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Steve Jobs’ Employee Retention Efforts Likely Violated Antitrust Law
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New revelations show that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was the driving force behind a conspiracy to prevent tech companies from poaching Apple’s employees. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Toronto Wal-Mart StoresOffer Legal Services
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Several Wal-Mart stores in the Toronto area are now home to offices owned and operated by “Axess Law”—a discounted legal-services provider founded by two of the Canadian city’s lawyers. So reports the Toronto Star.
Read more...Exchange Student’s Death Renews Criticism of State’s Gun Law
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The criminal trial of a homeowner who shot and killed Diren Dede, a German exchange student who was trespassing in his garage, has focused political attention on a Montana “castle doctrine” self defense law. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Scalia Publishes Dissent with Glaring Factual Error
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The first version of Justice Antonin Scalia’s dissent in EPA v. EME Homer City Generation released to the public contained an embarrassing factual error. That's according to a law professor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in a piece written for the Washington Post.
Read more...Tarantino: Gawker Gulity of Direct Copyright Infringement for Posting Link to Script
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Movie director Quentin Tarantino has amended a complaint that he filed against the news website Gawker to claim that by publishing a link to portions of the script for his movie "The Hateful Eight," the website committed not just contributory copyright infringement, but direct copyright infringement as well. So reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Read more...Law School Trustee Serves Students Subpoenas
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New York University Law School trustee Daniel Straus, who owns several businesses employing low-wage workers, subpoenaed two of the school’s students in connection with their support of a labor union strike to oppose cuts to Straus’ employees’ benefits. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...New York AG Goes After Airbnb Users
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has subpoenaed information about whether users of the online subletting service Airbnb violate housing and occupancy tax laws. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Tycoon Pleads Guilty to Beating Girlfriend, Avoids Prison
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An Internet start-up mogul who was charged with 47 felony counts for repeatedly hitting his girlfriend in his San Francisco home has avoided prison time by entering into a plea deal. So reports CBS News.
Read more...Female Lawyers Earn Much Less Than Men
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A female member of the bench or bar earns only 82% of a male lawyer’s or judge’s salary. So reports the New York Times.
Read more...‘Elmo’ Sex Abuse Lawsuits Nixed Due to Statute of Limitations
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Because of a six-year statute of limitations, an appeals court dismissed a sex abuse lawsuits against a puppeteer who served as the voice of the “Sesame Street” character “Elmo” for decades. So reports New York’s Daily News.
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