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Man Declared Dead in 2000 is Alive & Fighting for Benefits
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A California man who now goes by the name “Kwame Seku” claims a DNA test proves he is a father of three from New York City who was formerly known as “Winston Bright.” Bright has been missing for decades and was deemed deceased by a judge in 2000. So reports the New York Daily News.
Read more...February's Verdicts of the Month
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February saw its fair share of interesting verdicts -- from rulings on Justin Beiber's urine tests to decisions on the fate of the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline.
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- Human resources
- Ethics Resource Center
- Kenneth Feinberg
- Leeds School of Business
- Executive pay
- Global Crossing
- Chief executive officer
- Vivendi
- Justin beiber
- keystone xl pipeline
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- dave heineman
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Biological Boy to Bat for Girls’ Softball Team
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A California teen who was born male but identifies as female will be playing on the high school’s all-girl softball team thanks to a new Golden State law requiring schools to allow students to participate in sex-segregated activities “consistent with [their] gender identit[ies].” So Fox News reports.
Read more...'Dead Woman' Sues Credit Agency Equifax
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A St. Louis woman who has been blocked from refinancing her mortgage and has been refused a credit card because the credit reporting company Equifax has her listed as “deceased” earlier this month filed suit against Equifax. So the St. Louis Dispatch reports.
Read more...DOJ: Questioning Bar Applicants About Mental Health Violates Disabilities Act
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The U.S. Department of Justice early this month sent a letter to the Louisiana Supreme Court stating that the Bayou State’s attorney licensure system discriminates against bar applicants with disabilities by asking prospective lawyers questions about their mental health diagnoses and treatments. So reports the ABA Journal.
Read more...Explosive Package Kills Retired Tenn. Lawyer, Wife
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A 74-year-old retired lawyer was killed immediately and his wife died later after a bomb disguised as a package was placed in their mailbox. So reports the New York Daily News.
Read more...N.Y. Law Students May Take Bar Exam Before Graduation
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New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman last week announced the creation of a Pro Bono Scholars Program that will allow law students in the Empire State to take the bar exam in February of their third year of law school instead of after graduation. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Elderly Hit-and-Run Driver Says Diarrhea Made Her Do It
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A 92-year old Arizona woman who hit a jogger with her Lincoln Town Car is claiming that she fled the scene to avoid an accident of another sort. So reports the New York’s Daily News.
Read more...Personal Injury Firm Runs ‘Heavy-Metal Masterpiece’ TV Ad
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One of the most entertaining and outrageous personal injury law firm advertisements you will ever see ran on Georgia television stations during the Super Bowl. So The Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog reports.
Read more...Eighth SAC Capital Employee Convicted for Insider Trading
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A federal jury in New York last week convicted former SAC Capital portfolio manager Mathew Martoma of securities fraud and conspiracy for soliciting information about the clinical trial results of an Alzheimer drug owned by a company in which SAC Capital owned significant holdings. So Reuters reports.
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