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Lawdiva's Blog

Lawdiva's Blog

Covers family law and criminal law in Canada. By Georgialee Lang.

http://lawdiva.wordpress.com
  • May 22

    Guest Post: What Happens When Nannies Get Stuck Between Divorcing Parent

    Guest Post: What Happens When Nannies Get Stuck Between Divorcing Parent
    Divorces are stressful, that cannot be denied. The long and arduous process of dividing family property can leave feelings of animosity and regret. As a parent going through divorce you need to consider how the disruption inherent in divorce…
  • May 20

    Chicago Courtroom Becomes Stage for Donald Trump’s Theatric

    Chicago Courtroom Becomes Stage for Donald Trump’s Theatric
    Billionaire Donald Trump is used to running the show, whether it be in business or on television, and his penchant for full control made for an interesting few days in Judge Amy St. Eve’s Chicago courtroom last week. Trump is a key…
  • May 16

    Charlie Sheen Pays $110,000 a Month in Child Support

    Charlie Sheen Pays $110,000 a Month in Child Support
    American actor Charlie Sheen is a very wealthy man. Rumour has it that before he was fired (or did he quit?) from Two and a Half Men, the popular CBS sitcom, he earned $1.8 million dollars per episode. Nice work if you can get it. Not a…
Rank this Week: 852

Searcy Law Blog

Searcy Law Blog

Features opinions, editorials, and factual reporting in connection with injured victims, defective products, law, drug recall, and other related topics. By Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA.

http://www.searcylaw.com/blog
  • May 22

    Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and Legislators Looking Out For Consumers?

    Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and Legislators Looking Out For Consumers?
    When insurance fraud was on the rise in the 1970’s, insurance companies, law enforcement and state governments got together and did things like launched joint task forces to investigate fraud and formed insurance exchanges to help…
  • May 17

    Wrigley to Halt Sale of Caffeine Gum

    Wrigley to Halt Sale of Caffeine Gum
    Wrigley, the gum company, will stop the production of chewing gum that includes a caffeine jolt until the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) figures out to how regulate caffeine-enhanced consumer items. The new gum was marketed as Alert…
  • May 7

    Thin Line Between “Legal Drugs” and “Illegal Drugs” — Results Eerily Similar Sometime

    Thin Line Between “Legal Drugs” and “Illegal Drugs” — Results Eerily Similar Sometime
    They are called “legal” drugs, but for the thousands of fatalities that result from their use the comparison with illegal drugs is a distinction without a difference. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Rank this Week: 934

The Mac Lawyer

The Mac Lawyer

Covers legal technology with a focus on using Macs in the law office. By attorney Ben Stevens.

http://www.themaclawyer.com/
  • May 22

    Siri vs. Google Now – Which Do You Prefer?

    Siri vs. Google Now – Which Do You Prefer?
    Which do you prefer – Apple iOS’s Siri or Google Now? My friend Jeff Richardson took an in-depth look at the two and discussed the pros and cons at iPhone J.D. I’m curious to hear which my readers prefer and why. Take a look…
  • May 6

    Fonts for Lawyer

    Fonts for Lawyer
    About a year and half ago, I asked whether attorneys gave any thought as to why they use a particular font. After all, lawyers are hired to advocate their clients’ positions as effectively as possible. Fonts transmit the written word,…
  • Apr 30

    10 Security Tips to Protect Your Mac

    10 Security Tips to Protect Your Mac
    Although Macs are already very secure, there are steps that you can take to lock down your system. The ten following tips will help ensure that your system is as safe and secure as possible: Enable Firewall :: Although there may be…
Rank this Week: 697

State Law Library of Montana

State Law Library of Montana

Features notices of new Opinions and Orders from the Montana Supreme Court, library announcements, research tips, and Montana legal news.

http://mtlawlibrary.wordpress.com
  • May 22

    UNPUBLISHED OPINION: DeRosier v. State

    UNPUBLISHED OPINION: DeRosier v. State
    The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter: DA 12-0390, 2013 MT 137N, LOUIS DeROSIER, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent and Appellee.  
  • May 22

    OPINION: Myrup v. MT Dept. of Revenue

    OPINION: Myrup v. MT Dept. of Revenue
    The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter: DA 12-0601, 2013 MT 136, RANDY R. MYRUP, PAULA EHTMANTRAUT-KIOSSE, Petitioners and Appellants, v. STATE OF MONTANA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Respondent and Appellee.
  • May 15

    UNPUBLISHED OPINION: State v. Matheson

    UNPUBLISHED OPINION: State v. Matheson
    The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter: DA 12-0727, 2013 MT 135N, STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. RICHARD LEE MATHESON, Defendant and Appellant.
Rank this Week: 241

Mid South Trial Lawyer

Mid South Trial Lawyer

Covers personal injury news and developments. By Tim Edwards and Ed Wallis.

http://www.midsouthtriallawyer.com
  • May 22

    Arkansas Medical Malpractice Overview

    Arkansas Medical Malpractice Overview
    FREE CONSULTATION, CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-632-1404 As a Memphis, Tennessee medical malpractice lawyer with the ability to also investigate claims in Mississippi and Arkansas, we wanted to provide this information to the public. Arkansas Medical…
  • May 22

    Tennessee Medical Malpractice Lawyer: Do I Have a Claim?

    Tennessee Medical Malpractice Lawyer: Do I Have a Claim?
    FREE CONSULTATION, CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-632-1404 As a Memphis, Tennessee medical malpractice lawyer with the ability to also investigate claims in Mississippi and Arkansas, we wanted to provide this information to the public. Tennessee…
  • May 22

    NuvaRing Lawyer Discusses Stroke and Other Risk

    NuvaRing Lawyer Discusses Stroke and Other Risk
    NuvaRing Attorneys Report That Patients May Be Injured NuvaRing Birth Control Enhances Stroke Risk, Cardiovascular Problems Thousands of women have reportedly suffered from heart attacks, strokes, and fatalities as a result of side effects of…
Rank this Week: 729

DealLawyers.com Blog

DealLawyers.com Blog

Covers mergers & acquisitions. From editor Broc Romanek, who is also editor of TheCorporateCounsel.net.

http://www.deallawyers.com/Blog/
  • May 22

    NetSpend: Delaware Chancery Criticizes Single-Buyer Negotiating, Use of DADW & Revlon Process, But Denies Injunction

    NetSpend: Delaware Chancery Criticizes Single-Buyer Negotiating, Use of DADW & Revlon Process, But Denies Injunction
    NetSpend: Delaware Chancery Criticizes Single-Buyer Negotiating, Use of DADW & Revlon Process, But Denies Injunction Here's news from Greenberg Traurig's Cliff Neimeth: Vice Chancellor Glasscock's decision yesterday in Koehler v. Netspend…
  • May 20

    Safe Harbor: Del Monte in a Minor Key

    Safe Harbor: Del Monte in a Minor Key
    Safe Harbor: Del Monte in a Minor Key Here is an article from "The Deal": Corporate directors and their outside advisers would seem to have fulfilled their fiduciary duties to shareholders handsomely by agreeing to sell a company…
  • May 14

    In re Plains Exploration: A Revlon Review & the Kitchen Sink

    In re Plains Exploration: A Revlon Review & the Kitchen Sink
    In re Plains Exploration: A Revlon Review & the Kitchen Sink John Grossbauer of Potter Anderson notes: In In re Plains Exploration & Production Co. Shareholder Litigation, Delaware Vice Chancellor Noble rejected claims for breach of…
Rank this Week: 581

Virginia Injury Attorney Blog

Virginia Injury Attorney Blog

Covers wrongful deaths, medical malpractice, nursing homes and class actions cases, news and legislation. By Avery T. “Sandy” Waterman, Jr.

http://www.virginiainjuryattorneyblog.com/
  • May 22

    Virginia: Vehicle Accident - a Lawyer’s Suit

    Virginia: Vehicle Accident - a Lawyer’s Suit
    On May 20, 2013, Mr. Waterman filed the lawsuit entitled Cynthia M. Ray v. Spencer M. Smith and India V. Parker, No. CL1302098T-01 in Circuit Court for the City of Newport News, Virginia. Defendants’ insurer, USAA, ignored repeated…
  • May 19

    Virginia: Medical Malpractice – a Lawyer’s Recoverie

    Virginia: Medical Malpractice – a Lawyer’s Recoverie
    The May 2013 issue of Trial reported a half-dozen Verdicts & Settlements. Id. at 8-12. One is a medical malpractice lawsuit for negligent laparoscopy that settled for roughly $1,000,000.00 in California. Id. at 8-9. Another is a…
  • May 16

    Virginia: Medical Malpractice – a Lawyer’s Magazine

    Virginia: Medical Malpractice – a Lawyer’s Magazine
    Trial is the monthly magazine of the American Association for Justice (“AAJ”). Its May 2013 is its annual issue on “Medical Malpractice”. Five articles are featured: “Dangers of Electronic Medical…
Rank this Week: 711

Oral Arguments

Oral Arguments

From the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov
Rank this Week: 239

Indian Corporate Law

Indian Corporate Law

Revies Indian corporate and business law. By Umakanth V.

http://indiacorplaw.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    SEBI Clarifies on Schemes of Arrangement

    SEBI Clarifies on Schemes of Arrangement
    Following SEBI’s circular of February 4, 2013 imposing stringent requirements for oversight of schemes of arrangement, there were certain issues that required clarification (discussed here and here). Now, by way of another…
  • May 20

    Public Shareholding Norms: Consequences of Non-Compliance

    Public Shareholding Norms: Consequences of Non-Compliance
    The June 2013 deadline for compliance by listed companies with the minimum public shareholding of 25% is looming closer. The deadline for compliance by public sector (government) listed companies to comply with the 10% minimum…
  • May 20

    Madras High Court on SEBI Circular for Scheme of Arrangement

    Madras High Court on SEBI Circular for Scheme of Arrangement
    A few months ago, I had discussed SEBI’s circular of February 4, 2013, which imposes more stringent oversight by SEBI and the stock exchanges on different types of schemes of arrangement. Shortly thereafter, our guest contributor…
Rank this Week: 309

ThePopTort

ThePopTort

Covers the civil justice system. By the Center for Justice & Democracy.

http://www.thepoptort.com/
  • May 22

    The Right Side of Civil Justice

    The Right Side of Civil Justice
    In November 2009, some very brave medical malpractice victims decided to visit the district offices of Virginia’s two U.S. Senators in the hopes to showing them the importance of the civil justice system. When they arrived, the local…
  • May 17

    Lawsuit’s Hard Knock Life Gets a Break

    Lawsuit’s Hard Knock Life Gets a Break
    Hi. My name is Annie Lawsuit and let me tell you, it’s not easy being me. Politicians constantly insult me. The media constantly misrepresent me. I’ve had Presidents of the United States attack me - by name! My ability to...
  • May 14

    Leaked Memo from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce!

    Leaked Memo from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce!
    Hey, look what just appeared in our inbox! Confidential Memo From: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce To: Our Unceasingly Persecuted Members Re: Those Unhinged State Attorneys General Date: May 14, 2013 ------------------------------- I don’t…
Rank this Week: 542

Larry Bodine LawMarketing Blog

Larry Bodine LawMarketing Blog

Covers law firm marketing, including advertising, blogging and sales. By Larry Bodine.

http://blog.larrybodine.com/
  • May 22

    The Results are in: Majority of Consumers Use Social Media When Searching for Attorney

    The Results are in: Majority of Consumers Use Social Media When Searching for Attorney
    The Rainmaker Institute recently commissioned a survey by The Research Intelligence Group to find out how consumers use social media in their search for an attorney. Read about the details of the survey at Survey Says Majority of Consumers…
  • May 16

    Enjoy the Benefits of Your AV Rating

    Enjoy the Benefits of Your AV Rating
    Today's post is part of an article written by Philip Livingston, CEO of Marketing and Business Solutions at LexisNexis.  He explains the importance of achieving an AV Preeminent® rating.   Each year thousands of…
  • May 15

    Webinar Today: Using Blogging and Legal Advice Forums to Engage Prospect

    Webinar Today: Using Blogging and Legal Advice Forums to Engage Prospect
      Click here to Register Date and time: Today, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:30 pm EDT Duration: 1 hour Description: With 76% of consumers seeking an…
Rank this Week: 209

ERISA Lawyer Blog

ERISA Lawyer Blog

Covers employeee benefits, ERISA, and employment law. By Stanley D. Baum.

http://www.erisalawyerblog.com/
Rank this Week: 331

TaxMama's TaxQuips

TaxMama's TaxQuips

Daily tax and small business podcast with tax and small business news tidbits covering investment, inheritance real estate and more.

http://www.taxquips.com?cat=TaxQuips
  • May 22

    Separate While Incarcerated

    Separate While Incarcerated
    Today TaxMama® hears from AShepherd in the TaxQuips Forum, with a sensible question. “I filed married filing separately this year because, at the time, my husband was incarcerated. He is out now. Can we file jointly still and if so,…
  • May 20

    IRS Missed It

    IRS Missed It
    Today TaxMama® hears from Jack in the TaxQuips Forum, who is frustrated. Let me summarize. After not filing for a while, he got caught up. Now, the IRS has sent his wife a notice saying she didn’t report the sales of her stock. Jack…
  • May 15

    Undetermined 1099R

    Undetermined 1099R
    Today TaxMama® hears from Laura in the TaxQuips Forum, with a tough question. “In 2011 my Elderly client (78) pulled all the money out of a retirement account which his wife had set up for him some years back. My client learned…
Rank this Week: 166

Poverty Law Prof Blog

Poverty Law Prof Blog

Covers global poverty, welfare and current affairs. By Professors Ezra Rosser and Lowell Kent Hull.

http://maximinlaw.wordpress.com
  • May 22

    AALS Poverty and Clinic Sections’ Call-for-Paper

    AALS Poverty and Clinic Sections’ Call-for-Paper
    CALL FOR PAPERS – AALS 2014 Joint Program of the Sections on Poverty Law and Clinical Legal Education In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the “War on Poverty,” the AALS sections on Poverty Law and Clinical Legal Education…
  • May 21

    New Article: “Sensibilities for Social Justice Lawyers”

    New Article: “Sensibilities for Social Justice Lawyers”
    New Article: Ascanio Piomelli, Sensibilities for Social Justice Lawyers, 10 Hastings Race & Poverty Law Journal 177 (2013).  Abstract below: This essay suggests six mindsets or sensibilities that I consider crucial for 21st…
  • May 20

    Photojournalism: “The Ultimate Have-Nots in a Society of Have-Nots”

    Photojournalism: “The Ultimate Have-Nots in a Society of Have-Nots”
    Photojournalism worth checking out: “The Ultimate Have-Nots in a Society of Have-Nots,” N.Y. Times, May 20, 2013.
Rank this Week: 441

CT Judicial Law Libraries' NewsLog

CT Judicial Law Libraries' NewsLog

Covers recent legal developments, legal practice tools, and law library resources in Connecticut.

http://ersa.jud.ct.gov/lawlibnews/Lists/Posts/AllPosts.aspx
  • May 22

    Criminal Law Supreme Court Opinion - 5/22/2013

    Criminal Law Supreme Court Opinion - 5/22/2013
    Category: Recent Decisions;Criminal Opinions Body: SC18860 - State v. Henderson (Assault third degree; robbery first degree; threatening; attempt to escape from custody; criminal mischief third degree; persistent dangerous felony offender;…
  • May 21

    Office of Legislative Research Report

    Office of Legislative Research Report
    Category: FYI;Legal Research Body: Summary of Gun Provisions in Public Act 13-3 - 2013-R-0216     This report summarizes the gun provisions in Public Act 13-3. The act has extensive school security and mental health…
  • May 21

    Criminal Law Appellate Court Opinion - 5/21/2013

    Criminal Law Appellate Court Opinion - 5/21/2013
    Category: Recent Decisions;Criminal Opinions Body: AC34776 - State v. Cayo (Operating motor vehicle with obstructed view; nolle prosequi as to infraction of operating motor vehicle with obstructed view; "The defendant, Andre Cayo, appeals…
Rank this Week: 279

The FRAUDfiles Blog

The FRAUDfiles Blog

Covers fraud and forensic accounting, including tax fraud and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. By Tracy Coenen.

http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles
  • May 22

    Boyfriend Fraud and Girlfriend Fraud

    Boyfriend Fraud and Girlfriend Fraud
    Are you into online dating? Do you use sites like Match.com, eHarmony, Craigslist, Plenty of Fish, or Christian Mingle? Did you ever wonder if you date is really who he says he is?  If you’re not careful, you can dragged into crazy…
  • May 20

    Primerica Financial Services: The Fake Job Interview

    Primerica Financial Services: The Fake Job Interview
    Primerica Financial Services is a multi-level marketing company that sells life insurance and investments. I’ve written about Primerica in the past, questioning whether Primerica is a pyramid scheme, and whether PFS is a scam. The…
  • May 15

    Lawsuit Against Expert Witness Highlights Issue of Conflicts of Interest

    Lawsuit Against Expert Witness Highlights Issue of Conflicts of Interest
    A lawsuit  recently filed in federal court in Chicago by Cottrell Inc. against J. Nigel Ellis highlights the issue of conflicts of interest for expert witnesses. Ellis is reportedly the founder of Ellis Litigation Support, Dynamic…
Rank this Week: 85

Brains On Purpose

Brains On Purpose

Looks at conflict resolution, including mediation and negotiation, through the lens of neuroscience. By Stephanie West Allen and Jeffrey M. Schwartz.

http://westallen.typepad.com/brains_on_purpose/
  • May 22

    Experts in Emotion: Listen to Kevin Ochsner talking about emotion regulation

    Experts in Emotion: Listen to Kevin Ochsner talking about emotion regulation
    Click to listen to Columbia University's neuroscientist Dr. Kevin Ochsner talking about emotion regulation. (The interview is a part of a Yale interview series.) Among other topics, he talks about reappraisal and reframing, generating…
  • May 7

    Visual vocabulary: Some tips for your pictograph path

    Visual vocabulary: Some tips for your pictograph path
    We've looked at the brain-friendliness of visual communication in past posts. Today I am creating a very short post just to give you a couple of resources you may find helpful on that pictograph path™—if you decide to follow the…
  • Apr 17

    Filters and frames: Mediation is all about the viewfinder

    Filters and frames: Mediation is all about the viewfinder
    Our brains are vigilant, hyperaware of any sensed change to see if it represents danger. Partly because they use a lot of our energy, our brains seek to deal with new information quickly and easily. So, rather like a photographer, the brain…
Rank this Week: 805

Moritz Legal Information Blog

Moritz Legal Information Blog

Legal information and research resouces. By the Michael E. Moritz Law Library at Ohio State University.

http://moritzlegalinformation.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    Urban Dictionary Cited in Judicial Opinion

    Urban Dictionary Cited in Judicial Opinion
    Perhaps you know and love Urban Dictionary, or perhaps you consider it gauche. Either way, it's an important online tool to be aware of if only for the fact courts are now looking to the online, crowd-sourced dictionary for assistance with…
  • May 20

    Spock Cited

    Spock Cited
    Law Librarian Blog suggested a great paper topic: how many times has Spock been cited in judicial opinions? The question is based on a Wall Street Journal article which cites the most recent example. If this type of paper is up your alley,…
  • May 17

    Legality vs. Morality - Trademark Edition

    Legality vs. Morality - Trademark Edition
    Pixar is working on a film with the theme or subject Dia de los Muertos, the Mexian holiday honoring the deceased. As film companies typically do, Disney, Pixar's parent company, applied for trademarks using the anticipated name of the film…
Rank this Week: 412

Medical Futility

Medical Futility

Tracks judicial, legislative, policy, and academic developments concerning medical futility. By Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope.

http://medicalfutility.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    ICU Variability in Decisions to Limit Life Sustaining Therapie

    ICU Variability in Decisions to Limit Life Sustaining Therapie
    Yesterday, at the ATS, Caroline M. Quill, MD, a fellow in Penn's department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care at Penn Medicine, presented (and here) "Variation Among ICUs In Decisions To Limit Life Sustaining Therapies." Quill's…
  • May 21

    Hospice and the Triple Crown

    Hospice and the Triple Crown
    Orb won the Kentucky Derby earlier this month.  But on Saturday, while heavily favored, Orb was handily defeated at the Preakness Stakes.  Again this year, there is no Triple Crown winner. While horse racing has not seen a Triple…
  • May 20

    Is there Room for Conscientious Objection in Critical Care Medicine?

    Is there Room for Conscientious Objection in Critical Care Medicine?
    Tomorrow morning from 8:15 to 10:45 a.m., at the Philadelphia Convention Center, I will be participating on an ATS panel titled "Is there Room for Conscientious Objection in Critical Care Medicine?"  8:15 AM - Welcome and Symposium…
Rank this Week: 349

Pennsylvania Labor and Employment…

Pennsylvania Labor and Employment Blog

Covers employment and labor law issues. Published by the Labor and Employment Practice Group of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC.

http://www.palaborandemploymentblog.com/
  • May 22

    Interpretation Letter Permits Union Organizers to Be Employee Representatives during OSHA Inspections at Non-Union Worksite

    Interpretation Letter Permits Union Organizers to Be Employee Representatives during OSHA Inspections at Non-Union Worksite
    This post was contributed by Andrew L. Levy, Esq., a Member in McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC's Labor and Employment Practice Group. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently released a Letter of…
  • May 14

    Facebook Discussion About "Street People" Protected

    Facebook Discussion About "Street People" Protected
    In a recent decision involving employee social media activity, the National Labor Relations Board held that a high-end clothing boutique in San Francisco violated the National Labor Relations Act when it terminated employees who complained on…
  • May 13

    Liquor Law Update

    Liquor Law Update
    McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC's Alcoholic Beverage and Liquor License Practice Group recently published a Liquor Law Update, which can be accessed by clicking here.  The Update contains an article on employee tip pools that…
Rank this Week: 822

Disability Law

Disability Law

Covers developments in disability law and related fields.

http://disabilitylaw.blogspot.com/
  • May 22

    Interesting Article on the Construction of Disability in China

    Interesting Article on the Construction of Disability in China
    New on SSRN: Yee-Fui Ng, Disability Rights v. Quality Birth Rhetoric: The Construction of Disability in China, (2012) LAWASIA Journal 1.  The abstract doesn't really tell you much, but here's an excerpt from the paper:This…
  • May 20

    N.D. Ohio Grants Summary Judgment to Plaintiff in Fair Housing Act Failure-to-Accommodate Case

    N.D. Ohio Grants Summary Judgment to Plaintiff in Fair Housing Act Failure-to-Accommodate Case
    Last week, Senior District Judge James G. Carr of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio issued an opinion in Vance v. City of Maumee, 2013 WL 2102845 (N.D. Ohio, May 15, 2013).  The principal plaintiff,…
  • May 20

    Good Reuters Piece on Recent EEOC GINA Activity

    Good Reuters Piece on Recent EEOC GINA Activity
    See this article, which begins:The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has signaled it will actively sue employers it suspects of misusing genetic information to discriminate in the workplace, filing its first class action using a…
Rank this Week: 506

Charlotte Law Library News

Charlotte Law Library News

Covers research, books and library news. From the Charlotte School of Law library team.

http://charlottelawlibrary.wordpress.com
  • May 22

    Summer School Supplementary Study Aids — Session 1

    Summer School Supplementary Study Aids — Session 1
    Session I of summer school classes begin this week. To help you get a jump start to the semester or to a better grasp throughout the semester check out these books and supplements available in the Law Library. Trial Practice: ……
  • May 21

    Book Giveaway!

    Book Giveaway!
    The Charlotte School of Law Library is launching a Book Giveaway! These are treatises, reporters, and state statutory items that will not move with us when we relocate the Law Library uptown. These materials will be available for free on…
  • May 21

    ALR Student’s Corner: The Environmental Law Practice Guide — An Explosion of Environmental Exposition

    ALR Student’s Corner: The Environmental Law Practice Guide — An Explosion of Environmental Exposition
    Prior to exploring the Environmental Law Practice Guide, I often wondered—why would I use a treatise to research a legal topic when I can use online research tools such as Westlaw or LexisNexis? What possible benefits could there be in…
Rank this Week: 463

Un blog pour l'information…

Un blog pour l'information juridique

By Emmanuel Barthe.

http://www.precisement.org/blog/
  • May 22

    JO de l'Union européenne : à partir du 1er juillet 2013, seule la version en ligne fait foi

    JO de l'Union européenne : à partir du 1er juillet 2013, seule la version en ligne fait foi
    Signalé par Frédérique sur la liste Juriconnexion : Au JOUE L 135 de ce jour est publié un avis aux lecteurs important : « Conformément au règlement (UE) n° 216/2013 du Conseil du 7 mars…
  • May 22

    Qu'est devenu le Guide de l'évaluation des biens de la DGI ?

    Qu'est devenu le Guide de l'évaluation des biens de la DGI ?
    Question : qu'est devenu/où est le Guide de l'évaluation des biens de la DGI ? Réponse de Sandrine sur la liste Juriconnexion : il a été mis à jour, mais pas en version papier. Il est disponible sur…
  • May 20

    Working papers juridiques universitaires francophone

    Working papers juridiques universitaires francophone
    Une liste de liens, un peu en vrac de "working papers" (documents de travail donnant lieu à publication ailleurs plus tard) . Ca dépend des domaines, mais oui, il existe des documents universitaires de qualité en…
Rank this Week: 652

Mississippi Litigation Review &…

Mississippi Litigation Review & Commentary

Covers developments in Mississippi civil litigation. By Philip Thomas.

http://www.mslitigationreview.com/
  • May 22

    Study: Courts Should Not Rely on Rehabilitation that Jurors Can Be Fair

    Study: Courts Should Not Rely on Rehabilitation that Jurors Can Be Fair
    Here is a study asking Can Jurors Self Diagnose Bias? Two Randomized Controlled Trials.” The study tries to determine whether the common practice of asking jurors who otherwise appear biased if they can be fair works to…
  • May 20

    Defense Verdict in Washington County Malicious Prosecution Trial

    Defense Verdict in Washington County Malicious Prosecution Trial
    On April 4, 2013 a Washington County Circuit Court jury rendered a defense verdict in White v. Greenville Riverboat, LLC.  On May 13, 2009, Plaintiff was playing the card game (21+3) at the Lighthouse Point Casino in Greenville. Sidebar:…
  • May 16

    Jackson Attorney Debra Brown Nominated for U.S. District Judge

    Jackson Attorney Debra Brown Nominated for U.S. District Judge
    On Thursday President Obama nominated Jackson attorney Debra Brown to fill the vacant judgeship in the Northern District of Mississippi. Here is the press release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama nominated Debra M. Brown,…
Rank this Week: 623

Internet Cases

Internet Cases

Legal developments involving the Internet and new technologies. By Evan Brown.

http://blog.internetcases.com
Rank this Week: 332

Legal Informatics Blog

Legal Informatics Blog

Provides scholarly & professional commentary on legal information systems. By Robert Richards.

http://legalinformatics.wordpress.com
  • May 21

    Vergottini: XML, HTML, JSON – Choosing the Right Format for Legislative Text

    Vergottini: XML, HTML, JSON – Choosing the Right Format for Legislative Text
    Grant Vergottini of Xcential Group has posted XML, HTML, JSON – Choosing the Right Format for Legislative Text, at Legix.info. Here are excerpts: I find I’m often talking about an information model and XML as if they’re the…
  • May 21

    Mill: Integrating the US’s Document

    Mill: Integrating the US’s Document
    Eric Mill of the Sunlight Foundation has posted Integrating the US’ Documents, at the Sunlight Foundation Blog. Here is an excerpt: A few weeks ago, we integrated the full text of federal bills and regulations into our alert system,…
  • May 21

    May 22: House Legislative Data and Transparency Conference 2013

    May 22: House Legislative Data and Transparency Conference 2013
    The U.S. House of Representatives will hold its second Legislative Data and Transparency Conference, 22 May 2013, in Washington, DC. Click here for the conference agenda. Click here for live video of the conference. The Twitter hashtag for…
Rank this Week: 81

Special Education Law Blog

Special Education Law Blog

Discusses special education law topics. By Jim Gerl.

http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/
  • May 21

    Breaking: Public Education Spending Down For First Time in Forty Year

    Breaking: Public Education Spending Down For First Time in Forty Year
    U.S. Census Bureau map of Wallington, New Jersey (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to a report by the US Census Bureau, fiscal year 2011 marked the first decrease in per student public education spending…
  • May 18

    Bullying of Kids With Disabilities - Part I

    Bullying of Kids With Disabilities - Part I
    English: this is my own version of what bullying looks like (Photo credit: Wikipedia) We are repeating our very popular series on bullying of children with disabilities.  This was one of our best received…
  • May 15

    Seclusion & Restraints Bill Reintroduced in Congre

    Seclusion & Restraints Bill Reintroduced in Congre
    , U.S. Congressman. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Representative George Miller, the ranking member of the House Education Committee reintroduced the Keep All Children Safe Act in the…
Rank this Week: 407

Legal Business Development

Legal Business Development

Trends and techniques. By Jim Hassett.

http://adverselling.typepad.com/how_law_firms_sell/
  • May 21

    How to track legal work that is out of scope

    How to track legal work that is out of scope
    A few months ago, during a routine review call in our LPM coaching program at Bilzin Sumberg, Executive Director Michelle Weber mentioned that her firm was beginning to require lawyers to systematically track work that fell outside the scope…
  • May 19

    Today’s publication of the third edition of the LPM Quick Reference Guide

    Today’s publication of the third edition of the LPM Quick Reference Guide
    The first two editions of my Legal Project Management Quick Reference Guide were purchased by firms with over 85,000 lawyers. Today we are publishing the third edition, which adds over 100 pages of new tools and templates that law firms...
  • May 14

    Sample assumptions for defining scope (Part 2 of 2)

    Sample assumptions for defining scope (Part 2 of 2)
    This post was adapted from the new Third Edition of the Legal Project Management Quick Reference Guide. It was written by Steve Barrett, Mike Egnatchik, and Jim Hassett. Scope assumptions Based on the attached breakdown of work, we will…
Rank this Week: 640

Excess Copyright

Excess Copyright

Covers the harm of excess copyright enforcement. By Howard Knopf.

http://excesscopyright.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 337

madisonian.net

madisonian.net

Coves law, society, and technology. By University of Pittsburgh professor Mike Madison, Loyola University Chicago professor Brett Frischmann and Seton Hall Law professor Frank Pasquale.

http://madisonian.net
  • May 21

    Politics and Innovation, Silicon Valley-Style

    Politics and Innovation, Silicon Valley-Style
    George Packer 1, Steven Johnson 0. Johnson tries to take down Packer’s critique of the contemporary Silicon Valley plutocracy, but he misses the mark.  Packer, a Palo Alto native, knows what he’s talking about when he…
  • May 14

    Is a broadcast to everyone private under the Copyright Act?

    Is a broadcast to everyone private under the Copyright Act?
    For the final post in my copyright series, I want to focus on another example in my series of discussions about formalism vs. policy in copyright. Today’s case is WNET v. Aereo, which allowed continued operation of a creative…
  • May 7

    ICANN’s New gTLD Proce

    ICANN’s New gTLD Proce
    In case anyone’s interested, here’s a link to a guest blog post I did for Xconomy’s new Texas site, on ICANN’s new gTLD process.  It’s just a general overview of current issues.
Rank this Week: 244

Blog Law Blog

Blog Law Blog

Covers the legal aspects of blogging. Topics include blog-related intellectual property law, Internet regulation, defamation, and censorship, as well as how blogs are used as evidence and authority in the courts. By Professor Eric E. Johnson.

http://bloglawblog.com/blog/
  • May 21

    Moore Tornado

    Moore Tornado
    TweetThe terrible tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma was just a few miles north of where I live in Norman. It was visible from the hill where I live – although only indirectly. The funnel could not be seen through the rain, but the power…
  • May 17

    Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?

    Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?
    TweetSince the news of the Justice Department getting their hands on phone records of the Associated Press – without the AP’s cooperation – there has been new talk of a federal shield law. But how broad would the shield law…
  • May 16

    Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom

    Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom
    TweetFamous media lawyer James C. Goodale (who I was lucky enough to meet when I was a summer associate at his law firm in New York in 1999), has written a provocative piece for the Daily Beast that I think is worth a read: Is Obama Worse For…
Rank this Week: 682

Law Practice Tips Blog

Law Practice Tips Blog

Covers law practice management, the Internet and technology. By Jim Calloway.

http://jimcalloway.typepad.com/lawpracticetips/
  • May 21

    Ten Improved Fastcase Tool

    Ten Improved Fastcase Tool
    Here's an article that recently appeared from me in the Oklahoma Bar Journal. Ten Improved Fastcase Tools I will confess that Ed Walters, the CEO of Fastcase, gave me a fair amount of assistance in the preparation of this article....
  • May 6

    Future-Proofing Your Law Firm

    Future-Proofing Your Law Firm
    I am pleased to announce that I have a new column in Law Practice Magazine, starting with its May-June 2013 "Professionalism" issue. The column is Practice Management Advice and the first offering is Future-Proofing Your Law Firm. There has…
  • Apr 23

    Saving Emails as PDF File

    Saving Emails as PDF File
    Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Outlook work together in many nice ways. A great tip for archiving Outlook folders is to right click on them and select "Convert [Folder Name] to Adobe PDF." Then you can have all of those emails...
Rank this Week: 346

National Eminent Domain Blog

National Eminent Domain Blog

Covers eminent domain news with a focus on Michigan. By Ackerman Ackerman & Dynkowski.

http://www.nationaleminentdomain.com/
  • May 21

    What Must Be Included In A Public Hearing Notice?

    What Must Be Included In A Public Hearing Notice?
    In a Columbia Heartbeat article, the author reminded readers that eminent domain may be utilized for the widening of Providence Road in Columbia, South Carolina. The reality is that there is no requirement that notice stating that eminent…
  • May 21

    Another Angry Article Towards Pipeline Companie

    Another Angry Article Towards Pipeline Companie
    In another of the many articles expressing anger towards a pipeline company, a Cameron Texas Herald newsman explained the anger and frustration towards eminent proceedings in the State. The weak, but anticipated, response of the utility…
  • May 15

    Another Proposed Condemnation Fail

    Another Proposed Condemnation Fail
    The most certain way for an acquiring agency to fail on its condemnation in its eminent domain proceeding is to not follow a statute. The delegating procedure itself must be followed, but even if followed, a grant of the right to condemn by a…
Rank this Week: 595

HIPAA Blog

HIPAA Blog

Features a discussion of medical privacy. By Jeffrey P. Drummond.

http://hipaablog.blogspot.com/
  • May 21

    Idaho State University Settles for…

    Idaho State University Settles for $400,000: They left a server firewall down, putting 17,500 patients' PHI at risk.  Seems pretty steep. . . .
  • May 13

    Prescription Reminders: CVS' move to stop…

    Prescription Reminders: CVS' move to stop providing manufacturer-funded prescription reminder services has triggered calls from pharmacy trade groups to HHS, asking them to loosen up the "marketing" rules to allow these things to…
  • May 10

    University of Rochester Medical Center…

    University of Rochester Medical Center data breach: a resident lost a flash drive, probably in the laundry.  The flash drive had PHI on a little more than 500 patients, but it was . . . drum roll please . . . unencrypted, resulting in the…
Rank this Week: 601

Patent Prospector

Patent Prospector

Offers an open forum for patent practitioners. Sponsored by Patent Hawk.

http://www.patenthawk.com/blog/
  • May 21

    Going To Seed

    Going To Seed
    In Bowman v. Monsanto, the Supreme Court creates a glaring exception to patent law as a boon to corporate power. Such plutocratic largesse is the norm, as is ignoring facts to rule by bias, while crafting law from the bench without respect…
  • May 16

    Down the Rabbit Hole

    Down the Rabbit Hole
    Alice, a corporation from Down Under, got a family of system and method patents that broadly claimed computerizing escrow as a way of mitigating settlement risk. CLS got spooked and got a summary declaratory judgment of invalidity via…
  • Apr 7

    No Benefit

    No Benefit
    Steve Morsa filed a patent claiming benefits processing. The PTO rejected over prior art, first arguing anticipation; then, when that deficiency was pointed out, hand-waving obviousness. Morsa made cogent, reasonably undeniable arguments,…
Rank this Week: 455

Intellectual Property News

Intellectual Property News

Intellectual Property News IP Blog. Published by Mandour & Associates

http://www.intellectualpropertynews.com/
  • May 21

    Viacom May Get Dismissal From SpongeBob Uke's "Flying V" Guitar Trademark Lawsuit

    Viacom May Get Dismissal From SpongeBob Uke's "Flying V" Guitar Trademark Lawsuit
    IPNews® - U.S. District Court Judge Dean D. Pregerson recently made clear that he is leaning toward dismissing Viacom from a trademark infringement matter initiated by Gibson guitars. Viacom claims that it merely licensed the rights to…
  • May 17

    Nintendo Scores Victory in Wii Controller Patent Lawsuit

    Nintendo Scores Victory in Wii Controller Patent Lawsuit
    IPNews® - A Panel of Circuit Court judges upheld a Nintendo Co. Ltd. victory over Motiva LLC in relation to the Nintendo Wii.  Nintendo was held not to infringe Motiva's video controller patents.  The panel also held that…
  • May 14

    Federal Judge Sides With Apple in IBOOKS Trademark Dispute

    Federal Judge Sides With Apple in IBOOKS Trademark Dispute
    IPNews® - Publisher J.T. Colby recently came up empty in its attempt to prevent Apple Inc. from using the iBooks trademark.  Apple responded the lawsuit with a Motion for Summary Judgment disputing all claims.  New York District…
Rank this Week: 1000

Climate Change Law Practice Group…

Climate Change Law Practice Group Blog

Features news about Canadian renewable energy and sustainable developments. By Davis LLP.

http://www.davis.ca/en/blog/Climate-Change-Law-Practice-Group
  • May 21

    Wallstreet Firm Eyes Renewables in Japan

    Wallstreet Firm Eyes Renewables in Japan
    Goldman Sachs announced today that it plans to invest as much as $490million (50 billion yen) in renewable energy projects in Japan over the next five years.  That's a lot!  Bloomberg reports that "the Wall Street firm also…
  • May 15

    Environment MInister says Canada Needs Better Price on Oil to Address Climate Change

    Environment MInister says Canada Needs Better Price on Oil to Address Climate Change
    Canada's Environment Minister, Peter Kent, told the Financial Post in an interview from London that "[t]he ability of the oil and gas sector to absorb tough government controls on their greenhouse gas emissions depends on Canada getting a…
  • May 10

    Alberta's CCS Projects Will Reduce Emissions By 2.8 Tonnes Annually

    Alberta's CCS Projects Will Reduce Emissions By 2.8 Tonnes Annually
    ...but they won't receive the bulk of their funding until they hit performance targets, Alberta's Energy Minister, Ken Hughes, said the other day.  There is $2.1 billion in grant money available to the two companies, whose projects will…
Rank this Week: 779

Drug Injury Watch

Drug Injury Watch

Site provides developing information about prescription drug side effects as well as up-to-date news from the legal, medical, FDA, and pharmaceutical sectors. From attorney Thomas J. Lamb.

http://www.drug-injury.com/druginjurycom/
Rank this Week: 259

CFTC Law

CFTC Law

Covers futures, commodities and forex regulation. By Shipkevich Law Firm.

http://www.cftclaw.com/
Rank this Week: 525

Delaware IP Law Blog

Delaware IP Law Blog

Covers case analysis and commentary on intellectual property law. Published by Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP.

http://www.delawareiplaw.com/
Rank this Week: 478

Australian Regulatory Compliance…

Australian Regulatory Compliance Review

Covers legal and regulatory impacts on Australian businesses. By David Jacobson.

http://www.djacobson.com/australian_regulatory_rev/
  • May 21

    Review of the Franchising Code of Conduct

    Review of the Franchising Code of Conduct
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://www.langes.com.au/australian_regulatory_compliance/feed/ Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.
  • May 20

    AML/CTF customer due diligence review

    AML/CTF customer due diligence review
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://www.langes.com.au/australian_regulatory_compliance/feed/ Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.
  • May 20

    ASIC reviews charitable investment fundraiser

    ASIC reviews charitable investment fundraiser
    We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://www.langes.com.au/australian_regulatory_compliance/feed/ Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.
Rank this Week: 187

Bar Exam Brief

Bar Exam Brief

Covers bar exams. By MicroMash Bar Review.

http://barexambrief.com
  • May 21

    THE REALITY OF 1L YEAR GRADES, 2L SCHOOL TRANSFERS AND JOB PROSPECTS (PART 1 OF 2)

    THE REALITY OF 1L YEAR GRADES, 2L SCHOOL TRANSFERS AND JOB PROSPECTS (PART 1 OF 2)
    By Don Macaulay, President and Founder of Law Preview, a BARBRI company The grades you receive during the first year of law school will likely dictate the professional opportunities that will be available to you upon graduation. As a result,…
  • May 14

    TOO MUCH ON YOUR MIND? HERE’S HOW TO KEEP THE “LIZARD BRAIN” AT BAY.

    TOO MUCH ON YOUR MIND? HERE’S HOW TO KEEP THE “LIZARD BRAIN” AT BAY.
    By Christy Cassisa, Esq., BARBRI Director, Professional Effectiveness Congratulations, law school is done. Time to relax, right?  Not when there is one last hurdle to becoming a licensed lawyer. IT’S CALLED “LIZARD…
  • Apr 30

    WHAT YOUR BAR EXAM SUMMER WILL BE LIKE

    WHAT YOUR BAR EXAM SUMMER WILL BE LIKE
    By Anna Abrigo, Esq., BARBRI Director of Legal Education GETTING STARTED BARBRI bar review courses are scheduled to begin at most locations in May 2013. Be sure to pay attention to course introductions, emails and announcements so that you…
Rank this Week: 954

North Carolina Business Litigation…

North Carolina Business Litigation Report

Reports on judicial decisions of significance to business and shareholders. By Mack Sperling of Brooks Pierce LLP.

http://www.ncbusinesslitigationreport.com/
  • May 21

    Business Court Sanctions Parties For Disobeying Discovery Order

    Business Court Sanctions Parties For Disobeying Discovery Order
     When you think of sanctions, your mind probably goes to Rule 11 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.  But what about Rule 37(b)(2)?  It says that:  if a party . . . fails to obey an order to provide or permit discovery, . .…
  • May 7

    Claims For Legal Malpractice Aren't Assignable In North Carolina

    Claims For Legal Malpractice Aren't Assignable In North Carolina
    Maybe you've wondered whether a claim for legal malpractice can be assigned. Maybe you haven't. But yesterday, the North Carolina Court of Appeals answered that question.  In Revolutionary Concepts, Inc. v. Clements Walker PLLC, the…
  • May 1

    Fourth Circuit Takes A Narrow View On Recovery Of E-Discovery Cost

    Fourth Circuit Takes A Narrow View On Recovery Of E-Discovery Cost
    You've undoubtedly prevailed in a federal case -- either at summary judgment or after a trial -- and you have probably struggled with what you are entitled to recover as costs under 28 U.S.C. §1920.  And recently, your client,…
Rank this Week: 480

Restaurant Worker News Blog

Restaurant Worker News Blog

Covers employment law issues in the restaurant industry. By Berke-Weiss & Pechman LLP.

http://waiterpay.com/blog/
Rank this Week: 901

Jottings By An Employer's Lawyer

Jottings By An Employer's Lawyer

Covers employment law cases. By Michael Fox.

http://employerslawyer.blogspot.com/
  • May 21

    Yes Virginia, the Supreme Court Does Matter - A Cat's Paw in the 5th Circuit

    Yes Virginia, the Supreme Court Does Matter - A Cat's Paw in the 5th Circuit
    Although as an object fact we know that it is important when the Supreme Court issues a decision, see my discussion just above about the importance of a SOX case that will be decided next term, but it never hurts to be reminded.That was just…
  • May 21

    Sarbanes Oxley in the Supreme Court Dock

    Sarbanes Oxley in the Supreme Court Dock
    And on the Supreme Court docket for next term after the Court's grant of certiorai of a 1st Circuit decision which applied a narrow definition to the coverage of the first major financial regulatory act.  Lawson v. FMR, LLC.  (1st…
  • May 7

    Another Bad Day in the DC Circuit for the NLRB

    Another Bad Day in the DC Circuit for the NLRB
    Today, the D.C. Circuit struck down the NLRB's rule which required all employers over which it had jurisdiction to post a notice advising employees of their rights under the NLRA. National Association of Manufacturers v. NLRB (D.C. Cir.…
Rank this Week: 820