. The NCAA did not violate the student-athlete or family?s privacy in anyway, nor did it imply that the benefits were used to influence Ryan Boatright to attend the University of Connecticut. In fact, both UConn and Boatright should be commended for their cooperation throughout the process to gather information. The school and student-athlete?s dedication to un...
By: Random Thoughts
DC COMICS VS TATTOOS
2012-01-13 18:00:00 In a pursuit that's almost too incredible to believe, lawyers representing the comic book pioneers over at DC Comics are actually handing out cease and desist notices to fans with tattooed art that they deem copyrighted material. The suits, apparently on call from Warner Bros. (DC's parent company), began handing out official notices while on the floor of the C2E2 convention in Chicago last month. And here's what they had to say about it:
This is the kind of thing that happens when lawyers are mommies.
2012-01-05 09:55:00 ["Dear tooth fairy, I lost my tooth that I lost today. I am really sorry that its not here....We swear the above statement is true."] During the holidays, the Kid was inconsolable at losing the tooth she had just lost, … Continue reading →
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What Was That Shakespeare Said About Lawyers???
2011-11-04 21:30:00 The following has been floating around the blogosphere for the last few days. Nobody seems too sure about who wrote it, and considering the message, that doesn’t seem too terribly important. I may not necessarily agree with everything here, but again, conservatives aren’t the ones who demand complete adherence. Submitted without further comment… The Democratic ...
By: GayPatriot
Bring Your Own Device, Lawyers, and Money
2011-10-31 21:00:00 It's surprising how much corporate IT technology is driven by the CEO asking "why not?". In today's episode, it's the CEO asking why he can't be a cool kid and use his new, shiny smartphone or tablet at work. (Stop groaning.) The blurring of work and personal life has spilled over into smart mobil
Young Male Sex Abuse: International Legal Challenge Will Confront Key Sathy
2011-07-19 11:49:00 Those Sathya Sai Baba accomplices who have so grievously outraged the innocence of boys and young men over many years had best not underestimate the sheer punching power and international outreach of law firms now being consulted. I am assured that they are able, via their experience and alliances in South Asia, to sort out the sheep and the goats in the Indian legal system. Already some of Sathya Sai Baba's officials know ? to their considerable cost ? that three strong legal actions have already succeeded against them. It was unfortunate that, hitherto, these were settled out of court with mutual non-disclosure agreements. However, they should remember that there remain legal pathways ahead that they will not rejoice in facing. Those who wish to litigate or in other ways support legal actions against those who supported the years of homosexual abuse of boys and young men, and other abuses, can, with assurance of strict confidentiality contact my close and trusted colleague Rob...
On Sathya Sai Baba: Times of India, Ex-Chief Justice Interview. What Judge
2011-05-01 14:14:00 The sort of questions I'd like to be asking ex-Chief Justice of India, P.N. Bhagwati (I'll follow the present spelling), I have put in blue highlight. In his interview just conducted by the Times of India (on which he has long been a director, by the way), Bhagwati, about to head the late Sathya Sai Baba's Central Trust, makes a number of comments which cannot but alienate him from present and former Commonwealth judges, and, indeed, judges, lawyers and citizens far beyond. He says, for example, that for long, in writing his judgements, he has been receiving guidance from Sathya Sai Baba. The account he gives sounds very like automatic writing. If it was not, he needs to have been clear about what he means. Judges are meant to be clear, are they not? He also shows some disconcerting lapses (???) of memory. He clearly say that because Sathya Sai Baba is God, there is no need for investigation of any allegations.
Indian Lawyers Challenge Sathya Sai Baba?s Central Trust On Secrecy and Fou
2011-04-18 10:45:00 In the last days, there has fast emerged a major new turning point in the Sathya Sai saga. A climate is emerging in which Sai Baba devotee appointed lawyers are seriously looking at what their clients aver is the severe unaccountability of Puttparthi officialdom. See: Downturn In Sathya Sai Baba?s Condition (April 17th 2011) Posted by Barry Pittard on April 18, 2011 and Sathya Sai Devotees Suspect Foul Play In Guru?s Health Crisis. Seek Court Order Posted by Barry Pittard on April 16, 2011 These lawyers and their clients may pause to consider that networked former devotees have long spoken out about the extreme lack of accountability and duty of care in the international Sri Sathya Sai Organization. Indeed, some of these who have spoken up at great sacrifice to themselves and families were previously prominent leaders highly respected down the many years in which they served Sathya Sai Baba and his international organization. See: The Sathya Sai Organization: Almost overnight, d...
Foreclosure Paperwork Crisis is Red Meat For Bloodthirsty Lawyers
2010-10-19 12:02:00 Reading a paragraph out of an Arizona Republic editorial on the foreclosure paperwork crisis we have entered just made my blood run cold. Unfortunately, a “resolution” of the scandal that requires months or years of court battles could cause even greater pain. All 50 states are contemplating legal action. Class-action lawsuits already have been filed, and ...Thanks for reading this post. If you would like to see more articles like this, please come visit The Real Estate Bloggers. where it was originally published.Foreclosure Paperwork Crisis is Red Meat For Bloodthirsty Lawyers Related posts:Live Over a Year For Free In Your Foreclosure Do you want to hear a scary statistic. Neither do... Foreclosure Avoided For Mother Of Slain Soldier in Georgia SunTrust has come through for the family of the first... Senate Passes Legislation To Protect Banks From Foreclosure Problemsrt Folks, keep telling yourself that the government is there to...
Top Ten TV Lawyers of All Time
2010-10-08 17:35:00 Here we go again. Another Friday Top Ten Feature. This time, we give you our take on televisions best legal eagles. If you in a jam, you may want one of our counselors. If you've been wronged, some of these will put the perps away.It was tough sometimes to pick a lawyer from an ensemble team, but we did the best we could. Feel free to argue you case for anyone we left out. Render your opinion. Honorable mention goes to Lionel Hertz of "The Simpsons" as our most animated lawyer we had to leave out. Next Friday: The Hottest Female TV Lawyers....
Brett Trout Selected For Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011
2010-09-16 10:16:00 Brett J. Trout has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialties of both Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law. The Best Lawyers in America® publication is the oldest peer-reviewed publication in the legal profession. Since 1983, Best Lawyers® continues to be ...
By: Blawg IT
Ill. Dem. Senate Candidate Raising $$ From Trial Lawyers in Canada
2010-07-13 23:07:00 -By Warner Todd Huston The Illinois Democrat candidate for Senate, Alexi Giannoulias, wasn't too keen of admitting it but he was in Vancouver, Canada over the weekend at a fund-raiser at a trial lawyer's convention. Along with a dozen other Democrats, the candidate was in Canada to rake in thousands in donations from trial lawyers who know what side of their bread is buttered, for sure. Chicago Sun-Times reporter Lynn Sweet has all the details at her Scoop blog. But suffice to say that the Giannoulias campaign did not report the whereabouts of their candidate until the National Republican Senatorial Committee sent out a press release urging reporters to grill the Giannoulias campaign. What was Giannoulias trying to hide, eh?...
Why lawyers don't call people back
2010-06-30 22:44:00 A reader asked what she can do to get her lawyer to return phone calls. I've never really understood why so many attorneys seem to have this problem. It's as if they don't actually want to have clients. And even if you are busy, it's not hard to return a phone call or e-mail within 24 hours. In the worst case scenario you can have your clerk or secretary do it. Yet lack of return phone calls is by far the #1 complaint against attorneys in Chicago. It creates bad feelings and can often derail a case. So if your lawyer won't call you back, what should you do? Here are some suggestions: 1. Keep calling. Politely advise how...
Role Reversals Across the Globe, The Euro Crisis Unfolds, An Oil Spill Outl
2010-05-04 23:00:00 Finally, U.S. and Chinese markets decouple? but not in the way you?d expect. Global stocks slump, euro gets slammed? Chuck Butler on the currency?s coming crisis. While some nations fall, others stand tall? a major milestone in Russia?s economic recovery. Plus, an oil spill update from Byron King... why deep-water drilling is down, but not out.
The Biggest Story of 2010, Three Short Plays, The Bull Market in Lawyers an
2010-05-03 22:04:00 Greece accepts bailout? with terms so strong it might go under anyway. Agora Financial analysts and advisers react? two sectors to short... Dan Amoss offers one asset class just beginning to bounce off generational lows... Plus, a little gloating?
Why Has Sathya Sai Baba Not Faced The Indian Justice System?
2010-01-13 23:12:00 A question that keeps getting asked, and never answered by pro Sai interests - other than with a superficiality and ad hominem attacks resoundingly obvious to serious and probing investigators is: Given the grave seriousness of the allegations of serial sexual abuse of boys and young men from countries around the world, why have these matter not been dealt with through the justice system? Essentially, the answer is that Sathya Sai Baba is powerfully protected by Indian governmental corruption, irrespective of which regime has the upper hand. In 2001, the celebrated Indian advocate Kamini Jaiswal (who was a lawyer for the famous ?Bandit Queen? Phoolan Devi) attempted to mount, pro bono, a case against Sai Baba on behalf of a former Sai Baba devotee, Hari Sampath. apparently a former member of Sathya Sai Baba's intelligence and security wing.
Mesothelioma Lawyers Know Exactly What is Going On
2010-01-02 16:03:00 Mesothelioma is a heartbreaking condition caused by exposure to asbestos. It is a form of cancer that develops mainly in the outer lining of the lungs or the heart, but most certainly can also form in the abdominal cavity. This cancer is often found in people who have worked with asbestos in the past, most notably when it was inhaled on the job site.In the United States, 10,000 people a year die from asbestos intake, and many people who suffer from mesothelioma have the legal ability to extract compensation from the companies that have used the asbestos that harmed them. Taking legal action for asbestos-related health issues is a touchy subject, though, and the laws are constantly changing. Different states have also adopted different laws on the subject, so depending where you live or where the incident took place, you may find yourself facing differing legal issues.In Texas, the asbestos laws change all the time. Before you should worry about that, though, you need to have been di...
Plain English for Lawyers
2009-08-29 14:38:00 Product DescriptionWydick s Plain English for Lawyers--now in its fifth edition--has been a favorite of law students, legal writing teachers, lawyers, and judges for over 25 years.In January 2005, the Legal Writing Institute gave Wydick its Golden Pen Award for having written Plain English for Lawyers. The Legal Writing Institute is a non-profit organization that provides a forum for discussion
Do Engineers Fear Lawyers? - Part 2
2009-08-24 18:35:00 It was so nice, while using Google to check my grammar on part one, to stumble upon an Internet article published this year from respected U.K. publication The Economist. The author of the April 16th piece - who's name was likely revealed in the print version but not on the web - called the idea I w
Female Lawyers with Masculine Names Fare Better
2009-08-21 15:23:00 A new pair of studies suggest that women with masculine names fare better in legal careers than women with feminine names. The findings, published in the American Law and Economics Review, indicate that a female lawyers with masculine names are more likely to: be appointed as judges and earn more money than female ...
Tennessee Injury Lawyers
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Do Engineers Fear Lawyers? - Part 1
2009-08-10 16:52:00 Watching stimulus money in action is fascinating. Or so I thought while watching a February PowerPoint slide-show detailing how tribological research, done by an Albany, New York area company, could improve energy efficiencies of compressors, pumps, and other heavy mechanical machinery, and reduce c
Brett Trout Selected For Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America
2009-08-04 17:47:00 Brett J. Trout has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialties of Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law. The Best Lawyers® publication is the oldest peer-reviewed publication in the legal profession. For over 25 years, Best Lawyers® continues to be regarded, ...
By: Blawg IT
Judges on journalism & lawyers on blogging...
2009-07-24 00:41:00 While it's nice to know that Chicago's very own federal judge Richard Posner is a fan of newspapers, it's interesting to hear what he thinks will help save them. Here's what he blogged today on the future of newspapers: "Expanding copyright law to bar online access to copyrighted materials without the copyright holder's consent, or to bar linking to or paraphrasing copyrighted materials without the copyright holder's consent, might be necessary to keep free riding on content financed by online newspapers from so impairing the incentive to create costly news-gathering operations that news services like Reuters and the Associated Press would become the only professional, nongovernmental sources of news and opinion."...
The Little Black Book For Lawyers
2009-06-16 16:34:00 The Importance of Marketing I remember way back when I first got out of law school. I had no idea how important marketing was. I figured, just be the best lawyer in the world and the world will beat a path to your door. Soon I learned “What good is being the best lawyer in the ...
By: Blawg IT
Lawyers learning about business
2009-06-06 14:59:00 WALL STREET JOURNAL: MAY 20, 2009 Bankers, consultants and marketers aren’t the only professionals looking to beef up their business skills for competitive advantage these days. At a growing number of law firms, top attorneys are being trained like business people, using executive education courses designed to strengthen management and business skills. Click to read rest ...
Disbarment of Bush lawyers
2009-05-18 19:29:00 Off with their heads–well so to speak! A coalition of liberal groups filed petitions Monday seeking disbarment of Bush administration attorneys linked to memos on harsh interrogation techniques of detainees. Complaints were filed against 12 individuals, including former attorneys general John Ashcroft, Alberto Gonzales and Michael Mukasey and former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, said a member ...
By: Today's Talk
Working With Chinese and Korean Lawyers. The Big Four Issues With Each.
2009-04-19 08:13:00 Last year, I wrote an article for the Complete Lawyer, entitled, "Working with Korean and Chinese Lawyers." I was originally asked to write on working with Asian lawyers, in general, but convinced the magazine to allow me to focus on just China and Korea. I asked for this limitation because I did not believe myself experienced enough in working with lawyers from other Asian countries to write about working with them and, more importantly, because I did not see enough similarities to talk of Asia as a whole. I was reminded of that article today after receiving a complimentary email from a Chinese lawyer studying law here in the United States. An article like this has to generalize a bit and there are certainly exceptions to everything I say, but having worked with dozens of law firms in Korea and China, I have noticed the following four problems in dealing with lawyers from those two countries, respectively: KOREA 1. Non-responsiveness is the norm. American lawyers generall...
By: China Law Blog
Joe Satriani: lawyers won't server papers.. at the grammys
2009-02-06 01:11:00 News: 06-02-2009: According to music radar the papers will no longer be served at the Grammy awards: Until now, it looked as though major drama could unfold at this Sunday's Grammy Awards, with Joe Satriani's legal team threatening to serve Coldplay with papers in the lawsuit he has brought against them pertaining to their song Viva La Vida, which he claims infringes on the melody to his song If... This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
Joe Satriani: lawyers to server papers.. at the grammys
2009-02-05 00:51:00 News: 04-02-2009: According to classic rock magazine: Satriani?s attorney Howard King is, however, threatening to serve the papers to Coldplay in front of the whole world at this weekend?s Grammy Awards. ?We have warned (Coldplay?s) British lawyers that we have hired a fleet of process servers lined up to dog the band everywhere they go this weekend in the hopes of serving them.? Coldplay will... This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
Lawyers trying not to sue? Getouttahere!
2009-01-16 22:30:00 Did you ever wonder what "practicing law" really means? The nitty-gritty of it, and the overall philosophy of it?A lot of lawyers, too many lawyers, think that "practicing law" means "suing people and trying cases." That is, a client comes in with a problem and the lawyer either defends a lawsuit or files a lawsuit to solve that problem. But I can tell you as a lawyer, lawsuits create as many problems as they solve, if not more.Lawyers, at their best, are problem solvers. And the best lawyers know that there's a better way to solve problems than sue everyone in sight. Take the Pennsylvania Lawyers at Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC, a full-service law firm with offices all over the mid-Atlantic seaboard. They can litigate, sure, and they've got tons of great lawyers to do just that.But what they do is MORE than simply sue-and-be-sued. Look at what they put into their philosophy:"We urge our clients to adopt proactive policies toward legal-sensitive business issue...
Lawyers are blogging more than ever
2008-12-24 17:52:00 For the second year in a row the American Bar Association has compiled The bLAWg 100 (clever pun intended); the cover story for the December issue of the ABA Journal. Even more dramatic than how the legal community has taken to blogging, is the American Bar Association launching their own social network, called LegallyMinded.com. ...
Lawyers Review Airstrike Plans
2008-12-09 01:56:00 It’s become a common, albeit disgusting, practice for the military to allow JAG attorneys to second-guess actions in combat after the fact and from the relative comfort of safety. But what happens when we give them the right to raise objections even before the actions happen? The idea of lawyers reviewing attack strategies in war ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Lawyers Review Airstrike Plans
2008-12-09 01:56:00 It’s become a common, albeit disgusting, practice for the military to allow JAG attorneys to second-guess actions in combat after the fact and from the relative comfort of safety. But what happens when we give them the right to raise objections even before the actions happen? The idea of lawyers reviewing attack strategies in war ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Lawyers Review Airstrike Plans
2008-12-09 01:56:00 It’s become a common, albeit disgusting, practice for the military to allow JAG attorneys to second-guess actions in combat after the fact and from the relative comfort of safety. But what happens when we give them the right to raise objections even before the actions happen? The idea of lawyers reviewing attack strategies in war ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Lawyers Review Airstrike Plans
2008-12-09 01:56:00 It’s become a common, albeit disgusting, practice for the military to allow JAG attorneys to second-guess actions in combat after the fact and from the relative comfort of safety. But what happens when we give them the right to raise objections even before the actions happen? The idea of lawyers reviewing attack strategies in war ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Lawyers leading Obama's technology team???
2008-12-02 19:40:00 From an article in eweek.com: "President-elect Barack Obama names two telecom lawyers and Google's head of global development efforts to oversee technology, innovation and government reform working group." What is wrong with this picture???
Paul Revere Rides Again: The Lawyers Have Landed, The Lawyers Have Landed!
2008-11-19 23:31:00 As energy prices increased over the past year, there has been far too much hyperbole concerning the commercial short-term promise of solar, wind, biomass and other alternative energy production systems. Yes, we MUST invest in these technologies for every reason imaginable. But, there is still much
GOP Lawyers Dispatched to Alaska to Retrieve Clothing..
2008-11-07 01:14:00 Wow. I almost feel sorry for her a little. Now mind you, I'm super relieved that she is NOT the Vice-President Elect (so very, very relieved), but this bad news just keeps piling on:Sarah Palin left the national stage Wednesday, but the controversy over her role on the ticket flared as aides to John McCain disclosed new details about her expensive wardrobe purchases and revealed that a Republican Party lawyer would be dispatched to Alaska to inventory and retrieve the clothes still in her possession...For weeks, the McCain-Palin campaign has dealt with the fallout from the disclosure that the Republican National Committee was billed for $150,000 in wardrobe purchases for the Palin family -- a discovery that was widely ridiculed and undercut Palin's hockey mom appeal.Several McCain aides said they had recently discovered that Palin's traveling staff had used personal credit cards to spend as much as $20,000 to $30,000 on additional wardrobe items for Palin.[Source]
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