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A-List Lawyer Appeals Extortion Ruling
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In a case that might determine how aggressive lawyers may be in communications with potential defendants, attorney to the stars Marty Singer will appeal a Los Angeles judge’s decision that his 2011 letter to Big Brother contestant and VH1Famous Food host Mike Malin constituted extortion. So reports the Hollywood Reporter.
Read more...Family of NHL Enforcer Sues League for Wrongful Death
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The National Hockey League is being sued by the family of Derek Boogaard, a professional ice hockey player who made his living as an enforcer and died of an accidental overdose in 2011, the New York Times reports.
Read more...A Hard Knox Life: Acquittal Reversal Raises Transnational Law Questions
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English: Professor Alan Dershowitz of Harvard Law School. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
If an appeals court affirms Italy’s highest court’s decision last month to reverse its 2011 acquittal of Amanda Know, the American former exchange student, there will likely be major demonstrations of transnational law, according to Alan Dershowitz, who wrote about the issue in the Wall Street Journal.
Read more...Golfer Singh Sues PGA for ‘Deer Antler’ Investigation
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World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Vijay Singh has filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour, alleging its investigation into his use of deer antler spray exposed him to “public humiliation and ridicule,” the Associated Press reports.
Read more...Drone Secrecy Backfired: Ex State Dept. Top Lawyer
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In a speech he delivered at Oxford University last week, the man who served as the State Department’s top lawyer during President Obama’s entire first term said the administration’s secrecy about the targeted killing of terrorism suspects using drones has contributed to “a growing perception that the program is not lawful and necessary, but illegal, unnecessary and out of control,” according to the New York Times.
Read more...Justice Kennedy to Vote for Marriage Equality, Against Affirmative Action?
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With Justice Anthony Kennedy’s colleagues on the U.S. Supreme Court evenly split between the conservative and liberal camps, his vote will likely determine the outcome of the four landmark cases still to be decided before the end of the Court’s term in June, UPI reports.
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Judge Hopes Strip Club Dispute Reaches ‘Happy Ending’
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A Texas federal court judge’s opinion denying a strip club’s preliminary injunction request makes frequent use of double entendre and includes a photo of a famous, clothed stripper who is completely unrelated to the case, according to ABA Journal.
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Internet Data Allows Lawyers to Compare Fees, Case Outcomes
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Lawyers are using Internet data warehouses like the TyMetrix LegalView and Sky Analytics to make themselves more competitive and efficient, according to ABA Journal.
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SCOTUS Judges Among Most Pro-Business in History
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Led by Chief Justice John Roberts, today’s Supreme Court is more business-friendly than any court since at least World War II, the New York Times reports.
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Lawyers Consider Suing Online Gambling Products
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Just weeks before Nevada became the first state to go live with online poker, prominent product liability lawyers and academicians met in Indianapolis last month to discuss the chances of success for a lawsuit claiming that online gambling further promotes gambling addiction, according to Reuters.
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